通过网络向陌生人借钱

Nora Penic: What's that ? Betsy Stark: When Nora Penic applied for a bank loan to buy a $2, 700/choclate fountain for her fledgling catering business. . . Nora Penic: They showed me the door, so. . .

Gene Linked to Stroke Risk

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: October 1, 2003 This is Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists in Iceland say they have identified the first gene linked to common forms of

WTO 商务谈判英语系列

1、Thanks。 By the way， do you have any plans for tonight？ 谢谢。顺便问一下，今晚有什么安排吗？ 2、None whatsoever。 Im at your disposal。 一点儿也没有呢。我得听你安排。 3、Why dont we have dinner together t

3.6 Each to his own beauty 各自的美丽

A Samurai who was known for his nobility and honesty, went to visit a Zen monk to ask advice. However, the moment he entered the temple where the master was praying, he felt inferior and concluded that, in spite of having fought for justice and peace

Messenger bird from the past

Callum: Hello Im Callum and this is 6 Minute English. With me today is Neil, hello Neil. Neil: Hi Callum Callum: In todays programme were going to be looking at an interesting story of war, secret messages, codes and Neil: And, and what? Callum: Pige

英文里7个废话一样开头的短语

When you have to say something that might hurt someone's feelings or is a little awkward, you may start not making any sense whatsoever. 当你要说的话可能会让对方感到受伤或是有一点尴尬，无论是什么事，你如何起头都是于

WTO商务谈判英语系列-1

1、Thanks. By the way, do you have any plans for tonight? 谢谢。顺便问一下，今晚有什么安排吗？ 2、None whatsoever. Im at your disposal. 一点儿也没有呢。我得听你安排。 3、Why dont we have dinner together to celebrat

TED演讲:慈悲心与感同身受的真正涵义(2)

And Yudhisthira replied, 尤帝士提尔答道， The most wondrous thing in the world is that all around us people can be dying and we don't realize it can happen to us. 世上最美妙的事情就是我们所有人都将死去，而我们对此却一

Give us 15 Minutes A Day

Your boss has a bigger vocabulary than you have. That's one good reason why he's your boss. This discovery has been made in the word laboratories of the world. Not by theoretical English professors, but by practical, hard-headed scholars who have bee

Gay men at higher risk for cancer

BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Researchers from California, Unated States, found that sexual orientation could play a role in cancer and more gay men are reported being cancer survivors(幸存者) than straight men, according to findings in the journ

VOA常速英语2007年-Study Measures Risk of Hip Fracture in Women

By Carol Pearson Washington 28 November 2007 Every year, more than one and a half million people worldwide fall and fracture a hip. Of that number, about 80 percent are women. These fractures are painful and associated with a high death rate. VOA's C

South Africans at high risk of cervical cancer

JOHANNESBURG, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Cervical cancer ranks as the second most frequent(频繁的) cancer among women in South Africa. Recent information from a World Health Organization (WHO) and ICO Information Center on Human Papilloma virus (HPV) an

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitians in US Send Money to Families

Many families in Haiti are still homeless, living on the streets and not getting enough food. Haitians in the United States are trying to send money so they can buy food and water. One business in Washington, D.C. gets money quickly to people in Hait

虎妈猫爸育儿方式较量

Move over Tiger Mother - there's a new cat on the block. 虎妈靠边儿，育儿领域来了猫爸。 Perhaps you're familiar with the super-strict mum who pushes her kids to be the best at school, sport, and music - no matter what the cost. It's a

VOA常速英语2008年-Cancer Risk Persists in Women Who Stop Hormone

By Jessica Berman Washington 04 March 2008 According to the results of a large U.S. study, older women who used hormone therapy to ease the symptoms of menopause and then discontinued it remain at increased risk of cancer. Researchers voiced surprise

"Lean gene" raises risk of heart disease, diabetes

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A lean gene that helps people keep slim was found closely related to diabetes and heart disease, according to a study pulished in Nature Genetics journal on Sunday. The scientists from Britains Medical Research Council

Sudden Exercise Poses Heart Risk for Sedentary People

If you don't exercise regularly（有规律的）, a sudden bout of energetic activity can trigger a heart attack, and may even kill you, according to a new study published in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association. It sounds like the

高考阅读高频难词-11

501. particle n. 微粒 502. particularly ad. 特别,尤其 503. respond vi. 回答,答复；反应 504. response n. 回答,答复；反应 505. sensible a. 明智的 506. sensitive a. 敏感到,灵敏的

莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第26篇

Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage 爱呵，您是我的主，您的德行 Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit, 早已赢得我臣服于您的忠心， To thee I send this written ambassage, 我而今缮写谨呈上片纸诗行， To witness duty

omg美语：0326 OMG! 美语 Whatsoever!

我们今天一起来看看 whatsoever, altogether 和 all together 的用法！ 1) Whatsoever= 一点也不 2) altogether = 完全地 3) all together = 总共, 一共 4) all together = 一起