大学英语六级词汇 s

sacred a.神圣的，宗教的；严肃的，郑重的 safeguard vt.维护，捍卫 n.安全措施 salute vt./vi.招呼，敬礼 n.招呼，敬礼 salvation n.拯救，救助 saturate vt.浸透，浸湿

VOA标准英语2010年-Odierno: Iran Funding Extremists in Ir

U.S. commander for Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq (File Photo) The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says Iran is fueling instability in neighboring Iraq by funding and train

超级简单英语阅读:Dead Bodies

The big room is air-conditioned. But it smells. Dead bodies are in metal drawers. The bodies have no clothes. The bodies are naked. A white sheet covers each dead body. The drawers slide in. The drawers slide out. A doctor works in the big room with

英语语法：73 Modifying Phrases

Grammar Girl here. Today, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga helps us understand modifiers that come at the beginning of a sentence. Bonnie says, As a guest-writer, I plan to talk about two kinds of troublesome modifiers that begin a sentence. Like many of y

英语语法：193 Modifying Absolutes

Grammar Girl here. I'm so glad to be back. Today's topic is wordiness. I've heard from a lot of you who have pet peeves about different wordy phrases, and it's a lot of fun to hear what gets under people's skin and why. Here's one example from Lara i

VOA常速英语2008年-Inflation Hits Cambodia

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 18 April 2008 As in other developing countries from Egypt to Haiti, soaring inflation has recently emerged as a threat to Cambodia's hard won social stability. While wages have remained low, the price of rice and other staple

SSS 2008-11-04

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Its true that if you eat a lot of whats fondly dubbed the stinking rose, others might notice a faint whiff of eau de garlic in your sweat. But even the

美国俚语:Gve her a coffee 什么意思?

学期就快要结束时，女儿同学的妈妈告诉我说，Mrs Grystal就要退休了，我问她是不是办个惜别会之类的表示感谢，她回答说：Well，we'll give her a coffee after church service！我想只是送人一罐咖啡太简

Pescara's worst performance, says Bergodi

MILAN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Pescara head coach Cristiano Bergodi said his side displayed our worst performance in my time here following their 2-0 loss to Inter Milan in the Italian league on Saturday. The Delfini, who had won three of the previous fo

VOA标准英语2010年-Human Traffickers Target Young Cambodi

Women and children are commonly believed to be the main targets of human traffickers. But in Cambodia, scores of men have recounted stories of modern-day slavery on board Thai and Malaysian fishing boats. Manfred Hornung, a legal adviser with the Cam

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitians See Pregnancies Rise in Quake

Since a January earthquake in Haiti, tent camps have become home to hundreds of thousands of people, including newly pregnant women. Some Haitians fear unplanned pregnancies in the camps may fuel a baby boom in the capital. Denise Cheristal, 35, know

美国国家公共电台 NPR Coal Country: EPA Plan Is Short Term Boost, No Solution For Industry Decline

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The Trump administration's rollback of coal plant regulations last week has renewed hopes for those in the industry that some plants might stay open a little longer. The share of coal in the country's energy mix has dropped dramat

VOA标准英语2009年-Odierno: US to Withdraw 4,000 More Troops

By Al Pessin Washington 30 September 2009 The commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq says he is accelerating the drawdown of American troops, with 4,000 more coming out ahead of schedule by the end of October. General Ray Odierno spoke to th

pbs高端访谈:从诗人角度看希腊经济危机

GWEN IFILL:Another way of looking at the ongoing economic crisis in Greece. Jeffrey Brown was in Athens recently and talked to two poets about hard times now and in the nation's past. JEFFREY BROWN: All right, so, sometimes, you're out with the kids

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Security Council Kosovo Talks End in Stalema

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 19 December 2007 The U.N. Security Council failed to break a deadlock over the future of the Serbian province of Kosovo Wednesday. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau reports the failure has raise

2007年VOA标准英语-Bodies of Kidnapped Kenyan Police Found at Soma

By Katy Migiro Nairobi 14 June 2007 The bodies of two Kenyan policemen who disappeared while patrolling the Kenya-Somali border Sunday have been found. For VOA, Katy Migiro reports, the officers are suspected to have been killed by Somali Islamists.

ESL Podcast 527 – Describing Men’s Bodies

Justin: What are you ogling at? Katrina: Im watching those guys working across the street. Justin: Those construction workers ? Katrina: Yeah, those prime examples of manhood . Theres not a flabby gut in the bunch . Justin: Im pretty sure they wouldn

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Urges Break in US Immigration Stalema

By Paula Wolfson Washington 05 April 2006 President Bush is continuing to pressure the U.S. Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Prospects for quick action in the Senate are not g

2015年CRI Updated China ODI Data Shows More Impressive Growth

According to the report, China's foreign direct investment reached 123 billion U.S. dollars in 2014, a 14 percent annual increase. Zhang Xiangchen, the International Trade Deputy Representative from the Ministry of Commerce, says the numbers also ind

2005年考研新增词汇详解-18

spacious adj.广大的, 大规模的 specialist n.专门医师, 专家 spectrum n.光, 光谱, 型谱，频谱 spicy adj.加香料的, 出产香料的, 辛辣的,有风味的 spine n.脊骨, 书脊, 地面