Focus Turns to Housing Millions Left Homeless by Tsunami 工作重点转向为受灾民众提供住所 Across the affected countries, volunteers, governments and aid agencies are trying to stave off h

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2005(上)--海啸灾难纪实

Speaking Snakes frighten me. Tony: Oh, Nancy, I am looking for you. Nancy: Well, Sherlock Holmes, youve just found me. Whats up? Tony: The Outdoor Club is going camping this weekend. Care to join us for an adventure? Nancy: I could be interested, but

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 新视野大学英语:视听说教程 2

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

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今天学的词组是talk turkey。 Turkey是火鸡,作为习惯用语,talk turkey的意思是谈正经事,坦率、直截了当地说。火鸡是美国人感恩节大餐的传统佳肴。美国农业部因此每年感恩节都有专家值班,回

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When they're together, my five-year-old son and his cousin tend to cause mayhem. one Saturday, I put my foot down.

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 英汉幽默故事选读

When I was approaching 50, I announced to my three grown children that I no longer wanted to celebrate my birthday and that they could phone me instead of sending a gift. At first they protested, but

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AS IT IS 2016-09-10 Millions Across Southern Africa Face Food Insecurity 非洲南部数百万民众面临食品短缺威胁 Almost 40 million people in southern Africa are expected to face food insecurity in early 2017. That number comes from the Un

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(九)月

政治漫画在激烈角逐的美国总统竞选中蓬勃发展 Political cartoons have been around for hundreds of years.A cartoonist for the multimedia news organization Politico, Matt Wuerker said they can be very effective. 政治漫画已经存在

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(三月)

26. run across偶然碰到 run after追逐,追捕 run away逃跑 run for竞选 run into偶然碰到(困难)遇见(人),相撞 run out of用完 1) If you drive so fast, you'll run _________ someone some day. 2) I ran __________ a friend of

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Recent public opinion surveys suggest that Democrats might be narrowing the gap with Republicans in the battle for control of Congress in the November 2 midterm elections. The latest poll from The Washington Post and ABC News shows Republicans leadin

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Chapter 37 The rising of the peoples,1861 第37章 民众的反映(1861年) 380. Lincoln's Inauguration. 380.林肯宣誓就职 On March 4, 1861, President Lincoln made his first inaugural address. 1861年3月4日,林肯总统发表首次就职

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Now to Egypt. Among the demonstrators who jam Tahrir Square every day are hundreds of women. They face a very disturbing threat from gangs of men who sexually assault female protesters. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News

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Rabble-rouser的意思是“煽动者、煽动政治家(尤指利用情绪或偏见煽动民众,以期获得领导地位及达到私人目的的人)”。你知道这个词的来历吗? 19世纪中

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LA PAZ, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian drivers paralyzed capital La Paz on Tuesday with marches and blockades to demand higher public transportation fares. Members of various transit workers' unions gathered early in the day at several points around th

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Her pride will be less wounded by submitting to that course of things, which now predestinates our independence, 倘若英国顺其自然,美国独立在所难免,大英帝国颜面多少得以保留; than by yielding the points in controversy

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The world's cheapest car, made by an Indian manufacturer, has triggered unprecedented interest in a country where only eight people in every thousand own a car. 印度一家汽车制造商生产的全世界最廉价的汽车在用印度引起前所未有

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The U.S. Congress may be on holiday recess this week, but the debate over the Obama administration's plans to close the Guantanamo detention center continues. The topic dominated the Sunday news interview programs broadcast each week on major America

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RIO DE JANEIRO, June 23 (Xinhua) -- A new round of protests unfolded across Brazil Saturday despite President Dilma Rousseff's latest pledges to improve public services and fight corruption. According to the police, more people protested in over 100

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们要学的词是heat up。 To heat up, 意思是越来越激烈。 The debate over immigration reform is heating up on the Hill, 国会关于移民改革的辩论日益激烈。 The World Cup is heating up as more teams are getting knocked

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Britain Northern Ireland 英国 北爱尔兰 Wrapped in the flag 国旗纠纷 The loyalist protests in Belfast have almost nothing to do with politics. That is why they are so alarming 贝尔法斯特的保皇抗议无关政治,却令人担忧。 O

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