VOA慢速英语20061225a

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Right now, the top story in AIDS research involves newly announced findings about adult male circumcision. Two studies in Africa found that circumci

开放英语 课本 unit28

[00:43.02]Extract 1 [00:45.94]Make questions using the prompts in your book. [01:49.62]Extract 2 [01:52.96]Listen to the questions and answer them for yourself using short answers. [02:00.61]Use the pause button. [03:56.06]Extract 3 Xiaoyan talks to

365个英语简短小故事- 22. The Loose Button

George wore a pair of blue shorts around the house. They were old, faded, and ugly, but they were comfortable. And when you are at home, you want to be comfortable. It wouldn't be called Home, Sweet Home if you didn't feel comfortable there. But when

英语四级考试语法复习精选专项习题(6)

1 . His eyes _______ with rage but he did not dare to say anything. A. flashed B.wicked C.voted D.protested 2. The list is arranged according to the _______ professions of the audience. A. respective B.responsible C.resource D.resolution 3. This is o

Whose Finger Do You Want on the Button?

Whose Finger Do You Want on the Button? Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore the meaning of everyday expressions in the English language. Today, we talk about a common object that appears in many express

【英文短篇小说】THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON（1）

I As long ago as 1860 it was the proper thing to be born at home. At present, so I am told, the high gods of medicine have decreed that the first cries of the young shall be uttered upon the anaesthetic air of a hospital, preferably a fashionable one

【英文短篇小说】THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON（2）

There's a great future in the dry-goods business, Roger Button was saying. He was not a spiritual man--his aesthetic sense was rudimentary. Old fellows like me can't learn new tricks, he observed profoundly. It's you youngsters with energy and vitali

用积极的行动去说话

用积极的行动去说话Taking Positive Actions没有目标，生活就是废墟，有了目标，但没有积极的动力，生活就像是离开水的鱼。 Goals are meant to be achieved. To succeed in life, think about how you can take postive

除了Home键 iPhone7还将取消耳机插孔

Apple has traditionally overhauled its flagship handset every other year - but that is set to change this year, the Wall Street Journal has claimed. 据《华尔街日报》报道，从传统上来说，苹果每隔一年就会对旗舰手机进行大幅

吃的少能让人更聪明？

吃的少能让人更聪明？ Eating less could help you remember more, researchers have found. 有研究者发现，吃得少能提高记忆力。 Skipping dessert and having an after-dinner coffee instead could also be good for your brain, as well

京东12G用户数据信息包遭到泄露

A 12G data package belonging to JD.com, a leading online retail platform in China, has reportedly been leaked. 据报道，中国著名网购平台京东的12G数据信息包遭到泄露。 The package contains tens of millions of pieces of personal

每日一词【475】hot button：热门、焦点

今天我们要学的词是hot button。 Hot button, 是热门、焦点。在美国加州进行的最新民意调查发现，支持同性婚姻的选民第一次占据了多数。 The results of the survey showed the highest level of support on the h

美国习惯用语:306 button your lip; on the button

今天我们要讲的习惯词语都包括这样一个词，button。大家也许已经知道button是纽扣，但是button也可以作动词，意思你也一定猜得到，就是扣上纽扣。我们今天要讲的第一个习惯用语是: button y

学个词Learn a Word 第475期 Hot button

今天我们要学的词是hot button。 Hot button, 是热门、焦点。在美国加州进行的最新民意调查发现，支持同性婚姻的选民第一次占据了多数。 The results of the survey showed the highest level of support on the h

TED演讲:昭示长寿的实验(4)

And there are certain forms of the FOXO gene 我们发现活到90或者100岁人里 that have found to be more frequently present 最常有的 in people who live to be 90 or 100. 某种FOXO基因 And that's the case all over the world, 这是遍布全球

环球英语 — 151：The Belly Button

Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for Spotlight! Im Rebekah Schipper. Voice 2 And Im 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 Are you an i

欧盟部队举行军事演习

SARAJEVO, April 14 (Xinhua) -- EUFOR is to hold military exercise in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) between April 15 and April 28, local media reported on Sunday. The exercise, codenamed quick response 2013, is aimed to demonstrate the ability of EUFOR

英文短篇故事（纽约）338 Want Rain? Push This Button

Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it, he said. Until now. My invention can change the weather. Just aim it at the sky and push a button. There are buttons for Rain, Sun, and Snow. His wife said, That sounds too good to

雅思阅读高频词汇总结

Frequent 频繁的 evolve 进化 function 功能 vision 视觉 track 追踪 Illustration 阐明 object 物体 restrict 限制 evidence 证据 exceptional 杰出的 representation (symbol)代表，象征 dramatical 剧烈的 Estimate 预计 investigat

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2804 activate

今天我们要学的词是 activate. Activate 作为动词，有激活，启动的意思。Google activated a line of servers in Cuba, becoming the first foreign company to provide online content in the country. 谷歌在古巴激活了一整套服务