(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: (Singing) Mr. Clean gets rid of dirt and grime and grease in just a minute. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #1: (Singing) Mr. Clean will clean your whole house and everything's that in it. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: D

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(106) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

V. Lets Talk The Origin of the Song Happy Birthday to You The story of the song Happy Birthday to You Began as a sweet one, but later became bitter. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at a kindergarten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the principal of the same

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竹子,在中国传统文化中,一直是清秀俊逸、高洁无华的象征。 小时候,一直觉得是竹子那高雅的姿态和纤秀的外表让苏东坡吟出宁可食无肉,不可居无竹。无肉令人瘦,无竹令人俗。这样的句子。直至慢慢长大,能静下心来细细观察竹子,才真正领会到:竹子的高雅并非在于它摇

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今天我们要学的词是rescind. Rescind作为动词,有撤销,废除的意思。The Trump administration has rescinded policies that direct colleges and universities to increase diversity by considering race in college admissions. 川普政府废

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A heritage building is a building that is important to our history so we want to save it. It is usually a beautiful building. When a change is needed to that building for its use today, there can be a problem of how to keep its heritage value. Many c

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The Qadisha Valley in northern Lebanon is an area of early Christian monastic settlement where Maronite Christians have been coming to live and pray since the late 7th century. The deep gorge carved by the Qadisha River was deemed a World Heritage Si

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C: (They move up and down the aisles.) Mike: Victor, you see! I manage to pick up what I want in record time! Victor: Great! Let's head for the express line. Everyone knows express lines move much faster than regular lines. Mike: All right! (They get

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner was a modest hit in theaters in 1982 and a massive one later on video. Scott's punk noir dystopia initially got mixed reviews, but the director kept re-cutting his film. And by 200

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: A little advertising history now. Decades ago, products had jingles, songs or fragments of songs whose music and lyrics were composed to sell just one thing. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: (Singing) Mr. Clean

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Another classic TV show has been retooled for Netflix. Today the streaming channel released One Day At A Time, a new version of the sitcom from the '70s and '80s. It's focused on a Cuban-American family, and as NPR TV critic Eric

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KORVA COLEMAN, HOST: Let's talk about Beowulf. It's possibly the classic Anglo-Saxon text, a thousand-year-old epic poem written about the quintessential hero - a mighty warrior who defeats the monster Grendel, his mother - a sea witch - and eventual

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The same technology used to make prosthetic limbs is now being used to clone some of the world's earliest manuscripts from Mesopotamia, an area near modern-day Iraq. When the US invaded Iraq in 2003, thousands of artifacts were stolen from museums in

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Happy to say Jennifer Lawrence is back. Shes bad. And shes blue. And X-Men: Days of Future Past. Shes surprising her role as Mystique you know sultry shape-shifter who is up to her old tricks: kicking booty first, asking questions later. Script --- I

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By Amanda Cassandra and Maha Saad / Voiced by Barbara Schoetzau New York 03 July 2006 A replica of one of the first ships to sail to America is in New York for the United States' independence day celebration on July 4th. Amanda Cassandra and Maha Sa

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By Tetiana Vorozhko Norfolk, Virginia 08 November 2007 Twenty years ago the original performers of Cirque du Soleil were street performers in Quebec Canada walking on stilts, juggling, and playing music. From these humble beginnings their circus has

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今天我们要学的词是about-face。 About-face, 是改变方向的意思。华盛顿邮报说,就在财政部长盖特纳公布解决不良资产的相关计划的几天前, Treasury Secretary Geithner and his team made a sudden about-face, 财

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The Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker dominated the Oscars Sunday evening. The film about a bomb disposal unit earned six Academy Awards, including for best picture. The Hurt Locker also brought the first Oscar for directing for a woman, filmmaker Kathr

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Leave it on the shelf too long and honey begins to crystallize. Heating the honey returns it to its original condition, but if you add water, you could ruin the honey completely. Thats because honey, which is a preservative in its original state, fer

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今天我们要学的词是 rescind. rescind 的意思是撤销,废止。French President Macron officially abandoned his proposed fuel tax, with government officials confirming the leader rescinded the tariff after widespread protests. 法国总统马

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Beyond 'Shallow': A Look At The Oscars Picks For Best Original Song MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: There were some surprises in this year's Oscar nominations, but this next conversation is about one that will have surprised absolutely no one who's been pay

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