BEP 155 INT Socializing: Networking (Part 1)

This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on networking. In business, so much depends on who you know. A network is a group of business contacts that have the resources to help each other out. Former and current colleagues, outside

BEP 159 INT – Talking about your Job

This is the first in a two-part Business English lesson on talking about your job and company. The way you talk about your job gives clues to what youre like as an employee or colleague. So, its important to consider your audience. For example, if yo

BEP 160 INT Talking about your Company

What can you say about your company? How would you describe it? There are a number of things to consider. Theres the company size, its employees, and its branches. But theres also company history, culture, reputation, and future plans. In todays less

BEP 124 INT Travel: Checking Out of a Hotel

If youve ever checked into a hotel, theres one more thing youll definitely have to do before you leave, check out of the hotel and pay the bill. So, in this Business English Podcast lesson well be looking at some of the language you might use as your

TED演讲：暗喻言说(6)

Ralph Waldo Emerson described language as fossil poetry. 诗人艾默生曾将语言描述为化石般的诗。 But before it was fossil poetry, language was fossil metaphor. 但是在它成为化石般的诗之前，语言是化石般的暗喻。 An

Sharjah Art Biennial

Amber: Hello, I'm Amber and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we visit the largest art event in the Arab world - the Sharjah Art Biennial in the United Arab Emirates. (A biennial is an event that happens every 2 yea

The Color Of Nihgt

You and I moving in the dark Bodies close but souls apart Shadowed smiles and secrets unrevealed I need to know the way you feel Chorus : I'll give you everything I am And everything I want to be I'll

2007年VOA标准英语-New UN Chief Backs Proposal to Ban Capital Puni

By Teri Schultz Brussels 24 January 2007 The United Nations new secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon, is on his first foreign trip since taking the post. Speaking in Brussels after meeting European Union officials, he showed support for a campaign to ban t

2006年VOA标准英语-African Union Prepares for Eventual Hand O

By Catherine Maddux Washington 18 January 2006 African leaders gather next week for an African Union summit amid a major setback in the fledgling organization's peacekeeping mission in Sudan's western

'Credible Evidence' Shows al-Qaida Planning

Laurie Kassman Top U.S. officials say the terrorist group al-Qaida is poised to hit the United States sometime during the next several months. U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft says authorities are

2007年VOA标准英语-Al Qaida, Sunni Militants Clash in Baghdad

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 01 June 2007 Iraqis in a predominantly Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad say Sunni insurgents and al-Qaida militants have been fighting there for the last two days. Few details have been reported about the clashes, but VOA's Barry

Palermo throw victory away, says Gasperini

Palermo throw victory away, says Gasperini ROME, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Palermo head coach Gian Piero Gasperini said his side threw away an incredible opportunity following they drew 2-2 with AC Milan on Tuesday. The Sicilians were 2-0 up after 47 minut

VOA常速英语2008年-Russia's Gazprom to Further Cut Gas Supplies to

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 04 March 2008 The government of Ukraine will meet Wednesday to consider options in the face further reductions in natural gas deliveries from Russia. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports that Russia's state-run ene

2007年VOA标准英语-Gunmen From Rival Palestinian Factions Withdraw

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 February 2007 In a bid to abide by the latest ceasefire, gunmen from rival Palestinian factions are withdrawing from streets in Gaza City, where fighting has killed 28 people since Thursday. Reports from Gaza say after f

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel's Sharon Undergoes Successful Trach

标准英语,VOA,trach,successful,Israel,By Robert Berger Jerusalem 15 January 2006 Ariel Sharon (file photo) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon underwent a tracheotomy Sunday, 11 days after his massive stroke. Doctors are worried. --------

VOA双语新闻 ---乌克兰面临俄罗斯减少天然气供应

The government of Ukraine will meet Wednesday to consider options in the face further reductions in natural gas deliveries from Russia. Russia's state-run energy giant, Gazprom, is assuring customers in Europe that their supplies will not be affected

Tbilisi int'l film festival underway

Tbilisi int'l film festival underway

Int'l Conference on African Development Starts in Japan

A three-day international conference on African development has kicked off in Japan. It is expected Japan will encourage economic cooperation between Asia and Africa. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to aid Africa's growth through public an

Less Gaokao Participants, More Seek Int'l Study

This year's national college entrance exam begins on Friday. Government figures are suggesting the number of students sitting the Gaokao is going to be down, largely because high-school grads now have more options open to them these days. CRI's Chen

Int'l film festival kicks off in Russia's Siberia

IRKUTSK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- An international film festival opened Friday in Russia's small Siberian city of Kansk, attracting 1,460 applicant works, including five from Russia. In the nine-day International Kansk video festival, 55 films, made by di