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

托福听力短文 I-01-3

(man) Located at the NASA Research Center in Iowa is a 5,000-gallon vat of water, and inside the tank is an underwater treadmill designed by Dava Newman, an aerospace engineer. For four years Newman observed scuba divers as they simulated walking on

医疗服务英语 un02_11

[00:03.80]第十一部分 看外科医生 [00:07.60]1.My hand(elbow,neck, foot,side,arm,wrist) hurts. [00:24.33]我的手(胳膊肘,脖子,脚,身体侧面,胳臂,手腕)疼. [00:41.06]2.My legs(hands, shoulders, feet,ankles,knees, muscles)hurt. [01:00.89]我的腿(手,肩膀,脚,脚脖

09 Suburbanization

09 Suburbanization If by suburb is meant an urban margin that grows more rapidly than its already developed interior, the process of suburbanization began during the emergence of the industrial city in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Be

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

超市店员最讨厌的5种顾客：你惹人厌吗？

1. The Pre-Emptive Customer 1、先发制人的顾客 In Japan, the store clerk often asks the customer if they would like a bag to carry their goods. However some customers, particularly elderly women, immediately throw out a hasty iranai, or not ne

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

AP 2011-08-17

1. Tim Pawlenty has dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination. The move came a day after finishing a disappointing third in the Iowa straw poll. Pawlenty had struggled to gain traction in Iowa, a state he said he must win. 2. Five p

乌干达演示太阳能汽车

AS IT IS 2016-08-04 Ugandan Company Demonstrates Solar-Powered Bus 乌干达演示太阳能汽车 A bus powered by the suns energy has made its public debut. Kiira Motors Corporation demonstrated the new electric bus recently at a sports center in th

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

【荆棘鸟】第三章 18

When Paddy took the boys outside so Fee could feed Hal, Meggie gazed after them longingly. These days it seemed she was not to be included as one of the boys, not since the baby had disrupted her life and chained her to the house as firmly as her mot

全球最后一家录像机生产商日本船井电子宣布停产

Japan's Funai Electric, which claims to be the world's last VCR manufacturer, says it will cease production of the machines this month. 据悉，世界上最后一家录像机生产商--日本船井电子公司宣布，本月底将停止录像机产品

每日一词【1076】Distraction：注意力不集中

今天我们要学的词是distraction。 Distraction, 注意力不集中，分心。美国交通部最新数据显示， 5,474 people were killed in distraction-related car crashes in 2009, 2009年美国跟司机走神有关的车祸造成5474人死亡

2016年美国大选拉开帷幕

Caucus goers met at sites around the state to show support for their candidate and be counted in the first contest of the 2016 Presidential nominating cycle. This year the Iowa caucuses drew many first-time caucus-goers. John Clark is one of them. He

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。

China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy

China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planning agency has approved 25 urban rail projects that could be worth more than 800 billion yuan (126.98 billion U.S. dollars). The National De

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Smartphone rivals Apple and Samsung Electronics are mounting a challenge to Alibabas dominance of Chinas emerging mobile payment market, after announcing co-operation deals with Chinese bank card network UnionPay. 互为对手的智能手机制造商苹