美国习惯用语:775 Brownie Points

今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是：Brownie Points. Brownie是指七、八岁大的女童子军成员。童子军培养这些孩子的集体观念、组织、社交等各种能力。Brownies完成各种任务后，就可以得到特殊的奖励

2018年CRI UN pledges support for Zimbabwe's economic recovery efforts

A senior UN official is suggesting Zimbabwe has made significant progress in preparations for the upcoming general elections, as well as in its reforms to attract investors to help revive the country's ravaged economy. Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrat

原版英语对话1000个:428 Strong and Weak Points

Simon: Yeah, I got a job interview coming up and I know they're gonna ask me about what are your strong points and your weak points. You know. Todd: Yeah, that's tough, because like I know my strong points and my weak points. Simon: Yeah, well, let's

音乐咖啡厅:What if she's an angel 倘若她是天使

首《What if she's an angel 》完美地展现了乡村音乐的纯稚和朴实。Steiner纯正的乡村歌喉让我们自然在脑海里会浮现这样的画面：夕阳西下，满天是火红的云彩，笼罩茫茫大地，一个帅气的西部牛仔，骑在马背上，悠闲地哼唱着这首《倘若她是天使》。 Tommy Shane Steiner

Raptors bench records season-low 7 points in loss to Bucks

TORONTO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Toronto Raptors' bench scored a season-low seven points in a 107-96 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in NBA action on Sunday afternoon. Coming into the game, the Toronto reserves were ranked eighth in the league, averaging

Arenas revives with 37 points and McGrady enjoy first straight win

BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Gilbert Arenas made his brightest performance in China by scoring a season-high 37 points to lead Shanghai Sharks beat Xinjiang Guanghui 107-104 in Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) League on Sunday. Arenas, who just r

纽约电视剧业蓬勃发展

TV Production Booming in New York 纽约电视剧业蓬勃发展 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK The number of television series produced in New York City is going through the roof. They now contribute $8.7 billion to the local New York economy, an increase of 21

CBA Roundup: Crazy Douby sinks 75 points in Chinese league

BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Quincy Douby showed no mercy on Marcus-less Shanxi Zhongyu as he swept 75 points, the highest score in CBA franchise history, to help Zhejiang Chouzhou win 154-129 at home on Wednesday. The former record belonged to Andre

美国国家公共电台 NPR Online Shoppers Say They Rarely Return Purchases. Why?

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Now for a story most of us can probably relate to. You buy something online, and then you change your mind. So what to do - keep it, regift, send it back? Well, Americans had interesting things to say about their return habit

TED演讲 :老兵为何恋战(5)

He remembers people saying, as he was sort of half-conscious, he remembers people saying, Steiner's been hit in the head. Steiner's dead. 他记得。在他处于半清醒状态时听到人们说：斯坦纳被射中了头部。斯坦纳死了。 And

学个词Learn a Word 第1629-score-points

今天我们要学的词是 score points. To score points 得分，指某种做法得到认可和表扬。The candidate accused his opponent of raising the issue only to score political points. 这位候选人指责说，对手是有意利用这个问题

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Initiative Calls for World's Citizens to Pla

By Alex Villarreal United Nations 14 May 2008 The United Nations is looking for innovative ways to combat global warming. One initiative aims to plant seven billion trees worldwide - nearly one for every person on the planet. From U.N. Headquarters i

联合国官员敦促蒙古走向绿色

布拉格恢复地铁运营 PRAGUE, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Prague resumed the operation of all its three metro lines on Thursday morning after a four-day closure amidst flooding threats from the Vltava River, the Prague Public Transport Company (DPP) has

Parsons' career-high 32 points fuel Rockets' victory over Mavericks

HOUSTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Chandler Parsons scored a career-high 32 points to lift the Houston Rockets to an easy 136-103 win over the Dallas Mavericks Sunday night in Houston. The win ended the Rockets' nine-game losing streak to the Mavericks. Ja

Leverkusen and Schalke drop points at German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Schalke shared points with Augsburg following a goalless draw and Leverkusen were also held to a draw at Freiburg while Frankfurt inflicted Hoffenheim their 12th loss of the season at the 19th round in the German Bundeslig

Freibug, Frankfurt share points in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Stunning sides Freiburg and Frankfurt shared points at the opener of the 23rd round following a goalless draw on Friday. Frankfurt staged a better first half whereas Freiburg almost broke the deadlock at the second half ow

China to mark up protected zones for its territorial sea base points

China to mark up protected zones for its territorial sea base points BEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Tuesday released a series of measures to select and protect areas as the base points of the country's ter

好听的英文歌曲：what if she's an angle - tommy shane steiner

There's a man standing on the corner 一个男子站在街角 With a sign sayin will work for food You know the man 身边的标示告之 他已失去了工作 You see him every morning 你每天清晨都能见到他 The one you never give your money

美国国家公共电台 NPR Depression Strikes Today's Teen Girls Especially Hard

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's tough to be a teenager. It's especially tough for girls, who are more vulnerable to depression than boys. New research shows that's getting even worse. As NPR's Patti Neighmond reports, girls are now three times more likely

英文乡村歌曲：Anna Ternheim - Halfway To Fivepoints

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