VOA常速英语2016--脱欧或导致英国领跑地位不保 多国伺机取代英国

脱欧或导致英国领跑地位不保 多国伺机取代英国 The prospect of leaving the European Union, and with it access to the prized single market of500 million people, has sent shivers through the city of London. This is about the negotiati

原版英语小短文 36. A Barking Dog

The lady's dog barked too much. It barked in the morning. It barked in the afternoon. It barked at night. Every time Kevin walked past the front door, the dog barked. Every time Kevin walked past the back door, the dog barked. Every time anybody walk

原版英语小短文 45. The Wrong Train

Carol said they must leave early. They were going to the airport. They were going to JFK airport. We must leave two hours early, she said. You never know what can go wrong. What can go wrong? Clint asked. We get on the train. We take the train to JFK

原版英语小短文 43. Tired All the Time

She was 40. She was tired. She felt tired all the time. She went to the doctor. The doctor asked, What's the matter? What's your problem? She said, I'm tired. I feel tired all the time. The doctor examined her. The doctor asked her a lot of questions

原版英语小短文 48. A Nosy Coworker

Good morning, Amanda! You look so nice today. Is that a new dress? Are those new shoes? asked Fay. Good morning. You look nice, too. No, it isn't a new dress. Yes, these are new shoes, Amanda said. I bought them at Macy's. They were on sale. Fay aske

原版英语小短文 54. The Paint Job

Danny's fence needed painting. He wanted to paint it white. He looked in the phone book. He looked under P for Painters. He called up a painter. How much to paint my fence? he asked. How big is your fence? the painter asked. It goes all the way aroun

原版英语小短文 50. Unhappy Prisoners

Where is the mustard? asked a prisoner. There is no mustard, said the cook. We ran out of mustard. We have no more mustard. We'll get more mustard tomorrow. The prisoner looked at his hot dog. A hot dog without mustard is not a hot dog. I can't eat t

原版英语小短文 49. Saved by the Cowbell

The water was getting higher and higher. The rain was coming down. It kept raining and raining. Leslie was worried. I'm worried, she said to her brother. She was worried about Moo. Moo was her cow. Moo was in the field. Moo was in the rain. Leslie di

原版英语小短文 74. The Painter

The painter was on the ladder. The ladder was on the sidewalk. The ladder was leaning against the wall. The painter was standing about 10 feet above the sidewalk. He was holding a spray gun. He was painting the wall with a spray gun. He was painting

原版英语小短文 73. Wash Your Nose

He wanted to wash his hands. His hands were dirty. They were dirty from the newspaper. All newspapers have black ink. The black ink got on his hands. When he rubbed his nose, he put black ink on his nose. His wife looked at him. She laughed. Why are

原版英语小短文 63. The Rent Check

Jeff saw the mailman. The mailman was walking toward Jeff's building. The mailman came to Jeff's building every day. He came every day at about 3 o'clock. Jeff was holding an envelope. The envelope was for his landlord. The envelope contained a check

原版英语小短文 88. New Lipstick

She got dressed. She needed to go out. She needed to buy lipstick. She walked out to her car. The car was in the driveway. She got into her car. She backed out of the driveway. She drove south on Lake Avenue. She stopped at all the red lights. She tu

原版英语小短文 86. A Lucky Day

Today was her lucky day. She was late for the bus. But the bus was late, too. So she didn't miss her bus. She was late for work. But her boss was late, too. So her boss didn't know that she was late. She didn't have any cash for lunch. But her friend

原版英语小短文 81. He Loved Her

The man set the woman on fire. She was a dancer in a night club. The man came to the night club once a month. He asked the woman for her phone number. She said no. I don't even know you, she said. Why would I give you my phone number? He told her tha

英语视频：英国凯特王妃在儿童福利院“树屋”的演讲

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原版英语小短文 166. The New Office (2)

John was very overweight. The new desks and chairs were too small for him. He complained to the boss. The boss told him to lose weight. John quit. Robert had had a private office previously. Now he was out in the middle of the floor with everyone els

原版英语小短文 173. The Airplane Ticket

Phil had bought a round-trip ticket to Miami. But he wasn't going to return to Boston. He was going to remain in Miami. He had bought the round-trip ticket because it was $400 cheaper than the one-way ticket. He was proud of himself. He had outsmarte

英国退欧公投相当于是自残

What were they thinking? It is extraordinary to read a succession of official reports arguing, rightly, that a vote to leave the EU would impose long-term damage and a short-term shock. What sort of government would run such a risk, particularly when

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英国若退欧布莱尔难辞其咎

It is fashionable to blame Tony Blair for everything. To some in the Labour party, the former prime minister took it on a neoliberal detour and lost 5m votes between 1997 and 2010. To others gleefully awaiting the Chilcot report, he is a war criminal