听歌学英文
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(2012-06-05 20:34:36)
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishTechnologyReport.
TheGoldenGateBridgeiscelebratingitsseventy-fifthanniversary.ThebridgeopenedtovehicletrafficonMaytwenty-eighth,nineteenthirty-seven.Sincethen,morethantwobillionvehicleshavecrossedtheworldfamousstructurebetweenSanFranciscoandMarinCounty,California.Asmanyasonehundredtwelvethousandcarsmakethetripeachday.
TheGoldenGateBridgehad...[阅读全文]
(2012-06-04 20:47:37)
为期五天的香港佳士得(Christie's)2012年春季拍卖会于周三落下帷幕，总成交额为27亿港元（合3.517亿美元）。拍品包括中国水墨画、亚洲现代艺术品、葡萄酒和钻石等各类藏品。Christie'swrappedupitsfive-dayspringauctionsinHongKongonWednesday,andthefinalbillisin:theauctionhousesold2.7billionHongKongdollars(US$351.7million)ofcollectibles,rangingfromChineseinkpaintingsandAsianmodernarttowineanddiamonds.Grammar...[阅读全文]
(2012-06-03 19:44:27)
HowMuchExerciseDoYouReallyNeed?
BOBDOUGHTY:ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishprogramSCIENCEINTHENEWS.I’mBobDoughty.SHIRLEYGRIFFITH:AndI’mShirleyGriffith.Today,wewilltellwhyexerciseissoimportant.Andwewilltellaboutsomepopularwaystogetingoodshape.
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BOBDOUGHTY:Healthexpertshavelongnotedtheimportanceofphysicalactivity.Exercisenotonlyimprovesyourappearance.Itcanalso...[阅读全文]
(2012-06-03 19:37:43)
ItiscalledtheHottestHalfMarathonfortheeventoccursinthehosttestseasonoftheyear.Ihadbeenwarmedinthedaysbeforetheracethatthiswouldbeatoughoneduetotheheat.
Thecouseisflatandthesurfaceisquiterunner-friendly.ItstartsfromaparkatnortheastoftheWhiteRockLake,andgoessouthwestandthensouthtothesouthernendofthelakewhereitturnseast.Itcontinueseastwardandturnesnorthatthesoutheastofthelake.ItmadesaU-turna...[阅读全文]
(2012-06-01 19:48:10)
TheJohnBarryMemorialConcerttookplaceon20thJune2011atTheRoyalAlbertHall,London.
TheRoyalPhilharmonicOrchestraconductedbyNicholasDoddperformmanyofJohnBarry'sbestknownfilmthemeswithguestartistsDameShirleyBassey,DavidArnold,Rumer,DerekWatkins,JulianJacksonandNigelHitchcock.TherearepersonaltributestoJohnBarryfromhisclosefriendsSirMichaelCaine,DonBlack,SirGeorgeMartin,DavidArnold,SirM...[阅读全文]
(2012-06-01 19:18:21)
世界银行说，东亚的发展中国家增长保持强劲，不过同时警告说，这些国家需要在全球经济脚步持续放缓的同时减少对出口的依赖。TheWorldBanksaysgrowthinEastAsia'sdevelopingeconomiesremainsstrong,butwarnstheyneedtoreducetheirrelianceonexportsastheglobaleconomicslowdowncontinues.re·li·ance/rɪˈlajəns/noun[singular]:thestateofneedingsomeoneorsomethingforhelp,support,etc.—usually+onorupon
(2012-05-30 20:33:08)
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.
MorethanonehundredthousandinternationalstudentswillspendthissummerworkingandtravelingintheUnitedStates.TheyareparticipatingintheSummerWorkTravelprogramthroughtheStateDepartment.TheyreceiveJ-1exchangevisitorvisas.
Theideaisforstudentstoworkforuptothreemonthsandearnenoughmoneytothenspendamonthtravelingbeforetheyreturnhome.
Theexch...[阅读全文]
(2012-05-28 20:17:26)
Lesson57:MiserableExperiences悲惨的经历
841.I’vehadafeverforthepasttwodays.
我最近这两天发烧了。
842.Ican’twaittogetoutofthesewetclothes.
我等不及要脱下这些湿衣服。
843.Thisbackpackiswaytooheavy.
这个背包太重了。
844.We’vebeenwalkingforhoursandI’mexhausted.
我们走了几个小时了，我已精疲力尽了。
845.Myfirstfewmonthsatcollegeweremi...[阅读全文]
(2012-05-28 20:13:07)
SHIRLEYGRIFFITH:ThisisShirleyGriffith.STEVEEMBER:AndthisisSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramEXPLORATIONS.Todaywetellaboutoneoftheworld'sgreatestscientists,IsaacNewton.
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SHIRLEYGRIFFITH:Muchoftoday'sscienceofphysicsisbasedonNewton'sdiscoveryofthethreelawsofmotionandhistheoryofgravity.Newtonalsodevelopedoneofthemostpowerfultoolsofmathematics.Itisthemethodwecallca...[阅读全文]
(2012-05-25 19:08:42)
三里屯Village北区(SanlitunVillageNorth)是仿照传统四合院(siheyuan)而建，以经营国际高端奢侈品而著称。SanlitunVillageNorthismodelledaftertraditionalsiheyuan(housingquadrangles)andfeatureshigh-endinternationalluxurydesignershowrooms.2featureverb
features;featured;featur·ing
[+obj]1:tohaveorinclude(someoneorsomething)asanimportantpart
▪Thebuildingfeaturesastate-of-the-artsecurit...[阅读全文]
