儿童英语读物 The Ghost in the First Row CHAPTER 6 Uh-oh!

When the Aldens came downstairs the next morning, a pancake breakfast was waiting for them. Aunt Jane was having a cup of coffee and reading the paper. She looked up as the children came into the room. Youre not going to believe whats in the paper, s

VOA标准英语2010年-Thousands Join Italian Self-Punishment

Christian penitents known locally as Battenti beas themselves during a procession in honor of the Virgin Mary in Guardia Sanframondi, near Benevento south of Italy, on August 22, 2010. Hundreds of thousands turned out for the final procession of a tr

2006年VOA标准英语-ElBaradei: Turkey Crucial in Resolution of Iran

By Amberin Zaman Ankara 06 July 2006 The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says Turkey has a crucial role to play in persuading Iran to return to the negotiating table over its controversial nuclear program. Mohamed ElBaradei made his r

词汇大师--Now We're Past the, Uh, First Decade

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: We're back with Ben Zimmer from the American Dialect Society. RS: We talked last week about the society's choice for 2009's Word of the Year -- the Twitter-inspired Tweet -- and W

词汇大师-- Think 'Uh Huh' and 'Unh Unh' Sound Alike?

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: we talk with English teacher Nina Weinstein about some expressions in spoken American English that you might not find in a dictionary. RS: But if you are a good listener, you'll h

Tuhin Das: Poet, Activist and Writer in Exile

I dont know how I can express myself, as feelings become obtuse from fear. Soldiers of darkness caught me like an animal and butchered me in dreams. You know the feelings of dreaming are like reality. It is midnight in my Bangladesh. Tuhin Das is fro

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2006年VOA标准英语-Opus Dei: A Closer Look at the Orthodox Ca

By Amy Katz Washington, DC 27 April 2006 watch Opus Dei report The best selling novel The DaVinci Code has been made into a major Hollywood movie, which arrives in American theaters on May 19th. The C

英语听力：Prophet Muhammad 先知穆罕默德 - 2

To Muslims, the life of Muhammad is a story revered in its mysteries as much as its certainties that our beliefs held sacred. Whatever we can tell about the prophet, of course, is screened through the filter of what has been preserved over the centur

英语听力：Prophet Muhammad 先知穆罕默德 - 5

She was so taken with Muhammad, she proposed marriage. Ah, Hadijia, well I think she was a mentor as well as a wife, a very strong lady who had her own business, and Muhammad was helping her out, so it was a wonderful partnership and I'm sure he lear

英语听力：Prophet Muhammad 先知穆罕默德 - 8

Rather than a physical image of God or of Muhammad, it is the beauty of the Koran itself that is celebrated in Islam. Islam developed in this context where pictures were not favored. The Koran, as it was revealed, was Gods representation on earth, an

英语听力：Prophet Muhammad 先知穆罕默德 - 6

And that is the beginning of the prophetic career of Muhammad. The months to come would bring more revelations, powerful words of a lyrical quality, more beautiful than the most exquisite Arabic poetry. Above all, Muhammad was to bear one message to

2007年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Interim Government Shows Signs of Frayi

By Steve Herman Kathmandu 15 April 2007 Nepal again has been thrust into political confusion just two weeks after a landmark interim government was formed. The country's elderly prime minister was a no-show for an emergency session of his cabinet on

CCTV9英语新闻：CHIFRA中法艺术交流展中国美术馆开幕

Ahistoric exhibition featuring both contemporary Chinese and French artists has opened at the National Art Museum of China. Entitled ChiFra, the exhibition bears witness to 50 years of diplomatic relations and cultural exchange between China and Fran

英语单词大师：Uh Huh and Unh Unh

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: we talk with English teacher Nina Weinstein about some expressions in spoken American English that you might not find in a dictionary. RS: But if you are a good listener, you'll h

英语听力：Prophet Muhammad 先知穆罕默德 - 16

This is not something that is fly-by-night. This is something big and important. Islam has come to stay. In just a hundred years, Muhammads vision had transformed the spiritual and political map of the world. And his followers had established an empi

英语听力：Prophet Muhammad 先知穆罕默德 - 11

Praying together is a good thing. It cements the idea of belonging to a movement, to a religion, to an organization, to a community. The result is something very, very powerful, even to watch, even for a non-believer or someone from another religion.

英语听力：Prophet Muhammad 先知穆罕默德 - 12

For three years, the Muslim army held out against staggering odds. As word of the fighting spread, other Bedouin tribes saw God's hand in Muhammad's victories. One by one the peoples of the desert began to join in his struggle. The Muslim army grew a

英语听力：Prophet Muhammad 先知穆罕默德 - 1

In Cairo, a muezzin calls faithful Muslims to prayer. Its the same call that sounds five times a day every day in cities across the world. Nearly a quarter of the people on earth respond to it, bound together by the enduring spirit of Islam. ''God is