VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Christmas trees in Rockefeller Center For millions of Americans, the

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(380) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年慢速英语(十二)月

[00:00.00]在线英语听力室( www.tingroom.com )友情制作 [00:03.87]1997 Passage2 [00:07.41]A report consistently brought back [00:09.53]by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, [00:13.58]and helpful most Americans were to them. [00:16.92]To be

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 历年考研英语阅读理解

[00:00.00]The story was about a god who wanted [00:02.49]to burn down the town. [00:04.41]He was fooled when he say thousands of lanterns [00:07.37]He thought the town was already burning. [00:09.84]In the past , [00:10.78]lanterns were usually lit b

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(176) / 评论(0) 分类 北师大版高中英语模块1

Barbecue: An American Food Tradition For some Americans, summertime means visiting the beaches or national parks. For others, it means attending baseball games. And for many, it means cooking, eating, and generally enjoying American barbecue. Barbecu

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(七)月

[ti:UNIT 3 Pardon Me! Lesson 23 Supper with the Bradshaws] [0:00.988]UNIT 3 第三单元 [0:02.561]Pardon Me! 原谅我! [0:04.093]Lesson 23: 第23课: [0:06.029]Supper with the Bradshaws 和布莱特肖一家共进晚餐 [0:09.275]To: 至: [0:

发表于:2018-12-10 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 河北教育初中英语(初中起点)九年级下

Heavy air pollution recently hit many places in north China. It inspired a heated debate over whether officials should ban the use of fireworks, which is a tradition of Lunar New Year celebrations. Bloggers have responded with much divergence on the

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This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Many of the key molecules for life have a specific direction, or handedness: DNA twists to the right, amino acids to the left. Now scientists at the Nation

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(四)月

29th February only happens once every four years The year 2008 has one extra day in it February 29th. This is because it's what we call 'a leap year'. Every four years, the year has 366 days in it instead of 365 but why does this happen? Well, it

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 Take Away English

North America will have six more weeks of winter, says Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog in the United States. Phils keepers reported his weather prediction Friday morning on the U.S. observance of Groundhog Day. Every year, on February 2,

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Not on your life! 绝对不会 英文释义 An expression meaning absolutely not! (NOTE: an extreme and forceful way to reply negatively) 例句 When a few younger partners suggested that the stubborn old founder of the company might want to retire s

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AS IT IS 2015-09-27 Saving Russian Religious Music Traditions 拯救俄罗斯宗教音乐传统 Many religions use music to help communicate their message. What you are listening to now is a choral work performed in the Russian Orthodox Church. This

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In the coastal Mexican city of Catemaco, indigenous traditions have mixed with Catholicism to create a unique brand of spirituality that sometimes puts spells ahead of crucifixes. People patronize brujos, or witches, like Julia Garcia to remedy physi

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Okay, I've got the kosher cookbook, salt, flour, sugar, new mixing bowls, 我买了犹太洁食食谱,盐,面粉,糖,新的搅拌碗 and I stopped at the goodwill and got us two appropriately sad schmatas to wear for tomorrow. Let's start. 还去

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1. Releasing Doves, Philippines 放鸽子,菲律宾 At traditional Filipino wedding receptions, the bride and groom release two doves into the air to represent a long, peaceful, and harmonious life together. 在菲律宾举行婚礼时,新娘和新

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Table manners are how to behave when you eat a meal。 They include how to handle cutlery and how to eat in a civilized manner。 The worlds largest travel and digital publisher, Lonely Planet has assembled etiquette tips。 It warns of blunders yo

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

写作题目 Some people think that young people should follow traditions of their society, and others think that young people should be free to behave as individuals. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. 题目大致意思:到底年轻人

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Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 When is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. 美国什么时候过感恩节? Thanksgiving Day in the USA is the fourth Thursday in November. 美国的感恩节是在每年十一月的第四个星期四。 It is an old t

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Christmas is one of the most beautiful holidays of all time. It is the day when God's son was born on earth. Hence, this day is sacred for all Christians around the world. The Christmas season gives rise to a number of Christmas traditions that come

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Egg The star of Easterpainted, dyed, gilded in silver and gold, blown empty and hung on trees--is the egg. Legends abound about this symbol of life. Around the world they are brought to church, given as gifts, hidden for the benefit of children and e

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美国人坐月子吗?答案是大写的不。即使是Spencer这样的中国通,也对坐月子这件事叹为观止。听听Jenny如何向美国人解释月子的道理和重要性。 关键词: 坐月子 Sitting the month: 坐月子 不过这个

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