蒋健棠一词多意教程(5):sign

sign,标语牌，牌。 Can you see the sign of my store.你看到我店铺的牌子吗？ The sign saysParking forbidden 告示牌上写着禁止停车。 sign也有手势的意思， I talked with him by signs. 我和他用手势交谈。 sign还可做动词表示签名。 He signed his name on the ch

多功能英语阅读07 The Sign Makers

The Sign Makers Do the Sign Makers control us? They must have quite a profitable income and prestige. I wonder if they are the ones down the street with the large houses. I feel jealous. If I had thought about it when I was younger, I would have poi

VOA慢速英语-Agriculture Report - Locavores Like Their Food Close

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A locavore is someone who eats foods produced locally. Locavores usually define local as within one hundred sixty kilometers. This new term grew out of a reaction to the long distances that food no

VOA标准英语2011--Politics Overtaking Science in Global Wa

Politics Overtaking Science in Global Warming Debate Polls in recent years show that fewer Americans believe global warming is a threat or that it is driven by human activities. Thats despite consensus among scientists that climate change is not only

英语博客:Roasting marshmallows

On a cold, dull, Winter day, I sometimes light a fire after picking the children up from school. We gather around and feel cozy. The lounge where we have the fireplace also has a computer and a Wii console, so there is plenty to do for everyone. Thou

Sign of the times

BBC Learning English 6 Minute English Sign of the times Callum: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English, I'm Callum Robertson and with me today is Kaz, hello Kaz. Kaz: Hello Callum. Callum: Now, if I say to you 'tinsel town' where am I talking about? K

2006年VOA标准英语-Getty Center Restores Art Treasures

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 19 September 2006 The Getty Center is one of the leading art institutions in the United States. It is also major center for restoration of damaged art works. The Getty museum has been embroiled in recent controversies

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tensions Build In NPR Newsroom Over Handling Of Sexual Harassment Allegations

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: I let you down. I should have acted faster and more decisively - the words of NPR CEO Jarl in an email to our newsroom. He met with NPR staff this afternoon two days after he asked for the resignation of senior vice president

美国国家公共电台 NPR NPR And The Word 'Liar': Intent Is Key

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Let's talk about what to call a fact that is not a fact. President Trump made a string of statements at the CIA over the weekend. Our correspondent Mary Louise Kelly used this language to describe some of them. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHI

美国国家公共电台 NPR Naomi Oreskes: Why Should We Believe In Science?

GUY RAZ, HOST: Hey, Naomi, can you just quickly introduce yourself? NAOMI ORESKES: I am Naomi Oreskes. I'm the professor of the history of science and affiliated professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University. RAZ: So it's fair to sa

Juventus not to sign any top player, says Conte

MILAN, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Juventus head coach Antonio Conte said on Sunday his club will not sign any top player due to economic conditions. The January transfer window opens soon and newspapers in Italy claimed Juventus is finalising a deal to sign

Signing a Contract签定合同

Key Sentences （重点句子） 326．Here is our contract. 这是我们的合同。 327．Please go over it and see if everything is in order. 请过目一下，看看是否一切妥当。 328．Don't you think we should add a sentence here like th

新西兰英语 71 Forestry

The forestry industry in New Zealand is in trouble. Forestry has always been one of our major export industries but in recent years, it has been declining. Nineteen sawmills closed this year, two in the last month. New plantings of trees reached the

2007年VOA标准英语-WFP Restores Food Rations to Displaced in Ugand

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 May 2007 The World Food Program (WFP) says it will be able to restore food rations it was forced to cut for more than a million displaced people in northern Uganda. As Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva, the WFP says i

Bremen sign Schalke youngster Schmitz until 2015

BERLIN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Schalke midfielder Lukas Schmitz joined league rivals Bremen on a four-year contract, Bremen manager Klaus Allofs confirmed on Friday. We have tried hard in recent weeks to sign him and we are glad that we could realize th

Corinthians could sign Pato

MILAN, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- World champions Corinthians could sign Milan and Brazil striker Alexandre Pato, according to Brazilian sports daily Lance. The 23-year-old has fallen down the pecking order at the Italian club after a recurring knee problem

Santos sign keeper Aranha

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Santos（桑托斯） soccer team announced on Wednesday the signing of goalkeeper Aranha (or Spider in English). The ace keeper signed a three-year contract. Aranha' s arrival will produce a healthy contest wi

Juventus to sign Anelka

MILAN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Former French international Nicolas Anelka has arrived in Torino to sign a five-month contract with Juventus, the Italian Serie A champions club general manager Beppe Marotta confirmed on Saturday. Anelka? In July we made s

学个词Learn a Word 第1551-sign

今天我们要学的词是 sign. 大家都知道，sign有签字的意思，今天我们这里要讲的是签约。The New York Knicks signed NBA veteran Jason Kidd to a three year deal. 纽约尼克斯队跟NBA资深球员贾森.基德签了三年约

学个词Learn a Word 第963期 To sign up

今天我们要学的词是sign up。 To sign up, 是报名的意思。 I signed up for the book club, 我报名参加这个读书俱乐部。 The deadline to sign up is this Sunday, 报名的最后期限是这个星期天。 More than 5,000 people h