WORDS AND THEIR STORIES(27)

WORDS AND THEIR STORIES By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Sunday, November 14, 2004 I'm Susan Clark with the Special English program Words and Their Stories. Young Mr. Smith had an idea for his employer. I

VOA慢速英语2018--用倒装法提高写作水平 Ⅰ

Improve Your Writing with Inversion, Part 1 In English, the traditional word order of a statement is subject + verb. Never do we change the order except when asking a question. Or do we? If you listened closely, you may have noticed that my statement

VOA慢速英语--Improve Your Writing with Inversion, Part 1

In English, the traditional word order of a statement is subject + verb. Never do we change the order except when asking a question. Or do we? If you listened closely, you may have noticed that my statement beginning with the word never failed to fol

少儿圣经故事:彼得的口/Pete Learns to Control His Words

??Peter had followed the Lord Jesus for three years as his disciple, or special helper. During those years together, Peter had listened, learned, helped, and watched the Lord Jesus. After witnessing the many miracles that Jesus did, and hearing Hi

VOA慢速英语--Improve Your Writing with Inversion, Part 2

In last weeks Everyday Grammar, we told you about a few kinds of inversion that are useful in academic writing and common on the TOEFL. But there are others. Today, well talk about three more. In fact, I already used one kind in my introduction. Comp

VOA慢速英语2018--Sentence or Statement?

Many VOA Learning English stories and programs use the words sentence and statement. But what exactly does each word mean? Are there differences between the two? This week, our question comes from Armando. Here it is: Question: Whats the difference b

词汇大师-- How to Make a Fashion Statement

AP: I'm Adam Phillips for Wordmaster, sitting in for Roseanne Skirble and Avi Arditti. Today, we take a look at some of the specialized words found in the world of fashion. (MUSIC: I'm Too Sexy for My Shirt/Right Said Fred) AP: New York City enjoys p

学个词Learn a Word 第830期 Damage control

今天我们要学的词是damage control。 Damage control, 意思是尽量减少破坏的程度。美国晚间脱口秀主持人莱特曼因为卷入性丑闻不断道歉。David Letterman is in damage control mode, 莱特曼努力减小不良影响。

访谈录 WWE台柱胡克·霍根种族歧视 遭WWE全面封杀

In the latest is now on Hulk Hogan, a superstar wrestler has been fired by the WWE and kicked out of all the fame after reccent remarks on the private tape made public. Hogan is now apologizing, but his long relationship with WWE appears to be over.

掌握好六大题型的重点知识

听力测试中的重点问题? （1）具体细节? ① Who cleaned the room?? ② Why did he come late?? ③ What will he do tomorrow?? ④ When does the office open?? ⑤ Where did the woman stay l

学个词Learn a Word 第1750-self-control

今天我们要学的词是 self-control。Self-control 自控。A growing body of research suggests that there is a link between low levels of self-control in childhood and serious problems later in life. 越来越多的研究显示，孩子小时候缺

险酿事故 空管睡着致东航MU2528复飞

A Chinese aircraft was forced to delay its landing after two air traffic controllers nodded off, reports said Tuesday, sparking a wave of online anger about airline safety. 本周二消息，两名空管打瞌睡导致一架中国飞机被迫延迟降落

Haikui affects 6 mln people, destroys thousands of houses

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 6 million people had been affected by Typhoon Haikui in four provinces as of 8 a.m. Thursday, the country's flood control authority said. Typhoon Haikui, which made landfall early Wednesday morning in east China'

职称英语常见短语及固定搭配

1. out of place 不适当的 2. out of sight 看不见，在视野外 3. out of the question 毫无可能的 4. out of touch 不联系，不接触 5. heart and soul 全心全意 6. hand in hand 手拉手，密切关联 7. how about 怎么样 8. off d

学个词Learn a Word 第612期 Recession

今天我们要学的词是recession。 Recession, 是经济衰退的意思。 On Friday, President Bush made a brief statement on the U.S. economy, acknowledging for the first time that the country is in recession, 美国总统布什上星期五就美

如何使用“永远”这个词

How to Use the Word 'Ever' Have you ever noticed the number of times that a native English speaker uses the word ever? Ever is an adverb that we Americans say a lot. Heres todays question, from Zanoni in Venezuela: Question: Hello. I would like to ge

Media scrambling to get word on Mandela's whereabouts

PRETORIA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The whereabouts of former president Nelson Mandela who is receiving treatment for a lung infection have puzzled journalists who are scrambling to get first- hand as well as first-time information about the anti-apartheid

专业术语-财务英语词汇P34

punitive tax 惩罚性税项 purchase and sale statement 日结单对帐表；买卖报告 purchase consideration 买入价格；购买代价 purchase money 买款 purchase price 买价 purchase tax 购

学个词Learn a Word 第1157期 Gun control

今天我们要学的词是gun control。 Gun control, 枪支管制。 The deadly shooting in Tuscon re-energized gun control advocates, 图森发生的造成多人死伤的枪击事件让主张枪支管制的人重新振作。 The shooting has broug

学个词Learn a Word 第327期 Unveil

今天我们要学的词是unveil。 Unveil, 是揭去面纱的意思。埃及著名法老图坦卡门的面容上星期天首度公诸于众， King Tut's face was unveiled Sunday for the first time in public. 欧盟司法官员将公布一项新的反