This is Whats Trending Today. That is the sound of Big Ben. People from London like to call the ringing of Big Ben bongs. They mark the start of a new hour. Big Ben is the name of the large bell inside the clock tower above Britains Houses of Parliam

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(8月)

Todd: OK. Steven, you're looking at a picture. Please describe what you see! Steven,你能描述一下你看到的这张图片吗? Steven: Uh, I can see a red double-decker bus. It's the kind of bus you'll see very often in London. In fact I know

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London 伦敦 I wander through each chartered street, 我漫步走过每一条特辖的街道, Near where the chartered Thames does flow, 附近有那特辖的泰晤士河流过 A mark in every face I meet, 在我所遇到的每一张脸上,我看到

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BBC Learning English London Life Taxi! Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life. In the programme today what do you think would be the most stressful and dangerous job in Britain, a police officer, perhaps a deep sea fishermen? Wel

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2011年5月25日,奥巴马与英国首相卡梅伦在伦敦记者会上的讲话: PRIME MINISTER CAMERON: Thank you, and apologies for keeping you waiting. It's a pleasure to welcome President Obama here today. We've just been having a barbecue i

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Transgender model Andreja Pejic took to the runway for the first time as a woman, during designer Giles Deacon's show at London Fashion Week on Monday. 在伦敦时装周周一设计师贾尔斯亚迪肯的秀场上,变性模特安德烈皮吉斯第一

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

A group claiming to call itself 'Overweight Haters Ltd' has been handing out abusive cards to commuters on London's underground rail network, branding them as fat and ugly. 一个自称超重者仇敌有限公司的组织在伦敦地铁上向通勤者分

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About 450,000 condoms will be distributed during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, three times more than for the London Games four years ago, the International Olympic Committee says. 国际奥委会表示,在里约奥运会期间将会分发近45万个避

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She is renowned for her pouting poses but if there's one thing that can make Victoria Beckham smile, apart from her family, it's her flagship London store. 她的标志性造型就是撅嘴,但是如果有什么能让维多利亚?贝克汉姆微笑的

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London 2012: Olympic motto revealed as 100-day countdown begins The motto for the London Olympics has been revealed as Inspire a generation as events are held to mark the 100-day countdown to the opening ceremony. London 2012 chairman Seb Coe was at

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London taxis, with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going, are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi poll。 一项有关出租车的年度调查显示,伦敦出租车因其态度友好、熟悉路线的出租车

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Banks have already begun to take action to shift operations out of the UK, with the governor of France's central bank warning last Saturday that Britain's financial services groups were at risk of losing their right to operate across the EU. 多家银行

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London, the city of the Tower Bridge(with a new glass walkway), drinks as dinner, royal babies and the world's greatest tabloid headline writers, is forecast to be the most popular travel destination of 2015. 伦敦有标志性建筑塔桥(最近新修

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Bangkok's back! 曼谷王者归来! The Thai capital has bounced to the top of an annual list of the world's most popular travel destinations after spending several years in the wilderness (of second place). 在最新发布的年度最受欢迎旅游

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High streets 商业街 Strange town 陌生的城市 Why some streets in London stay resolutely the same 为何伦敦仍执拗地保持部分街道不变样 KENTISH TOWN ROAD is a humdrum high street in north London. It contains pawnbrokers, pound sho

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Lesson 253 Can you reach it? 1.Can yu reach it?你够得到吗? 2.Look!I can reach them.看!我够到了。 3.I can't reach the box.我够不到那盒子。 4.When shall we reach Beijing?咱们什么时候到北京? 5.When shall we reach London

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Black cabs 黑的士 Rank protectionism 阶级保护主义 A distorted market is becoming even more intolerable 畸形的市场越发难以忍受 Licensed to bill 授权开账单 ALONG with red letterboxes and telephone booths, London's black taxis a

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Finance and Economics 财经 Crossrail: The skeleton crew 穿城铁路:骨干成员 Lessons on risk management, from Europe's biggest infrastructure project. 由欧洲最大的基础设施项目带来的风险管控经验。 The eastbound platform

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In fact, big surprises were rare. 实际上,大惊喜不是天天都有。 For a project this complex, a lot of preparation ( de-risking in the jargon) is needed before private contractors can be confident they won't encounter big obstacles, and ca

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In 2015 it lost a court case against Britain over its attempt to force clearing to move. 在2015,它控诉英国关于试图强制清算转移的法院案件败诉了。 Many jurisdictions, the EU included, limit their financial institutions' acces

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