AreYouLearningEnglish?TheseSongsMayHelp
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.(MUSIC)Songsteachlanguage.Considerasonglike"Tom'sDiner"bySuzanneVega.AnAmericanteachingEnglishoverseasoncetoldusthatstudentsloveit.(MUSIC)RecentlyweaskedpeopleonFacebooktosuggestothersongsthatEnglishlearnersmightlike.NoemiNitowrote:I'moneofthoseEnglishstudentswholove"Tom'sDiner."IstartedlearningEnglishwith"L...[
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Title:StarsandMidnightBlue
Artist(Band):Enya
Memorieswesharetogether
Momentsnooneelsecanknow
Iwillkeepthemclosetome
Neverletthemgo
Onceyoufilledmyhandswithroses
Thenyougaveyourhearttome
Whenakisshadfollowedthis
Lovewasmeanttobe
Timegoesby
Andthesnowisdrifting
Slowlyinthesky
Cold,coldnight
Asyouliebesideme
Icanhearyourheartbeat
Yo...[
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Title:Evergreen
Artist(Band):BarbaraStreisand
Love,softasaneasychair;
love,freshasthemorningair.
Onelovethatissharedbytwo,
Ihavefoundwithyou.
LikearoseundertheAprilsnow
Iwasalwayscertainlovewouldgrow.
Loveagelessandevergreen,
seldomseenbytwo.YouandIwillmakeeachnightafirst,
ev'rydayabeginning.
Spiritsriseandtheirdanceisunrehearsed.
Theywarmandexc...[
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Title:UpWhereWeBelong
Artist(Band):JoeCrockerandJenniferWarnes
Whoknowswhattomorrowbrings
Inaworldwherefewheartssurvive
AllIknowisthewayIfeel
WhenitsrealIleepitalive
Theroadislongtherearemountainsintheway
Loveliftusupwherewebelong
Wheretheeaglesflyonamountanhigh
Loveliftusupwherewebelong
Farfromtheworldbelow
Wheretheclearwindsblow
Somehangontous...[
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Title:(I'veHad)TheTimeofMyLife
Artist(Band):BillMedleyandJenniferWarnes
Boy:NowI'vehadthetimeofmylife
NoIneverfeltlikethisbefore
YesIswearit'sthetruth
andIoweitalltoyouGirl:'CauseI'vehadthetimeofmylife
andIoweitalltoyouBoy:I'vebeenwaitingforsolong
NowI'vefinallyfoundsomeone
TostandbymeGirl:Wesawthewritingonthewall
AswefeltthismagicalfantasyBoth:Nowwithpassi...[
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那个阿庆嫂软硬姜丝的非要一个挖山的老头出来读E文,美其名与时俱今。自知朽木不可雕,不过俺的脸皮已够厚了,丢人现眼就丢人现眼吧。愿虚心接收大家的批评再教育。先谢了。
02.BreakfastorLunch
ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.Whataday!Ithought.Itsrainingagain.Justthen,thetelephonerang.Itwasmyau...[
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InCaseYouMissedIt:Books,Musicof2010
DOUGJOHNSON:WelcometoAMERICANMOSAICinVOASpecialEnglish.(MUSIC)I'mDougJohnson.Thisweek,aspecialyear-endshow,weansweraquestionaboutthefamousNewYear’sEvepartyinNewYorkCity’sTimesSquare.Playsomemusicwemissed.Andtalkaboutthebestbooksoftwothousandten.(MUSIC)DOUGJOHNSON:InDecember,manyAmericannewspaperspublishalistofthebestbooksoftheyear.MarioRittertellsusab...[
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GulfOilSpillWasTopStoryin2010
ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.Attheendofeachyear,theAssociatedPressreleasesalistofthetoptennewsstoriesoftheyear.Americaneditorsandnewsdirectorsareaskedtovoteforwhattheyconsiderthetopstories.Thisyear,thestorywiththemostvoteswasthehugeoilspillintheGulfofMexico.AnoilrigoperatedbyBPexplodedinApril.Theexplosionkilledelevenworkers.Closetofivemillionbarrelsofoi...[
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MR.DAVIDGREGORY:ThisSunday,anewyearandnewchallengesforthepresidentandRepublicansasthe112thCongressconvenesthisweek.Canbothsidescompromiseonsuchtoughissuesasjobs,thedebt,andthedeficit?Ordoes2011promisetobeayearofgridlockandposturinginadvanceofthe2012presidentialrace?Ourlead-ininterviewthismorning,theseniorRepublicanSenatorfromSouthCarolina,memberoftheArmedServicesCommittee,LindseyGraham.Then,o...[
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WhenHarryMetSallyisaromanticcomedyfilmaboutloveandrelationship,andthequestionofwhethermenandwomencanbefriends.ThemoviestarsBillyChrisasHarryBurnsandMegRyanasSallyAblright.HarryisveryfunnyandneverhideshisfeelingswhileSallyisveryattractiveandlovely.Ienjoytheperformanceandthedialongsbetweenthetwoalot.
Hereisamovietrailer.
ThestorydevelopsfromHarrymeetingSallyin1977,throughtheirtwelveyear...[
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