11.But What's a Dictionary For? Bergen Evans The storm of abuse in the popular press that greeted the appearance of Webster's Third New International Dictionary is a curious phenomenon. Never has a scholarly work of this stature been attacked with su

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(229) / 评论(0) 分类 高级英语 上

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week We tell about a new children's book on Charles Darwin and his famous theory Answer a question from Burma about America's greatest presidents And

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(167) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(二)月

Senior Palestinian Predicts Violence if Statehood Blocked at UN A senior member of the Palestine Liberation Organization - Hanan Ashrawi - says the Arab Spring events of the past few months have had a major impact on the Middle East, including the re

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(五月)

Neon Trees Release 'Picture Show' Energetic pop rock is how Neon Trees describe their sound. In the last two years the band has made it to the Billboard Top 20 with both of their albums. Their newest CD is titled Picture Show. Tyler Glenn describes h

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(八月)

The Mozart Effect Fact or Fiction? 古典乐能让贝比变聪明吗? by Levi King Recently, the idea that listening to classical music can increase intelligence, especially in babies, has caught the attention of the media, researchers, and parents

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 常春藤解析英语

By Nico Colombant Bukavu, Congo 29 September 2006 watch Congo Rape Victims Even though the war is officially over in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rapes are still rampant in unstable parts of the mostly lawless country. The perpetrators are usua

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(九月)

More Afghan Opium May Mean More Pakistani Addicts In Pakistan, the number of people addicted to heroin and other opiates, like these in Karachi, are on the rise. Mohammad Qurban has been an addict for 20 years. This is his second time in rehab. There

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十二月)

What do you see in the picture? There is a There's a There are some There're some Is there a . . . ? Are there (some) . . . ? Locations On the right/left Near the window By the door In the box On the chair Under the table Actions The man is _______ i

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 英语词组对话

October the 16th is National Dictionary Day. It falls on this day because that is the birthday of Americas most famous dictionary maker, Noah Webster, who was born in 1758. It is a day for us all to get out our dictionaries and start using them more

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 英语课程学习计划和讲义

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: We continue our conversation with Rutgers University English professor Jack Lynch. RS: His latest book is The Lexicographer's Dilemma. In it he challenges the idea of treating dic

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 词汇大师(Wordmaster)

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: more from our interview with Arthur Schulman. He's compiled a book of words and definitions set forth by Noah Webster in his 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language. RS:

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David Beckham moved to Beverly Hills in 2007 with his wife Victoria and their three sons, and the soccer star has no plans to move back to the UK. 万人迷大卫-贝克汉姆在2007年拖家带口,搬到了美国好莱坞的贝弗利山庄,转眼三

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

By Chad Bouchard Sarian, Indonesia 31 May 2006 Some rural areas of Indonesia's central-Java earthquake zone are still not getting food and supplies, four days after the 6.3 magnitude temblor killed more than 5,800 people and left 200,000 homeless. A

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AS IT IS 2013-05-27 Help for Heroin Addicts Hello, and welcome to As It Is -- VOAs daily magazine show for people learning American English. Im Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, we report on how vaccines are being used in the fight against ch

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Technology Report - Navigation App Helps Predict Traffic Conditions 科技报道 - 可以预测交通状况的导航应用程序 From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。

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Revolution School Teaches How to Overthrow a Dictator Veterans of the uprising in Serbia, which overthrew President Slobodan Milosevic, are running workshops for opposition groups around the world on how to bring down a dictator. On the outskirts of

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(八月)

President Bush has led the nation in a day of prayer and remembrance for the people killed by the winds and flood waters of Hurricane Katrina. 布什总统主持了今天全国的祈祷日活动,纪念在卡特里娜飓风和洪水中丧生的民众。

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 Bilingual News

Miranda Lee出生于旧金山的艺术之家,父亲是个漫画家,她从小上的也是艺校,但从未接触过音乐。毕业后暂居浪漫之都巴黎,回到旧金山后,这位27岁的美丽姑娘师认识了Metallica主音吉他手Kirk Hammett,这才开始接触吉他演奏和唱歌创作。继2001年由Virgin出版的首碟《The

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(134) / 评论(0) 分类 音乐咖啡厅

Jeff Woodell,美国的独立音乐人,6岁的时候,他开始了音乐训练进行了四年古典钢琴课。12岁时, Jeff学习了古典吉他和音乐理论。当他14岁,他开始对电吉他感兴趣,一年以后加入第一重金属乐队。2004年,Jeff Woodell收集了自己写的六首歌曲,并出版发行,第一张专辑名为

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 音乐咖啡厅

今天我们要学的词是picture-perfect。 Picture-perfect, 是完美无缺的意思。 The bride wanted a picture-perfect wedding, 新娘子希望能有一个完美无缺的婚礼。 Our family reunion in Florida was picture-perfect, 我们在佛罗

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃