生活英语情景口语:Entering School 入学

Peyton: when do most children start school in your country? Thomas: In America, most children start primary school at the age of five. P: How much time do primary school students usually spend at school every day? T: Kindergarten students usually onl

【买车】到哪里去买二手车-Where to Buy a Used Car

A: Where is the best place to buy a used car? B: I have always purchased my used cars from an advertisement in the paper, but actually you have many options. A: Where else could I look for a car? B: You could look on the Internet. Craigslist is best,

VOA常速英语2018--鸣禽或可助人类攻克语言障碍

The tiny brain of this zebra finch may help scientists answer questions on how people form words to talk. Like humans songbirds learn to vocalize by imitation. Were able to not only just study the mechanisms of how vocal learning works in these songb

SSS 2012-01-24

This is Scientific American Sixty Seconds Science, I'm Sophie Bushwick, got a minute? When Mexican tetra fish moved into darker caves long ago, they evolved to deal with the dark by becoming albino and going blind. A new research shows that the chang

【轻松英文阅读】一个全世界通用的字符

Researchers have discovered an almost universal word. Huh? You say? Even if you are not a native speaker of English, you probably dont need a translation for Huh? It appears that the word, or a very similar form of it, is used in most of the language

令人悚然的黑科技 化学培养皿里长出无人机!

Evoking images from the liquid metal and nearly unstoppable Terminator from the movies, BAE Systems has posted concept video footage of a process to create drones of the future. 近日，BAE系统公司发布的一份概念视频展示了未来制造无

CNN 2009-12-22

All right. So, then take a moment to tell me how this year compares with last year for you and the Salvation Army. Well, there's no question. We have our challenges in front of us. Last year was a record-setting year for our red kettle program. $130

美国国家公共电台 NPR Biologist Jonathan Losos Explores 'Convergent Evolution' In 'Improbable Destinies'

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Biologist Jonathan Losos and I have at least one thing in common - we were both blown away by the late paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould's 1989 book Wonderful Life. Gould saw evolution as being all about odd contingencies, acciden

TED演讲:为什么昆虫的大脑如此神奇(2)

But even though the insect brain is organized very differently from ours, there are some striking similarities. 虽然昆虫与人类大脑的组成大相径庭，但是仍有很多惊人的相似之处。 For example, most insects have smell detecto

购物英语会话-Talking to Someone about a Sweater(3)

A: Hello, do you know anywhere that sells cheap cashmere sweaters? B: Outlets have cheap cashmere sweaters. A: What a splendid idea! B: Outlets usually give you great deals. A: Thanks for helping me. B: You're welcome.

购物英语会话-Talking to Someone about a Sweater(1)

A: Hello, where can I buy an inexpensive cashmere sweater? B: Maybe you should look around for an outlet. A: That is a wonderful idea. B: Outlets have more reasonable prices. A: Thank you for your help. B: No problem. Good luck.

新西兰英语 617 New Zealand Olympic uniform

The Olympic uniform was shown to John Key and other guests at a dinner on Thursday evening. It is based on the uniform which was worn by the New Zealand athletes at the London Olympics in 1948. The black blazer has white piping around the edge, and o

人类好伙伴 狗狗真能听懂你的话

Dogs have been mans best friend for thousands of years, a source of companionship and loyalty since the Stone Age. 几千年以来，狗狗都是人类最好的朋友，从石器时代开始就是人类忠诚的陪伴。 Now scientists suspect they h

VOA标准英语2013--尽管有分歧 克里仍给巴基斯坦留下希望

Kerry Leaves Pakistan Hopeful, Despite Divides尽管有分歧 克里仍给巴基斯坦留下希望 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has wrapped up a visit to Pakistan with an agreement by the two countries to resume a dialogue on security issues. T

CCTV9英语新闻：曝光过期肉暴露监管漏洞

Allegations that Shanghai Husi has supplied fast food outlets with stale meat has sparked great concern over food safety. For the latest, we are joined by our correspondent Shi Wenjin in Shanghai. Q1. Hi Wenjing, anything from the local food and safe

美国研究生入学考试难句解读-10

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthe authorwouldbemostlikelytoagreewith whichofthefollowingstatementsregarding socioeconomicclassandsupportforthe rebelandLoyalistcausesduringthe AmericanRevolutionaryWa

London 2012 unveils official uniform for volunteers

LONDON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) unveiled the designs of the Games Maker uniform on Tuesday. The Games Maker uniform, designed by LOCOG in association with London 2012's official

经济学人:熊猫遗传学:熊猫的远亲是谁?(1)

Science and technology: Panda genetics 科技：熊猫遗传学 Hey dude. Give me six! 嘿，伙计。用六指击个掌吧！ Two strange mammals illuminate the process of natural selection. 两种不同的哺乳动物阐明自然选择的过程。

专业术语-财务英语词汇L15

locality of profit 利润来源 locally incorporated bank 本地注册银行 locally incorporated deposit-taking company 本地注册接受存款公司 Loco-London gold market 本地伦敦金市 Londo

【英音模仿秀】“为奴”何止十二载

模仿文本： This year, through its many outlets the BBC is examining the concept of freedom and what it is. In this programme we look at what freedom isn't. We start in 1841,when Solomon Northup, a free black man from New York State was kidnapped