IsNASA’sJamesWebbSpaceTelescopeaTimeMachine?
CorrectionattachedThisistheVOASpecialEnglishTechnologyReport.Ifyoucouldbuildatimemachine,whatwoulditlooklike?Maybe,itshouldlooklikeatelescope.Americanscientistsarebuildingaspacetelescope,theyhope,willlookbackoverunimaginabledistancesandtimetoshowtheuniverseclosetoitsbeginning.Butthisdistantpastwillmainlybeseenininfraredlight.Visiblelighti...[
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Title:SweetDreams
Artist(Band):AirSupply
Thisisthetimewhenyouneedafriend
Youjustneedsomeonenear
I'mnotlookingforwardtothenightI'llspend
Thinkingofyouwhenyou'renothere
HowmanytimeswillIthinkaboutthethings
I'dliketodo
Alwaysdeniedtherighttolivemylife
ThewayIwant
Iwanttoshareitwithyou
(CHORUS)
CloseyoureyesIwanttoridetheskies
Inmysweetdreams
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TrueLoveinRomanticMovies
"Wouldyoupleaseholdme?"In"LoveStory,"the1970tearjerker,thecoupleisshattered,
asJennifer,Oliver'swife,losesherbattletocancer.Oliver,alongwithmillionsofviewerstheworldover,wereleft
tomourn.JamesCameron's"Titanic"ismorerecentbutstillusestheclassic
formula:loveunites,lifeseparates,butloveendures."We'regonnamakeit,Rose.Trustme."
"Itrustyou."Thelovestory...[
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WordsandTheirStories:BagExpressions
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Differentpeoplehavedifferentwaysofsayingthings–theirownspecialexpressions.EachweekwetellaboutsomepopularAmericanexpressions.Thebagisoneofthemostsimpleandusefulthingsintheworld.Itisacontainermadeofpaperorcloth.Ithasgiventheworldmanystrangeexpressionsthatarenotverysimple.SomeofthemareusedintheUnitedStat...[
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Title:AlwaysOnMyMind
Artist(Band):ChrisDeBurgh
MaybeIdidn'tloveyouquiteasgoodasIshouldhave,
MaybeIdidn'tholdyouquiteasoftenasIcouldhave,
LittlethingsIshouldhavesaidanddone,
Ijustnevertookthetime;Youwerealwaysonmymind,
Youwerealwaysonmymind;MaybeIdidn'tholdyouallthoselonely,lonelynights,
AndIguessInevertoldyou,I'msohappythatyou'remine,
IfImadeyoufeelsecondbest,I...[
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'YouAreYourBrand:'UsingSocialMediatoFindaJob
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEconomicsReport.Todaywesharesomeideasforjobhuntersaboutpresentingyourselfonline.BenKirshnerischiefexecutiveofaNewYorkcompanyhestartedintwothousandfour.EliteSEM,orsearchenginemarketing,hasabouttwenty-fiveemployees.Manycompaniesuseheadhunters--recruitingservicesthatfindworkersforhigh-payingpositions.ButMr.Kirshnersaystha...[
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Lesson8:Sports体育
Myreading:
106.EveryoneiswatchingtheWorldCuprightnow.
现在每个人都在看世界杯。
107.SocceristheAmericanwordforfootball.
在美国，足球叫做“soccer”。
108.I’mtiredafterthisafternoon'sgame.
打完今天下午的比赛后我累了。
109.Therefereeshouldhavecalledafoul.
这裁判应该判犯规。
110.Passmetheball.
把球传给我。
111.Ihavetorunfaster.
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Lesson7:NetSurfing网上冲浪
Myreading:
91.Ineedtodownloadsomelessonsforclass.
我需要给班上下载一些课程。
92.Myconnectionistooslow.
我的连接速度太慢了。
93.I’llgetoffinacoupleofminutes.
我马上就断线。
94.Thisinternetbaristooexpensive.
这个网吧太贵了。
95.Ineedtogotoanewswebsite.
我需要上一个新闻网站。
96.Oneofmyfriendshashisownwebsite.
我的一...[
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Links
Lesson1-1.SchoolsandEducationPart1
Lesson1-2.SchoolsandEducationPart2
Lesson2-1.JobsandCareersPart1
Lesson2-2.JobsandCareersPart2
Lesson3-1.HobbiesandPastimePart1
Lesson3-2.HobbiesandPastimePart2
Lesson4-1.ShoppingPart1
Lesson4-2.ShoppingPart2
Lesson5-1.JobHuntingPart1
Lesson5-2.JobHuntingPart2
Lesson6-1.HouseHuntingPart1
Lesson6-2.HouseHu...[
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