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(2009-03-15 07:50:59)
Lesson79Byair
IusedtotravelbyairagreatdealwhenIwasaboy.MyparentsusedtoliveinSouthAmericaandIusedtoflytherefromEuropeintheholidays.AflightattendantwouldtakechargeofmeandIneverhadanunpleasantexperience.IamusedtotravelingbyairandonlyononeoccasionhaveIeverfeltfrightened.Aftertakingoff,wewereflyinglowoverthecityandslowlygainingheight,whentheplanesuddenlyturnedroundandflewbacktotheairport.While...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-10 20:49:47)
TheCrystalPalace水晶宫
PerhapsthemostextraordinarybuildingofthenineteenthcenturywastheCrystalPalace,whichwasbuiltinHydeParkfortheGreatExhibitionof1851.TheCrystalPalacewasdifferentfromallotherbuildingsintheworld,foritwasmadeofironandglass.Itwasoneofthebiggestbuildingsofalltimeandalotofpeoplefrommanycountriescametoseeit.Agreatmanygoodsweresenttotheexhibitionfromvariouspartsoftheworld.Therew...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-10 17:00:46)
Liasionisaninterestingarea.TheaudioclipIamlearningdoesnotuseintentedliasions.Itisjustnaturallyconnectingtootherwordsandtheliasionsareformed.Fortheobviousconsonantandvowelcombination,ithinkwecanformbutitisnotnecessarytoformliasionforall.
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(2009-03-09 20:53:12)
Lesson78Thelastone?
Afterreadinganarticleentitled\'CigaretteSmokingandYourHealth\'Ilitacigarettetocalmmynerves.IsmokedwithconcentrationandpleasureasIwassurethatthiswouldbemylastcigarette.ForawholeweekIdidnotsmokeatallandduringthistime,mywifesufferedterribly.Ihadalltheusualsymptomsofsomeonegivingupsmoking:abadtemperandanenormousappetite.Myfriendskeptonofferingmecigarettesandcigars.Theymade...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-08 09:36:46)
Lesson77Asuccessfuloperation
ThemummyofanEgyptianwomanwhodiedin800B.C.hasjusthadanoperation.ThemummyisthatofShepenmutwhowasonceasingerintheTempleofThebes.AstherewerestrangemarksontheX-rayplatestakenofthemummy,doctorshavebeentryingtofindoutwhetherthewomandiedofararedisease.Theonlywaytodothiswastooperate.Theoperation,whichlastedforoverfourhours,provedtobeverydifficultbecauseofthehardresinwh...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-07 06:38:24)
Lesson76AprilFools\'Day
\'Toendourspecialnewsbulletin,\'saidthevoiceofthetelevisionannouncer,\'we\'regoingovertothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.Macaronihasbeengrowninthisareaforoversixhundredyears.Twooftheleadinggrowers,GiuseppeMoldovaandRiccardoBrabante,tellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendidcropthisyearandharvestinghasbegunearlierthanusual.Hereyoucanseetwoworkerswho,betweenthem,havejustfin...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-05 21:00:01)
Lesson75SOS呼救信号
Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.
Howdidthewomangethelp?
Whenalightpassengerplaneflewoffcoursesometimeago,itcrashedinthemountainsanditspilotwaskilled.Theonlypassengers,ayoungwomanandhertwobabydaughters,wereunhurt.Itwasthemiddleofwinter.Snowlaythickontheground.Thewomanknewthatthenearestvillagewasmilesaway.Whenitgrewdark,sheturnedasuitcaseintoabedandputthechil...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-04 16:52:17)
Anancientbusstoppedbyadryriverbedandapartyoffamousactorsandactressesgotoff.Dressedindarkglassesandoldclothes,theyhadtakenspecialprecautionssothatnooneshouldrecognizethem.Butastheysoondiscovered,disguisescansometimesbetooperfect.
\'Thisisawonderfulplaceforapicnic,\'saidGloriaGleam.
\'Itcouldn\'tbebetter,Gloria,\'BrinksleyMeersagreed.\'Nonewspapermen,nofilmfans!Whydon\'twecomemoreoften?...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-03 21:18:06)
Lesson73Therecord-holder
Childrenwhoplaytruantformschoolareunimaginative.Aquietday\'sfishing,oreighthoursinacinemaseeingthesamefilmoverandoveragain,isusuallyasfarastheyget.Theyhaveallbeenputtoshamebyaboywho,whileplayingtruant,travelled1,600miles.HehitchhikedtoDoverand,towardsevening,wentintoaboattofindsomewheretosleep.Whenhewokeupnextmorning,hediscoveredthattheboathad,inthemeantime,travel...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-02 20:34:28)
Lesson72AcarcalledBluebird“蓝鸟”汽车
Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.
Whatmistakewasmade?
Thegreatracingdriver,SirMalcolmCampbell,wasthefirstmantodriveatover300milesperhour.HesetupanewworldrecordinSeptember1935atBonnevilleSaltFlats,Utah.Bluebird,thecarhewasdriving,hadbeenspeciallybuiltforhim.Itwasover30feetinlengthandhada2,500-horsepowerengine.AlthoughCampbellreachedaspeedof...[阅读全文]
