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NCE (III) Lesson 37: The Westhaven Express (followup reading)
(2009-05-16 21:33:08)
Intellectualgrowthshouldcommenceatbirthandceaseonlyatdeath
-AlbertEinstein
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Lesson37:TheWesthavenExpress开往威斯特海温的快车
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Whatwasthemistaketheauthormade?
Wehavelearnttoexpectthattrainswillbepunctual.Afteryearsofconditioning,mostofushavedevelopedanu...[阅读全文]
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Sharing a phrase - "To Tie the Knot"
(2009-05-15 08:51:01)
Onecolleagueisgettingmarriedandaphrasejumpsup:Totieaknot.
Searchedthewebandfoundseveralinterestingdemonstrationontheetymologyofit:
Wheredoestheexpressiontyingtheknotcomefrom?
1.
Thereisasuggestionthatthisexpressionderivesfromthenetsofknottedstringwhichsupportedbedspriortotheintroductionofmetal-sprungbedframes.Thetheorygoesthat,inordertomakeamarriagebed,youneededto\'tietheknot\'.Lik...[阅读全文]
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NCE (III) Lesson32: A Lost Ship (follow-up reading)
(2009-05-15 05:14:17)
Alittlelearningisadangerousthingbutalotofignoranceisjustasbad.
-BobEdwards
Peoplewhohavenoweaknessesareterrible;thereisnowayoftakingadvantageofthem.
-AnatoleFrance
Lesson32:Alostship一艘沉船
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
DidthecrewoftheElkorfindwhattheywerelookingfor?Why?
Thesalvageoperationhadbeenacompletefailure.Thesmallship,Elkor,whichhadbeensearchingthe...[阅读全文]
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NCE(III) Lesson 33: A day to remember 难忘的一天
(2009-05-13 16:42:41)
Joke-SpeakToMyLawyer...
Aguyphonesalawfirmandsays,Iwanttospeaktomylawyer.
Thereceptionistsays,I\'msorry,butyourlawyerdiedlastweek.
Thenextdaythesameguyphonesthelawfirmandsays,Iwanttospeaktomylawyer.
Onceagainthereceptionistreplies,I\'msorry,butyourlawyerdiedlastweek.
Thenextdaytheguymakeshisregularcalltothelawfirmandsay,Iwanttospeaktomylawyer.
Excusemesir,thereceptionistsay...[阅读全文]
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NCE(III) Lesson 34: What Was the Happy Discovery
(2009-05-09 08:10:59)
Beingafull-timemotherisoneofthehighestsalariedjobs...sincethepaymentispurelove.
-MildredB.Vermont
Lesson34:
Whatwasthe\'happydiscovery\'幸运的发现?
Antiqueshopsexertapeculiarfascinationonagreatmanypeople.Themoreexpensivekindofantiqueshopwhererareobjectsarebeautifullydisplayedinglasscasestokeepthemfreefromdustisusuallyaforbiddingplace.Butnoonehastomusterupcouragetoenteralesspretenti...[阅读全文]
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NCE(III) Lesson 36: A chance in a million
(2009-05-08 05:18:05)
FirstlytwoquotestoMother\'sDay(forrememberingmom):
Amotherisapersonwhoseeingthereareonlyfourpiecesofpieforfivepeople,promptlyannouncessheneverdidcareforpie.
-TennevaJordan
Themostimportantthingafathercandoforhischildrenistolovetheirmother.
-Anonymous
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Lesson36:Achanceinamillion百万分之一的机遇
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Whatwasthechanceinamillio...[阅读全文]
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NCE III Lesson 35 - Justce Was Done
(2009-05-06 19:16:21)
请多提宝贵意见。
Anycommentsaregreatlyappreciated.
Lesson35:Justicewasdone伸张正义
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Theword\'justice\'isgiventwodifferentmeaningsinthetext.Whatisthedistinctionbetweenthem?
Thewordjusticeisusuallyassociatedwithcourtsoflaw.Wemightsaythatjusticehasbeendonewhenaman\'sinnocenceorguilthasbeenprovedbeyonddoubt.Ju...[阅读全文]
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"From each according to his ability, to each according to his
(2009-05-04 22:07:51)
need.
Soundsfamiliar?[阅读全文]
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Weekend Relaxation - Nine Phrases Women Use
(2009-04-24 15:27:36)
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Two Cents Worth - words and their stories
(2009-04-14 13:20:40)

Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
Mostpeopleenjoyworkingforseveralreasons.Theirjobmightbefun,ortheyliketheiremployerandtheotherpeopleatwork.MostpeopleIknow,however,workforthemoney.Idonotknowanyonewhoisloaded,orextremelyrich.Mostofmyfriendsworktoearnenoughmoneytolive.Theyhavetomakeendsmeet.Theyhavetoearnenoughmoneytopayforthethingstheyneed.Someevenlivefromhandtomouth.The...[阅读全文]
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