AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and this week on Wordmaster -- language and the law. RS: That's what our guest today writes about in a column for The Green Bag, which calls itself An Entertaining Journal of Law. David Franklin is a visiting

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词大师-Word Master

In the 1970s, fishermen from Australia and, to a lesser extent, New Zealand 20世纪70年代,澳大利亚渔民,在较小范围内还有新西兰渔民, discovered shoals of a little-known fish living at a depth of about half a mile on their co

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 万物简史

The British government has announced an overhaul in its system of issuing student visas. U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May has said the rules for student visas into Britain need to be much tougher. This means a reduction of 25 per cent in the number of

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Washington Navy Yard Shootings 华盛顿海军船坞枪击事件 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Americans are expressing anger and sadness at the latest shooting incident in the United

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Alcohol Drinking Can Be Both Good and Bad For You 饮酒对人体的好处和坏处 From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Bob Doughty. And Im Kelly Jean Kelly. Drinking alcohol is a socially acceptable behavior in many parts of t

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Grammar Girl here. Today I'm announcing the top five Grammar Girl pet peeves of 2008. About a month ago, I asked Grammar Girl listeners to submit their pet peeves for consideration for the peeves of 2008 list, and boy, do you have a lot of peeves! Wh

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(236) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Nanotechnology uses matter at the level of molecules and atoms. Researchers are finding different uses for particles with a length of one nanometer, or one-billionth of a meter. These include things

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(三)月

Too Much Internet May Be Bad for Teenagers 过度使用网络对青少年有害 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. 美国之音慢速学英语,这里是健康和生活方式报道。 The Internet plays a big part in

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Small Talk in the Office 办公室的闲谈 陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作,他在走廊上遇到了美国同事Amy。 (Office ambience) C:Amy, 你有两分钟时间吗?我有点事儿想请教你。 A:Yes, but let's step into my offi

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 商务礼节美语

10、Refute 第十位:Refute Refute means to disprove with evidence and yet its commonly used, even by professional writers, to mean rebut which carries a similar meaning but isnt quite so strong, as it can also mean argue against. The example here

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泰国农产品安全令人担忧 Thailand has long been recognized as a leading exporter of rice and other agricultural produce. But tests for pesticide residues are raising concerns about whether the food is safe. 长期以来,泰国是众所周知

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年10月

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is why grammar matters. One thing people said they wanted to hear more about in my print book is why grammar matters. I didn't think any of you would need convincing, but maybe you're looking for arguments to defend y

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

But let's take a step back. Why do we need rules on competition at all? 但退一步来看。为何我们需要这些市场竞争的规范? Why not just let businesses compete? 为何不直接让企业自由竞争? Isn't that also the best for us

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲商业篇

China's highest court on Tuesday tried the trademark case lodged by US basketball legend Michael Jordan against Qiaodan Sports Co, a Chinese sportswear and shoe manufacturer. 我国最高法院上周二审理了美国篮球传奇人物迈克尔乔丹起

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Grammar Girl here. I believe I've said before that speaking and writing are two different skills. Since I'm in a summertime mood, I thought it would be fun to go beyond grammar rules today and talk about some funny errorssuch as spoonerisms, mondegre

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

From online discussions to adverts, Chinese culture is full of puns. But the countrys print and broadcast watchdog has ruled that there is nothing funny about them. 从网上讨论到电视广告,中国文化充满双关语和俏皮话。但是国家

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday it has launched antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations into imported calcium hypochlorite from China. Calcium hypochlorite is an ingredient in b

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

NEW DELHI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The fully-packed, high-profile visit to India by the United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended Monday mid-night, with the announcement by the U.S. and India of the inking of some key strategic pacts betwee

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Ten years ago, I wrote a book which I entitled Our Final Century? Question mark. My publishers cut out the question mark. (Laughter) The American publishers changed our title to Our Final Hour. Americans like instant gratification and the reverse. (L

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语言学习

immorality 不道德 hypocrisy/dishonesty虚伪 hypocritical/dishonest虚伪的,伪善的 deception/fraud/trickery/cheat/lie/betrayal/humbug/swindle/hoax/trick/mislead/coax/deceit/lie 欺骗,欺诈,哄骗 fiction/illusion/legend/tales/fantasy/m

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