Ed was riding his bicycle. A dog started chasing him. He yelled at the dog. Then he tried to kick the dog. He lost his balance. He fell off his bike. His head hit the curb. A neighbor saw him fall. She dialed 911. An ambulance arrived. It took Ed to

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语小短文

This is AP News Minute. An armed officer took up a position outside Stoneman Douglas high school during last week's fatal shooting, but he didn't go in. The Broward county sheriff says the officer was suspended and resigned. A St. Louis grand jury in

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2018(二)月

This is AP News Minute. Secretary of State, Mike Pumpeo, and South Korea's President both say they are trying hard to keep the upcoming US-North Korea summit on track. President Trump says there is a substantial chance the meeting, planned for June,

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2018(五)月

以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 NPR边听边练

今天我们要学的词是 concede. concede 的意思是承认,认输。The Senate race in Florida came to a conclusion as Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson conceded after a hand recount gave Republican challenger Rick Scott a 10,000 vote lead. 美国

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

10.Keep Your Dreams 10.执着于你的梦想 All of this happened because of my dreams, even though other people told me that those dreams were bogus and they were crazy, but I held onto my dreams. 这一切的实现都是因为我的梦想,即使别

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 历史英雄名人演讲

He turned on the TV. He watched the 6 oclock news. The news was about an airplane. The airplane had two engines. A big bird flew into each engine. The engines stopped working. The pilot landed the plane in a river. All the passengers climbed out onto

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 简单慢速英语阅读

Michigan Candidate Hopes to Become First Muslim American Governor Abdul El-Sayed grew up in the American state of Michigan. This year, he is hoping to be nominated as the Michigan Democratic Partys candidate for governor. But he did not always think

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(七)月

to throw one's hat in the ring to go on the stump 在竞选的第一个阶段,那些认为自己有资格当总统的人经过多方考虑后作出决定究竟参不参加这次总统竞选。美国人

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要学的词是rave。 Rave做为动词,有热烈赞扬的意思。 Critics raved about the new book, 这本新书赢得了书评家的一致好评。Environmental groups raved about President Obama's productive first 100 days in office

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

The Weekend - Movie Trailer (C0041) A: In a digital world, even the strongest must fight for survival. Two people, possess a secret so valuable,so powerful, they have to defend it at all costs. B: I dont care where they are, I dont care what it takes

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 纯正地道美语

今天我们要学的词是 clemency. Clemency 仁慈,宽恕。Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner denied clemency for a Chicago veteran who is facing deportation. 伊利诺伊州州长劳纳驳回了芝加哥一个面临递解出境的退伍军人的宽赦请

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

美国总统每四年得改选一次。在总统大选年里同时也重选联邦和各州政府的官员,所以举国上下的政坛热闹非凡,从而也产生了不少习惯用语。我们从今天开始要专门介绍用在竞选运动中的习

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要学的词是whereabouts。 Whereabouts, 行踪,下落。美国南卡罗来纳州州长前一段时间忽然消失。Even his staff and family seemed to be in the dark about his whereabouts, 就连他的助手和家人好象都不知道

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是coming-out party。 Coming-out party, 是初次登场,崭露头角的意思。美国路易斯安那州州长金德尔是共和党一颗冉冉升起的政治新星,上星期代表共和党对美国总统奥巴马的国会演

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

The All Blacks beat the Australian Wallabies tonight and won the Bledisloe Cup. Lord Bledisloe, who was Governor General of New Zealand, gave this cup in 1931 for the winner of a rugby game between Australia and New Zealand. Now, the winner has to wi

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

今天我们继续学几个美国人常用来说政界动态的习惯用法第一个是:bandwagon。 Bandwagon是奏乐彩车。早在无线电和电视问世以前政界人士向民众作宣传的手段之一是雇几名乐师让他们在装点着各

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要学的词是affair。 Affair, 是有风流韵事的意思。An extramarital affair, 就是一段婚外情。美国纽约的前州长斯皮策因为招妓丑闻刚下台,继任的州长佩特森就召开记者会,主动交待自己几

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has resigned following a sex scandal that rocked the state and stunned political observers across the country. The resignation takes effect next Monday in order to give Lieutenant Governor David Paterson time for an or

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年3月

今天我们要学的词是track record。 Track record, 指的是以往的一贯表现和记录。谷歌公司亚太拉美地区销售主管跳槽到一家风险投资公司做总裁。谷歌公司首席执行官对她的评价是: She has a prove

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃