We have the U.S. Forrest Service here helping us as well as firefighters from states all across the nation. When we're looking at the rural areas, there is no tax base out there to fund the fire services. We set priorities of life and property protec

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2011年(四)月

(man) Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called One On One helps elementary studen

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 托福听力短文

In 1947, Anita Summers, the mother of my longtime mentor Larry Summers, was hired as an economist by the Standard Oil Company. 1947年,我多年的良师益友拉里萨默斯的母亲安妮塔萨默斯被标准石油公司雇用了。 When she acce

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 向前一步

Topics: Famous AmericansBenjamin Franklin; Lowriders; mentor versus role model versus hero; fake it'til you make it; dice roll Words: apprentice printer colony currency almanac to invest to invent electricity spy to emigrate generation enthusiast men

发表于:2018-12-14 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 空中美语初级

This is AP news minute. 1. Bill Cosby's lawyers have outlined the tough questions the accuser will face now that Cosby heading to trial in the criminal sexual-assault case. Speaking in court on Tuesday, Cosby's lawyers asked why accuser Andrea Consta

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2016(五)月

College Women Return to Guide High School Students 女大学生返校引导高中学生 Halima Adenegan graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. In 2012 four years after she graduated she started a program to help guide, o

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(一)月

BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT, (voice over): Shaneika Lewis is counting the days until her high school graduation. It's a day that almost didn't happen. She fell in with the wrong crowd and considered dropping out. SHANEIKA LEWIS, HIGH SCHOOL SEN

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2010年(四)月

Why should not give up your dreams 坚持梦想的理由 The pursuit. 追求 Many valuable experiences are found in the pursuit.Memories, friendships, skills, life lessons, love. Basically, life is what happens when we make our way towards a goal. Ap

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力广播—Listening

I don't know about you, but I love lists. You can't beat them as an organisational tool for getting things done. So when I first read Richard's list, I thought that it looked like a great guide to action. But on closer scrutiny, I wasn't so sure. Thi

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 名人励志英语演讲

This is a group of men and women who want to see more women on the boards of private companies. They want at least 25% female board members by 2015. In 2010, only 9.3% of board members were women. Of the top 100 companies listed on the stock exchange

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

德勤首席技术官詹妮弗?斯坦曼说:我能为每个人,特别是初入职场者提供的最好建议,就是欣然接受你作为命运主宰的角色。当机会出现时,抓住机会并敢于说Yes! MPW Insider is an online community

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Taylor Swift's voice has been heard around the globe. Now, the 24-year-old singer will share her musical expertise as a celebrity adviser on season 7 of The Voice, Us Weekly reports. 泰勒斯威夫特的声音已经家喻户晓。而根据美国周刊

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(175) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

JUDY WOODRUFF:Now, Jeffrey Brown continues his series with U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey called Where Poetry Lives, taking us to places where poetry and literature connect to everyday life. In past stories, they visited a program for Alzheimer

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈健康系列

MEGAN THOMPSON: In the early 1980s, French scientist Fran?oise BarrE-Sinoussi, one of only a few women at the prestigious Pasteur Institute in Paris, began seeing patients infected with a mysterious virus. FRAN?OISE BARRE-SINOUSSI: The feeling that w

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about the sexism Durant faced early on in her career. 所面对的性别歧视进行了很细致的描述 That's right. 没错 When she was first elected, 她最初当选的时候 it was still an old boy's club in the senate. 参议院还是男人的世

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 纸牌屋第一季

Family and friends of American pop music icon Whitney Houston have said their goodbyes to the singer at a private funeral at her childhood church in Newark, New Jersey. Celebrities, including music greats, joined the final tribute at the New Hope Bap

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

According to the AFP on October 26, Paul the octopus, who shot to fame during this years football World Cup in South Africa, passed away overnight, the manager of his aquarium in Germany said on Tuesday。 Paul amazed the world by correctly predictin

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

US Presidential Race Still Close as Candidates Make Final Push WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are beginning three days of almost round-the-clock campaigning before Tuesdays presidential election. Most public opi

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

What Are The Top 10 Things I Should Experience In Life? 一生中最该做的10件事是什么? 获得750好评的回答@Rushali Ramteke 1.Take an Adventure - Try a solo trip 来一场冒险,一场个人旅行。 2.Live Alone 独居。 3. Perform

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英语美文

Nerver too old to learn 活到老学到老 Teach Others 教别人 You learn what you teach. If you have an outlet of communicating ideas to others, you are more likely to solidify that learning. Start a blog, mentor someone or even discuss ideas with

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