The Living Flag

Tomorrow is 1) Flag Day in Lake Wobegon. I don’t know if it’s observed here in the cities, but it is in Lake Wobegon. The Chamber of Commerce still has some flags on the poles with the nails at th

On the American National Flag

One of our great symbols is the American flag, 13 red and white 1) stripes 2) corresponding to the number of original states on a 3) rectangular piece of cloth, one corner blue with 50 white stars for

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Panel Meets On Climate Change

By Ron Corben Bangkok 30 April 2007 Scientists and other experts from 120 countries are meeting in Thailand this week to discuss ways to respond to climate change. The same group warned earlier this year that global warming poses a major threat to ma

英语听力文摘 English Digest 524、闪电有助于肥沃土壤！

Lightning Helps Fertilize The Soil Our bodies need protein, and proteins contain nitrogen. The air we breathe has plenty of nitrogen to satisfy our needs. Butthat nitrogen is not available to us directly from the air. The only way we can get nitrogen

英语听力文摘 English Digest 593、神经细胞丧失会怎么样？

What Happens When You Lose Neurons? When you were born, almost all of the one trillion neurons, or nerve cells, in your brain had already formed. But those neurons still had a lot of growing to do. As kids grow, neurons in the brain branch out and ma

Modern English 洋话连篇（七十七）

1、I appreciate your counter-offer but find it too low. 谢谢您的还价，可我觉得太低了。 2、Now we look forward to replying to our offer in the form of counter-offer. 现在我们希望你

英文歌曲:Waving Flag

Waving Flag K'naan When I get older, I will be stronger, they'll call me freedom Just like a Waving Flag. [Chorus] When I get older, I will be stronger, They'll call me freedom, just like a Waving Flag, And then it goes back, and then it goes back, A

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Reform Effort Welcomed By Some, Opposed

By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 24 March 2006 watch UN Reform The reforms recently unveiled by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to overhaul the world body's operations have met resistance, both from s

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Envoy: Iraq Not Sliding Toward Civil Wa

By Margaret Besheer Washington 17 March 2006 The United Nations' special representative for Iraq says he does not believe Iraq is headed toward a civil war despite an escalation in sectarian violence.

2006年VOA标准英语-Former Presidents Form an Unlikely Allianc

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 02 January 2006 view Partnership report Once political rivals, former Presidents George H. Bush and Bill Clinton have become unlikely partners. The former leaders starte

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Climate Panel Says Work to Halt Global Warmi

By Ron Corben Bangkok 04 May 2007 A United Nations report on climate change says a reduction in potentially harmful greenhouse gas emissions can be achieved, and is affordable. But the report says that action by governments and individuals must begin

听歌学英语:White Flag-Dido

听歌学英语:White Flag-Dido White Flag 是2004年全英音乐奖最佳女歌手Dido 蝉连英国金榜与全美抒情榜亚军的都会情歌佳作。 [00:15.77]Dido [00:16.72]White Flag [00:43.06]I know you think that [00:45.44]I shouldn't still

2007年VOA标准英语-East Timor Prepares to Form Coalition Governmen

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 04 July 2007 With the counting from last Saturday's parliamentary elections in East Timor nearly finished, it has become clear that none of the 14 parties has won an outright majority, and deal making has begu

英语听力文摘 English Digest 380、登月照片是造假吗？

Waving a Flag on the Moon 月球上飘扬的国旗 Don: Yal, Im not a conspiracy theorist or anything, butI must admit that those photographs of the moon landing make me suspicious . I mean，the flag in those pictures of Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstro

美语听力 English Cafe 317

Topics: Movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington; Detroit and the Rust Belt; to knead versus to mash; the infinitive versus gerund form of a verb (to look for versus looking for); bona fide Words: to name a replacement naive to manipulate to propose a bil

美语听力 English Cafe 172

Topics: Ask an American: forecasting the future; offhand; off the top of ones head; out with the old, in with the new; using more versus -er to form the comparative Words: desalination shortage nanotechnology to associate (something) with (something)

美语听力 English Cafe 184

Topics: Native American casinos; YouTube; impact versus influence, created in/on/by; so far versus to date Words: to gamble casino autonomy reservation income heritage to upload excerpt to be copyrighted to sue offensive content to flag impact influe

英语听力文摘 English Digest 315、脑白金到底是什么？

脑白金到底是什么？ 褪黑素，又名黑素细胞凝集素，俗称为脑白金，是存在于从藻类到人类等众多生物中的一种荷尔蒙，它在生物中的含量水平随每天的时间变化而变化。 Melatonin, sometimes ca

英语听力文摘 English Digest 166、Why Mountains Stop Growing

If you live up in the mountains, understanding the continually shifting landscape can mean survival. Mountains are continually shifting. Erosion wears mountains down, but active mountain ranges are also continuously rising. And heres the interesting

英语听力文摘 English Digest 244、光呼吸作用之谜

The Mystery of Photorespiration 光呼吸作用之谜 光呼吸作用-Photorespiration是所有行光合作用的细胞（该处细胞包括原核生物和真核生物，但并非所有这些细胞都能运行完整的光呼吸）在光照和高氧低二