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

Lesson 114 NO Pain, NO Gain

Rachel: What does John do for a living? Derek : He's a salesman. Rachel: That's a difficult way to make a living. Derek: Well, remember: No pain, no gain. 一分耕耘，一分收获 雷切尔：约翰是靠什么谋生的? 德里克：他是个推销员

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

天天练口语：No pain, No gain.

Rachel: What does John do for a living? 雷切尔：约翰是靠什么谋生的？ Derek: Hes a salesman. 德里克：他是个推销员。 Rachel: Thats a difficult way to make a living. 雷切尔：以那种方式谋生是很困难的。 Derek: Wel

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

ECONOMICS REPORT - Local Officials in U.S. Gain New Strength

ECONOMICS REPORT - Local Officials in U.S. Gain New Strength to Take Land for Development By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, July 01, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.

VOA标准英语2012--Pills Offer New Hope in Fight Against Yaws

Pills Offer New Hope in Fight Against Yaws Scientists have found that a medicine taken in pill form is just as effective in treating the neglected tropical disease yaws as the usual treatment, a shot of penicillin. The easier-to-use therapy raises ne

VOA标准英语2012--Stem Cell Therapy Effective Against HIV Virus in Mice

Stem Cell Therapy Effective Against HIV Virus in Mice The actual stem cells were injected in my arm, said Diana Souza. Diana Souza says stem cell therapy helped restore full use of her severely fractured arm. It is a miracle. It does work. And I have

每日一词【301】retain：保持、保留

今天我们要学的词是retain。 Retain, 是保持、保留的意思。在本届女足世界杯上，德国击败巴西，蝉联冠军， Germany retained the Women's World Cup title. 与此同时，美国帆船队在西班牙连续第三次赢得国

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

科学美国人60秒 SSS Pulling the String on Yo-Yo Weight Gain

Pulling the String on Yo-Yo Weight Gain噩梦：胖了瘦，瘦了又胖 We focus on what is called recurrent obesity or yo-yo obesity, which is a feature which affects close to 80 percent of all overweight individuals worldwide. 我们将重点放在复

每日一词【546】to gain traction：越来越受欢迎

今天我们要学的词是to gain traction。 To gain traction, 是越来越受欢迎的意思。 The idea of becoming an entrepreneur is gaining traction among the youth in China, 在中国，越来越多的年轻人开始走自己创业的道路。

学个词Learn a Word 第546期 To gain traction

今天我们要学的词是to gain traction。 To gain traction, 是越来越受欢迎的意思。 The idea of becoming an entrepreneur is gaining traction among the youth in China, 在中国，越来越多的年轻人开始走自己创业的道路。

学个词Learn a Word 第802期 gain ground

今天我们要学的词是gain ground。 To gain ground意思是有进展，也可以指越来越被大家所接受。Mild weather helped firefighters gain ground on a fire in Yosemite National Park, 温和的天气让消防队员征服优胜美地国

每日一词【802】gain ground：有进展

今天我们要学的词是gain ground。 To gain ground意思是有进展，也可以指越来越被大家所接受。Mild weather helped firefighters gain ground on a fire in Yosemite National Park, 温和的天气让消防队员征服优胜美地国

货币英语 13 Can You Lose When You Gain?

By Laura Adams. This episode is about the advantages and disadvantages of investing in mutual funds. Taxes on Top of Losses As we all know, many people have lost investment money due to the stock market volatility in recent weeks. Its been a tough ti

学个词Learn a Word 第301期 Retain

今天我们要学的词是, retain。 Retain, 是保持、保留的意思。在本届女足世界杯上，德国击败巴西，蝉联冠军， Germany retained the Women's World Cup title. 与此同时，美国帆船队在西班牙连续第三次赢得