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

2015年ESL之日常生活 29 Getting an Online Degree

ESL Podcast 1155 Getting an Online Degree Carlos: So where are you planning on attending college? Torrie: Ive picked Harford University. Carlos: The only Harford University Ive heard of is a degree mill. Torrie: Im sure its not the same one. The Harf

7-1 有效地表达自己

Express Yourself Effectively E Huiyuan: Speech is actually a form of conveying information. Considering that people today have various ways to get necessary information, why is public speaking still w

VOA慢速英语--Online Degree Programs Face Barriers to Success

Last week, we talked about Americans taking college classes and completing study programs online that is, with the help of computers and over the Internet. The United States Department of Education has noted the growing popularity of online degree pr

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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

VOA标准英语2008年-Economic Freedom Index Shows Some Improvements

By Barry Wood Washington 16 January 2008 The latest annual index of economic freedom ranks Hong Kong and Singapore on top for the 14th consecutive time. VOA's Barry Wood reports the Heritage Foundation survey shows economic freedom has improved sligh

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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

Take Away English-Universities in the UK 英国的大学

How would you like to study at a university in Britain? Universities in Britain are a magnet for overseas students. There are currently over 200 000 from outside Britain studying at British universities. The largest single group is Chinese students.

Programs Let Inmates Earn University Degree While in Prison

In 2012, Rena Sard was sentenced to five years in prison at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women. She was 47 years old. I didnt have five years of my life to wasteSo, every chance that I had to do something that was productive, something tha

英语歌曲:Philadelphia Freedom

Philadelphia Freedom 演唱者：Elton John 英文歌词 Lyrics by Bernie Taupin Released as a UK single in February, 1975 I used to be a rolling stone You know if the cause was right I'd leave to find the answer on the road I used to be a heart beat

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

US Concerned About Religious Freedom in Saudi Arabia

By David Gollust The US State Department has added Saudi Arabia to its list of Countries of Particular Concern with regard to violations of religious freedom. Vietnam and Eritrea were also added to th

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

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

英语听力精选进阶版 6050

Universities in Britain are a magnet for overseas students. There are currently over 200 000 from outside Britain studying at British universities. The largest single group is Chinese students. There are currently 50 000 in the UK. The British govern

读研之后工作未必更好找

College graduates who took a detour around the weak job market by going back for advanced degrees are beginning to emerge from those programs-and finding job prospects aren't much better than they were a couple of years ago. The jobless rate for 20-

英美人天天都在说的4000句 183:third degree

[00:01]M：Where's your bed? [00:02]P：It's not in the apartment? Oh no. [00:05]I can't believe this is happening again. [00:07]M：What? [00:08]P：OK, enough with the third degree! I, I, I don't live here anymore. [00:13]M：What are you talking a

China moves to curb academic degree fraud

BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday began soliciting public opinion on draft regulations for the punishment of fraudulent behavior in granting academic degrees, a move expected to curb fraud and plagiarism in higher-learning institutions. Sp