名人轶事:Ralph Waldo Emerson

By Richard Thorman 25 Sep 2004, 20:22 UTC Broadcast: September 26, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about the life of Nineteenth Centur

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Academy Award winning Quentin Tarantino has worked nearly ten years to bring Inglourious Basterds to life, the movie is set during World War II and stars Brad Pitt, as Lieutenant Aldo Raine, the head of a group of Jewish-American soldiers, seeking br

各国名人英文介绍-Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born in 1985. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. The legendary Dutch genius Johan Cruyff said hes one of the best ever. He became a soccer superstar playing for English team Manchest

Ronaldo back to Real squad

MADRID, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid's star striker Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the squad for Spanish La Liga match slated for the weekend after recovering from an ankle strain, his club said on Thursday. Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined the squad in t

Ronaldo defends Valcke's criticism towards Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Ronaldo defended FIFA's Secretary General Jerome Valcke's recent harsh words towards the Brazil's delayed World Cup preparations upon his arrival for routine inspections. Valcke declared last week that projects and

Ronaldo believes 2014 World Cup to be best ever

NEW YORK, March 19 (Xinhua) -- China-owned Swedish automaker Volvo announced Monday an endorsement deal with NBA's new Asian-American superstar Jeremy Lin, marking one of the first major corporate contracts for the Knicks guard. Over the next two yea

Ronaldo reveals desire to become president of CBF

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Retired soccer star Ronaldo on Sunday revealed his aspirations of entering the world of politics and becoming the next president of the Brazilian Confederation of Soccer (CBF). With the sudden and unexpected resig

Ronaldo hat-trick as Real Madrid win derby

MADRID, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid once again defeated local rivals Atletico Madrid in the Vicente Calderon Stadium on Wednesday night.? Ronaldo was at his best and scored two incredible goals and a penal

旅馆英语对话-Get a Taxi via(3)

A: Can you get me a taxi? B: We offer various types of transportation. Perhaps you'd like to upgrade to a private vehicle? A: Thanks, but no thanks. A taxi will do just fine. B: In that case, how about a limo? Then you can travel in style. A: No, I h

Taxi!

BBC Learning English London Life Taxi! Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life. In the programme today what do you think would be the most stressful and dangerous job in Britain, a police officer, perhaps a deep sea fishermen? Wel

Hiring Taxies 租赁出租车

Key Sentences（重点句子） 488．I'd like to hire a car for three days. 我想租一辆车，租用三天。 489．What kind of car do you want? 您想租用什么样的车？ 490．We need a minibus. 我们想租一辆面包车。 491．How wou

Osvaldo earns Brazil call-up

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has given a surprise international call-up to Sao Paulo winger Osvaldo for friendlies against Italy and Russia later this month. The 25-year-old replaces Paris Saint-Germain starle

Ronaldo: Real Madrid shut Ferguson up

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazil legend Ronaldo accused Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson of lacking respect by referring to him as the fat one. Speaking during a press conference involving Brazil's 2014 World Cup organizing commi

Ronaldo hat-trick as Madrid blast past Sevilla

MADRID, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid warmed up for Wednesday' s Champions League match at home to Manchester United with a comfortable win at home to a conformist Sevilla. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick after Karim Benzema had opened the scor

Former Real star says Ronaldo is upset at missing out on UEFA award

Former Real star says Ronaldo is upset at missing out on UEFA award RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Former Real Madrid and Brazil star Roberto Carlos believes Cristiano Ronaldo is upset due to his failure to win last week's UEFA best player in Eu

Xi Jinping Kicks off Latin American, U.S. Tours

President Xi Jinping left this morning for state visits to three Latin American countries, as well as a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama. Xi Jinping is set to hold talks with Obama in California over major strategic issues of mutual concern.

Chinese Envoy Hails Xi-Obama Meeting

China's Ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, is describing the upcoming meeting between Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama as strategic and historic. CRI's Marc Cavegli has more. Earlier this week, Ambassador Cui Tiankai took part in a

Former Diplomat on Xi-Obama Meeting

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Xi Calls for Broader Co-op Between China and Mexico

Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for joint efforts from both China and Mexico to expand their economic cooperation. Our reporter Xiuqi takes a closer look. China does not seek trade surplus. It will always be open and actively increas

在外国 如何打出租车Takeataxi

在外国如何打出租车Takeataxi A： Manhattan Square， please. B： All right， sir. When are you supposed to be there？ A： Id like to go around the city， if you dont mind. －请到曼哈顿广常 －好的，先生。要求几点到。