This is Steve Ember with a VOA Special English holiday program. (MUSIC) A scene from the movie ''White Christmas,'' starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney Music fills the air. Colorful lights shine brightly in windows. Children and ad

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(十二)月

Buddhist Festival in Thailand Celebrates Boys as Princes A colorful festival in northern Thailand holds deep Buddhist meaning for young boys who are celebrated as beloved princes. 泰国北部有一个色彩斑斓的节日,这个节日对于男童来

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(四)月

Alaska Natives Use Ancient Traditions to Fight Mental Health Problems For thousands of years, the Yup'ik people of Alaska have depended on cultural traditions for their way of life. From one generation to the next, Yupik community leaders passed on t

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(四)月

AS IT IS 2016-05-25 US Soldier Wins Right to Follow Sikh Religious Traditions 美国大兵中的锡克教徒赢得保留宗教传统的权利 The United States Army has agreed to let a Sikh man wear uncut hair and a turban while serving in the milita

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It was Easter Sunday. Mom gave a little basket to Michelle. Mom told her to look for Easter eggs. The Easter eggs were in the back yard. What do Easter eggs look like? Michelle asked. Mom said, They look just like regular eggs. But they are colored.

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 简单慢速英语阅读

Turkey and all the trimmings There are many ways to celebrate Christmas, and some British people like to go on holiday, go out for lunch to a restaurant, or spend the day with friends. But most peoples idea of a traditional Christmas involves spendi

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India Bans Traditional Muslim 'Instant' Divorce The Indian government has approved a measure to help enforce a top court decision on a centuries old Muslim custom. The approval came after the government failed to get Parliament to act on the decision

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(九)月

在沙特阿拉伯, 并没有那么一条成文法律不允许妇女开车。但这种行为却是被禁止的。两年前,马纳尔谢里夫决定身体力行去鼓励女性打破传统去开车,她把她自己开车的视频晒在YOUTUBE上。来

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路易斯弗朗斯科像我们展示我们为什么应该去庆祝大规模,超市化的白面包。她说到,从环境需要上来讲,大规模的生产会解决粮食问题,但同时我们也应该给小规模作坊和传统方法留给它们

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手提微型电脑 Treo 的发明者 Jeff Hawkins 建议学者们从另一个角度去研究大脑,传统看法把大脑看成中央处理器,他建议把大脑看成一个记忆体,用于贮存和重演经历来有智慧地预计将会发生的事

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A 49-year-old man named Jiang Keqin from Taixing, Jiangsu province runs a tailor shop specializing in cosplay costumes. 江苏泰兴一位名叫蒋克勤的49岁男子经营了一家专门制作cosplay服装的裁缝店。 Jiang has gained an excelle

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 轻松英语

新gre作文写作考察考生完成题目过程中是否能够融合批判性思维和分析写作能力,以下是gre考试写作部分issue的优秀写作实例,通过这些优秀范文或是习作,考生可以借鉴里面的短语、句子或思

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随着网络时代的到来,传统的电话服务已经发生了很多变化,IP电话、Iphone、Skype等等新工具走进了我们的生活。纽约时报的科技专栏作家David Pogue风趣幽默,为我们介绍网络时代的电话技巧。

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US Allies Worry about Mattis Resignation Traditional allies of the United States are expressing concern about the resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Mattis will leave the job in February.

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(303) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

What's the E-commerce? 电子商务是什么? E-commerce is the buying of selling of goods and information over the Internet. 所谓电子商务是指通过国际互联网进行商品和信息的交易行为。 E-commerce or online trading has prov

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1. Where does this news program take place? A. at a shopping center B. at a local school C. in a city market place 2. How does the young girl, Elizabeth, celebrate this holiday with her family? A. They go out to eat at a restaurant. B. They visit clo

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ALISON STEWART: Experts expect tomorrow's so-called Cyber Monday sales to see an uptick over last year, but will it be enough for businesses to consider the extended shopping weekend a success? For some insight, we're joined now by Shelly Banjo of Th

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

In China, as with any culture, there are rules and customs that surround what is appropriate and what is not when dining, whether it is in a restaurant or in someones home. Learning the appropriate way to act and what to say will not only help you fe

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关于如何提高四六级阅读能力,老师们讲得都很多,各种方法和技巧也是层出不穷。其实无论冠以何种名称,无外乎两条线索。 第一、通过抓住四六级文章中鲜明地表达起承转合关系的词汇来

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模仿文本: First though, are newspapers dying? Are traditional TV broadcasters living on borrowed time? Do we face a future of digital diversity or a media maelstrom where niche broadcasters fight tooth and nail for every slice of advertising re

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