VOA 商务英语 lesson36

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The farmland of Wang Yang-tang in Hubei province lies abandoned. Over the last century, sand has devoured the rich pastures. As sand dunes edge closer to Beijing each year, Northern China's rapidly turning into desert. Shen Zhao-xiang, the director

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Today Beijing sees its first blue sky in 2016, after several days of continuous hazy weather. Meanwhile, some surrounding areas, such as Hebei province, are still struggling with smog. The meteorological center this morning has issued yellow alerts i

SSS 2008-11-11

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? If you're too tired to think straight, it might be because parts of your brain are already asleep at the wheel. A team of neuroscientists from Washington State Unive

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Todd: Now, Terry, when you bicycle on these long trips, across America, what do you do on a really bad day, when it's foggy or rainy or windy do you just keep on peddling? Terry: Usually, yes. The philosophy kind of goes that if you're going to take

Using the Right Article

Using the Right Article What word appears most often in English? It's the, also known as the definite article. Its partner, the indefinite article a, is also among the top 10 most frequent words in English. According to Professor Elka Todeva of the S

流行美语 (Popular American) 243

李华正在兴致勃勃地给Larry将她去看医生的经过，没想到被Larry泼了一盆冷水。李华今天要学两个常用语，TMI和PDQ 。 LL: Oh, Li Hua, that is really TMI. I'm sorry you had to go to the doctor, but I really don't wan

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The farmland of Wang Yang-tang in Hubei province lies abandoned. Over the last century, sand has devoured the rich pastures. As sand dunes edge closer to Beijing each year, Northern China's rapidly turning into desert. Shen Zhao-xiang, the director o

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For our 10th anniversary my wife and I vacationed in Hawaii, where we went snorkeling. After an hour in the water everyone got back on the boat, except for one beautiful young woman and me. As I conti

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Fog to hit central, E China

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The purpose of a letter of applicationis to help the applicant obtain the job he is interested in. It should state clearly what position the applicant wants, and should tell what his abilities are and what he has to offer. It should provide a quick,

CCTV9英语新闻：中国橙色预警的污染问题

China's weather observatory continues to issue an orange alert for fog on Sunday. According to the National Meteorological Center, fog will be the thickest in Hebei, Shandong and Sichuan, with visibility of less than 200 meters. And visibility will b

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Larry告诉李华他连续几天给他哥哥打电话，可是总也找不到他。 LH: Larry， 你那么急着找你哥哥，有要紧的事吗? LL: No, not really. I just want to chit chat. LH: Chit chat是什么意思啊? LL: To Chit Chat is to t