最近网上都在热议朗朗在国宴的演奏。看ＮＰＲ采访了朗朗，觉得朗朗一专业弹琴的，乐感够好了吧，又是打小来的，怎么英文说得那么瘪啊，比我们小千差远了。看来不练是不行的。
而且他被采访时是挺没风度的，有点气急败坏的感觉，最后连句 ＴＨＡＮＫ ＹＯＵ都不会说。不过他就一艺人，和艺术家没关系。原谅他了。。。。。。我还是赶紧练我的英文去。
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Correctionreading3
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects--likebees,forexample.Beesareknownasveryhardworkers.Theyalwaysappeartobebusy,movingaroundintheirhomes,orhives.Soyoumightsayyouwereasbusyasabeeifyouspentyourweekendcleaningyourhouse.
Infact,youmightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywashel...[阅读全文]
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects--likebees,forexample.Beesareknownasveryhardworkers.Theyalwaysappeartobebusy,movingaroundintheirhomes,orhives.Soyoumightsayyouwereasbusyasabeeifyouspentyourweekendcleaningyourhouse.
Infact,youmightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywashel...[阅读全文]
(2011-01-10 20:54:04)
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEconomicsReport.
Facebookistheworld\'sbiggestsocialnetwork--andthesubjectofthemovieSocialNetwork.
(SOUND)
TherealMarkZuckerbergandhisfriendsatHarvardUniversitylaunchedthesiteintwothousandfour.FacebooksaysitreachedfivehundredmillionuserslastJuly.
Now,theAmericanbankGoldmanSachsandtheRussiancompanyDigitalSkyTechnologieshavefriendedFacebook.Theyareinvest...[阅读全文]
(2011-01-07 21:05:19)
New:FollowXiaoQian\'sadvices
Original
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects--likebees,forexample.Beesareknownasveryhardworkers.Theyalwaysappeartobebusy,movingaroundintheirhomes,orhives.Soyoumightsayyouwereasbusyasabeeifyouspentyourweekendcleaningyourhouse.
Infact,youmightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywas...[阅读全文]
Original
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects--likebees,forexample.Beesareknownasveryhardworkers.Theyalwaysappeartobebusy,movingaroundintheirhomes,orhives.Soyoumightsayyouwereasbusyasabeeifyouspentyourweekendcleaningyourhouse.
Infact,youmightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywas...[阅读全文]
(2011-01-04 19:41:09)
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects--likebees,forexample.Beesareknownasveryhardworkers.Theyalwaysappeartobebusy,movingaroundintheirhomes,orhives.Soyoumightsayyouwereasbusyasabeeifyouspentyourweekendcleaningyourhouse.
Infact,youmightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywashelpingyouclean.Youalsomightsayyoumadeabe...[阅读全文]
(2010-02-07 07:37:53)
ARoughRoadforToyota
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEconomicsReport.
Toyotabecametheworld\'slargestautomakerintwothousandeight.Butafteryearsofbuildingloyalty,theJapanesecompanymayhaveputitsqualitybrandnameatrisk,atleasttemporarily.
Toyotaisrecallingmillionsofcarsandtrucksaroundtheworldbecauseofcaseswherevehicleshavespedupunexpectedly.LastAugust,adriverinCaliforniawasunabletostop.Thecras...[阅读全文]
(2010-02-06 06:47:56)
Newread:
Oldread:
ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.
PresidentBarackObamahasbegunhissecondyearinoffice.Theforty-fourthpresident,andfirstAfrican-Americanpresident,wasinauguratedlastJanuarytwentieth.
BARACKOBAMA:"TodayIsaytoyouthatthechallengeswefacearereal,theyareseriousandtheyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.ButknowthisAmerica,theywillbemet."
Thosechallengesi...[阅读全文]
Oldread:
ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.
PresidentBarackObamahasbegunhissecondyearinoffice.Theforty-fourthpresident,andfirstAfrican-Americanpresident,wasinauguratedlastJanuarytwentieth.
BARACKOBAMA:"TodayIsaytoyouthatthechallengeswefacearereal,theyareseriousandtheyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.ButknowthisAmerica,theywillbemet."
Thosechallengesi...[阅读全文]
(2010-01-24 08:09:19)
WeighingtheFirstYearofObamaasPresident
ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.
PresidentBarackObama/hasbegunhissecondyearinoffice.Theforty-fourthpresident,andfirstAfrican-American^president,wasinauguratedlastJanuarytwentieth.
BARACKOBAMA:TodayIsaytoyouthatthechallengeswefacearereal,theyareseriousandtheyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.ButknowthisAmerica,theywillbemet...[阅读全文]
(2010-01-23 09:20:49)
Lesson41IllusionsofPastoralpeace
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Whatparticularanxietyspoilsthecountrydweller\'svisittothetheatre?
Thequietlifeofthecountryhasneverappealedtome.Citybornandcitybred.Ihavealwaysregardedthecountryassomethingyoulookatthroughatrainwindow,orsomethingyouoccasionalvisitduringtheweekend.Mostofmyfriendsliveinthecity,yettheyalwaysgointorapturesatthe...[阅读全文]
(2010-01-18 06:12:14)
Lesson40Who\'swho真假难辨
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Howdidthepolicemandiscoverthatthewholethingwasajoke?
Ithasneverbeenexplainedwhyuniversitystudentsseemtoenjoypracticaljokesmorethaneveryoneelse.Studentsspecializeinaparticulartypeofpracticaljoke:thehoax.Invitingthefirebrigadetoputoutanonexistentfireisacrudeformofdeceptionwhichnoself-respectingstudentwouldeverindul...[阅读全文]
