There was a lake at the outskirts of a small village. Two swans and a turtle who were good friends lived in the lake. They would play with each other and pass time telling stories. One year, there were no rains and the lake started drying up. The lak

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 英语小短文

'Leda and the Swan' Painting Found in Ancient Pompeii This is Whats Trending Scientists have uncovered a sensual drawing on a wall in the ruins of ancient Pompeii. The fresco represents the myth of Leda and the Swan. In the story, the Roman god Jupit

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(197) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

模仿文本: We tend to think there are two types of reasoning: deduction, where we move with logical certainty from general principles to a particular conclusion, as in all swans are white, this is a swan, so this must be white; and induction, wh

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Words and Their Stories: Swan Song 词汇典故:天鹅之歌 Now, the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 (MUSIC) The white swan with its long, graceful neck is among the most beau

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也许你玩过纸卡娃娃,或者折过纸天鹅? TED 伙伴马努普拉卡什和他的团队发明了一种用纸做的显微镜,易折易用。他精彩的演说展示了,这项发明能如何为发展中国家的医疗状况带来革命性的

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第一章 练习27:《丑陋的小鸭子》含描述性短语的故事 Exercise 1 -27 Descriptive Phrase StoryThe Ugly Duckling Exercise 1-27: Descriptive Phrase Story The Ugly Duckling The following well-known story has been rewritten to contain o

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[Nina醒来,发现自己手上蒙了手套,母亲守在床边] Mom: Its okay. Im here. Oh...you were scratching (v.抓) all night. Nina: Wheres my clock? Mom: Dont worry about that. Nina: What time is it? Mom: [安抚] Shoo... Nina: The show is t

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061 The Swans' Nest A long long time ago, there were swans. The swans flew to the plains. They were called 'Lombard'. Another group of swans flew to Byzantium, and they flocked to the Emperor's crown to protect it. The swans were just like a shield t

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He knew perfectly well he would be going back to the pond where the swans were. 他心里很清楚,自己还会再去天鹅们所在的那个池塘的。 And he had no intention of getting lost in the woods. 但他并不打算在森林里迷路。

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The history of Chicagos Lincoln Park Zoo started 150 years ago with a gracious gift from New York City officials, when the commissioners of the Board of Public Works of the city of Chicago received a gift of two pairs of swans from the commissioners

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Spring A cold winter has gone, spring is here with us and begins to get warm. All trees, flowers and other kinds of plants begin to grow. Small green leaves appear on the branchs of the trees and grass appears out the ground. Birds sing happily in th

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罗盘 Compass 罗盘又叫罗经仪,是常用于风水探测的工具。罗盘主要由位于盘中央的磁针和一系列同心圆圈组成,每一个圆圈都代表着中国古人对于宇宙 大系统中某一个层次信息的理解。片名寻

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Since A.A. Milne published the first official Winnie The Pooh story in 1926, the character has become beloved by children across many generations. 自从艾伦亚历山大米尔恩1926年推出小熊维尼的故事以来,这一形象就深受几代儿

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Books and Arts;New fiction;A swan's song; 文艺;新生代小说;天鹅之歌; Peter Carey's delightful double story: The Chemistry of Tears,by Peter Carey. 彼得凯里悦人的双线故事:《泪水制剂》,彼得凯里著。 Few writers manag

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一只巨大的狗出现在他的身边,离他很近。这只狗露出锐利的牙齿,继续往前走,没有碰他。 这只小鸭叹息说:“哦,谢谢老天爷!我是这么丑,因此连

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这是一首具有浓厚的拉丁美洲乡间音乐的歌曲,在六十年代非常出名。作者对比了麻雀与蜗牛、铁锤与铁钉、森林与街道,相比之下,前者享有更大的自由。歌中还有另一对比较物,即天鹅与人。天鹅高飞于空,自由自在;而人被束缚在土地上,唱出最悲哀的歌声。这首歌抒发了对

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Since A.A. Milne published the first official Winnie The Pooh story in 1926, the character has become beloved by children across many generations. 自从艾伦亚历山大米尔恩1926年推出小熊维尼的故事以来,这一形象就深受几代儿

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迷你对话 A: He always likes to say something as if all his geese are swans. 他谈论问题时,总喜欢言过其词。 B: I know this characteristic of him. So I never think seriously of his words. 我知道他的这个特点。所以,对于他

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what do you have in your rider?There's water 你巡演都随身带些社么东西 水 When I was on tour they would stand up 我巡演的时候都得站着 My rider first started like that,just water,that's all I needed 我刚开始也是带水就足够

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Seamus: Whats that? Cathy: Its a planning book for our wedding. Seamus: We arent getting married for a year and a half. Cathy: I know, but there are so many things to plan. We have to book the hall far in advance, you know, and once we set the date,

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