VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we travel around the world visiting several endangered natural and cultural treasures. Some places like Australia's Great Barrier Reef and M

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(四)月

Iran's new president now says his country is ready for serious talks with world powers over the nation's controversial nuclear program. Two days into his job, Hasan Rouhani said his government hoped that talks with the West could begin without wastin

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When youre done listening to this podcast, grab whatever product you use to clean. Maybe its something that smells really citrusy. Do a bit of cleaning. Then take a few deep breaths. Believe it or not the odds are now higher that youll make decisions

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(十)月

说一口流利的英语,从简单的单词开始。 听听,读读,背背,今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 tail [ tei ] The police have been tail

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If I never think about her, I'll never miss her at all Never wonder what she's doin', never give her a call Never see her again and I'll be free as a bird But the trouble with never is never, never works If I never bring her flowers, I'll never see

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I was driving down the Santa Monica freeway yesterday, headed towards downtown, when all of a sudden I see my engine light come on. Needless to say, that's not the sort of thing one likes to see. So I immediately pull over to the side of the road and

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

Health Report - A New Reason for Why the Deaf May Have Trouble Reading This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Deaf people may have no trouble communicating English words through American Sign Language, or ASL. But studies of ASL users show th

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US-Pakistan Joint Raid Viewed as Rare, Hopeful Sign for Troubled Ties Ties between the intelligence agencies of Pakistan and the United States have been severely strained since the killing of Osama bin Laden in a covert U.S. raid in Pakistan in May.

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Despite Troubled Papacy, Benedicts Resignation May Seal His Legacy As a place to kick around a soccer ball or just to slow life down a little, the church of Santa Maria di Collemaggio is the place to be on a Sunday morning in the Italian city of LAqu

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 20 December 2007 Espresso drinkers are losing what critics praise as one of the world's best certified organic robusta coffees. The government of Kerala state has refused to extend the lease on the land where the rare beans

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By Tendai Maphosa Harare 12 April 2006 Air Zimbabwe, the failing national carrier, is to restructure its operations in a bid to regain viability. Air Zimbabwe 767 The plan announced by Air Zimbabwe ch

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A whole new year 全新的一年 But everything's same 一切却依然是老样子 Waste the day 日子就这样浪费 With a list of ways I should change 一张清单上,说好的改变依然没有变 We drive all around this town 开着车在这个

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Rabble-rouser的意思是“煽动者、煽动政治家(尤指利用情绪或偏见煽动民众,以期获得领导地位及达到私人目的的人)”。你知道这个词的来历吗? 19世纪中

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JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Ajax Cape Town's Thulani Serero won the player of the year award at the South African Premiership awards at Gold Reef City on Sunday. The 21-year-old striker's awards included Footballer of the Year Award, the Premier

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今天我们要学的词是crowd pleaser。 A crowd pleaser, 指深受欢迎的人或事。 The movie is a crowd pleaser, 大家都爱看这部电影。 His performance was a crowd pleaser, 他的表演得到一致好评。大熊猫泰山在美国的时

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艺术史绝非一成不变。工程师Engineer Maurizio Seracini耗费30年的精力探寻达芬奇失传壁画安吉亚里战役。在探索过程中,尘封在历史中的大量作品昭然于世。这些画中秘密的探寻是否也可以成为一

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With thousands of years of history in growing wheat, the southwestern Chinese city of Xi'an - an ancient Chinese capital famous for the Terracotta Warriors - is home to many kinds of flour-based food. 位于中国西南部的西安,是中国古都之

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Marie Serneholt - The Boy I Used To Know Album: Enjoy The Ride We used to be so close Not one of those Shallow relationships That comes and goes We were the best Not like the rest All my girlfriends used to tell me I was blessed So tell me what happe

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DEN BOSCH, Netherlands, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Kim Clijsters went through Monica Niculescu of Romania 7-5, 7-5 to reach the second round on Monday at the Den Bosch WTA tournament, a grass-court warmup for Wimbledon. After leading 4-2, top-seeded Clijste

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At twenty years of age I'm still looking for a dream A war is already waged for my destiny But You've already won the battle And You've got great plans for me Though I can't always see, 'cause... I got a couple dents in my fender Got a couple rips in

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