ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishAgricultureReport.
Growersaroundtheworldareusingnewmethodstogrowgrapestomakewine.Theseincludenaturalandorganicmethodstocontrolharmfulinsectsandweedsinsteadofusingchemicals.Now,awineryinCanadahasimportedanaturalwaytocontrolitsgrapevines.
TheFeatherstoneWineryisinsouthernOntario.Ithaseighthectaresofperfectrowsofgrapevines.Thevines,likeotherplants,needtobepruned...[
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Today,wetellabout"horse"expressions.Inthepast,manypeopledependedonhorsesfortransportation,farmingandotherkindsofwork.Alotofpeoplestillliketoridehorses.And,horseracingisalsopopular.SoitisnotsurprisingthatAmericansstilluseexpressionsabouttheanimals.Longago,peoplewhowererichorimportantrodehorsesthatwereverytall.Today,ifagirlactslikesheisbetterthaneveryoneelse,youmightsaysheshouldgetoffherhighhor...[
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ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.
ThiswasthesurpriseannouncementFridayfromOslo,Norway:
THORBJOERNJAGLAND,CHAIRMAN:"TheNorwegianNobelCommitteehasdecidedthattheNobelPeacePrizefor2009istobeawardedtoPresidentBarackObamaforhisextraordinaryeffortstostrengtheninternationaldiplomacyandcooperationbetweenpeoples."
AndinWashingtonthiswasthereaction:
BARACKOBAMA:"Tobehone...[
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ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.
ThiswasthesurpriseannouncementFridayfromOslo,Norway:
THORBJOERNJAGLAND,CHAIRMAN:"TheNorwegianNobelCommitteehasdecidedthattheNobelPeacePrizefor2009istobeawardedtoPresidentBarackObamaforhisextraordinaryeffortstostrengtheninternationaldiplomacyandcooperationbetweenpeoples."
AndinWashingtonthiswasthereaction:
BARACKOBAMA:"Tobehone...[
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ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.CaliforniahasanewprogramcalledtheDigitalTextbookInitiative.ARNOLDSCHWARZENEGGER:"Startingthisfallwithhighschoolmathandscience,wewillbethefirststateinthenation--thefirststateinthenation--toprovideschoolswithastate-approvedlistofdigitaltextbooks."ThatwasGovernorArnoldSchwarzeneggerinJune,talkingabouthisefforttogetschoolstousematerialsavailablefreeonline...[
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ExpressionsfromAmerica'snationalpastime.Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WordsandTheirStories.BaseballisAmerica’snationalsport.Soitisnotunusualthatmanypopularexpressionscomefrombaseball.Butfirst,letmeexplainalittleaboutthegame.Eachbaseballteamhas9players.Thepitcherofoneteamthrowstheballtoabatterfromtheotherteam.Thebatterattemptstohittheball.Ifhemisses,itiscalledastrike.Ifabattergetsthreestrik...[
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
Everyweekatthistime,theVoiceofAmericatellsaboutpopularwordsandexpressionsusedintheUnitedStates.Someofthesewordsandexpressionsareold.Somearenew.Together,theyformthelivingspeechoftheAmericanpeople.
Ourstorytodayisveryold.Itgoesbackabout5,000years.Itisaboutasignthatisusedtorepresentsomewords.
Weseethissignondrugstoresandwheneverwe...[
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找到两个CLIPS,可以帮我们练习所有的VOWELSOUNDS.希望对练习朗读的同学会有帮助!
LearntopronounceEnglishvowels.TherearefivevowelsinEnglishbuttheycanbecombinedtomake15differentsounds.
Part1
Practiceall15vowelsoundsofAmericanEnglish
Part2
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Everyweekatthistime,theVoiceofAmericatellsaboutpopularwordsandexpressionsusedintheUnitedStates.Someofthesewordsandexpressionsareold.Somearenew.Together,theyformthelivingspeechoftheAmericanpeople.Ourstorytodayisveryold.Itgoesbackabout5,000years.Itisaboutasignthatisusedtorepresentsomewords.Weseethissignondrugstoresandwheneverwevisitadoctortog...[
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奥黛丽·赫本:美丽秘密
AudreyHepburnbeautytips
Forattractivelips,speakwordsofkindness.
魅力的双唇,在于亲切友善的语言。
Forlovelyeyes,seekoutthegoodinpeople.
可爱的眼睛,善于探寻别人的优点。
Foraslimfigure,shareyourfoodwiththehungry.
得到苗条的身影,请与饥饿的人分享你的食物。
Forbeautifulhair,letachildrunhisorherfingersthroughitonceaday.
美丽的秀发,在于每天...[
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