Now, Words and Their Stories, a weekly program from VOA Learning English. On this show, we explore common phrases and expressions in American English. Today we talk about a saying that comes from nature -- the weather, to be exact. Lightning is a pow

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Believe it or not, the English language has about 25,000 idiomatic expressions. And some of the oldest ones have very interesting histories. Today our question involves an expression from early English literature. It comes from Dimitrije in Serbia. H

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E 电泳 electrophoresis Ellis - van Creveld syndrome 酶 enzyme 外显子 exon F 家族性地中海热 familial Mediterranean fever 荧光原位杂交 fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) 脆性

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 医务英语

AS IT IS 2016-09-11 Table Tennis, Anyone? Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English! On this program, we explore the stories behind common expressions in American English. Today, we talk about an object found in every hom

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A: Hello, I was wondering if I could talk with the apartment manager. B: I am the apartment manager. How can I help you? A: I was wondering if the apartment on Main Street is still available. B: Yes, it's still vacant. Are you interested in seeing it

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Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) A person's name is very important. Some names also have special meanings in popular American expressions. To better understand what I mean, sit back and listen. You might even wan

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We Put Things in "Apple Pie Order" Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today we tell about the expression apple pie order. It means in perfect order, very well organized. Nobody is sure where and when the expression appl

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Words and Their Stories: Fall Guy 词汇典故:替罪羊 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Every week at this time, the Voice of America tells about popular words an

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Words and Their Stories: Bigwig 词汇典故:一些形容重要人物的短语 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Some expressions describe people who are important,

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Does This Story Have Legs? From VOA Learning English, its time again for Words and Their Stories. Legs. They are the base of the body. They provide support and balance. And, of course, we use them to walk. Besides being a part of the body, leg also m

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Let's Talk About Love, Baby From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. In English, some people like to say that Love makes the world go round. This means that of the many things we experience, love is the most important. And Valentin

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If what I think is happening is happening, it'd better not be. 语音讲解: 单词发音 think /ɪŋk/ happening /ˈhpənɪŋ/ better 英音 /ˈbetə(r)/ 美音 /ˈbetər/ 词间连读 If what I think is happening is happening /ɪfwɒtaɪɪŋkɪzˈ

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The poison was in the wound, and the wound wouldn't heal. 语音讲解: 单词发音: 1.poison 英 /ˈpɔɪzn/ 美/ˈpɔɪzn/ 2.wound 英/wuːnd/ 美/wuːnd/ 3.wouldn't 鼻爆音 4.heal 英/hiːl/ 美/hiːl/ 词间连读: was in /wɒzɪn/ 词汇讲

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Everybody's oppressed by somebody else in some form or another. Most of us learn to fight against it despite people's opinions without the help of others. 语音讲解: 单词发音 oppressed /əˈprest/ despite /dɪˈspaɪt/ opinions /əˈpɪnjən

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You know how everyone's always saying seize the moment. I'm kinda thinking it's the other way around, like the moment seizes us. 语音讲解: 单词发音 seizes /siːzɪz/ around /əˈraʊnd/ 连词发音 how everything is saying /haʊˈevriɪŋɪ

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And originally it was a math problem more or less. 最初它差不多只是一个数学问题的游戏。 Like, here's the economics of illegal immigration. 就像,关于非法移民的经济学问题。 And the more I learned about the Mexican cul

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陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作。他和美国同事Amy刚刚开完会。 (Office ambience) A:陈豪,Do you have a few minutes to talk? C:Sure, 有什么事吗? A:I noticed something in our meeting just now. 做为朋友,我觉得应

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unit 530 与人共住 dialogue 英语情景对话 A:Do you take in students? I've been told you might have a vacant room. A:你们出租房间给学生吗?有人告诉我你这里可能有问空房。 B:Yes. If you don't mind sharing room with so

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With everything ready for the morning, I finally lay in my bed. 等到一切为明天做的准备都做完以后,我终于躺到了床上。 I felt hyper; I couldn't stop twitching. 我感到既兴奋又紧张。我没法停止翻来覆去。 I got

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图片1 Are we on for tonight? Here we have a question about a casual expression for confirming plans. To find out exactly what it means, youll have to listen to this episode!

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