布莱尔首相演讲:StrategicDirection

布莱尔首相演讲:StrategicDirection

BEP 177–Presentations: Making an Impact (Part 1)

This is the first in a two-part Business English Pod series about adding impact to your presentations. Weve all sat through boring presentations before. And weve all worried during our own presentations that others might be feeling that way. So what

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A: May I help you? B: What time will the library be closing? A: It closes at six. B: Does it always close at six? A: No, not every day. B: Will the library be open on Saturday? A: Absolutely. B: What are your hours on Saturday? A: Saturdays hours are

Sacred Monsters

Amber: Hello, I'm Amber and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we step into the dynamic world of contemporary dance. We hear parts of an interview with two of the world's leading dancers: Sylvie Guillem and Akram Kha

英语语法：117 Colons

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is how to use colons. Sallie in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and a listener named Mike wondered when to use a colon and when to capitalize the first word after a colon. One of my favorite grammar books, titled* Punctuate

英语语法：119 Dashes Versus Colons

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is dashes. Last week when I was speaking at the Field's End Writers Conference on Bainbridge Island, someone in the audience asked about dashes. When should she use a dash and how is it different from a colon? Dashes

2006年VOA标准英语-Expectations High, Emotions Raw at Palesti

By Sonja Pace Yarmouk, Damascus 13 February 2006 A few weeks after the militant group Hamas won a surprise victory in Palestinian legislative elections, there is still much uncertainty about what it m

Presentations: opening

Clip 1 Ladies and gentlemen , thank you very much for coming along here today . I hope my presentation（情报） isnt going to take too long and that you will find it interesting. The purpose of todays presentation is to discuss how we can improve int

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-Antony and the Johnsons: 'I Am a Bird Now

Antony of the band Antony and the Johnsons cut his teeth in New York's after hours cabarets and backing up rocker Lou Reed.His current group has a new album called I Am a Bird Now.Music critic Jerry Dannemiller has a review. OK,right up front.The fir

英语情景对话-Picking a Suspect out of a Line-up(3)

A: Were you able to get a look at the suspect's face? B: Yes. I know exactly what he looks like. A: I must ask you to pick him out of a line-up. B: That won't be a problem. A: Look closely at the five men in this line-up. B: I am looking. A: Do you s

英语情景对话-Picking a Suspect out of a Line-up(1)

A: Did you get a good look at the suspect? B: I got a great look at him. A: Do you think you could pick him out of a line-up? B: I can do that. A: Could you please look at the five men in this line-up? B: All right. A: Do you recognize the suspect? B

VOA标准英语2009年-High Expectations, But Some Anxiety, in India A

The incoming Obama White House is going to be watched closely from the world's largest democracy. India has enjoyed a warming relationship with the United States under the past two presidential administrations following decades when American policy

VOA标准英语2011-Somali Man Tried for Muhammad Cartoon Att

A Somali man accused of trying to kill a Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad has gone on trial Wednesday in Denmark. Danish intelligence police say they believe he is close to the Islamist movement al-Shabaab. The prosecutor in the

英语语法：58 Use Parallel Construction Correctly

Grammar Girl here. This week we have a new guest writer, Rob Reinalda, who is going to help us look at something called a false series. You may ask, What the heck is that? Well find out in a moment. A Parallel Construction Problem: the False Series A

2006年VOA标准英语-Expectations Low for Six-Party Talks on North K

By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 15 December 2006 watch Talks Preview Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program officially open Monday in Beijing but expectations are reported to be low that a breakthrough can be achieved. The talks -- which

Magnetic Bubbles Detected at Edge of Solar System

The latest data from the twin Voyager spacecrafts suggest the outer edge of the solar system is not smooth but filled with giant magnetic bubbles. Scientists say the turbulent bubbles are the result of the interaction between the Suns magnetic field

Keep Your Direction 坚持你的方向

Keep Your Direction 坚持你的方向 What would you do if you failed? Many people may choose to give up． However， the surest way to success is to keep your direction and stick to your goal．On your way to success， you must keep your directio

Construction of new economic zone starts in W China

Construction of new economic zone starts in W China YINCHUAN, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The construction of a new economic pilot zone, the first of its kind in China's inland areas, has started in the country's northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. A

China Construction Bank net profit up in H1

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China Construction Bank, the country's second largest state-owned bank, said its net profit rose 14.57 percent to 106.49 billion yuan (about 16.9 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of this year. The bank's business r

9/11 Suspects Could Face Death Penalty

The cases of the five suspected al-Qaida militants believed to have planned the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States have been formally referred to a military tribunal. The self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid She