v. 在演奏…时使用减音踏板;降低(意见、批评等)调子;秘而不宣
n. (用以减弱音量的)钢琴踏板;减弱效果的东西

VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA IN VOA Special English. Today we tell about jazz singer and pianist Shirley Horn. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Shirley Horn performing in 2003 Shirley Horn was considered one

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A nonprofit group in San Francisco, California, is trying to take bicycle-powered computers to rural villages around the world. The computer was developed with villagers in Laos. The group is the J

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Christy Van Arragon. Voice 2 And Im Bruce Gulland. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 A busy city street. Ca

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嘉宾:Debbie Mason 话题:Women Travellers of Old 旅行者,女行者 单词拼写: 1、Bruges:n. a city in Belgium 布鲁日 2、Guatemala: n. a central American country 危地马拉 3、Rarity n. something rare and unusual 4、Geographic

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Helen / Canada speaker Yes, I have actually. It was just shortly after I got my driver's license. I was driving in a parking lot and I was going through a small intersection and I looked to my left, and there was a car coming towards me and it was ac

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His left foot is on the pedal. His right foot is on the ground. He pushes down on the pedal. He takes his right foot off the ground. He puts it on the pedal. The pedals start to go around. They go around in a circle. His knees go up and down. The bic

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Shirley Horn: One of the Great Jazz Singers of the 1950s and 1960s Written by Cynthia Kirk (THEME) VOICE ONE: Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA IN VOA Special English. Today we tell about jazz singer and pianist S

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Jason Lewis pedals his boat up the river Thames After 13 years and 46,000 miles (75,00km) a British adventurer has completed a round-the-world journey using human power alone. Jason Lewis, 40, crossed five continents, two oceans and a sea to become

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Urban Farms Gain Support New York City is known for its tall buildings, financial markets and centers for the arts. But Americas most populated city is becoming known for something you might not expect -- farms. New York Citys government announced la

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Some African schools are adding programs that teach what officials are calling soft skills to students. Soft skills are personal qualities that help a person relate effectively to others. Officials say this kind of training can help students succeed

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Lesson 35:Born to Bike [00:04.99]What was the first bicycle like?Bicycle means two wheels. [00:12.12]The first bicycle had two wheels,but no pedals [00:18.78]You pushed it along with your feet.It was heavy and had wooden wheels. [00:27.04]The first b

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[00:00.32]I'm sure that you'll understand, [00:02.94]Mr Jeffreys, that we cannot guarantee [00:04.52]one hundred percent that everybody [00:06.32]will lose weight. [00:07.38]Well, you should change your advertising then. [00:10.23]Anyway, both the sp

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Shirley Horn, 1934-2005: One of the Great Jazz Singers of the 1950s and 1960s VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about jazz singer and pianist

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Louis nodded. He arranged his things neatly around his neck, entered the water quietly,路易斯点点头。他把脖子上挂着的那些东西整理好,悄悄地下了水,took up a position a few yards in front of the boat, and waited. 游到游艇

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眼下,知名企业的校园招聘已经纷纷进入面试阶段,随着外企的英文面试如火如荼的展开,书店里各类以世界最佳公司面试题为标榜的面试指南也纷纷告罄。且不论其内容优劣,单就最佳公司

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Todd: So, Eion, why are you going to Osaka? Eoin: I'm going to Osaka this weekend to play a couple of gigs, with my band. Todd: A couple of gigs. Eoin: That's right. I guess you might say concert rather than gig. Todd: Well, in American English we'd

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1. The government says there were no electronic flaws in Toyotas that accounted for sudden acceleration in its vehicles. Two defects are to blame, sticking pedals and pedals trapped in floor mats. Toyota has recalled some 12 million vehicles. 2. A yo

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介绍: Pump /p?mp/ 打气筒 A bike pump is necessary if you travel long distance. 如果长时间骑车的话,那么打气筒就很有必要。 Tire /ta?r/ 轮胎 I've got a flat tyre (= the air has gone out of it).我的车胎没气了。 Pedal

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Now Minneapolis-based inventor Rich Kronfield has created an electric-assist 'Raht Racer' velomobile that he claims can travel at up to 100mph (160km/h). 现在美国明尼阿波利斯的发明家里奇?科伦菲尔德研制了电动拉特赛车(Ra

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眼下,知名企业的校园招聘已经纷纷进入面试阶段,随着外企的英文面试如火如荼的展开,书店里各类以世界最佳公司面试题为标榜的面试指南也纷纷告罄。且不论其内容优劣,单就最佳公司

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actinouranium
alamid
analytic product
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Aulla
aungele
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be disgraced
biolipid
biosequestration
blanking punch
box casting
Canadian capital
cellulosic fibre
Ceratodontidae
chack-chack
chelita
circular mill
coal-mining industry
cryptic colouring
cumini
curve of regression
diarthroses
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down cloth
Einhorn's test
endemic typhus
endogenic halo
execution of will
extruding
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glossary index
gonangiums
gorgiouse
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grandmozzer
Haemodipsus
Hedysarum coronarium
high-rate grinding
histone
hockey players
ideological psychology
infrared illuminator
initial leveling
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intra-class variance
isauricus
jackcord
jodhi
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kleiber
lac la biche
liver filtrate fsctors
long-range decision
low-profit
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medical officers
megaloblastoid change
MNTB
mongoose lemur
multichannel recording oscillograph
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multiply perfect number
nonsymptomatic
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pinacyanol
predictable stochastic process
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rhine-westphalia
rip apart
Sagyz
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screw stairs
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shaft pillar
siemu
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space ignition test
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talk like a book
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uvaser
verrucous
water sample
weft feeler
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