More than half million people in five states are without powers. Issac makes it slow six-mile per hour track inland on the U.S. gulf coast. The storm continues to lash New Orleans on the seventh anniversary of hurricane Katrina. Louisiana Governor Bo

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

Wall Street reversed yesterday's course and today ended trading up more than 400 points. Investors were buoyed by a Labor Department report showing the Consumer Price Index steady in September, and oil prices slid to their lowest level in more than

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Exercise 5-8: Hold Your Tongue! You and I are going to read with our tongues firmly held at the roofs of our mouths. If you want, hold a clean dime there with the tongue's tip; the dime will let you know when you have dropped your tongue because it w

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Exercise 5-8: Hold Your Tongue! You and I are going to read with our tongues firmly held at the roofs of our mouths. If you want, hold a clean dime there with the tongue's tip; the dime will let you know when you have dropped your tongue because it w

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Dolphins are well-known for their playfulness and intelligence. They have many similarities to humans. They have large brains. They are extremely social animals. They use sounds to communicate. The list goes on. However, you will find this latest dis

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HOUSTON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets tied a NBA record with 23 3-pointers to rout the Golden State Warriors 140-109 Tuesday night at Toyota Center. The Warriors did everything they could, including intentionally fouling three times in the

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

1. The fates of Enron founder Ken Lay and his right-hand man are now in the hands of jurors. Lay and Jeffrey Skilling each face long prison sentences if convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges for t

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1. The trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has been put on hold until April after he refused to answer prosecutors' questions and gave a speech to the Iraqi people. 2. Joseph Smith, the man ca

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刘诗秋:华南理工大学选手,第16届21世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛季军。 演讲稿: Honorable judges, ladies and gentleman, good morning. I want you to tell me something. Whatrsquo;s the first thing that pops into your mind when yo

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: metaphors and the mind. RS: Avi, if I say bulls and bears, what comes to mind? AA: The zoo? RS: Well yes, but I could also be talking about the stock market. In a bull market, sto

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词大师-Word Master

Li Yuchun, the 27-year-old singer and actress, used to be known as a bit of a tomboy. Recently, though, she has softened her image and become more feminine. 27岁的歌手兼演员李宇春,曾经被称作假小子。然而最近,她软化了自己

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NASA has accomplished another first. I guess my summary is really cool. Today we kicked up some moon dusts and all indications are.. its going to be a very interesting set of results. As we, uh, approach very rapidly the surface of the Cabeus crater.

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Dropping your smartphone when taking a selfie could soon be less risky, says specialist glass maker Corning. 专业玻璃制造商康宁日前表示,自拍的时候不慎掉落手机可能不再会碎屏了。 Shattered or cracked screens are the n

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

A fruit seller has been branded one of the 'world's best looking vendor' after Chinese internet users started sharing one of his photographs. Wang Xianghong was working without his top on at a market in Taipei, Taiwan, when he was snapped by a custom

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Confessed Teen Killer's Social Networking Hobbies: 'Killing People' Alyssa Bustamante's MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube profiles are eerie in that teen who engages in self-injurious behavior and bullshits about being tough way. Except, when she lists

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1. Rescue teams have reached the epicenter of China's massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake. Chinese media report fewer than 100 people have been saved in Sichuan Province. Nearly 15, 000 have died and the number is expected to go even higher. 2. Authori

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(五)月

讲解 Today's key word is euthanasia. euthanasia e-u-t-h-a-n-a-s-i-a 安乐死 Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain. Here is an example: Euthanasia is illegal in most countries. 安乐死在很多国家都

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语悠选脱口秀

爱情是一部电话,渴望它响起时,它却总是悄无声息;不经心留意时,它又叮铃铃的响起。因此,我们经常错过另一端传来的温馨的甜蜜。 爱情这部电话机,第一次使用,会令你紧张,激动不

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语美文

Todd: OK, Phil, you've been talking about your trip to Asia. I have a couple weeks,so I can go anywhere in Asia, what do you recommend that I do if i only have two weeks? Phil: How much money do you have? Todd: Maybe $2,000, $3,000. Phil: If I were y

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语趣味课堂

Hundreds of students serenaded their beloved teacher Mr. Ellis outside his home last week to show support during his fight with an aggressive cancer. 上周,数百名学生在他们心爱的老师艾利斯先生的门外唱歌。这一举动是为正

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻