16 Chuck Jones 16 查克琼斯 Academy Award winning animator Chuck Jones drew such beloved cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. 奥斯卡奖得主动画师查克琼斯曾经塑造了兔八哥、达菲鸭、胖小猪等深受人们

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 世界名人故事之演员明星

Why Do Americans Color But the British Colour? Thank Noah Webster Some people collect stamps. Others collect coins. Noah Webster, Jr. collected words. He did not save just the words, of course, but also their meanings and spellings. His collection be

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

Outdated Laws Still on Books in US States If youre planning a trip to the United States, be very careful. You could easily break one of our laws and not know it. Were not talking about obvious illegal behavior, like throwing a chair through your hote

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(八月)

When you think of alligators, the first words that come to mind probably aren't tender, loving and maternal. This video may make you think again. Here in the everglades, a mother alligator listens to the calls of her young as they hatch. Predators li

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2007年

An hour went by. 一小时过去了。 One of the cygnets, more daring than the others, left the nest and teetered around on the shore of the little island. 一只比其他的更胆大的小天鹅离开了窝,颤颤巍巍地在小岛的岸边一圈圈

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 吹小号的天鹅

我们今天要学的三个习惯用语都分别由一种野生小动物组成。第一个习惯用语是:weasel out。 Weasel, 是鼬鼠。这是一种身长只有五十厘米左右的小动物,长着红棕色的皮毛,身躯细瘦,有长长的

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: After a momentous week in news, let's tune out of politics for just a moment and tune into The Puzzle. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) GARCIA-NAVARRO: Will Shortz is the puzzle editor of The New York Times and WEEKEND EDITION's puz

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

This new mom has six helpless kids. The babies are born with black and white markings on their naked skin that are soon covered with fur of the same pattern. At the age of four weeks, they open their eyes for the first time. In another three weeks or

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2009年

While everybody was making suggestions, 在大家纷纷献计的时候, Sam Beaver walked quietly to his tent. 萨姆比弗悄悄地向他的帐篷走去。 He returned in a few minutes with a long pole and a piece of fishline. 几分钟后他带着一

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 吹小号的天鹅

At last, a faint light showed in the east. Soon, creatures would be stirring, morning would be here. 终于,东方渗出了一抹微光。很快,动物们就会醒来,早晨就会降临了。 This is my moment, thought Louis. The time has come

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Harriet Ames, he murmured. 哈丽雅特埃姆斯。他嘀咕着。 Evening came, and Stuart still lingered by the stream. 夜晚来临时,斯图亚特还在小河边徘徊着。 He ate a light supper of a cheese sandwich and a drink of water, and s

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 精灵鼠小弟

The Dai now live in the borders of tropical Vietnam and Laos, but their legends tell of how their ancestors came here by following the rivers from mountain lands in the cold far north. Lying at the far eastern end of the Himalayas, the Hengduan Mount

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力:文化博览2008年

Female Anchor: We all know people who are so smart that their friends call them Einstein. But who ever thought a bird could be that bright. Well this African grey parrot from Knoxville Zoo is called E

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(109) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录

Einstein, the African grey parrot, has a vocabulary of more than 200 words and sounds; she can perform nearly half on cue. Why you should listen to him: Einstein, the African grey parrot, squawked to fame after a winning performance on the Animal P

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 名人演讲视频

Einstein, the African grey parrot, has a vocabulary of more than 200 words and sounds; she can perform nearly half on cue. Why you should listen to him: Einstein, the African grey parrot, squawked to fame after a winning performance on the Animal P

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 名人演讲视频

A former Lockheed Martin engineer showed off his pictures of aliens this summer that he claims to have obtained through conversations with extraterrestrial life. 今年夏天,美国洛克希德马丁公司的前工程师博伊德?布须曼曝光了一

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

He was riding the LIRR to Oyster Bay. He saw beautiful scenery everywhere. But he also saw graffiti everywhere. There must be a way to stop graffiti, he thought. He did some research. He developed a design for a graffiti-buster. He presented it to a

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

In Gesell's story, unlike Fisher's, storing wealth requires considerable effort and ingenuity. 在格塞尔的故事中,不同于费雪的是,储存财富需要巨大的努力和心灵手巧。 Meat must be cured. 肉必须加以处理。 Wheat m

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

许多考生都反映GRE词汇量大、记忆困难,而且即使记住了也很容易很快忘记。这是因为记单词的方法是枯燥的,如果拥有一个好的记忆方法,就可以轻松记住GRE词汇了。为大家介绍一些趣味单

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 GRE英语

As soon as he cuts into the stomach contents,that is when you get this rotting stench an aroma of whatever it's been eating in the last 24 hours. 一旦他切开胃的时候 你就会闻到一股腐臭味 一天之内都不会忘掉那股味道 Got a

发表于:2019-03-01 / 阅读(141) / 评论(0) 分类 荒野求生