Wolfowitz Nomination as World Bank President Brings Swift Reaction President Bush has nominated Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to be the next president of the World Bank. Mr. Wolfowitz is con

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语听者文摘

电影词典: sound engineer, a person who makes sound better 录音师 经典对白: The Beach My name is Richard. So what else do you need to know? Stuff about my family or where Im from. None of that matters. Not once you cross the ocean and cut y

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Charlie Chaplin He was born in a poor area of south London. He wore his mother's old red stockings cut down for ankle socks. His mother was temporarily declared mad. Dickens might have created Charlie Chaplin's childhood. But only Charle Chaplin coul

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 新视野大学英语读写教程(4)

But civilized countries in normal times have better sources or news than Rulor. They have radio, Television and newspapers. In times of stress and confusion however, Rumor emerges and becomes wide spread. At such times, the different kinds of news ar

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(135) / 评论(0) 分类 高等院校英语专业本科听力

This is the second in a two-part Business English Podcast lesson that follows some of the internal discussions that take place in a company going through a merger. Todays episode focuses on casual office conversation and gossip. Office gossip is a ty

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007 Co-Workers Dialogue 1 A: I'm realy fed up with Harry! He's the biggest airhead I've ever met. He always makes careless mistakes, and he's a pain to work with. B: You souldn't be so negative. You'll always have some co-workers that are harder to

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Henry, Jessie, and Violet heard Bennys shouting and rushed out onto the deck to find him. Even Grandfather and Mr. Hanson had jumped from their beds. They all stood looking out at the beach. At first, no one knew what to say. The tall zombie, the one

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 131 The Boardwalk Mystery

Mary Morningstar It's been 11 years since Billy Ray Cyrus earned worldwide attention with his breakthrough single, Achy Breaky Heart. Since 1992, the 41-year-old country singer has recorded six albums

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(上)--艺术专集

今天要讲的三个习惯用语里都是以这个单词为主的:dirty。Dirty在中文里的意思就是脏。好,现在先来介绍我们今天要讲的第一个习惯用语:Dirty work。Dirty work从字面上来看好象是做很脏的工作

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

美国边界危机增加移民改革阻力 A majority of Americans still support some form of legalization for undocumented immigrants who are already in the country, but opposition to outright amnesty is growing, along with support for stronger bord

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2014年8月

China decided to allow organ donation in the country back in 2007. Three years later, a donation system was set up in 10 provincial regions across the country on a trial basis . Development in this area was slower in comparison with today, with China

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公司老板Joe找员工Sam和Lucinda谈话。 Joe Tan: Hi Sam, please take a seat. Good morning, Lucinda. Please sit down. How are you both this morning? (Together) Sam and Lucinda: Good, thanks. Joe: I asked you both to come in this morning because

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ATHENS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Greek indignant anti-austerity protesters returned to the streets of Athens, as the government categorically rejected media reports over the weekend regarding a Greek default in coming months. Some 3,000 demonstrators non

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(134) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed the first deposits of oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico have hit the shores of the southern state of Louisiana. The oil spill has local fishermen worried about possible contamination of their fishing

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(五)月

Topic1 Forbidden City management problemsRecent rumors that the Imperial Palace in central Beijing caught fire have been dismissed. The white smoke upon the royal relic shown in photos circulated online turned out to be a fire that started meters awa

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

Letters on the grave. Since the stranger's visit at Cranshawe's cafe, rumors were buzzing around the village. Was what he had said actually true? Who was he? How did he know so much about this old, sad story? And what had happened to Peter Whitcome's

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Dear Annie: My 15-year-old son, Denny, has always been a handful. I am a single mother and try to keep an eye on him. I don't allow Denny to go to a friend's house unless there is a parent home. Recently, he visited a girl while her parents were home

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The first newspaper in the Northwest Territory was published in 1793 in Cincinnati, Ohio. But frontier settlers rarely got a chance to see a newspaper or any book besides the Bible. Most cabins were built far apart, and settlers didnt get many visito

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Venezuelan media is controlled by the government. Figuring out what is truth, rumor, propaganda has always been difficult. In recent days, though, it's been even more confusing. President Nicolas Maduro has refused to cede power to

发表于:2019-03-04 / 阅读(144) / 评论(0) 分类 2019年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

Topic1 Spring Festival Spending 2015China retail sales for the week-long Spring Festival holiday has grown steadily this year as businesses rushed to take advantage of the nationwide shopping spree. Shops and restaurants across the country hit 678 bi

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