VOA慢速英语 200707110041

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. An allergy is an unusually strong reaction to a substance. Many things can cause allergies. The most common cause is pollen. Trees usually produce pollen in the spring, grasses in the summer and weeds in

考研英语作文范文：从电影能了解这个国家什么

Topic(题目)： Films can tell us a lot about the country wherethey were made. What have you learned abouta country from watching its movies? Use specificexamples and details to support your response. Model Essay(范文)： Do you ever watch movies

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-01-10

January 10th, 1776. Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense, one of the most influential works of the American Revolution. The pamphlet urges freedom for Britains colonies in America just months before the Declaration of Independence. 1863. All aboard, b

SSS 2009-04-23

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christie Nicholson. Got a minute? Which would you rather see: a rare Nepalese gharial or a common vole? Even without knowing what these animals are, you might be more intrigued by the gharial, simp

越说越地道英语185-186

185. I wouldn't know it if you didn't tell me W: You will be promoted. M: Really? I wouldn't know it if you didn't tell me. W: Just work hard. M: Picasso's paintings will be on display in Beijing. W: I wouldn't know it if you didn't tell me. M: Let's

英语口语红宝书 21

Victor：Nancy我们今天来谈论一下体育运动的话题。 Nancy：What sports do you play?We say the wordplaywith sports，Victor，when the sport is a noun and not a verb. Victor：大家一定要注意在play后面一定要加的是名词，而不是动词。 Nancy：So you can play bask

流畅英语口语教程1 Track 120

Laura Bukstern,10,was celebrating her grandparents golden wedding anniversary, when she had an idea. She decided to release a golden and white heating filled balloon with her name and address and a note attached. In the note ,she asked the person who

【轻松英文阅读】龙卷风

Tornados are one of the most frightening weather phenomena on our planet. Not only are they unique in how they form, but also in how they are measured . A tornados intensity is defined by the Enhanced Fujita Scale. On this scale, the intensity of the

外贸英语一点通第63期:磋商价格(3)

Discount 折扣 A: Even with volume sales, our costs for the Exec Uciser won't go down much. 即使是大量销售，我们的健身乐生产成本仍无法降低太多。 B: Just what are you proposing? 那么你的建议是？ A: We could take a cu

【一起闲话英语】去取身份证—Getting an ID card

Transcript: Admin worker: International Student ID card? Student: Yes, thats right. Admin worker: Have you got the form? Student: Yes, here it is. Admin worker: OK, lets see. Name Ahmed, surname Saeed, age 14, address ... (pause) ... oh, whats your a

5-15 室内植物的神奇功能

The Magic Powers of Indoor Plants Common indoor plants may prove to be a valuable weapon in the fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution. Those plants in your office or home are not only de

你真会小题大做

SCENE③ B 当天晚上，下课后 柔丝家 【你真会小题大做】 Rose: ( 1) embarrassed) Tell you more about what? 柔丝： （不好意思）要再跟你说什么？ Sue: About Herbert! You

US Assures EU, Seeks ‘Common Ground with Russia”

Vice President Mike Pence says the United States will continue to hold Russia accountable. But he adds that President Donald Trump wants to find new common ground with Russia. Pences comments came Monday in Brussels, Belgium with European Union Counc

Disagreements in Everyday Conversation

For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Imagine that you are walking down the street in an American city. You might hear short conversations as you pass people. One such short conversation might sound like this: A: Should we try that rest

Common Transition Words

In 1963, President John Kennedy gave a famous speech at American University. In the speech, Kennedy said the following lines: Our problems are manmade; therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human desti

Modern English 洋话连篇（二十二）

1. Today it is common that women and girls make up in public. 今天，在公共场所看到妇女和姑娘化妆打扮是很普遍的事。 2. I have to transfer to No. ll bus, but where is the bus s

天蝎父母-最差劲的家长哟

天蝎座的父母很可能会成为家庭的情感中心，不管你自己是否意识到了这一点。你感情强烈、敏感而热切，你和你的孩子之间关系非常密切。 你的孩子会感觉你相当复杂难懂，甚至有些神秘，

如何对待令你讨厌的同事?

Okay, so, some of the gripes are major and some of the gripes are minor, but Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster have written a book called

SSS 2012-06-11

City kids have smorgasbord of food choices. But they also face food allergies more than do their country cousins. Researchers mapped food allergies in children across the U.S. And they found more cases per capita in areas with high population densiti

英语晨读：这个时代的悖论

We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less common sense; more knowledge, but less judgement; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness. We have multiplied our p