听歌学英文
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(2010-08-22 14:54:15)
WordsandTheirStories:TouchAllBases
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.(MUSIC)AmericanEnglishisfullofcolorfulexpressions.Onesuchexpressionistotouchallbases.Itcomesfromthesportofbaseball.Therearefourbasesinbaseball--first,secondandthird.Thefourthishomeplate.Together,thebasesformadiamondshape.Whenabaseballplayerhitstheball,hemustruntoeachbase--inorder--andtouchitwithhisfoot....[阅读全文]
(2010-08-22 14:03:21)
MR.DAVIDGREGORY:ThisSunday,ourspecialfocusonthemidtermraceandwhatitwillmeanforthebalanceofpowerinWashington.VICEPRES.JOEBIDEN:Therewillbe,inWashington,D.C.,aDemocraticmajorityintheHouseandaDemocraticmajorityintheSenate.Thatwillbethecase.Andwereitnotillegal,I'dmakebookonit.MR.GREGORY:ThereferendumonPresidentObamaandtheDemocratstakescenterstageasracesheatupacrossthecountry.Wediscusstheissuestha...[阅读全文]
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(2010-08-14 17:11:43)
WordsandTheirStories:DowntoEarth
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Everyweekatthistime,wetellaboutpopularAmericanwordsandexpressions.Someoftheseareveryold.Somearenew.Together,theyformthelivingspeechoftheAmericanpeople.Todaywetellabouttheexpression"downtoearth."Downtoearthmeansbeingopenandhonest.Itiseasytodealwithsomeonewhoisdowntoearth.Apersonwhoisdowntoearthis...[阅读全文]
(2010-08-08 19:19:39)
MR.DAVIDGREGORY:ThisSunday,theholehasfinallybeenpluggedinthegulf,butisitreallymissionaccomplished?Howmuchoilwasspilled?Istheenvironmentalcrisisover?HowwillBPbeheldaccountable?Plus,wheredowegofromhereonenergypolicyandoildrilling?I'llaskthepresident'stopenvironmentalandenergyadviser,CarolBrowner.Thenaone-on-oneconversationwiththemanwhohopestobethenextspeakeroftheHouse,GOPleader,CongressmanJohnB...[阅读全文]
(2010-08-08 18:27:48)
SpeakEnglishLikeAnAmerican
Lessons1-25
Note:Youcanchosealessonyouwantedtolistentojustbyclickingonthelessonbelow.
Idioms-Lesson1
aboutto-readyto;onthevergeof
afterall-desiteeverythingwheneverythinghasbeenconsidered;thefactis
atleast-anyway;thegoodthingisthat...
(to)breakthenews-tomakesomethingknown
(to)costanarmandleg-tobeveryexpensive
dead-endjob-ajobthatwo...[阅读全文]
(2010-08-08 18:25:24)
新概念英语(美音版)第二册NewConceptEnglish2
01.Aprivateconversation
LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.Ic...[阅读全文]
(2010-08-08 18:16:00)
WordsandTheirStories:Belittle
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Today’swordisbelittle.ItwasfirstusedbyThomasJefferson,thethirdpresidentoftheUnitedStates.Manyyearsago,aFrenchnaturalist,theCountdeBuffon,wrotesomebooksaboutnaturalhistory.Thebookswereagreatsuccesseventhoughsomecriticsdidnotlikethem.Somecriticssaid,“CountBuffonismoreofapoetthanascientist.”ThomasJeffersondi...[阅读全文]
