偷得浮生半日闲。今天本来是要到儿子学校做义工一整天的。一早七点半赶到那里,却发现俺的大名被整漏了。再看单子,上面的人数已比需要的多出两名。于是俺就安心地回来了。这偷来的一天,得贡献给自己家不是?心里有一件事,一直没找到合适的时间来做。今天正好可以用上。
XTXD,tripods,digitalmind,月下清风和其他朗读新概念的朋友们,虽然我很少甚至没有回过你们[
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RemarksofPresidentBarackObama–AsPreparedforDelivery
AddresstoJointSessionofCongress
http://www.youtube.com/v/VPWpv9e8GFo&hl=en&fs=1
MadameSpeaker,Mr.VicePresident,MembersofCongress,andtheFirstLadyoftheUnitedStates:I’vecomeheretonightnotonlytoaddressthedistinguishedmenandwomeninthisgreatchamber,buttospeakfranklyanddirectlytothemenandwomenwhosentushere.IknowthatformanyAmericans...[
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WordsandTheirStories.Aperson’snameisveryimportant.SomenamesalsohavespecialmeaningsinpopularAmericanexpressions.TobetterunderstandwhatImean,sitbackandlisten.YoumightevenwanttogetacupofJoe,Imean,acupofcoffee.
Oneday,anaverageJoewaswalkingdownthestreet.AnaverageJoeisacommonperson–eithermaleorfemale.ThisaverageJoewaslost.HedidnotknowJackaboutwherehewasgoing.B...[
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没有VOICEGUIDANCE,我又明显南腔北调了:)
http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=mysj&MsgID=44155
谢谢紫君的原贴~~
英语美文:TwoExtremesInLife生活中的两极(ZT)IthasbeensobitterlycoldhereinPennsylvania.Ican’trememberawinterbeingascoldasthis,butI’msuretherewerecolderdays.Eventhoughthedaylighthoursaregrowinglongerminutebyminute,it’seasytofindanexcusenottogooutunlessyouab...[
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ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport.Istheremeaninginthelengthofafinger?Aneighteenninety-threeguidebookcalled"ModernEtiquetteinPublicandPrivate"hadthistosay:"Longfingersareasignofrefinement.Ashortstubbyhandarguesalackofsensibility."Well,longfingersmightalsobeasignofagoodbasketballplayerorpianist.Ormaybejustamasteratthumbwars.Thismuchissure:studiesinrecentyearshavepointed...[
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Aproverbisashort,wellknownsayingthatexpressesacommontruthorbelief.Manyproverbsgiveadviceaboutthebestwaytolive.Recently,wepresentedaprogramaboutproverbs.Weaskedourlistenerstosendustheirfavoriteproverbs.Ashorttimelater,wereceivedsuggestionsfromaroundtheworld.WeheardfromlistenersinAfrica,Asia,EuropeandSouthAmerica.Thetopproverbamongtheselisten...[
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VOICEONE:ThisisSCIENCEINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndI'mBobDoughty.Oursubjectthisweekissportsdoping.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Sportshavelongbeenpartofpopularculture.IntheUnitedStates,someplayersareasfamousasmoviestarsorrockmusicians.Thelivesoffamousathletesaredescribednotonlyinthenewsmedia,butinfilmsandliterature.Sportsalsohavefoundtheirwayintoeverydaysayings.Onesuchexamplesay...[
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WanttoGrowaRoot?BeetsAreHardtoBeatAdviceforraisingacolorfulandnutritiousvegetable.Transcriptofradiobroadcast:
16February2009
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishAgricultureReport.Beetsareatastyrootvegetablethatdonotrequiremuchworktogrow.Peoplemightthinkbeetsarealwaysdarkred.Buttheycanalsobepink,yelloworwhite.Beetswithcirclesofredandwhiteinsideareknownascandycaneorcandystripebeets.Beetsarehighinnutri...[
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ThethrongofthermometersfromtheThuringianThermometerFolksarrivedonThursday.Therewereathousandthirty-threethickthermometers,though,insteadofathousandthirty-sixthinthermometers,whichwasthreethermometersfewerthanthethousandthirty-sixthermometerswewereexpecting,nottomentionthattheywerethickonesratherthanthinones.Wethoroughlythoughtthatwehadorderedathousandthirty-six,notathousandthirty-threethermom...[
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NorwegianWood
WrittenbyHarukiMurakami
Iwasthrity-seventhen,strappedinmyseatasthehuge747plungedthroughdensecloudcoveronapproachtotheHamburgairport.ColdNovemberrainsdrenchedtheearthandlenteverythingthegloomyairofaFlemishlandscape:thegroundcrewinraingear,aflagatopasquatairportbuilding,aBMWbillboard.So--Germanyagain.
Oncetheplanewasonthegroundsoftmusicbegantoflowfromtheceilingspeakers...[
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