ESL Podcast 1168 Reading Contracts Carefully Barbara: Just sign on the dotted line and be done with it. Sean: Didnt your parents ever teach you to read every document carefully before you sign it? Barbara: Not when the contract is boilerplate. All of

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年ESL之商务英语

Broadcast: Mar 25, 2003 In many respects, security has always been an issue for college administrators. Many things can happen to a student while he or she is away at school, things that have nothing

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2003(上)-文艺之窗

Emotional ceremonies have been held in America to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. President Barack Obama was joined by his predecessor George W Bush at Ground Zero in New York. Relatives read out the names of the victims and th

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2011年

If you're planning a trip to the United States, be very careful. You could easily break one of our laws and not know it. We're not talking about obvious illegal behavior, like punching your taxi driver or throwing a chair through your hotel window. N

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(三月)

The battle is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. 这场战争比的不单是谁的力量强大,而是取决于谁能保持清醒,谁更主动以及谁更勇敢无畏。 Besides, we have no election. 除此之外,

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 美国语文第六册

BBC news with Fiona MacDonald. A series of cyber-attack has hit companies and organizations in dozens of countries worldwide. A virus paralyzed thousands of computers with hackers demanding money to restore access. Experts say the hacker appears to h

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

A: This city is much larger than the one I live in, and I wonder if there is anything special that I need to keep in mind. B: Crime can happen anywhere, but it is a little worse here because of the poverty. A: Should I be vigilant about anything in p

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 旅游英语对话

Raising Teenagers Carl: Hi Marla, Im really surprised to see you here. I didnt know you had kids attending this high school. Marla: I dont not yet. I heard about this meeting and decided to attend. Its best to be ready for those teenage years, dont y

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年ESL之就医和人际交往

Earlier this week Sir Elton John expressed anxieties about how his young son, Zachary, might be treated when he goes to school. 本周早些时候,艾尔顿约翰爵士坦言自己对儿子扎卡里的担心, He fears he might face bullying becau

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 智慧人生篇章

Parents, protect your childrens health by making sure theyre up-to-date on all recommended vaccines. 为保证孩子健康,父母应为孩子接种推荐疫苗,并实时更新。 Immunizations are available for 14 diseases, including polio, measl

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(166) / 评论(0) 分类 医学英语轻松学

solicitude /səˈlɪsɪtju:d/ My brother's solicitude over getting into college ended when he received word that he had been accepted. -- anxious or excessive care; concern; anxiety ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 突破英文词汇

[00:04.63]The Touchstone 试金石 [00:06.87]When the great library of Alexandria burned, [00:10.58]the story goes, one book was saved. [00:13.76] But it was not a valuable book; [00:16.16]and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(157) / 评论(0) 分类 智慧背囊超越自我

1. A ceasefire will take effect in just hours on the Lebanese-Israeli border. But for now, rockets are still falling. More than 15 bombs hit the city of Haifa and in Lebanon warplanes pounded Tyre. 2.

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(188) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2006

AP Showbiz Minute. As U2 prepare to play the Paris show they were set to perform the day after the attacks in the city, Bono has called on fans worried about going to gigs to be vigilant but be unafraid, adding joy is an act of defiance. Bono who pla

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(133) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2015(十二)月

AS IT IS 2016-07-18 Security Tightened for US Political Conventions 美国加强政治会议安全性 American officials are increasing security for the upcoming Republican and Democratic political conventions. This comes after five police officers w

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(七)月

Every competitive, type-A fiber of my being was screaming at me to stay, but unless I had a critical meeting, I walked out that door. 虽然我身体里每一处好强、进取的细胞都在尖叫,让我留下来,但除非是有特别重要的会议

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 向前一步

On Monday, an act of terror wounded dozens and killed three innocent people at the Boston Marathon. 周一,一个恐怖行径在波士顿马拉松赛上造成三人遇难和几十人受伤。 But in the days since, the world has witnessed one sure

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 奥巴马每周电视讲话

The Diaoyu Islands are at the heart of a territorial dispute between China and Japan. China has voiced its firm opposition to the inclusion of the islands in the US-Japan security treaty. This comes in response to remarks made by US President Barack

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 CCTV9英语新闻2014年04月

There are hundreds of islands out here.The vast majority are deserted. 这里有上百座岛屿 大多数都荒无人烟 I'm heading for one of these unpopulated islands,and from a distance, it's an awesome sight. 我将前往其中的一座无人岛

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 荒野求生

惯性的力量(一) The Touchstone 寻找点金石惯性是怎样让你错失良机的 When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, b

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(152) / 评论(0) 分类 英语PK台