万花筒2008-02-07:What's At Stake On Super Tuesday

Sky's Charlotte Hawkins outlines what's at stake for the candidates on the biggest day in the run-up to the US presidential elections. The states are up for grabs today, count for just half of the delegates at the party conventions in the late summe

Take Away English-The Boat Race 划船赛

Oxbridge boat race Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and most famous universities in Britain, and there has always been a great rivalry between the two institutions . But the most public competition between the two is the annual Boat Race. The 200

Woman Race Car Driver Battles MS, Inspires Others

Broadcast: Feb 09, 2003 Sunday marks the open of the annual National Stock Car Auto Race at Daytona International Speedway at Daytona Beach, Florida. The professional series of auto races, known as NA

VOA常速英语2008年-Race Emerges as Complicated Issue in US Preside

By Jim Malone Washington 29 April 2008 Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama's relationship with his controversial former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, has put the spotlight on race as an issue in this year's U.S. presidential campai

VOA常速英语2007年-Sydney-to-Hobart Yacht Race Begins in Australia

By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 December 2007 One of the world's toughest sailing races is under way in eastern Australia as more than 80 yachts compete in the annual dash from Sydney to Hobart. The 1100 kilometer journey to Hobart in Tasmania can be treach

<词海拾贝>Keeping Up With The Joneses

Keeping up with the Joneses是一个典型的美式习语，表示“和你的富裕邻居保持同等的生活方式或质量”，这其实是一句讽刺的话，指“和左邻右舍比排场比阔气

VOA常速英语2007年-Obama, Clinton in Tight Race in Democratic Pres

By Jim Malone Washington 20 November 2007 A new public opinion poll shows a very close race between Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the early contest state of Iowa. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports

VOA常速英语2008年-Clinton Wins Pivotal Pennsylvania in Race for U

By Jim Fry Washington 23 April 2008 U.S. Democratic Party presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has won the primary in the eastern state of Pennsylvania. The victory keeps her campaign for the White House alive. Despite Tuesday's victory in the delega

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq Dominates Lieberman Re-Election Bid

By Jim Malone Washington 07 August 2006 The war in Iraq is playing a central role in the re-election battle of one of the country's best-known Democrats, Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut. Lieberman faces a tough primary challenge from fellow

Bolt wins 100m race in 9.91 seconds

PRAGUE, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican Usain Bolt clocked 9.91 seconds on Tuesday to win the 100 meters at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava. Fellow Jamaican Steve Mullings timed 9.97 for the second place and Daniel Bailey of Antigua was third in 10.08.

Bolt wins comeback race in Rome

ROME, May 26 (Xinhua) -- World record-holder Usain Bolt won his first race after a nine-month break on Thursday when he needed a late kick to win the 100 meters in 9.91 seconds at the Golden Gala. Former record-holder Asafa Powell, who led all the wa

omg美语：1021 OMG!美语 OMG-Messy

1) Pull an all-nighter 加班加点，熬夜来完成某事 2) Rat race 指忙碌的无休止的生活 3) Workaholic 工作狂 Are you a workaholic?? Do you often pull all-nighters for work or school

Peruvian Leon wins 15km race in Ecuador

QUITO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian Constantino Leon on Sunday won the 51st Quito-Ultimas Noticias 15 kilometers race, the most important of Ecuador, where 15,000 athletes from different countries participated. Leon, 36 years old, won for the first ti

VOA常速英语2008年-Romney Drops Out of Race for US Presidential No

By Cindy Saine Washington 07 February 2008 Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has suspended his presidential campaign, making it all but certain that his rival, Republican frontrunner Senator John McCain, will be their party's nominee for the

Qatari wins Day 6 auto race in Dakar Rally

SANTIAGO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Qatari auto racer Prince Nasser Al Attiyah won Day 6 of the legendary Dakar Rally Thursday, behind the wheel of a Buggy. Al Attiyah won the sixth stage of the rugged off-road race, between the Chilean cities of Arica and

A Caucus Race

A Caucus Race Alice was very cold after being in the pool, and all the animals and birds were cold and unhappy. Alice did not wonder about it when they began to speak to her. The best thing if you are cold, the Dodo said, is to have a race--a Caucus

Dutch wins truck race in Day Two of Dakar Rally

LIMA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Holland's Gerard de Rooy (No. 500) won the second stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally on Sunday in the truck racing category, aboard an Iveco. Racing along 242 kilometers of Peru's Pisco province, De Rooy beat the competition with

英文短篇故事（纽约）242 The Wheelchair Race

William was in his first wheelchair race. There were five other contestants. The age group was 12 to 15. William rolled up to the starting line. He was in the #1 lane. He said hello to the boy on his right. He was in the #2 lane. William asked, Is th

趣味青春英语电台 第277期:Rat race

Idiom: rat race 激烈的竞争 Hit the book: productivity 生产力 recruiment 招聘 principal 主要的 inspire 激发灵感 sustainable 可持续性的 eco-altruism 环境利己主义 quick fix solution 简单有效的方法 biophilic 热爱自然的

英语小达人 355 Race Records

Race Records赛跑记录Some race horses staying in a stable. One of them starts to boast about his track record. 几匹赛马在马厩里，其中一匹开始吹嘘自己的赛绩。 In the last 15 races, I've won 8 of them!在过去的15场马赛中，