英语听力短文15 Everyone Just Stood There

Drew was standing near the pharmacy counter in the drugstore on 33rd Street. Two men approached. The short, stocky man was swearing loudly. He told the male employee, You better not call the police. Do you live around here? I better not see you on th

托福听力短文 I-05-1

(woman) So, uh... as Jim said, James Polk was the eleventh President, and... uh... well, my report's about the next President --- Zachary Taylor. Taylor was elected in 1849. It's surprising because... well, he was the first President that didn't hav

托福听力短文 I-03-2

(woman) Before starting our tour of Monticello, I'd like to give you some historical facts that might help you appreciate what you see today even more. Monticello was the very much loved home of Thomas Jefferson for over fifty years. Jefferson, who

托福听力短文 I-02-3

(woman) Good evening. My name is Pam Jones, and on behalf of the Modern Dance club, I'd like to welcome you to tonight's program. The club is pleased to present the TV version of The Catherine Wheel, Twyla Tharp's rock ballet. This video version of

英语听力短文37 All Aboard the LIRR (2)

They ran through the crowd. They ran down the stairs to Track 13. They were five feet from the train's door. The door closed. The train left the station. So close, Max said. They went back upstairs. They looked at the schedule. Another train was leav

英语听力短文21 Whose Fault Was It?

He said that he felt bad because she had lost her client last week. You should feel bad. It was your fault, she said. He said it wasn't totally his fault. We missed the first train by a few seconds. Yes, that was my fault. So we got to Costco 20 minu

托福听力短文 II-05-1

(WA) I was really glad when your club invited me to share my coin collection. It's been my passion since I collected my first Lincoln cent in 1971; that's the current penny with Abraham Lincoln's image. Just a little history before I start in on my

托福听力短文 I-16-3

(Woman) You might think that most of the patients at sleep clinic are being treated for sleeplessness, commonly referred to as insomnia, but that is not the case. The majority of sleep-clinic patients suffer from disorders of excessive sleep --- or

托福听力短文 II-02-2

(MA) That's an interesting question, Tom. Women did participate in the early days of motion-picture making. One of the most outstanding is Lois Weber. She is credited as the first consistently successful woman film director. In the early 1900's, whe

托福听力短文 I-13-1

(woman) We've just seen two contemporary large birds that cannot fly: the emu and the ostrich. Over here is an interesting specimen from the past. This stuffed animal is not the giant penguin it appears to be, but an auk. This particular kind of auk

托福听力短文 I-12-3

(man) Today we're going to talk about shyness and discuss recent research on ways to help children learn to interact socially. Many people consider themselves shy. In fact, forty percent of people who took part in our survey said they were shy --- t

托福听力短文 I-12-1

(man) I know you're anxious to get your permits and get started. But there're just a few things I'd like to mention that might help you avoid trouble during your stay. First of all, make sure you carry adequate water. You'll need it if you're hiking

托福听力短文 I-10-3

(woman) To us, the environment in which fish dwell often seems cold, dark, and mysterious. But there are advantages to living in water, and they have played an important role in making fish what they are. One is that water isn't subject to sudden te

托福听力短文 I-10-2

(man) Today's lecture will center on prehistoric people of the Nevada desert. Now, most of these prehistoric desert people moved across the countryside throughout the year. You might think that they were wandering aimlessly --- far from it! They act

托福听力短文 I-10-1

(woman) In the few minutes that remain of today's class, I'd like to discuss next week's schedule with you. Because I'm presenting a paper at a conference in Detroit on Thursday, I won't be here for either Wednesday's or Friday's class. I will, howe

托福听力短文 I-07-2

(woman) Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Then maybe this is for you. When you worry about needing sleep and toss and turn trying to find a comfortable position, you're probably only making matters worse. What happens when you do that, is that

托福听力短文 I-07-1

(woman) Before we start our first lab, I'd like to tell you a little bit about the workbook we'll be using. The first thing I'd like to point out is that the workbook contains a very large amount of material --- far more than you could ever handle i

托福听力短文 I-08-3

(man) Before we begin our tour, I'd like to give you some background information on the painter Grant Wood --- we'll be seeing much of his work today. Wood was born in 1881 in Iowa farm country, and became interested in art very early in life. Altho

英语短文：By heart

英语短文：By heart Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night. One would expect them to know their parts

英语短文：Of Studies

STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and pe