SPEAKING EFFECTIVE AMERICAN ENGLISH

There are six characteristics of speech, all of which are vital to speak effectively. In this section we'll look at each of them separately. These speech characteristics are basically important to you

THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

BY STEPHEN R .COVEEY The first habit is 1)proactivity. Be proactive. The word proactivity is fairly common in management literature, but you won't find it in the dictionary. It means more than merely

英语热词：中国十余省区中到重度“干旱”

Severe drought has sent river levels in parts of central and northern China to record lows, affecting millions of hectares of farmland and leaving more than a million people short of water。 严重干旱已导致华中和华北部分地区河水水位

新东方背诵文选 L50. Cells and Temperature

Cells cannot remain alive outside certain limits of temperature and much narrower limits mark the boundaries of effective functioning. Enzyme systems of mammals and birds are most efficient only withi

英语动画:大学六级词汇速记 14convict到cumulative

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VOA慢速英语2014 AS IT IS 2014-05-06 Looking for Vaccines Outside the Cold Chain

AS IT IS 2014-05-06 Looking for Vaccines Outside the Cold Chain Hello, and welcome back. I'm Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we will help you improve your American English while giving you some new information about medicines. This is the kind of thi

2007年VOA标准英语-Hypnosis - Effective Pain Reliever for Breast C

By Melinda Smith Washington 31 August 2007 Centuries ago doctors used hypnosis to help relieve the excruciating pain of surgery. It then fell out of favor with the introduction of anesthesia. Now as VOA's Melinda Smith reports, new studies show a hos

剑桥雅思六阅读Test4同义词替换

1. drug company=pharmaceutical company 医药公司n. 2. promotion=marketing 营销n. 3. increase=escalate=rise=go up=grow 上升v. 4. research=study=survey=investigation 研究n. 5. work=be an effective way=be useful=help=achieve=succeed=have an eff

【轻松英文阅读】节能型车

The Tesla Model S finished the first half of this year with 8% of the luxury car market in the U.S. The pricey PEV (Plug-in electric vehicle) outpaced such famous luxury car models as the Audi A8 and the BMW 7-series. What is striking is that Tesla,

【轻松英文阅读】新型汽车

The Tesla Model S finished the first half of this year with 8% of the luxury car market in the U.S. The pricey PEV (Plug-in electric vehicle) outpaced such famous luxury car models as the Audi A8 and the BMW 7-series. What is striking is that Tesla,

11-4 一次开一道门

One Door at a Time When my husband, John, and I had our first child 20 years ago, we agreed I’d be a stay at home mom. That meant we’d have to make do on a single income. We scrimped 1 and saved s

2007年VOA标准英语-Gates Says NATO Effective in Afghanistan, Even

By Al Pessin Brussels 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the NATO alliance has demonstrated that it can be effective in Afghanistan in spite of continuing shortfalls in the number of troops member-nations are providing. VOA's Al Pe

VOA标准英语2008年-Triple-Drug Therapy Found Most Effective Agains

By Jessica Berman Washington 14 May 2008 Researchers have determined that commonly prescribed triple-drug combination therapies that use old antiviral drugs are the most effective for suppressing the deadly virus that causes AIDS. The findings have m

英语杂谈：101 Temperature-sensitive genes

Some bacteria have adapted to super cold environments for millions of years. And scientists have isolated some of the essential genes that allow bacteria to tolerate their harsh living conditionsbecause these same genes might help in the creation of

美国国家公共电台 NPR Peter Singer: How Can We Be More Effective Altruists?

GUY RAZ, HOST: I want to ask you about this really famous Talmudic notion - actually, it might be that in the Quran as well - but this idea that, you know, if you save a single life, then you have saved all of humanity. You know that one? PETER SINGE

经济学人34:回家的路还长着呢

Lexington 列克星敦 The long road home 回家的路还长着呢 How Osama bin Laden's death, and life, have changed America 奥巴马如何对待奥萨马本拉登之死，无形之中，已经影响了美国 May 5th 2011 | from the print edition

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耶伦:或将渐进式加息

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that she expected an increase in the target range for the federal funds rate to be warranted later this year, and the pace for the rate hike would likely be grad

为什么在印度坐飞机最便宜

India's airline industry is a mess. Taxesare sky-high, infrastructure is poor and profit margins are razor thin. Astring of carriers have gone out of business, and many others are struggling to stay afloat. 印度的航空业非常混乱。税收奇高

经济学人:中国人为何爱看宫斗剧(3)

As years passed market forces joined Communist propaganda chiefs as a second boss. 随着时间的推移，市场力量以二把手的身份加入了宣传。 Early shows were dominated by male characters and mostly watched by men. 早期的电视剧以