VOICEONE:WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mSteveEmberwithShirleyGriffith.Thisweekonourprogram,weplaysomeofourfavoritesongsaboutsummer.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:
IfyouaskmostAmericans,theywouldsaytheirfavoriteseasonoftheyearissummer.Theweatheriswarm.Theydonothavetowearheavyclothestokeepwarm.Youngpeopledonothavetogotoschool.Theycandomanyactivitiesoutside,likeplayingsportsandswimmingat...[
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EmpireStateBuildingGoesGreen
(Music)HOST:ThetallestbuildinginNewYorkCityis"goinggreen."No…theEmpireStateBuildingisnotbeingpainted.Butitisgettinganenvironmentalmake-over.FaithLapidustellsabouttheplannedchanges.FAITHLAPIDUS:TheEmpireStateBuildingopenedinnineteenthirty-one.Itstandsjustoverfourhundredforty-threemeterstall.Formanyyearsitwasthetallestbuildingintheworld.
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GiorgiaFumanti
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GiorgiaFumantiisanItalian-Canadiansopranoandsingerofoperaticpop.HermusiciscomparedtothatofAndreaBocelli,SarahBrightmanandEnya.[1]ShehasperformedattheSpecialOlympics,NHL,PBS,withChinesePopIconWeiWei,ItalianstarZucchero,andtouredaroundtheworldwithJoseCarreras.SheisalsoaspokespersonforAMEIPH,anorganizationwhichworkstointegrateimmigrantswit...[
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GoldenFruit
OfthefruitsoftheyearIgivemyvotetotheorange.Inthefirstplaceitisaperennial----ifnotinactualfact,atleastinthegreengrocer’sshop.Onthedayswhendessertisanamegiventoahandfulofchocolatesandalittlepreservedginger,whenmacedoinedefruitsisthetitlebestowedontwoprunesandapieceofrhubarb,thentheorange,howeversour,comesnoblytotherescue;andonthoseotherdaysofplentywhencherriesandstrawberriesand...[
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Threedaystosee
Mostofus,however,takelifeforgranted.Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.Whenweareinbuoyanthealth,deathisallbutunimaginable.Weseldomthinkofit.Thedaysstretchoutinanendlessvista.Sowegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardlife.…Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeingwerestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometi...[
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ALLRoadsToTheRiver
Artist:JanisIan
Iammasterandslave.
Iamsunlightandshadow.
Iamallroadstotheriver.
Iamlost,Iamsaved.
Iambelovedandbetrayed.
Allroadstotheriver.
Andtheriverrunswide,
Theriverrunsdeep.
AndIspitintheeyeofsafecompany.
WhenIdiverightdowntotheundertow,
ThedeeperIdrown,thehigherIgo.
Iamwhisperingdreams.
Iamhowlingrevolutions(rev...[
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美语听力与发音技巧第33期（表示过去的能力）
WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonexpressingabilityinthepast.
TherearetwowaysofexpressingabilityinEnglish.One,“can”or“could”.Two,“beableto”.Innegativesentences,there’snodifferenceinmeaning.So,“Icouldn’tliftthepiano”and“Iwasn’tabletoliftthepiano”meanthesamething.However,inaffirmativesenten...[
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TheSummerKnows
Artist:LauraFigy,MichelLegrad
Movie:Summerof'42
Thesummersmiles,thesummerknows
Andunashamed,sheshedsherclothes
Thesummersmoothestherestlesssky
Andlovinglyshewarmsthesandonwhichyoulie
Thesummerknows,thesummer'swise
Sheseesthedoubtswithinyoureyes
Andsoshetakeshersummertime
Tellsthemoontowaitandthesuntolinger
Twiststheworld'roundhersumme...[
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ATributeToTheDog
1.Thebestfriendamanhasinthisworldmayturnagainsthimandbecomehisenemy.Hissonordaughterwhomhehasrearedwithlovingcaremayproveungrateful.Thosewhoarenearestanddearesttous,thosewhomwetrustwithourhappinessandourgoodname,maybecometraitorstotheirfaith. 2.Themoneythatamanhashemaylose.Itfliesawayfromhim,perhapswhenheneedsitmost.Aman'sreputationmaybesacrificedinamomentofill-con...[
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美语听力与发音技巧第32期（使役动词）WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonthecausativeverbs“make”,“have”and“get”,andtheverb“let”.
Let’slookatsomeexamples.“Imademybrothercarrymysuitcase.”“Ihadmybrothercarrymysuitcase.”“Igotmybrothertocarrymysuitcase.”“Iletmybrothercarrymysuitcase.”“make”,“have”and“get”canbeusedtoexpresstheideathat“X”...[
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