DAVID GREENE, HOST: Let's continue our series on how China is trying to influence the world. This is being felt across the globe today in many ways. But what China's leaders really want is to shape how the world perceives their country. They've devot

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

今天的故事中,凯瑟琳在面试一家公司时,遇到了一个苛刻的老板,经常打击前来面试的人,Catherine对此非常不满,好几次都想与他争辩。然而这家公司给出的待遇又十分丰厚,这使得Catheri

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 凯瑟琳升职记

By Parke Brewer Washington, D.C. 30 April 2007 These are the opening weeks of the 2007 Major League Baseball season, and by this time next year fans in the nation's capital will be watching their team in a brand new stadium. VOA Sports Editor Parke B

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(四月)

What kind of shows did you watch when you were a kid then? Hum, I like Threes Company. I like... Oh, Good lord. Oh, knock it off. Thanks. Thank you. A couple of people like it too. Thats all right. It's a good show, you know, Come and knock on our do

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Clerk: Good afternoon, madam. How can I help you? Shirley: Well, I am a bit out of shape. I'm thinking about getting some exercises to keep fit. Clerk: Oh, that's good news for us. Shirley: So what do you provide? Clerk: First of all, we'll design a

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 英语大赢家上册

Different shapes and forms are everywhere. Boxes and street signs are square or rectangular. Balls and wheels are round. The sun and moon are round. Wedding rings are round. Eggs and light bulbs are almost round. Pyramids and arrow tips are triangula

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语小短文

By Paul Sisco Washington 13 April 2007 Brain scan illustration of thought formation Researchers studying how the brain works say they have begun to be able to see a thought as it forms in the human mind. Scientists in Germany at the Max Planck Instit

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DWANE BROWN, HOST: Punk, rock 'n' roll, soul, gospel, jazz - NPR music critic Ann Powers takes us on the wide-ranging history of American pop music in her new book Good Booty: Love And Sex, Black And White, Body And Soul In American Music. No big dea

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

The Springfree Trampoline won the US Childrens Product of the Year Award this year. Springfree was designed by Professor Keith Alexander of Canterbury University Mechanical Engineering department. He designed it because he wanted a safe trampoline fo

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Japanese Robots Besting Humans at Games Tokyo University engineering professor Masatoshi Ishikawa has a good-natured response to frustrated human losers who accuse him of essentially creating a robot that cheats. [It is] not cheating. Every one milli

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(七月)

Bottle Museum Showcases Centuries-Old Handmade Glass Bottles 玻璃瓶博物馆展出历史悠久的手工玻璃瓶 BALLSTON SPA, NEW YORK Until the beginning of the 20th century, glass bottles - for pharmacies, breweries, and dairy farms - were all

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介绍: You have a good figure. You are in good shape. 你身材真棒。 Slim adj. 苗条的 She looks a lot slimmer after she starts to exercise. 她开始锻炼之后,看起来就苗条很多。 Plump adj. 丰满的 Hes a very cute baby with a

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语俚语天天说

今天我们要学的词是magic bullet。 Magic bullet, 意思是解决问题的灵丹妙药。President Obama said there was no magic bullet for the struggling economy,美国总统奥巴马说,振兴美国经济,没有灵丹妙药。 Experts sa

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Floating Tin Foil 锡纸为一种涂上或贴以像银的膜状金属纸,多为银白色,实际上是铝箔。铝箔纸(Aluminium foil),亦作铝箔,在香港称之为锡纸,是一种用压平了的金属铝制造的工具,主要用于厨

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