英语口语1+1:A silver lining

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国家地理:Giraffe: Tall Tale 长颈鹿

What do you know about giraffes? Well, you almost certainly know they are the tallest quadrupeds on earth, capable of growing up to 19 feet tall. You may know that this height allows these vegetarians to eat the very nutritious leaves of the acacia t

Exodus 出埃及记37

37Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood-two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3He cast four gold rings for it and fasten

经济学人:非洲金矿开采:金手铐(下)

They note that if production were as understated as the committee alleged, 他们指出，如果产量真的像委员会所说的那样被低估了， Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi, the two mines where it produces concentrate, would be the biggest gold prod

经济学人:非洲金矿开采:金手铐(上)

Business 商业 Gold Mining in Africa: Golden handcuffs 非洲金矿开采：金手铐 Tanzania's firebrand leader takes on its largest foreign investor. 坦桑尼亚反对派领导人接手其最大的国外投资商。 If they accept that they stol

圣诞歌曲:Silver Bells

Silver Bells silver bells, silver bells it's christmas time in the city ring-a-ling, hear them ring soon it will be christmas day city sidewalks, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style in the air there's a feeling of christmas children laughing, peo

趣味青春英语 第145期:On a silver platter

Idiom: On a silver platter 某人很容易或者很轻松地得到什么 Hit the book: Awe-inspiring Iconic Shuttle Maneuver Culmination Far cry from

国家地理:Family Feuds: Impala Turf Wars 领土之战

A forest of umbrella thorn acacia trees in northern Tanzania provides shelter and sustenance for a wealth of animals. In this crowded paradise, property is hotly contested at all levels. Male impala , eager to challenge for a territory, build up stre

Exodus 出埃及记25

25The Lord said to Moses, 2Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give. 3These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; 4blue, purpl

60秒科学:大象果真怕蚂蚁

We all know that elephants arent really scared of mice. But a new study shows that theyre really not crazy about something even smaller: ants. In fact, elephants dislike ants so much that they avoid acacia trees that harbor the tiny, six-legged necta

美国习惯用语: Lesson 263 silver

在这次节目里我们要给大家讲两个习惯用语。一个跟银子，就是英文里的silver这个字有关。另一个是以铅，就是lead这个字为主。 我们现在来讲第一个。To be handed something on a silver platter. To be

学个词Learn a Word 第695期 silver lining

今天我们要学的词是silver lining。 Silver lining, 是指不幸中的万幸。英语里有一种说法是， Every cloud has a silver lining, 朵朵乌云衬白底，意思是不幸中总会有值得欣慰的地方。 今年美国高中毕业生

VOA标准英语2008年-Silver Anniversary for American Swimmer Dara To

At age 41, American swimmer Dara Torres has won her third silver medal at the Beijing Olympics. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on the oldest member of this year's U.S. Olympic swimming team. US swimmer Dara Torres waves from podium after receiving her

音乐咖啡厅:Silver -David Cook

Ray J在美国可以称得上是顶尖的音乐制作人。这首《Sexy Can I》是被号称是Ray J职业里程碑的作品。这首歌的确是好听，不愁不流行，因为当今欧美乐坛中，什么流行这首歌就有什么。上脑如Ne-Yo的旋律，Ray J非常标准的RB男声，加上Young Berg没啥特色的Rap，是那种听了开

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We all know that elephants arent really scared of mice. But a new study shows that theyre really not crazy about something even smaller: ants. In fact, elephants dislike ants so much that they avoid acacia trees that harbor the tiny, six-legged necta

60秒科学:Odd Spider Prefers Salad

Odd Spider Prefers Salad In a study in the journal Current Biology, researchers report the discovery of an unusual spider, Bagheera kiplingi, that eschews meat and chews acacia tips. Karen Hopkin reports Its said that real men dont each quiche. And r

英语歌曲:so good bye

so good bye Sogyumo Acacia Band So Goodbye I think I should have told you that I'm still yours so goodbye my love So Goodbye. I here the birds singing It's time to go so Goodbye my friends I thought, You would do but I was wrong Now, I see myself sti

THE SCENT OF SPRING 春天的味道

The village is full of the colour of white, and noises Acacia flowers are blooming, attracting the wings of bees To be covered with pollens of the sunshine If you mix acacia flowers with flour and steam it We take a short cut to get ahead of the bees

英语听力精选进阶版 8219

Now, have you ever wondered why koalas hug trees? And apparently, according to a new scientific study it is to stay cool. That discovery was made by researchers from the University of Melbourne who were looking at how koalas regulate their body tempe

多轮谈判未果 李彦宏龚宇撤回爱奇艺私有化要约

A consortium led by the chief executive officer of the Chinese online search giant abandoned its bid to buy out its video-streaming operation iQiyi.com Inc after failing to reach an agreement on the transaction structure and purchase price. 由中国在