音标:[ˈwi:vəz] ;
n. 织工, 编织者( weaver的复数形式 )
n. a craftsman who weaves cloth
n. finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests

THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 安徒生童话

THIS IS AMERICA - American Folk Music, Traditional to 'Freak' 今日美国 - 美国民间音乐 BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we explore American folk music, the music o

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Remembering a Civil Rights Hero and His Powerful Protest From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. I'm Caty Weaver. Today on the show we remember two important Americans, both activists in the cause of civil rights. Franklin McCain launched a succ

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Clothing Designer from Malawi Targets Overseas Markets 马拉维服装设计师目标锁定海外市场 Lilly Alfonso is one of the top fashion designers in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. 莉莉阿方索是马拉维首都利隆圭的一名顶尖时装

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A different bell was bonging in the distance. Brightearly sunlight poured through the tree house window. Teddy and Kathleen were gone. Jack looked down at his clothes. He was wearing aknee-length tunic and dark tights. Annie wore a longdress with puf

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BBC Learning English London Life Tapestry January 25, 2006 PLEASE NOTE: This is not a precise transcription of this programme Callum:Hello I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life. One of the departments of the University of London is SOAS or, t

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Teamwork has helped the weavers find a neat solution to the problems posed by the Kalahari sun. But some creatures are even better equipped. Ground squirrels have ready-made parasols. Under the shadow

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton after speaking at the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington, 27 Apr 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has outlined several new initiatives to empower women around the world, through tech

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We are living on a planet with a lot of activities, with reference to our living environment,done by faith and guess alone. 我们对于这个地球上所发生的许多现象,都只是通过信念或猜测来认知。 Our lives depend upon these cre

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Long ago and far away, there lived an Emperor. This Emperor was very vain and could think about nothing but his clothes. He had wardrobes and cupboards full of clothes. They filled his spare bedrooms and upstairs corridors of the palace. The courtier

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ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. America's Declaration of Independence from Britain was signed on July fourth, seventeen seventy-six. Today, Mary Tillotson and Steve Ember bring you an Independence Day program of songs t

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Every three weeks, a truck drives to a rural community in the Kingdom of Swaziland. The purpose of the trip is to buy the hand-made products of local women and place new orders. The Swazi women mak

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Controlling Garden Insects with Spiders By Bob Bowen Broadcast: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Spiders kill more insect

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VERROCCHIOS STUDIO WAS TYPICAL OF ITS DAY. APPRENTICES WERE AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE LADDER. ABOVE THEM WERE WORKERS CALLED JOURNEYMEN. THEY HAD MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE AND HELPED TEACH THE APPRENTICES. THEY WERE ABLE WORKERS BUT WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH

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LESSON 1 THE SPIDER 第一课 大蜘蛛 Do you see the spider in the picture? 看到图中的蜘蛛了吗? He has just got his web done; and there he sits in the very middle of it, ready to pounce upon a fly. 它刚刚织好了网,正坐在中央,等着

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Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for t

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Panama hats 巴拿马草帽 Hold onto your headwear 守住你的帽子 Ecuador makes them and wants you to know it 厄瓜多尔制造了这种帽子并希望你去了解它 HATS have been woven in and around Montecristi, a hillside town in Ecuador ne

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If people cannot find jobs because they have outdated skillsthink hand weavers after the invention of the loomthey might become structurally unemployed. 如果人们是因为具有过时的技能而不能找到工作想想织布机发明之后的手工

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Joshua Leo. Voice 2 And I'm Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 A woman sits on a high, green mou

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THIS IS AMERICA - American Folk Music, From Traditional to 'Freak' Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. This week on our program, Barbara Klein explores American folk music, the music of the people. (MUSIC) Good Night Irene, is an examp

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