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Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore words and common expressions in American English. We communicate most commonly, of course, with our words. But we also speak with our bodies. We call it body l
Have You Ever 'Stolen' A Kiss? 偷吻? Hello! Welcome to the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories, where every word has a story. 欢迎收听美国之音英语学习栏目,单词故事。 And Happy New Year! 新年好! The start of
李华在咖啡馆跟Larry见面。今天我们要学两个常用语: don't put all your eggs in one basket和seeing red. LL: How's it going Li hua? LH: 还可以,我这两天正琢磨着毕业以后找工作的事情。 LL: Have you had any luck
Will a caterpillar ever be able to reach the other side of the sea? 毛毛虫怎样才能到达大海另一头? Yes, if metamorphosis turns it into a butterfly. 变成蝴蝶飞过去。 But from the moment the iron bird landed in the roaring noise
You may think it's easy to communicate when you're visiting another English-speaking country, but think again! Certain words mean something entirely different on the other side of the world. Read on to see which eight words could cause you embarrassm
It took all the fear and anguish away. Yet she was young, full of curiosity, eager now to know all there was to know, and not troubled by the perplexing philosophies of those who constantly question not the who of themselves but the why. He was her f
因为他受过神学院的严格教育,这套特殊把戏,他根本不放在眼里。但是,那些姑娘们决不会讲述那些会使她们降低身份的秘事。 拉尔夫德布里克萨特神父竭力想阻止一股热潮在自己的皮肤下
Depression is like a plague that hits every one of us at some point in life. Everyone copes with it in their own way, but oftentimes it's hard to understand what exactly you feel and why you feel like that. Feeling depressed for a few minutes and hou
Love Is Just a ThreadSometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don't act in the romantic ways that I read in books
WASHINGTON This week will bring a renewed focus on the flawed U.S. government website where Americans are supposed to sign up for private health care insurance. The so-called Obamacare website is apparently functioning better, but far from perfectly,
South Africa's former police chief and ex-president of Interpol Jackie Selebi looks on during a hearing at the High Court of Johannesburg, on 3 Aug 2010 The former head of South Africa's national police force and former president of Interpol has been
Asking Favors 求助 When you ask for things, it is important to be polite. The intonation that you use in making your request is as important as what you actually say. When you think someone will refuse your request, you can ask the question in such
Mexico's Rafael Marquez struck 12 minutes from time to deny hosts South Africa a winning start to the World Cup at Soccer City in Johannesburg(约翰内斯堡). Marquez controlled Andres Guardado's cross at the back post and rifled past Bafana Ba
Football's world governing body, FIFA, is promising new rules to help stop international matches being fixed for betting scams. FIFA President Sepp Blatter pledged(保证抵押) tighter monitoring of referees' assignments as investigations continue i
Of course a miracle may happen, and you may be a great painter, but you must confess the chances are a million to one against it. 当然了,也许会发生奇迹,你也许会成为一个大画家。但你必须承认,这种可能性是微乎其微
Benjamin Franklin began and ended each day with a question: What good shall I do this day? in the morning, and What good have I done this day? in the evening. 班杰明?富兰克林每日早晚都会问自己一个问题,早上:今天我该做什么