originate The quarrel originated from a misunderstanding. overlap One feather overlaps another on a bird's wing. overstate The trouble comes when researchers downplay uncertainties in their studies or overstate the case for causality. parental He has

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(134) / 评论(0) 分类 大学英语六级考试高频词汇

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: We talk with Allan Metcalf, author of the new book OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word. RS: And not just the greatest word, in his view. ALLAN METCALF: America's m

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The families have used their right to grant clemency to the jailers, who were sentenced to death in June for killing the three anti-govenment protesters. Mohammad Kamrani, Amir Javadifar and Mohsen Ruholamini were beaten to death while being held at

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(九)月

LONDON World leaders have been digesting U.S. President Donald Trump's first speech to Congress Tuesday night, which touched on the United States' commitment to NATO and his plan to forge a new global trade system. 唐纳德.特朗普的演讲可能是

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(三月)

Last Monday, the White House released the official portrait of first lady Melania Trump. 上周一,美国白宫发布了第一夫人梅拉尼娅特朗普的官方照片。 Her new press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, tweeted the news, along with a l

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

(Note 3: Professor Kettleburn survived no fewer than sixty-two periods of probation during his employment as Care of Magical Creatures teacher. (注释三:凯特尔伯恩教授在担任神奇动物保护课期间至少经历了62个课时的试用期

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This smells of cut grass. Now, this is the skeleton of the molecule. 它闻起来就像割下来青草。这就是分子的骨架。 If you dress it up with atoms, hydrogen atoms -- that's what it looks like when you have it on your computer -- but a

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

The Making of Isaac Newton 牛顿+苹果=万有引力 Anyone who has ever gone to school is probably aware that Isaac Newton formed his theory of gravity after seeing an apple fall from a tree. This story is allegedly true. What is certain, howev

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 双语有声阅读

As President Obama completes his first year in office, security experts give him high marks for sticking to American values and trying to win the hearts of Muslims while taking steps to avert terrorist attacks. But they also say the U.S. must not wai

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(一月)

The current and former vice presidents of the United States sparred over terror policy Sunday on American television. Since leaving office a year ago, Dick Cheney has been one of President Barack Obama's strongest critics. He has challenged the admin

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In the second day of the voyage, they came to the Highlands. 旅途第二天,他们抵达苏格兰高地。 It was the latter part of a calm, sultry day, that they floated gently with the tide between these stern mountains. 当时天近傍晚,无风

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An official statement released by the British government says the Hinkley Point project will be moving forward following an agreement between the UK government and French firm EDF, which is one of the projects' two co-builders, alongside China Genera

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 2016CRI中国国际广播电台

Topic1 Ban on taxi booking apps during rush hoursShanghai transport authority will ban taxi drivers from using taxi-hailing apps during rush hours from this Saturday. The apps allow residents with smartphones to book and summon taxis to a specific lo

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 NPR边听边练

Afghan Assassination Triggers Factional Fighting Ayaz Gul In Afghanistan , the assassination of a cabinet minister has triggered factional fighting in the western portion of the country, killing as ma

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(上)--各类新闻

After only two days of voting, Roman Catholic cardinals elected Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. He has chosen the name Francis and is the first pope from Latin America in the Catholic Church'

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Prime Minister Theresa May has unveiled a nearly completely new look cabinet, in a major departure from predecessor David Cameron's top team. George Osborne, Michael Gove, John Whittingdale, Nicky Morgan and Oliver Letwin have all been sacked by Mrs

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Stranded Chinese sailors in Thailand begin the journey home Chinese sailors and their family members stranded in northern Thailand have begun their journey home. More than 160 of them had been living aboard dozens of ships on the Mekong River, as shi

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 Hourly News 每小时新闻

For months, technology fans have been buzzing about what Apple had up its sleeve for the iPad. 近几个月以来,科技发烧友们持续热议苹果倾力研发的全新iPad产品。 Earlier this month, Apple finally unveiled its third-generation

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You are listening to a program from BBC Radio 4. Good morning. Twenty years ago football came home in Euro 96, and in the coming weeks, even fifty years of hurt will not stop me dreaming that Wayne Rooney lifts the Henri Delaunay Cup in winning the E

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