Medieval Christmas was a weird mixture of Christianity and Pagan customs. Along with the boar's head no Christmas feast was complete without the giant Yule Log. If you've ever enjoyed a slice of choco

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 圣诞特辑

Solar-Powered Plane Completes Trip Around the World 最大太阳能飞机完成环球之旅 For the first time, a solar-powered airplane has completed a trip around the world. The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Abu Dhabi before sunrise on Tuesday, after a

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(七)月

28The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'In the pride of your heart you say, I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas. But you are a man and not a god,

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[00:01.62]The oldest and most famous quality newspaper [00:04.40]is The Times, [00:05.71]but the best selling ones nowadays, [00:07.83]are The Telegraph and The Guardian. [00:10.25]Finally, there is The Financial Times, [00:12.88]a pink business news

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Chapter 15. The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible 第15章 奥芝的秘密 The four travelers walked up to the great gate of Emerald City and rang the bell. 四个旅行者来到翡翠城的大门前,拉响铃子。 After ringing several times, it was

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This is Whats Trending Today. The last time this many people were talking about Iceland was in June, when the small countrys soccer team defeated England in the Euro 2016 tournament. People were talking about players like Sigurdsson and Sigthorsson,

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(二)月

Suzan stood before Immigration Judge John. M. Bryant last month at a courthouse in the American state of Virginia. The El Salvadoran national asked the judge for more time in her case, which is already more than a few years old. Immigration officials

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NB: This is not a word for word transcript Stephen: Hello, I'm Stephen. Rob: And I'm Rob. Stephen: And this is 6 Minute English! This week were talking about citizen journalism. Rob: Citizen journalism thats when people who arent trained journalists

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Biodiesel is made from plant oils or animal fats. Producers of this renewable fuel often use oils like soybean or palm oil. But a wild plant called Jatropha curcas (JAT-ruh-fuh KUR-kas) is getting

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词语典故:切入主题 I'm Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词语典故节目,我是Susan Clark。 A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States

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AS IT IS 2016-02-03 Lionel Messi's Biggest Fan 梅茜头号粉丝走红网络 Last month, a 5-year-old boy in Afghanistan became famous on the Internet. A photograph of him went viral. That means people around the world saw the picture, and shared it

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AS IT IS 2015-11-11 Chinese Singles Drive the World's Biggest Shopping Day Online 中国光棍节成为全球最大的网上购物狂欢节 Whats the biggest online shopping day in the world? Not Valentines Day. Not Cyber Monday or Black Friday. They

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CANBERRA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have criticized the Australian government's multi-million dollar Great Barrier Reef protection plan, claiming it ignores the threat of climate change. The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) was asked to produ

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

He opened the big box, and Dorothy saw that it was filled with spectacles of every size and shape. 他打开大箱子,多萝茜看见里面装满了各种大小和形状的眼镜。 All of them had green glasses in them. 所有的眼镜上都镶着绿

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Brexit may mean Brexit to Theresa May, but the Oxford English Dictionary has come to the aid of those who wish for a less opaque definition. Brexit一词也许只有在特里莎?梅眼里是脱欧的意思,对于许多人来说,该词的定义仍然

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

Acting ladylike LAST week, the new French first lady, former supermodel Carla Bruni, caused a sensation during French President Nicolas Sarkozy's first state visit to Britain. Of all the leading women in the world, Bruni perhaps best captures the way

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Fifa on Thursday suspended indefinitely Jr洀攀 Valcke, right-hand man to outgoing president Sepp Blatter, after footballs governing body said it was made aware of a series of allegations involving the secretary-general. 国际足联(Fifa)周四无限

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New Zealand's five dollar note has been named the banknote of 2015 by the International Bank Note Society -- a clear winner among nearly 40 eligible designs from a record 20 countries. 新西兰5元纸币近日被国际纸币学会评为2015年度最佳

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

BRUSSELS, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Top leaders of the European Union (EU) on Thursday all agreed to extend the mandate of European Council President Herman Van Rompuy for another two and a half years during a summit in Brussels. As the only candidate for

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The Zika virus outbreak in Latin America could be a bigger threat to global health than the Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in Africa. That's according to several public health experts who spoke with the Guardian and Examiner newsp

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