历届美国总统介绍:第7任总统 安德鲁杰克逊

Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States. He was born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1767. His Irish-Scottish parents had immigrated to the USA from Ireland two years earlier. He was the youngest of three brothers

Prague's Old Town 布拉格小区

As you leave the castle area, you can stroll through the Malá Strana or Lesser Quarter tuck ed at the foot of the hill. The neighborhood, one of the best preserved in the city, prospered when upper-c

The Great Wall 万里长城 - 8

So when they left the sheltering walls of Dunhuang(敦煌), heading for the desert that local people referred to as

VOA 商务英语 lesson25

Dialog 1: Executive group(企业领导小组) F: Well. Have you had time to think over what we talked about? M: I made time(挤出时间), Ive spoken with our executive group. F:and did you reach a conclusion? M: Weve concluded that we have prospered by chang

Genesis 创世记39

39Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2The Lord was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the ho

How Art Made The World 说服的艺术 -14

These two groups were locked in a struggle for the control of ancient Rome. Neither side was prepared to compromise. It looked like the two tribes would be forever divided. That was until a new conten

Ancient viruses

This is not a word for word transcript. William: Hello and welcome to 6 minute English. I hope you're ready for another five minutes and fifty-five seconds of wonderful English language conversation about an interesting topic from BBC News. I'm Willi

英语散文：Presents To Mother

There was a woman who had three sons. When they had grown up the sons left home went out on their own and prospered years later. Getting back together they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother. 一个女人有3个儿子。长

The Elves and the Shoemaker

There was once a shoemaker, who, through no fault of his own, became so poor that at last he had nothing left but just enough leather to make one pair of shoes. He cut out the shoes at night, so as to set to work upon them next morning; and as he had

爱的力量（4）

Yes, it was worthwhile investing money in the shoe business, he thought. There wasn’t a shoe-store in the place. The dry-goods and general stores sold them. Business in all lines was fairly good. 他想

VOA标准英语2012--Cheaters Prospered in Historic US Land Rush

Cheaters Prospered in Historic US Land Rush A couple of boundaries between U.S. states have special historical significance. The Mason Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, for instance, informally divided the slaveholding South from the anti

2nd Chronicles 历代志下14

14And Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years. 2Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 3He removed the for

Elderly Mother

Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother. The first said, I built a big house for our mother.The second said, I sent her a Mercedes with a d

Sons' Gifts to Mother

Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed thegifts they were able to give their elderly mother. The first said, I built a big house for our mother.The second said, I sent her a Mercedes with a dr

Gifts to Mom

Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother. The first said, I built a big house for our mother.The second said, I sent her a Mercedes with a d

万物简史 第500期:多灾多难的生命进程(20)

Some animals absolutely prospered including, a little surprisingly, the turtles once again. 有的动物再次一片兴旺的景象包括鳖，真有点儿令人感到意外。 As Flannery notes, the period immediately after the dinosaur extinction c

经济学人201:熊彼特专栏-绿色增长

Schumpeter 熊彼特专栏 Green growth 绿色增长 Some emerging-world companies are combining growth with greenery 一些发展中国家的企业将环保事业与利润增长相结合 Sep 17th 2011 | from the print edition THE enrichment of previ

月亮和六便士 第五十四章(3)

Captain Brunot was a Breton, and had been in the French Navy. 布吕诺船长是法国布列塔尼地方的人，年轻时在法国海军里服过役。 He left it on his marriage, and settled down on a small property he had near Quimper to live for

冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第431期:第二十四章 艾德(28)

He was at the door when Ned called, Varys. The eunuch turned back. How did Jon Arryn die? 他走到门边时，奈德叫道：瓦里斯，太监回过头。琼恩艾林是怎么死的？ I wondered when you would get around to that. 我还在想你什么

赖世雄旅游观光英语通 第41期:平坦大地

The Flat lands 平坦大地 Kathy and Evan leave Amsterdam to continue their journey through Europe. 凯西和艾凡离开阿姆斯特丹，继续他们游欧洲的行程。 K:Gee, this land is so flat! 凯西：咦，这里的地真是平坦！ E:Th