One of my colleagues had his life completely upended as a result of the Chinese Cultural Revolution in 1966. 我有一位同事,因为中国1966年的文化大革命,他的人生彻底颠覆了。 At age 13, his parents were relocated to the coun

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲商业篇

Now, its time for the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show we explore the origins, meanings and usage of common expressions in everyday English. Today we talk about a very common place a corner. This word has many uses a

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(140) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十)月

Well, thank you very much for a wonderful song, Tony. Moroni, what a voice that guy’s got, eh? Just like my wife,in fact, a lovely voice, but not a damn thing to say! No, but seriously, of course, I’

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ENGLISH MARATHON Host: Jeffery 1. We're even. The opponent won the first game and I won the second round. So were even. Its a tie/draw. 2.an even fight: an even chance of winning: Two and six are even numbers. odd numbers 3. even-tempered: an even te

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The Boxer 拳击手 By the age of 27, Nicole had taken various martial arts classes in her life but was never very good at any of them. She would study a style for a year or so, then become frustrated with her lack of progress. She always saw others

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1. Look chic without even trying. As evidenced above, a silk pajama top and jean shorts is the perfect summer weekend lookand roll-out-bed-throw-on-pants easy. 1.不费力就可爱。有图为证,一件丝质睡衣加条牛仔裤,最佳夏日周末

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

If a man's mother is highly educated, chances are the woman he marries will have a similar education, according to a new study. 一项最新研究发现,如果妈妈的受教育水平较高,那么儿子选择的配偶往往拥有相似的教育背景

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Books and Arts; Book Review; 文艺;书评; Racism in sport;The black white hope 体坛的种族歧视;黑人拳王奋斗史 The Longest Fight: In the Ring with Joe Gans, Boxing's First African-American Champion. By William Gildea. 《最长的奋斗

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他们经常因为太过自信甚至自负而遭到指责,然而成就最高的人往往是那些过高估计自身能力的人。 研究人员认为他们现在已经首度发现为什么人类会有过度乐观的心理。 电脑操纵的模拟实验

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hey are regularly accused of being too confident even cocky but the highest achievers are more often than not those who over-rate their ability。 Now researchers believe they have discovered, for the first time, why humans have a false sense of opti

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BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- South Africa s Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was charged with murdering his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. However, Pristorius is not the first sports star to become involved in a murder case. Here are

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I guess there's something empowering about having some absolutely horrible thing happen to you. 我想悲痛的遭遇可以让人变得强大。《生活向前冲》 Knowledge and patience. The only counter to greater skill. 知识和耐心,是击败

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The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 5 In the morning I walked down the Boulevard to the Rue Soufflot for coffee and brioche. It was a fine morning. The horse-chestnut trees in the Luxembourg gardens were in bloom. There was the pleasant early-morn

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Beginners. Baseball season has started. 'Fall Ball' is the title of the season's activities, and the town is busy and buzzing with the sport. Usually, when a child is signed up for baseball, he will have two practices per week, and then two games at

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Ever seen a great champion boxer like Manny Pacquiao? With his speed, agility and power, he has conquered lots of other great boxers of the twenty first century. In between fights, he keeps his training regime and intensifies it when another fight ap

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Tadao Ando was born in 1941 in Osaka, Japan. He is a prolific architect and is in demand the world over. He designs buildings using his distinctive approach to architecture. His style uses simple forms, lots of exposed concrete, and the creative use

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1. take in on the chin 忍辱负重 注解:源自拳击运动。chin指拳击手的下巴。take it on the chin原指拳击手的下巴承受住对手的打击,没有被击倒。现在喻义为勇敢承受痛苦,不灰心,不气馁。 A: What

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

今天学的词组是throw one's hat in the ring。这个词组的字面意思是把帽子扔进拳击场。据说在19世纪的拳击比赛中,有人要和拳击手较量,就把帽子扔进拳击场里 -- throw his hat in the ring。后来把帽子

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 学个词

All of life is an act of letting go, but what hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye. 人生也许就是不断地放下,然而令人痛心的是,我都没能好好地与他们道别。 Pi: Religion is a house with many rooms。 Writ

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appoint vt.选定,约定;指派 Dave and I appointed our favorite restaurant as the place for the meeting. 我和戴夫选定在我们最喜欢的那家餐厅碰面。 Nancy's teacher appointed her to do the job. 南西的老师指派她负责这件

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