14.Loving and Hating New York Thomas Griffith 1 Those ad campaigns celebrating the Big Apple, those T-shirts with a heart design proclaiming I love New York, are signs, pathetic in their desperation, of how the mighty has fallen. New York City used t

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(186) / 评论(0) 分类 高级英语 下

Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Philadelphia and Boston 词汇典故:费城和波士顿别名 Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS and THEIR STORIES. Almost all American cities have nicknames. They help establish a citys identity. The

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For a city built on beer, the signs surround us. Beverages flow freely for most any event. Ive been around and seen some things, and as far as the drunkest city goes, its still Milwaukee. No.1 thats where Milwaukee landed on the list of 40 drunkest c

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A: I was wondering if you could help me book a few tours. B: You have come to the right place. How many days will you be visiting here? A: I will be here for a week. B: Have you ever visited our city before? A: This is my first time visiting this cit

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美国福克斯新闻:美国最友好和最不友好城市榜出炉.根据美国旅游杂志康泰纳仕旅行者近日公布的统计数据,美国南卡罗莱纳州查尔斯顿凭借其热情好客,美食和自然风光,当选美国最友好城市.而

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Robert Neuwirth,《影子城市》(Shadow Cities)的作者,在这个演讲里带领大家寻找世界上的寮屋据点--现在十亿人正住在这样的家园上。Robert发现,这些贫民窟正在当地人的努力下,被建设成为年轻而

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Look at these pictures of our city. 看看这些关于我们城市的图片。 Is our city clean? 它干净吗? No, it isn't. 不,不干净。 What makes our city dirty? 什么导致了我们的城市这么脏? Smoke from cars makes the air dir

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Dialogue 1 Mark: Well, Jingjing, we sure picked a nice day for a hike. 马克:京晶。我们确定要挑个天气好的日子去远足。 Jingjing: Yeah, this reminds me of the time we went up to the Great Wall. 京晶:是啊。这让我想起了我

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary remote: far away trading port: a central location where people go to buy and sell goods scholar: a well-educated person; usually one who shares his or her knowledge golden age: a time period when things went very well; a prof

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在飞机上本杰明遇到一个外国人,两人聊起了中国一些有特色的地方和物品,例如长城、天安门、茶叶和丝绸等。 Listen Read Learn Benjamin: Hi, I'm Benjamin. Nice to meet you here. You look great. Passenger: Thank you. Nice to meet you too. I'm John. Is this y

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Martin, The United States speaker The one country I would most like to visit would have to be New Zealand. Mnay reasons, the number one being it looks like an absolutely gorgeous country, especially having seen Lord of the Rings and that is one of my

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Paul: So Todd, we're talking about football and recently there was the World Cup bidding process that occurred and the English campaign lost to the Russians and the American campaign lost to Qatar. How do you feel about that? Todd: Yeah, it was a bit

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Los Angeles Murals Add Color, Character to City 洛杉矶壁画为城市增添色彩,个性 LOS ANGELES The city of Los Angeles is famous for its murals, located on the sides of buildings and highway overpasses. Artists say the murals add character a

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Car bombs and mortar attacks have killed at least 54 people in Syrian government-held areas of Damascus and the central city of Homs. Two car bombs exploded in a pro-government neighborhood in Homs on Tuesday, killing at least 40 and wounding over a

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A new survey by one of the world's largest human resources firms says Hong Kong has the world's priciest apartment rents. Asia's growing economy and a demand for higher-end housing is to blame for a general price spike in housing throughout Asia. 一家

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Cars dominate cities. Spend some time walking around most cities and you'll find yourself pushed to narrow sidewalks, waiting for crosswalk lights. You'll find cyclists navigating really narrow strips of space. 汽车占据了各个城市。你花一点

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Matt: So, Rachel, where are you from? Rachel: I'm from Scotland. Matt: Okay, Okay. Scotland like, what's the biggest city in Scotland would you say? Rachel: The capitol city is Edinburgh but the biggest city, size-wise and population-wise is Glasgow.

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Todd: Rebecca, you are from Australia. Can you talk about Sydney and Melbourne? Most people know Sydney and Melbourne and if somebody was going to Australia and could chose one city, what city would you recommend? Rebecca: I would recommend Sydney, o

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 英语趣味课堂

一人穿行,不走别人的故事Kari Rueslatten-Other People's Stories 厌倦了这个城市,穿过城市,踏进了一片丛林,在穿梭中从未感到如此愉悦,我想就这样在这个光怪陆离的丛林里面拾回城市里面迷失

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Rain is essential for life, but too much of it can lead to flooding, causing sewers to overflow and carry contaminants to nearby river systems. 雨水是生命的必需品,但雨量太大会导致洪灾,下水道会积水外溢,并将污染物带

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