不择手段背单词(597):august

august adj （因年龄或地位高）受人尊敬的，威严的＝impressive＝majestic 【例】the august presence of the monarch 主教威严的到来your august father 令尊 【记】august（n 八月）（八月是太阳最高、最威严的时

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Part One 听辨练习 A. 词辨音 Listen, circle the corresponding number if you hear front vowels and back vowels in the word. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. B. 短语辨音 Write down the words you

Young Students Build a Station for Monarch Butterflies

Students at P.B. Smith Elementary Schools ecology club are learning about the life and migration of monarch butterflies. They learn in the classroom about the butterflys need for certain plants. They learn scientific words for the stages of a butterf

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Monarch Butterfly Deaths in Mexico

By Cynthia Kirk ENVIRONMENT REPORT - February 22, 2002: Monarch Butterfly Deaths in Mexico This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. A severe winter storm in central Mexico last month killed

英格兰队为什么被称为三狮军团？

The lions have a history going back to the 12th century, when a standard with three gold lions on a red field was carried into battle to inspire the troops. 这些狮子的历史可以追溯到12世纪时的红底三金狮军旗。 Later that century

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Following the Monarchs in an Ultralight A

One of the world's most amazing migration is about to begin in earnest: 300 million monarch butterflies spread across North America are about to converge on small forests in the mounts of Mexico. This year, the butterflies have an unusual company as

VOA标准英语2009年-Thai King, World's Longest-Serving Monarch

By Ron Corben Bangkok 21 September 2009 Thailand's king, the world's longest serving monarch, has been hospitalized on advice from his doctors. The hospitalization of the revered monarch is causing concern among the Thai public. Thai King Bhumibol A

圣诞市场提振巴塞罗那经济

BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Christmas markets in Barcelona resist the economic crisis despite the negative impact of the economic downturn, their organizers told Xinhua. In Barcelona there are two main Christmas markets, one in the Cathedra

经济学人108:美国的健康保险 章鱼博士

Business Health insurance in America The doctor octopus 商业 美国的健康保险 章鱼博士 Obamacare is making health insurers bigger 奥巴马的保健计划正在使健康保险公司变得更加庞大 THE future of Barack Obama's health law

经济学人30:王室大婚,威廉和凯特悬挂彩旗

Street parties街道聚会 Party like it's 1981聚会就像回到了1981年 Hanging out the bunting for William and Kate 为威廉和凯特悬挂彩旗 That was then 那是当时的情形 PRINCELY marriage is a brilliant edition of a universal fact t

如何判断一段感情是否真心

Figuring out whether the man or woman you're with is the ever-elusive 'one' is no mean feat. 想要了解自己的另一半并非易事。 But, if a new checklist is to be believed, it's rather simple to work out. 但如果有份检查表作参考则会

从皇弟到教师 末代皇帝溥仪弟弟溥任去世

The brother of China's last emperor who was pushed off the throne more than 100 years ago has died. 中国历史上最后一个皇帝在100多年前被迫退位，现今他的弟弟也驾鹤西去。 Puren was the youngest brother of the final Qing m

御驾亲征 约旦国王欲上前线空袭ISIS

Jordans King Abdullah ibn al-Hussein, who has trained as a pilot, may fly a bomber himself on Thursday in the countrys retaliation against the ISIS. 约旦国王阿卜杜拉曾是一名训练有素的飞行员，有媒体报道称，阿卜杜拉可能亲

囧研究 卷福和理查三世是远亲？！

A scientist has discovered actor Benedict Cumberbatch and King Richard III are cousins. 一位科学家发现，演员本尼迪克特康伯巴奇是理查三世的远亲。 Professor Kevin Schurer has revealed a link between Cumberbatch and the king

北京故宫养心殿启动百年来首次大修

One of the buildings at Beijing's Palace Museum, or Forbidden City, most closely associated with imperial life is to undergo a major renovation based on traditional construction techniques, the museum announced on Friday. 北京故宫博物院周五宣

英国女王探班《权力的游戏》 拒坐铁王座

The last king to sit on it was poisoned at his own wedding, so it was perhaps no surprise that the Queen preferred not to take the Iron Throne when she visited the Game of Thrones set. 上一位坐在铁王座上的国王在自己的婚礼上被人毒杀

双语阅读：人的寿命是否有极限

After celebrating her 60th year on the throne in style this past week, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II can now look forward to breaking some more records. She is already, at 86, Britain's oldest monarch (were she to die now, her son would immediately be

英国首相：鞋子是最爱，对鼻子不满意

Theresa May has said her shoes are the greatest love of her life and that she dislikes her nose, in a revealing personal interview with a local magazine. 在当地杂志的一次个人采访中，特蕾莎?梅曾表示，鞋子是她的最爱，而她对

威廉王子为女王自传作序

Prince William has written movingly of the example and continuity provided by the Queen throughout the turbulent decades of her long rein. 威廉王子动情写道，女王在其漫长的任期中经历了动荡的几十年，她立下了典范，为国

盘点：互联网大咖，年会凹造型

Internet companies like to hold an annual gala to celebrate the New Year with employees. At these galas, some company leaders like to wear strange costumes instead of the usual business suits, and perform for their employees. 每年互联网公司举行