Mr. Mercer took them into his small office. There, Jimmy gave Mr. Mercer the equipment shop keys. Then, he told his story. The man sat silently, listening. It was a dumb thing to do, Jimmy concluded. And Im really sorry. Ill do anything I can to make

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 32 The Mystery in the Snow

By David Byrd American Michael Phelps hopes to surpass Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals and the 19-year-old American took the first step Saturday in record time. Phelps won the men's 400-meter

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--雅典奥运

Meanwhile, China has pulled ahead of United States in the overall medal count. Chinese athletes have taken 35 medals so far, the US 34, and David Muir has more from Beijing. In men's gymnastics, China's biggest hope for the more gold, Yang Wei, and

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录2008

Benny was the first to see the carved wooden sign. It read Snow Haven Lodge. Were here! he exclaimed. Mr. Alden turned the station wagon into the long driveway. Snowflakes danced in the headlights. And not a moment too soon, he said. With all this sn

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 32 The Mystery in the Snow

The United States has picked up three more gold medals in Olympic Swimming, with Michael Phelps remaining on course to claim an unprecedented eight gold medals at a single games. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more from the Water Cube in Beijing, where oth

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

American Michael Phelps has tied legendary swimmer Mark Spitz's Olympic Gold record, winning his seventh gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Phelps has been winning by world record times in all of his events. His latest time was only an Olympic recor

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年8月

American swimming great Michael Phelps remains on track to win an unprecedented eight gold medals at a single Olympics. VOA's Jim Stevenson was at China's National Aquatic Center as Phelps relied on three other teammates Monday to win a thrilling re

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

今天我们要学的词是household name。 A household name, 意思是家喻户晓。 Michael Phelps has become a household name after winning eight gold medals in the Beijing Olympics, 菲尔普斯在北京奥运会上赢得八枚金牌后,已经成

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

1. Police in Baltimore say Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was not to blame for a fender-bender he had Thursday night. Phelps will be cited for driving without a license and failure to establish residency in Maryland. Phelps lived in Michigan f

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2009年(八)月

1. A wildfire continues to rage in Northern California and so far firefighters have not been able to contain it. The fire on the Santa Cruz Mountains has forced more than 2,400 people from their homes. Officials say the fire has now grown to more th

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2009年(八)月

For many Olympic sports, attention comes just once every four years. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on the push by some athletes to raise the profile of their sports in the time between Olympic Games. Women's water polo, fencing and wrestling are, as

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

American universities inherited a choral tradition from England where, centuries ago, student choruses gathered to sing songs with different vocal parts known as glees. Today, dozens of U.S. colleges have glee clubs - a cappella choruses open to stud

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(二月)

American universities inherited a choral tradition from England where, centuries ago, student choruses gathered to sing songs with different vocal parts known as glees. Today, dozens of U.S. colleges have glee clubs - a cappella choruses open to stud

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2011年2月

A cascade of swimming records has fallen in the Beijing Olympic pool. Wednesday began with four world records set in the first four events on the schedule. VOA's Jim Stevenson has highlights from the fifth full day of competition. World records are

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

今天我们要学的词是trials。 trial, 是审判的意思,变成复数,后面加个s, 一般是指体育比赛的预选赛。 Things are heating up at the U.S. Olympic trials, 美国奥林匹克选拔赛进行得如火如荼。 美国游泳天

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是slip-up。 Slip-up, 作为名词,是犯错、失误的意思。在北京奥运会上夺取八块金牌的游泳名将菲尔普斯被拍到吸食大麻的照片。 Michael Phelps immediately apologized for the slip-up, 菲尔

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

President George Bush welcomed the U.S. Olympic team to the White House Tuesday for a celebration of its accomplishments at the Beijing Olympics. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports hundreds of athletes traveled to Washington for the event. President Bush g

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

今天我们要学的词是doping。 Doping, 通常指运动员使用兴奋剂。 A Spanish cyclist was kicked out of the games in the first official doping case of the Beijing Olympics, 一名西班牙自行车选手被取消参赛资格,成为北京

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Phelps puts spotlight on cupping 菲鱼爱上拔火罐,我中华神器火罐风靡里约 Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps led American swimmers to a gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay, but what grabbed media attention and led to stories and ph

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语PK台

Topic 1-Whole Villages Committing Crimes Media reports have revealed that it's not rare to see almost all people of the same village participate in the same crime. Why is that? Have morality been left behind in these villages? Topic 2-Cupping Fan Mic

发表于:2019-02-22 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议