地道英语在线听-Blading 滑旱冰

Put your blades on and enjoy the sun! John: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English. Im John. Helen: And Im Helen. John: Today were going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. Helen: 地道英语和大家

2007年VOA标准英语-ASEAN Facing Credibility Test Over Pressing Bur

By Ron Corben Bangkok 08 January 2007 Residents take photos in front of the International Convention Center (CICC) main venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the central Philippines city of Cebu, 10 Dec 2006 As the le

VOA慢速英语2009年-THIS IS AMERICA - How a Housing Bubble Bur

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: A repossessed home in Denver, Colorado, in May 2008 And I'm Fritzi Bodenheimer. This week on our program, we examine some of the causes of the financial crisis

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Secretary-General Appeals for Release of Bur

By Ron Corben Bangkok 26 May 2006 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on Burma's military government to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest. Mr. Annan issued the call in Thailand on the last stop of a f

2006年VOA标准英语-Ivory Coast Rebels Have Double Life in Bur

By Nico Colombant and Zoumana Wonogo Abidjan and Ouagadougou 28 February 2006 Burkina Faso map While the Ivory Coast peace process stutters along, many northern rebel leaders have established a double

2007年VOA标准英语-Australian Lifeguards Get a New Look

By Phil Mercer Sydney 24 January 2007 For decades the bronzed, blond and blue-eyed lifesaver has been an Australian icon. Now the face of the Australian lifesaving is changing drastically, thanks to a concerted effort to broaden the membership base.

VOA标准英语2008年-Australian Conference Promotes Radical Building

Office blocks modeled on termite nests and buildings that can resist climate change have been the focus at a conference by some of Australia's most influential designers in Melbourne. They are calling for radical changes to the way that buildings ar

2007年VOA标准英语-France's Immigrant Suburbs Outside Mainstream P

By Sonja Pace Clichy-sous-Bois 04 May 2007 French voters go to the polls Sunday in a second and final round of balloting for a new president. The contenders are conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and socialist Segolene Royal. But, in many of the country's

Australian dollar hits 28-year high

CANBERRA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar hit a 28 year high as it edged closer to parity with the U.S. dollar, rising to a new post-float record of 99.70 U.S. cents on Thursday morning. At 11:15am (AEDT) on Thursday, the local unit was tra

2007年VOA标准英语-Australian City Rejects Sudanese Refugees

By Phil Mercer Tamworth, Australia 15 January 2007 Australia's most-famous musical town, Tamworth, is beset by a dispute over the city council's decision to reject refugees from Sudan. City councilors have voted down a request by the Department of I

VOA双语新闻2008年：Australian Sheep Shearers

Australia's wool industry faces a chronic lack of sheep shearers. They are being lured to better paid jobs in the booming mining sector, just as demand from China, which buys about 60 percent of Australian wool, is soaring. 澳大利亚的羊毛业长期

Djokovic ready to defend his Australian Open title

MELBOURNE, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Should Djokovic lift the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup in two weeks' time, not only will he remain No. 1, he will also become the first player in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles. From my pers

VOA标准英语2008年-Amnesty International Criticizes Burmese Refere

By Tendai Maphosa London 09 May 2008 Amnesty International has issued a statement criticizing the Burmese government's intention to proceed with a referendum for a new constitution Saturday instead of concentrating on providing relief for victims of

Top seed Ding wins first battle in London

LONDON, July 29 (Xinhua) -- China's top seed Ding Ning defeated Romania's Daniela Dodean 4-0 in her Olympic debut on Sunday, marching toward the top of Olympic podium. This is my first match so I was a little bit nervous, especially when I entered th

China's Ding to face Day at snooker worlds first round

LONDON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China's top snooker player Ding Junhui will take on Ryan Day in the opening round of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield next week. Ding, who entered the semifinals last year but was knocko

VOA标准英语2009年-US Diplomat Outlines Obama Approach on Bur

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 01 October 2009 Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campbell At a Senate subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campb

Australian McCardel to attempt swimming across Florida Straits

HAVANA, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Australian swimmer Chloe McCardel announced her intentions to swim across the Florida Straits without the protection of an anti-shark cage, Cuban media highlighted here Wednesday. According to Radio Havana Cuba, McCarde

Australian gov't signals lower economic growth rate

CANBERRA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Australian federal government on Sunday signaled its mid-year budget review will reveal a lower- than-estimated growth rate for the Australian economy. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan and Federal Finance Minister Penny Wong

Australian gov't lifts freeze on refugee processing

CANBERRA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Australian federal government（联邦政府） on Thursday announced it will immediately lift a freeze on the processing of claims from Afghanistan（阿富汗） asylum seekers. The six-month freeze on processing, whi

美国习惯用语:287 blow-out; bash; wing-ding; blast

今天要讲的习惯用语属于同一个主题，party，也就是聚会或者宴会。美国有不少人热中于参加party，所以和这些社交场合相关的俗语或者习惯用语也特别丰富多彩。我们今天要学的第一个是：