考研英语词汇 list13

[00:04.00]flight [00:06.22]n.飞翔，飞行；航班；航程；楼梯的一段 [2]逃跑，溃退 [00:08.44]fling float flock [00:11.62]vt.(用力地)扔,抛,丢 v./n.漂浮,浮动 n.(禽,畜等的)群;大量v.群集,成群 [00:14.81]flood floor [0

原版英语小短文 5. Vacuum the Carpet

She inspected the carpet for small items. She saw a paper clip and a rubber band. She picked them up. She put them into a little box on the kitchen counter. She plugged in the vacuum cleaner. She turned on the switch. The cat ran out of the room. She

英语语法：39 Complex-Compound Sentences

Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is the complex-compound sentence. Guest writer Sal Glynn writes: Most writers worth their fingertip calluses begin as avid readers. We read books, magazines, and websites indiscriminately until we start to notice the w

365个英语简短小故事-334. The Vacuum Cleaner Filter(1)

Oliver went to Target to buy a new vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaners at Target cost $60 to $500. The expensive ones were too bulky and, of course, too expensive. He bought the cheapest one in the store: a Dirt Devil Vibe. Its label claimed that it

SSS 2009-05-27

This is Scientific American 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. The fridge is one of your home's biggest energy hogs. Better insulation can make refrigerators much more efficient. And a panel encasing a vacuum is one

美式英语正音训练第29期:Exercise 1-35 Contrast of Compound Nouns

Intonation can indicate completely different meanings for otherwise similar words or phrases. For example, an English teacher teaches English, but an English teacher is from England; French class is where you study French, but French class is Gallic

【听英文对话做选择】二手车

1. How old is the minivan the woman is looking at? A. three years old B. five years old C. seven years old 2. What is the vehicle's mileage? A. 55,000 miles B. 65,000 miles C. 75,000 miles 3. What is the problem with the minivan's door? A. It has sev

学英语 03 Losing Baggage

My baggage is gone. I went the lost and find. The clerk asked me to show the baggage claim tag and air ticket. I filled out a form and the clerk told me I can make the claim for compensation with the document, if I didnt get my baggage back in three

美国乡村音乐:上帝很美丽Hello

Hello I've had you on my mind For hours there's no doubt And there's no use wasting time And hello How could I ever feel this way With so much left to say And so much on my mind I know there's no use for Trying harder I got to Gage and barter to get

CNN 2010-05-03

Okay, here's your next homework assignment: Take $20,000 and invest it in the stock market. Would you know how to make some dividends? What if you were asked to do the same thing when you were just 6 years old?!? It's not hypothetical. It's actually

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Scientists Find Compound in Smoke that

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Scientists Find Compound in Smoke that Helps Seeds Grow By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A di

VOA标准英语2009年-WFP Compound in Somalia Attacked by 'Rogue

The United Nation's World Food Program says rogue members of Somalia's extremist al-Shabab group attempted to raid its compound late Sunday in the Somali town of Wajid, about 300 kilometers northwest of Mogadishu. World Food Program spokesman, Peter

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why Brain Scientists Are Still Obsessed With The Curious Case Of Phineas Gage

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: And now the story of a man with an injury that changed our understanding of the brain. The man was Phineas Gage, and he died 157 years ago today. Gage became famous for surviving an accident that drove an iron rod through h

Compound Nouns: Putting Words Together

What do these five words have in common: hotdog, fireworks, well-being, waistline, sunset and ice cream? They could all describe a fun holiday celebration. For example: My holiday was wonderful! I went to a friends party and we laughed, ate and had a

十大奇葩面试问题，你要怎么回答？

You've researched the company, updated your CV and even stalked the CEO on Facebook - and then they go and ask you a question about traffic lights. 你对这家公司做了了解研究，写好简历，还在脸书上关注这家公司的CEO然后，他

货币英语 18 Compound Interest

By Elizabeth Carlassare. Todays topic is compound interest. Albert Einstein is often quoted as having said something to the effect that compound interest is the greatest wonder of the universe. Its an urban legend, but it packs some punch! In todays

XDF考研词汇串讲文本g

gage n.标准尺寸,规格;规量,量表 解析：gage = gauge galaxy n. 星系;[the Ga-]银河(系) 同义词：milkway n.银河系 gallery n. 长廊,画廊 gallop v./n. (马)奔驰,飞跑 gang n. 一帮

英国公司将介入伊朗能源行业

TEHRAN, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- British Petroleum's (BP) head of Middle East operations, Michael Townshend, said Monday that BP is willing to return to Iran and resume its activities in oil and gas exploration, in addition to production projects. BP is eq

Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan being demolished

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The living compound of the former al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan's northwest city of Abbottabad is being demolished, said one local media report. Local Urdu TV channel Express said that the front part of bin

Pressure

A 104 year-old woman was being interviewed by a reporter: And what do you think is the best thing about being 104? the reporter asked. She simply replied, No peer(窥视）pressure.