纯正英语一分钟-actor

Being an actor must be great. I really wish I could act. Id love to have the confidence to act in front of people. Being a member of the audience at the theatre is great, but acting on stage is better. I wonder what its like to be a movie actor. I th

ECONOMICS REPORT - Sears and Kmart To Merge

ECONOMICS REPORT - Sears and Kmart To Merge By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, November 26, 2004 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Sears used to call itself

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台四月-NYSE to Merge with Archipelago Trading Fi

Members of the New York stock exchange met today to learn more about the organization's proposed merger with the electronic trading company Archipelago. The merger, announced late yesterday, would turn the exchange into a for-profit company, as NPR'

英语歌曲:Robbie williams--The Actor~

Robbie williams--The Actor~ Principal actors to the stage please, Act One is about to begin in 8 seconds. VERSE ONE: First you can't act, now you can't stop, (What's my motivation?) I used to like you... a lot, (I was the class nerd) Exactly who I'm

Madame Tussauds HK includes 1st mainland actor

Madame Tussauds HK includes 1st mainland actor BEIJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Huang Xiaoming is to become the first Chinese mainland actor to be honored with a model of his likeness in Hong Kong's Madame Tussauds, according to a news release posted on

Actor or actress?

BBC Learning English Weekender Actor or actress? Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we consider a linguistic dilemma - should we call a woman who acts an actress? Does the use of the word actor

经济学人164:糟糕的假期

Business 商业 Tour operators 旅游公司 Horrible holidays 糟糕的假期 The holiday business is in trouble. Firms are merging like Brits in Benidorm 旅游业身陷困境，各公司正忙于兼并 EUROPE'S travel industry has had four terrible

英语访谈对话 519 Favorite Actor

Todd: So, Kate, are you into movies? Kate: Yeah, I watch them from time to time. Todd: What actors or actresses do you like? Kate: My favorite actor would be Brad Pitt. Todd: Really, Brad Pitt? Now is that because hes handsome or because hes a good a

U.S. legendary actor Tony Curtis dies

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Legendary Hollywood actor Tony Curtis died on Wednesday night. He was 85. The veteran star, who was best known for his role in Some Like It Hot, died of cardiac arrest（心搏停止） at his Las Vegas home, the Los

世博即将谢幕 下一站米兰

2010年上海世博会的大幕即将落下，但是绿色世博的理念将继续传递。下一届世博会将于2015年在意大利重要城市米兰举行，并以滋养地球，生命之源为主题。 Expo 2010 Shanghai has been an extraordinar

沃伦·巴菲特：达则兼济天下

访谈录,沃伦·巴菲特,Well, he is the second richest man in the world, but he may not be for long. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says he is going to give away most of his multibillion-dollar fortune, less, at least t

Autopsy performed on Hollywood actor Jeff Conaway

LOS ANGELES, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The Los Angeles County coroner's office has performed an autopsy on Saturday to determine what killed actor Jeff Conaway who passed away at age 60, authorities said. However, the findings were not expected soon as it c

Renowned Chinese actor dies at 94

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Chen Qiang, a veteran actor who is perhaps best known for the villains he portrayed early in his career, has passed away at the age of 94. Chen, a native of Ningjin in north China's Hebei province, died at a hospital in B

德国第二大通讯社关闭

BERLIN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- DAPD, the second largest news agency in Germany, ended its operation Thursday afternoon. Nearly 200 employees lost their jobs. Petra Hilgers, the insolvency administrator for the ailing agency, announced in a staff meetin

Actor Peter Falk dies at 83

LOS ANGELES, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Actor Peter Falk, who played detective Lt. Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo, has died at his Beverly Hills home, his family announced Friday. He was 83. A family representative did not provide det

DiCaprio, Depp top list of best-paid actors

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Forbes listed Hollywood's highest-earning actors on Monday with Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp on top, according to media reports. Hollywood careers are built on smart (and not always obvious) choices, and DiCaprio a

Actor Glover Supports Aristide's Return to Haiti

Hollywood actor Danny Glover is the latest celebrity(名声) making a push for former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to return to his homeland. Glover, who starred in the Lethal Weapon（致命武器） movies, is chairman of the U.S.-based

经济学人212:前南斯拉夫的航空公司

Business 商业报道 Airlines in ex-Yugoslavia 前南斯拉夫的航空公司 Balkan unity? 巴尔干的航空公司们，联合起来？ Four airlines may have to merge 四大航空公司不得不合并 EASTERN EUROPEAN airlines are sick. 东欧航线

Obama Seeks to Merge Trade, Commerce Agencies

President Barack Obama is asking Congress for authority to merge a series of federal agencies that deal with trade and commerce. Addressing reporters in the East Room of the White House, he said consolidating the U.S. Commerce Department with several

U.S. actor Jeff Conaway dies at 60

LOS ANGELES, May 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. actor Jeff Conaway, best known for his roles in the 1970s hit television series Taxi and blockbuster film Grease, died on Friday morning at age 60, local celebrity websites reported. The former child star, who beg