'Leda and the Swan' Painting Found in Ancient Pompeii This is Whats Trending Scientists have uncovered a sensual drawing on a wall in the ruins of ancient Pompeii. The fresco represents the myth of Leda and the Swan. In the story, the Roman god Jupit

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(198) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

8 Natalie Portman 8 娜塔莉波特曼 She is the graduate from the department of psychology in Harvard University. 她是哈佛大学心理学学士。 She starred in the film of the Professional. 她曾以《这个杀手不太冷》红遍全球。

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 世界名人故事之演员明星

This 'Swan Song' Is My 'Last Hurrah' Now, the Special English program Words and Their Stories. The white swan, with its long, graceful neck, is among the most beautiful of birds. The swan is mostly silent through its life. It floats quietly on the wa

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Good morning! The Treasurer Wayne Swan is warning there's still a long way to go before the economy is back on track. Mr Swan is in London ahead of a 2-day meeting with G20 finance Ministers. He said that despite the Australias relatively good positi

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SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Ballet is a formalized kind of dance performance with a rich and interesting history. The word ballet comes from the French language, and is based on the Italian word

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As most places on China's Loess Plateau face the fierce cold of winter, Pinglu County in Shanxi Province is instead rather warm. Every November, thousands of wild swans arrive here from remote Siberia to escape the cold weather. Pinglu residents have

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The Office - Driving Sales A: All right, people. Were holding this meeting today because weve got to do something about our sales, and we need to do it NOW! I want concrete solutions. How do you intend to drive sales...Roger? B: Well, in fact, were t

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[Nina醒来,发现自己手上蒙了手套,母亲守在床边] Mom: Its okay. Im here. Oh...you were scratching (v.抓) all night. Nina: Wheres my clock? Mom: Dont worry about that. Nina: What time is it? Mom: [安抚] Shoo... Nina: The show is t

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Norman Swan: Amit Etkin is in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University in California Amit referred to computer-based brain training. In fact this is all the rage at the moment with a big emphasis on staving off deme

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It just hit me! cried six-year-old Benny. He snapped his fingers. I know the perfect gift! Ten-year-old Violet looked over at her little brother. Whats that, Benny? she asked. A book about codes and clues! Oh, Benny! Jessie, who was twelve, couldnt h

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Rosanne Skirble | Washington 09 December 2009 Having witnessed signs of global warming in Antarctica, polar explorer Robert Swan has dedicated his life to saving the fragile wilderness Among the many activists at the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit is

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Sadie is a beautiful black swan who lives on the pond with Prince Bertie the Frog. She finds a crown and puts it on her elegant head. Prince Boris sees her, and believes that she is a princess who has been turned into a swan in the same way that Prin

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Norman Swan: One of the things often missing in modern medicine is attention to or respect for the spiritual life of patients and families, which includes miraculous thinking. And that's why Rhonda Cooper developed the AMEN tool. Reverend Cooper is t

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One day, about a week before Christmas, a great storm came up. The sky grew dark. 一天,大约在圣诞节的前一周,来了一场强烈的大风暴。天空变暗了。 The wind blew a howling gale. It made a whining noise. 风怒号着刮来刮

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Louis was right. Serena, the swan of his desiring, had been caught by the fierce storm and blown all the way across America. 路易斯是对的。塞蕾娜,他思慕的这只天鹅,不幸被猛烈的风暴卷住,一直吹到了美国的这个地方

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第十三弹:相信别人 Have faith in others Belief is a happier state of mind than doubt and suspicion. By this I live, for if I don’t have faith in others, who will believe in me? I would rath

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Workplace Relation Minister Bill Shorten will hold talk with Telstra and its contractors today over the NBN asbestos scare. Several sites in three States have been shut down where asbestos was disturbed while pits were being prepared by workers. The

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Wayne Swan will set out a ten-year plan to pay for disability care and school funding increases in tonight's budget. The treasurer's sixth budget will reveal a decifit, but he is promising to outline a path back to surplus. Mr.Swan says there'll be s

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The Office - Driving Sales A: All right, people. Were holding this meeting today because weve got to do something about our sales, and we need to do it NOW! I want concrete solutions. How do you intend to drive sales...Roger? B: Well, in fact, were t

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She is the graduate from the department of psychology in Harvard University. She starred in the film of the Professional. She also portrayed the combination of white swan and black swan 她是哈佛大学心理学学士。 她曾以《这个杀手不太

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