2010年ESL之日常生活 22 Wiring Money to Another Country

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TED演讲 :信息 脑对脑沟通已来临(4)

He goes there and does it. 它走去并按这个笼子。 And the same time, he is sending a mental message to the second rat that didn't see any light, 与此同时，他发送了一条神经信息给第二只看不见灯的老鼠， and the second

VOA慢速英语2012 Education Report - Does Physical Activity Lead to Higher Grades?

THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Life in the 1970s and '80s STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. This week in our series, we look back at some of the social issues and c

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Major floods are expected on the Yangtze River this year. In anticipation of that, the Three Gorges Reservoir is discharging water to make room for more when the flood season arrives. 22 reservoirs, including the Three Gorges now form a joint flood c

Activity Melody

英文热力歌曲:The Saturdays - Lose Control

Song：Lose Control Artist：The Saturdays Oooo-Oooo fashion fashion fashion fashion I always use to be the shy girl Not a hot girl And not your type girl I never cared about the cool clothes about the right shoes making the right moves who's that ho

At passport control

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SSS 2010-05-28

This is Scientific America's Sixty-Second-Science. I am Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Some interesting electrical activity in the clouds of ash drifting around Europe as a result of that Icelandic volcano. Models predicted that electrical charge should

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Gun control should be a really serious issue. In my country, politicians rarely talk about it. They only discuss it if someone goes nuts and shoots lots of people in a school or shopping mall. Gun crime is on the increase everywhere but the governmen

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欧美名人演讲 第69期:同性恋与道德的关系(15)

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英语博客：ESL Podcast 819 – Athletes Behaving Badly

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VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Physical Activity in T

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. How active you are early in life may affect how able-minded you are late in life. That was the finding of a new study of cognitive impairment, or a loss in mental abilities. The study involved more than

VOA慢速英语2012--Economics Report - Greece Struggles to Form Government, Unsure about Reform

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By David McAlary Washington 13 July 2006 We often hear that imagining something will not make it so. But scientists have now overturned that adage, making a science-fiction dream come true. U.S. researchers have shown that a paralyzed patient can us

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BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed the importance of afforestation and urged people, especially the young, to understand and protect nature via tree planting activities. Chinese PresidentXi Jinpingtalks w

VOA标准英语2010年-Physical Activity in Teen Years Helps

A new study finds regular physical activity as a teenager may prevent cognitive impairment - a decline in mental abilities - decades later. Previous studies found that people who were physically active in later life were more likely to avoid mental d

ESL Podcast 626 – Wiring Money to Another Country

Mahmoud: My brother emailed about an emergency situation. He needs $300 by tomorrow, but how can I get cash to him within 24 hours if Im here in Mexico City and hes in New York? Sharon: Thats easy. You can wire him the money from here and he can pick

Tobacco control needs stronger smoke signals

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每日一词【830】damage control

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