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(2011-02-12 17:18:43)
WordsandTheirStories:FoodExpressions
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.AlistenerfromBrazil,ElenirScardueli,sentusalistofpopularexpressionsaboutfood.Sotodaywewilltalkaboutexpressionsthatusevegetablesandfruits.Forexample,acucumberisalong,greenvegetablethatpeopleofteneatinsalads.Youmightsayapersonisascoolasacucumberifheneverseemstoworryaboutanythingandstayscalminastressfuls...[阅读全文]
(2011-02-09 21:10:13)
/eɪ/,/aɪ/-asinate,eye
TheDiphongs
Adiphthongcombinestwovowelstocreateonesound.Thediphthongsarealllongsounds.Thetongueandthemouthmovefromonepostiontoanothertoformadiphthong,asinthefollowing.Listen:
/ei/gauge/ou/dough
/ai/height/au/count
/eɪ/
ToProduce:Movefromthevowel/e/tothevowel/i/,raisingyourtongueandretractingyourlipsslightly.Practicemovingsmooth...[阅读全文]
(2011-02-09 20:59:03)
Title:LongLongJourney
Artist(Band):Enya
Citylightsshineontheharbour,
nighthasfallendown,
throughthedarkness
andtheshadow
Iwillstillgoon.Long,longjourney
throughthedarkness,
long,longwaytogo;
butwhataremiles
acrosstheocean
totheheartthat'scominghome?Wheretheroad
runsthroughthevalley,
wheretheriverflows,
Iwillfolloweveryhighway
tothepl...[阅读全文]
(2011-02-09 20:57:50)
Title:Amarantine
Artist(Band):Enya
Youknowwhenyougiveyourloveaway
Itopensyourheart,
everythingisnew.
Andyouknowtimewillalwaysfindaway
toletyourheartbelieveit'strue.Youknowloveiseverythingyousay;
awhisper,aword,
promisesyougive.
Youfeelitintheheartbeatoftheday.
Youknowthisisthewayloveis.Chorus
Amarantine...
Amarantine...
Amarantine...
Lov...[阅读全文]
(2011-02-08 21:02:58)
NCE2-42.Notverymusical
AswehadhadalongwalkthroughoneofthemarketsofoldDelhi,westoppedatasquaretohavearest.Afteratime,wenoticedasnakecharmerwithtwolargebasketsattheothersideofthesquare,sowewenttohavealookathim.Assoonashesawus,hepickedupalongpipewhichwascoveredwithcoinsandopenedoneofthebaskets.Whenhebegantoplayatune,wehadourfirstglimpseofthesnake.Itroseoutofthebasketandbegantofollowthemoveme...[阅读全文]
(2011-02-08 21:00:05)
KramervsKramerisinlistofAFI'sTop10CourtroomDramaMovies.
Itwontonsofawardsincludingacademicawardsinfivecatogories.
MovieTrailer
MakingFrenchToast-The"1stbreakfast"
JoannaKrameratthewitnessstand
Belowistheaudioofthelast30minutesofthemoive.It'scutinto3pieces.
Thefirsttwopartscoverthecourthearing.
Kramervs.Kramer
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia
Kram...[阅读全文]
(2011-02-06 18:56:15)
WordsandTheirStories:MedicalExpressions
Now,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES,aprograminSpecialEnglishbytheVoiceofAmerica.ItissurprisinghowmanyexpressionsthatAmericansuseeverydaycamefromthecardgameofpoker.Forexample,youheartheexpression,aceinthehole,usedbymanypeoplewhowouldneverthinkofgoingnearapokertable.Anaceintheholeisanyargument,planorthingkepthiddenuntilneeded.Itisusedespeciallywhenitcanturnfailu...[阅读全文]
(2011-02-06 17:01:38)
MR.DAVIDGREGORY:ThisSunday,aspecialeditionofMEETTHEPRESSfromtheRonaldReaganPresidentialLibraryinSimiValley,California,onwhatwouldhavebeenReagan's100thbirthday.Itisalsoday13ofthecrisisinEgypt,nowatacrucialmoment.ProtesterscontinuetheircallforPresidentMubaraktostepdown.Demonstratorsarestillinthestreets,butthereiscalmafterseveraldaysofchaosinCairo.AsclashesbetweenPresidentMubarak'ssupportersanda...[阅读全文]
(2011-02-04 19:19:26)
/ər/-asinher
/ər/-Thereisastressedversionaswellasanunstressedversionofthissound.
ToProduce:Archyourtonguehighinthemiddlewithitssidestouchingtheuppersidesofyourmouth.Drawthetonguetipbackward,heepingthelipsrelaxed.
Donottouchanypartofyourmouthwiththetonguetip.
Thetongueremainsinonepositionduringsound/ər/.Ifyoucanproduce/r/,prolongthesoundwithoutmovingyourtongueand...[阅读全文]
(2011-02-04 19:04:21)
EatPrayLove
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaEatPrayLove(previously"TheVirtuesofLife")isa2010dramafilmstarringJuliaRobertsasElizabethGilbert,basedonGilbert'smemoirEat,Pray,Love.Thefilmwasco-writtenanddirectedbyRyanMurphy.ItopenedintheU.S.onAugust13,2010.
Plot
ElizabethGilbert(JuliaRoberts)hadeverythingamodernwomanissupposedtodreamofhaving-ahusband(BillyCrudup),ahouse,asu...[阅读全文]
