词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Gossip

AA: This is Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- did you hear? We're going to talk about gossip! RS: Idle talk, chatty talk, rumors or facts of an intimate nature -- these are some dictionary definitions for what Americans

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Race Terms

AA: This is Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- as delegates in South Africa discuss racism, we discuss the language of race. RS: About thirteen percent of Americans are African American. They are now rivaled in number by

第45期: whole, tape, correct, drop, hard

说一口流利的英语，从简单的单词开始。 听听，读读，背背，今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 whole [ hEul ] He put the whole of his

VOA标准英语10月-OPEC Output Cuts Roil Stock Markets

OPEC will cut its oil output by 1.5 million barrels a day starting in November, with chances of more cuts to come. But from Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the announcement was met by a further drop by financial markets. OPEC hopes that by cutting output

英语单词大师：Electronic Mail

AA: Im Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER -- the language of electronic mail. TAPE: CUT ONE -- NAOMI BARONAs e-mail is developing more and more users, its also developing more and more styles. Theres one style that says be

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Peace terms

AA: This is Avi Arditti and this week on Wordmaster -- the language of peace. Robert Johansen is a professor at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He says peace has a guarded place in the American voca

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Language of Terror, Part 2

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- more about terrorism and language. TAPE: CUT ONE -- BUSH Now is the time to draw a line in the sand against the evil ones. RS: President Bush, speaking this past week. Geoff Nun

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Supreme Court Dictionary Use

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- using a dictionary to help define the law of the land. RS: The next time you go to an English dictionary to look up a word or settle an argument, you might take comfort in knowi

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Telephone Etiquette

MUSIC: Hanging on the Telephone/Blondie AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER -- some tips on telephone etiquette. MUSIC: ...don't leave me hanging on the telephone, don't leave me hanging on the telephone... RS: One p

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--TESOL Teacher

AA: I've Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble. This week on Wordmaster -- come with us to the American Midwest to meet a young man who teaches English to speakers of other languages ... lots of other languages. RS: His name is Josh Atherton. He taught En

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Grammar Lady: Listener Mail

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- we answer some listener mail, starting with this question sent by e-mail from Siva Kumar in Madras, in Tamil Nadu, India. RS: Dear Avi and Rosanne, I would like to know the oppo

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Language of Electronic Mail

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER -- the language of electronic mail. TAPE: CUT ONE -- NAOMI BARON As e-mail is developing more and more users, it's also developing more and more styles. There's one style that says

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Lida Baker: Using a Dictionary

A: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and, now that the Olympics are over, we're back with WORDMASTER. This week -- going for gold in using the dictionary! RS: We looked up our friend Lida Baker. She teaches in the American Language Center at the U

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--English Teachers Convention, Part 2

AA: I'm Avi Arditti, and this week on WORDMASTER -- what's it like to be an English teacher in America today? I put that question to an expert at the recent convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, in Baltimore, Maryland. Meet Carol

OPEC Agrees to Reduce Oil Output

OPEC Agrees to Reduce Oil Output Kerry Sheridan Oil prices edged higher Tuesday after ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to reduce output. OPEC ministers ha

China's steel output slows, prices drop

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's steel output growth slowed in July and prices of steel products have continued to drop, according to data from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Crude steel production gained 4.2 percent year

IEA: Many Months to Restore Libya's Oil Output

An expert at the International Energy Agency says it may be many months before Libya's damaged oil industry can resume full production. The head of IEA's Oil Industry and Markets Division, David Fyfe, said Thursday there are many logistical, operatio

China's Nov. industrial output rises 10.1 pct

BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial production growth continued to accelerate in November, indicating that the nation's economy is rebounding after seeing its lowest expansion pace in more than three years. China's value-added industrial o

China's industrial output growth accelerates in October

China's industrial output growth accelerates in October BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Industrial production growth continued to accelerate in October, presenting evidence that China's economy is picking up steam after seeing its lowest growth rate in m

China's autumn grain output to hit record high

China's autumn grain output to hit record high BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's grain output this autumn is likely to hit a record high and bring a ninth year of consecutive growth in the annual output, an official with the Ministry of Agricultur