Fewer Kids Living in US Suburbs When you think of the American suburbs, what comes to mind? Street after street of similar houses? Shopping malls and big yards and white picket fences? All valid images, but youre forgetting something that is - or was

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(二月)

birthday生日 party聚会,茶会 hold举行,举办 idea主意,意见,想法 Tomorrow's Carl's birthday? Yes. Let's hold a birthday party for him, shall we? Good idea! Let's make ready, then. outing小游,远足 suburb 郊区 sound听起来 suggest建议

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083 house 1. I saw a sign apartment to rent outside. 2. Is it furnished? 3. You have to buy your own furniture. 4. How much is the rent? 5. How long is the lease? 6. When can I move in? 7. There isn't enough light and air. 8. You have to deposit two

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哈皮想买个房子,毛拉建议在郊区买。但是哈皮更想在市中心买房子。因为哈皮喜欢生活在市中心。 Harp: You know, Ive been thinking more and more that I wanna buy a place. Maura: OK, so youre in the market for a hou

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(Man) Today we'll examine the role that private transportation ---namely, the automobile --- plays in city planning. A number of sociologists blame the automobile for the decline of the downtown areas of major cities. In the 1950's and 1960's the au

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Todd: Hey, Marika! What is your home town? Marika: My hometown is Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Todd: OK, and how many people live there? Marika: About 4 million people. Todd: Oh really? Marika: Mm-hm. It's the biggest city in Canada. Todd: Really. What

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A:Tony? Oh,it's been a while since we've talked to each other. So nice to hear you again. Tony?好久没通电话了。听到你的声音太好了。 B:Same here. Hey, did you know Terry is going to b

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[00:00.00]putting out many of the fires [00:01.91]which have devastated 740,000 acres of bushland [00:05.43]in the Blue Mountain area, [00:06.84]and have threatened the suburbs of Sydney, [00:08.77]causing the evacuation of over 5,000 people. [00:11.

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By Sonja Pace Clichy-sous-Bois 04 May 2007 French voters go to the polls Sunday in a second and final round of balloting for a new president. The contenders are conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and socialist Segolene Royal. But, in many of the country's

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最新摇滚单曲:Arcade Fire《The Suburbs》 英文歌词 In the suburbs I I learned to drive And you told me we'd never survive Grab your mother's keys we're leavin' You always seemed so sure That one day we'd fight in In a suburban world your pa

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天气变暖,万物复苏,春雨绵绵,是不是按捺不住心中激动之情,向往漫步曲径小道,醉心于那一片姹紫嫣红的花海中呢? 沐浴于阳光之下,坐看云卷云舒,偷得浮生半日闲,也道快哉快哉! 是

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Do you know what I mean when I say that someone is middle-aged? If you are middle-aged you are probably 40 years old or older. You have stopped being interested in pop music. You dont go to night clubs any more. You have sold the motor-bike which you

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A:Tony? Oh,it's been a while since we've talked to each other. So nice to hear you again. Tony?好久没通电话了。听到你的声音太好了。 B:Same here. Hey, did you know Terry is going to be married? She invited me to her wedding and she

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Todd: Hey, Marika! What is your home town? Marika: My hometown is Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Todd: OK, and how many people live there? Marika: About 4 million people. Todd: Oh really? Marika: Mm-hm. It's the biggest city in Canada. Todd: Really. What

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Listen to the radio broadcast about the traffic conditions. Then, check the correct answers. 1.Traffic from downtown to suburbs is unusually light today. The same situation happened on the opposite directions, there are very few cars on the CTl highw

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Listen to the dialogues and answer below questions with T for Truth F for False. A:Are you looking for a house to buy? B:Yes. A:Do you want one in the city or the suburbs? B:Uh...we prefer it in a small town. A:Do you need it to be very near to the b

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Listen to the dialogues and circle out their plan for vacation. 英语对话1 A:Where are you going on your summer holiday? B:l'm not going anywhere. l'II stay at home and watch DVDs. 英语对话2 A:Do you have any plan for the Christmas holiday? B:

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Todd: OK, Raphael, you were saying you lived in Paris. Rapheal: Yes, I made my studies there. Todd: Paris is just an amazing city. Can you talk about Paris? Rapheal:Yes! Well, the biggest difference I noticed with Tokyo is the size. Like Paris is nic

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Todd: OK, Raphael, you were saying you lived in Paris. 托德:拉斐尔,你说过你在巴黎生活过。 Rapheal: Yes, I made my studies there. 拉斐尔:对,我在那里上学。 Todd: Paris is just an amazing city. Can you talk about Paris

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Todd: Now, Aaron, you're from Melbourne. 托德:亚伦,你来自墨尔本。 Aaron: That's right. 亚伦:没错。 Todd: What's Melbourne like? 托德:墨尔本怎么样? Aaron: Melbourne's the second biggest city in Australia but there's a

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