SSS 2011-12-20

material scientists admire spider silk for being lightweight and strong.now another arthropod product is getting into the act insect cuticle,the tough flexible material is inside insect skeleton.researchers at harvard * institute for biological inspi

TED演讲：用舞蹈战胜癌症(1)

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Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, Im Helen Zo: Hello, 我是刘佳。欢迎收听我们今天的地道英语。 Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. Zo : 英语和中文一样，有很多的俗

英语诗歌:A Red, Red Rose

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情景英语对话：Why You Moved(1)

A: Are you new in town? B: Yes, I did just move in. A: How do you like it here so far? B: I think its great. A: Where did you move from? B: I was living in El Salvador. A: Why did you decide to move? B: I figured I could have a better life here. A: I

Media Blackout

Dan: This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Dan Walker Smithand today I'm joined by Alice. Hello Alice! Alice: Hi Dan. Dan: Alice, you've got some news about a media blackout in an English town, right? Alice: That's right; a media bl

天籁音乐:Ed Sheeran-The A Team

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地道英语对话：Locked Out(3)

A: I really need you to do something for me. B: Whats the problem? A: I cant get into my apartment. B: Howd you manage that? A: I dont know. B: Do you know where your key is? A: Its inside my apartment. B: I have a spare key. A: Will you let me use i

VOA常速英语2007-New York's Metropolitan Museum Opens New Educati

By Victoria Cavaliere New York 24 October 2007 New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has opened a newly renovated, state-of-the-art education center that will allow students, scholars and the general public to study the museum's world-renown collecti

2007年VOA标准英语-Foreign Workers Snatched in Nigeria's Oil-Rich

By Sarah Simpson Lagos 15 June 2007 Military officials say gunmen have abducted more foreign nationals working in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta. News of the hostage-takings come a day after the release from prison of a prominent militant leader, hai

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A landslide near Kaikoura blocked the road and railway from Picton to Christchurch on Friday night. While small landslides on the narrow road near Kaikoura are quite common, this is the biggest one ever in this area. It is about 100m long and covers

ESL Podcast 345 – The Seven-year Itch

Sunny: Did you hear the news? Nancy and Brian are splitting up. Igor: How long have they been married? Sunny: Eight years. Im sure it was the seven- year itch. I bet Brian was unfaithful to Nancy. Igor: How do you know? Maybe it was Nancy who had a w

听歌学英语:Edleweiss 音乐之声插曲

听歌学英语:Edleweiss 音乐之声插曲 edleweiss 雪绒花（小提琴版）这样一首温馨的歌曲同样出自于美国电影《音乐之声》。它也是我对小学时音乐课最美好的回忆。 [00:02.50]EnglishExpress [00:05.95]轻松

学个词Learn a Word 第263期 Glitch

今天我们要学的词是glitch。 Glitch是小的故障或是瑕疵。A technical glitch, 是指技术上的故障，a security glitch, 是指安全方面的漏洞。The developers postponed the release of the new software due to a technical glitc

Fed announces new steps to boost U.S. economy

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- After its final policy meeting of this year, the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced to continue pumping money into the economy by buying assets and hold its short-term rate near zero until the unemployment rat

US Wins Men’s Olympic Basketball Gold Medal

LONDON The United States has won the mens Olympic basketball gold medal at the London Games. The victory in the final over Spain did not come easy. The final on the scoreboard read USA 107, Spain 100, a seven-point victory in a game that was tightly

Mind Controled Machine

Mind control over the material world has long been the stuff of science fiction. Now, thanks to a chip implanted in the brain, one paralyzed American sportsman is learning how to reach out and touch once again with the help of a robotic arm powered s

【英文短篇小说】Sredni Vashtar

Conradin was ten years old, and the doctor had pronounced his professional opinion that the boy would not live another five years. The doctor was silky and effete, and counted for little, but his opinion was endorsed by Mrs. de Ropp, who counted for

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本文为大家准备了GRE词根ed词汇整理，便于考生GRE考试备考。 ed = eat 吃 441. edible〔 ed 吃，-ible 形容词后缀，可的 〕可以吃的，食用的442. edibility〔 ed 吃，-ibility 名词后缀，可性 〕可食性443.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Federal Employees Moonlight To Pay The Bills

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Well, the future of Brexit is uncertain this morning. So is the future for Prime Minister Theresa May. Really, so is the future of Britain. The prime minister is facing a vote of no confidence today. This comes after her governmen