[00:01.72]Peeling Away Artifice for the Pure Original [00:05.55]Sarah came running in. Look what I found. [00:10.10]Over the top of the paper I was reading came a crispy, [00:13.55]crumbling long object that caused me to jump. [00:17.05]It was a snak

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 英语专业晨读美文

Patricia asked for the cheapest car available at Acme Car Rental. She needed a car for 48 hours. Because it was the weekend, there was only one car available at the momentan SUV. Patricia was an environmentalist. SUVs, which are big cars consuming a

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英文小故事

Nuts and Bolts of Art in Brooklyn Screws and metal washers are typically used in construction. But a customer at Brooklyns Crest Hardware store used them to create this image of company founder, Manny Franquinha. This month, the store is doubling as

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(七月)

Crushed Cars as Art A sculpture at the entrance to the museum is made of old car bumpers. Inside are dozens of other automobile abstractions by sculptor John Chamberlain. He passed away in December at the age of 84. While the Guggenheim is not a park

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(152) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(三月)

A: Order! B: Your Honor, I am ready to make my plea. A: Whats your plea? B: I am pleading not guilty. A: But all the evidence points to you. B: I am not the guilty party A: What are you saying? B: I am not the person who committed that crime. A: Who

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-犯罪

A: Order in the court! B: I would like to make my plea. A: What is it? B: I would like to plead not guilty. A: You do realize that all the evidence points to you? B: I know. But I did not do it. A: How do you figure that? B: I didnt commit the crime.

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Topic1-Letter asks for lighter punishment for monkey show buskers A plea letter to the police for lighter punishment from a local association of monkey performance art in Sichuan Province has triggered a discussion on animal rights. Proponents argue,

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

Topic1-Hukou, house, and money, 2nd tier cities competing for talents 7.5 million college graduates are entering the work force this summer. A number of the so-called new first tier cities are rolling out red carpet treatment in order to snatch up yo

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[00:02.25]From 1912, Einstein began to study the science [00:06.75]of space and time. [00:09.94]In 1921, he received the Nobel Prize [00:13.53]for his research work.Besides the Nobel Prize, [00:18.65]Einstein was also awarded the Copley Medal [00:22.

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VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program, EXPLORATIONS. Today, we report on some of the early research in the development of rockets

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 Explorations

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Today we visit two art exhibits in Washington, D.C. that tell about life in America during two different periods. 1934: A New Deal for A

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(三)月

THIS IS AMERICA - New Ways to Save With Coupons; Turning Eggs into Art; Antigravity Yoga CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. As the American economy contin

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(六)月

EXPLORATIONS - Robert Edison Fulton Circled the World on a Motorcycle FAITH LAPIDUS: This is Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an unusual man who traveled alone around th

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US Supreme Court to Consider Same-Sex Marriage Same-sex couples are getting marriage licenses in Washington state, where voters approved gay marriage in November. But their unions are not federally-recognized. That could change, thanks to Edie Windso

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Supreme Court to Rule on Gay Marriage in US Supporters of gay marriage believe public momentum is on their side as they prepare for two legal showdowns at the Supreme Court. Weve gone from zero states to now nine states plus the District of Columbia,

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(三月)

Maryland Community Becomes Patron of the Arts Vicco von Voss has been making wooden furniture from salvaged materials for 20 years. When I get a tree that has been blown over by a hurricane or strictly taken down by a tree company, I have the opportu

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(七月)

About 6,000 London police officers are guarding the city's mass transit network Thursday, precisely four weeks after a four-man team of British Muslim suicide bombers killed themselves and 52 passengers on subway trains and a bus. 英国星期四出动

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 Bilingual News

Topic 1-Smog may be classified a meteorological disaster Beijing's lawmakers are drafting a new law that lists the smog as a meteorological disaster, but the move has attracted much criticism. It appears Beijing is following suit of Hebei, Liaoning a

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

By Stephanie Ho Washington 08 January 2006 The inaugural exhibit at the new Loyola University Museum of Art in Chicago is raising questions about art and the value of copies of art. The show features

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(148) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(一月)

Topic1-Child Laborer Dies in S. China Factory The sudden death of a 14-year-old boy working in a factory in Foshan, Guangdong Province, has brought our attention towards child labor. How should we avoid such tragedies from happening again? Topic2-Goo

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议