今天我们来学习一个俚语 sacred cow。直译过来是神圣的牛。这个短语,和印度人崇拜牛有很大关系。 印度是一个多宗教的国度,其中,印度教占主导地位,印度教徒的数量达到人口总数的80%,

发表于:2018-12-13 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

Death Toll Climbs in Thailand Flash Flooding Ron Corben Bangkok 12 Aug 2001 18:29 UTC The 1)death toll from a flash flood in northern Thailand continues to rise as 2)rescuers search through 3)debris a

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(161) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2001-国际风云(4)

疟疾死亡人数大幅下降 The global effort to curb malaria is succeeding phenomenally, according to the latest report from the World Health Organization. More than three million lives have been saved so far this century with better prevention a

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

AS IT IS 2015-10-11 Number of Dead in Hajj Stampede Disputed 麦加朝圣踩踏事故的死亡人数存争议 The Associated Press news agency says at least 1,400 people were killed in a stampede during this years hajj pilgrimage. That is much higher

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(250) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(十)月

China's energy production relies heavily on coal-fired power stations. As the world's highest emitter of greenhouse gasses, China consumed more than 400 million tones of coal last year. As many parts of China have been shrouded in a gray haze over th

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

Travellers and phone-camera lovers need to note a new danger that has recently come to light. This new life-threatening hazard has sprung up in the past few years and is now a ubiquitous part of life. It is also proving to be twice as lethal as being

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(138) / 评论(0) 分类 英语生活新闻

今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语有同样的意思。它们都用来说某一个人非常像另一个人。第一个习惯用语是:dead ringer。 Ringer原来意思就是酷似某人的人或者很像某物的东西. Ringer有时可以指冒名

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(196) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

At least 39 people died after a tourist bus crashed through a guard rail in southern Italy Sunday evening, local media reported. ROME - Thirty people were killed and some others were injured in a coach accident on Sunday in southern Italy, local medi

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Todd: Marion, at the school you work at, do the children wear uniforms? Marion: Yes they do. Todd: Ah, that's terrible. Marion: Do you think so? Todd: Yeah. Marion: I think it's a good thing that they wear uniforms. For them, and for their parents to

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

今天我们要学的词是spoiler。 Spoiler, 是指拆台的人。美国消费者权益倡导者拉尔夫.纳德再次宣布竞选总统。Nader has been called an election spoiler, 纳德一直被称为竞选的搅局者。 不过,在接受媒体采

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Olivia: Dad, can I ask you a question? Dad: You just did. Olivia: I mean, can I ask you another question? Dad: Ask away . Olivia: Where do babies come from? Dad: What? Where did you come up with that one? Olivia: I don't know. Dad: Let me tell you .

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

ZANU-PF Prepares for Annual Conference as Cholera Deaths Soar 津巴布韦霍乱死亡人数继续上升 ?? Download MP3 Audio Harare's streets are busy as hundreds of delegates to President Robert Mugabe's annual ZANU-PF conference converge from all

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年12月

Between the autumn of 1918 and spring of the following year, 548,452 people died of the flu in America. 1918年秋天到次年春天,美国有54842人死于流感。 The toll in Britain was 220,000, with similar numbers dead in France and Germany. 英

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 万物简史

Daily life in Christchurch at the moment is difficult for thousands of people. To start with, about 50,000 people cannot go to work because the central business district the CBD is closed. Schools are closed so children are at home. Many people have

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The death toll of the heat wave spreading across India has risen to over 22-hundered. Local meteorological officials report that a high temperature of 47.1 degrees Celsius has been recorded at the country's central state. Professor at Allahabad Unive

发表于:2019-02-26 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Christy VanArragon. Voice 2 And Im Adam Navis. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Here is a question for you

发表于:2019-03-01 / 阅读(204) / 评论(0) 分类 环球英语 Spotlight

台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: One study published in the journalEnvironmental Research Letters found that if the Arctic sea ice melts, Englandwill probably get a little rainier. 一篇发表在《环境研究通讯》期刊的研

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(188) / 评论(0) 分类 留美老师带你每日说英文

迷你对话 A: I dont know why Mark often comes to me and asks me for advice. I smell some rat in it. 我不知道马克为何总来找我征求意见,我绝对有点猫腻。 B: He is sly. He is actually angling for compliments. But he may have g

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 迷你对话学地道口语

讲解文本: sleep like a rock 睡得死,睡得很香 I slept like a rock last night. 我昨晚睡得像头死猪一样。 Mike can sleep like a rock in almost any place, including airplanes and cars. Mike在任何地方都能睡得很死,包含

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(204) / 评论(0) 分类 愉悦口语

Track One A lot of people, when I meet them herethe first question is: 我遇到的很多人,他们问我的第一个问题是: What school do you go to? 你在哪里上学? I am not a student. 我不是学生。 Ok what do you do? I work 哦,那

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(174) / 评论(0) 分类 英语PK台