VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - 2009: A Year of Discove

VOICE ONE: I'm Mario Ritter. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we tell about some of the biggest space stories of two thousand nine. First, there was the American space agency's discovery of water on

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-26

1.Officials say Monday's tornado that tore through an Oklahoma city suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused 2 billion dollars overall damage. The twister killed 24 people. 2.The IRS official at the center of controvers

美国国家公共电台 NPR Haute Pot: How High-End California Chefs Are Cashing In On Marijuana

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Here in California, some chefs are bringing together high-end cuisine with ingredients that might actually get you high. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, BONG APPETIT) ABDULLAH SAEED: Cannabis-infused foie gras - we've come a long way from

天天练口语：Picnic

Linda: Its so nice to have a picnic in the park! 琳达：在公园里野餐真是太棒了！ Mom: Yeah! Lets dig in. Do you want some cookies? 妈妈：是啊，我们开始吧。你要小点心吗？ Linda: No, thanks. Mom, I want some cheese and

【英语2级听力】不同的食物-Different Foods

Sara is hungry. She goes to the kitchen. She opens the cabinet. There are a lot of snacks. The marshmallows are too sweet. The potato chips are too salty. The ice cream is too watery. The kiwis are too sour. The cereal is too bland. Her dad comes hom

不择手段背单词(631):avid

avid, [ 'vid ] adj 热心的（有强烈的兴趣和热情＝eager＝appetent＝ardent＝athirst）；热望的 【例】an avid sports fan 热衷的体育爱好者 【记】avi飞，鸟－人类早就渴望飞了－热望的av一种频道，可以玩游

第61期: notion, impression, ideal, jail, jam

说一口流利的英语，从简单的单词开始。 听听，读读，背背，今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 notion [ 5nEuFEn ] She had a notion t

Barcelona preapares to host basketball's Copa del Rey

MADRID, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Thursday sees the start of the annual Copa del Rey in Spanish Basketball, a knockout competition that promises four days of thrilling basketball. This year's Copa del Rey is held in the Palau San Jordi in Barcelona and bri

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-19

1.Boston police say two people were killed when a pair of bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The blasts shattered the end of the race. 2.Meantime, an intelligence official says two more explosive devices have been found near

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-03

1.The House of Representatives could vote Friday on a bill to end furloughs for air traffic controllers. The furloughs, which were triggered by budget cuts, are blamed for thousands of flight delays this week. 2.Japan's transportation minister says t

VOA标准英语2011--Smithsonian Celebrates Jazz Appeciation

Smithsonian Celebrates Jazz Appeciation Month It's April and time once again to celebrate one of America's greatest treasures, jazz with the 10th anniversary of Jazz Appreciation Month. Jazz took a giant step forward when pianist Mary Lou Williams pe

英语听力：自然百科 虫虫兄弟—15

The flower morph larva in the muesli get busy, spinning a web. In the process coating with cereal and sticky tendrils. Not very appetising. And seen under the scanning electro-microscope, the blue cheese Maria bought at the market looks even less app

PBS高端访谈:前辈久据岗位,后生无力上手

GWEN IFILL: The summer has long been a time of the year when many teens can find temporary work. But those traditions have been upended of late, as NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman reports in the second of two stories on this portion of t

PBS高端访谈:青少年失去暑期工作机会

GWEN IFILL: The summer has long been a time of the year when many teens can find temporary work. But those traditions have been upended of late, as NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman reports in the second of two stories on this portion of t

希腊神话：Ares 阿瑞斯

AresSon of Zeus and Hera，Ares was appointed god of war．He was terrible and majestic ，and his march shook the world．Of all the major gods at Olympus，he was the most hateful，loving struggle and war and ever thirsty for blood ．On the other

VOA常速英语2008年-Environmental Groups Say European Appetite Fuel

By Catherine Drew London 11 March 2008 Fish is now the most traded animal commodity on the planet. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, estimates 140 million tons of wild and farmed fish were sold in 2004. The FAO reports tha

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-16

After being closed for nearly 3 years, the Washington Monument is reopening to the pubilc. New exhibits have been installed and visitors can once again ride an elevator to look out from the highest point in the nation's capital. In August, 2011, the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Exercise Wins: Fit Seniors Can Have Hearts That Look 30 Years Younger

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We know that exercise benefits health - kind of obvious. And we're learning more about that. Researchers find people who exercise regularly throughout their lifetimes may be able to keep their hearts and muscles decades younger.

"气球"带我空中翱翔

According to the Daily Mail on December 1, American daredevil Jonathan Trappe travelled an astonishing 100 miles by flying a cluster of Mexican flag-colored balloon over Mexico with the speeds of 18 to 50 mph. His flight was to celebrate the Mexican

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本期内容： McDonalds served up appetising fourth-quarter results. Sales in America continued the recovery begun in the third quarter, rising by 5.7%. Steve Easterbrook, who became the fast-food giants boss last March, credited the introduction o