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

流行美语 第135课 - gang up on somebody / basket case

Larry和李华到博物馆去看中国艺术品的展出，不过Larry好像心情不太好。今天李华会学到两个常用语：gang up on someone和basket case. (Indoor crowd in a museum) LH: La

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.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Despite Escaping To The U.S., These Brothers Are Still Terrorized By The MS-13 Gang

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The MS-13 street gang is behind a string of grisly murders on Long Island, N.Y. The gang started in Los Angeles, but it has roots in Central America. It often looks for new members by targeting immigrant teenagers. Today, NPR's Joe

英语听力文摘 English Digest 66、瑞士赌场遭劫

Swiss police are describing the raid as highly professional and worryingly violent. Ten masked men, armed with machine guns and pistols, stormed the casino, breaking down the entrance door with a sledge hammer. Witnesses among the 600 guests say they

美国乡村音乐:Me And My Gang

Way on down to southern Alabama With the guitars jammin' that's where we're headed Straight up to Butte, Montana singin' Lord I was born a ramblin' man California to Oregon Even New York City got one or two hillbillies ready to hit the road It's a b

英语杂谈：107 Quality Time

Where's Mom? 妈妈呢? She went to a school-board meeting. 她去参加联合校董事会会议了。 I don't know how she does it. 我不知道她怎么办到的。 She sure keeps busy. 她真的是忙个不停。 It's important to her. 这对她来说

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

音乐天堂：Forward And Reverse - Bang Gang

Forward And Reverse - Bang Gang 它诉的是情，听起来却冷冷清清，仿佛清晨起来照铜镜，发现自己满面愁容。思念已满溢，恍惚间想起昨夜小寐，忽疑君至，却是琉璃火，未央天。 You were like a glimps

美语听力 English Cafe 382

Topics: Famous Songs - Chicken Fat; Hells Angels; other versus another; through; its a given versus it figures Words: surprise hit calisthenics orchestral accompaniment push-up flabby nuts to (something) angel helmet tattoo patch gang biker to let lo

英文乡村歌曲：Walk Off the Earth - Gang of Rhythm

I got this old guitar the strings are rusty but it's all I need bring in the kick drum it can back the beat let's gather round and sing a song I got a shaker too the kinds of sound that wants to make you move bring in the uke it will complete the gro

美语听力 English Cafe 330

Topics: American Authors: Toni Morrison; Homeboy/Homegirl Industries and Father Greg Boyle; screw versus bolt versus nut; to kidnap versus to abduct; to sharpen (ones) axe Words: African American experience to long social convention homeboy gang prie

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 309

Topics: Movie - West Side Story; Uncle Sam; ship and other suffixes; grab a spoon/fork; to take the big game down Words: to thwart gang rival poignant musical catchy to depict goatee chin to recruit counterpart stout grab a spoon/fork to take the big

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)

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