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(2010-02-09 19:43:34)
ExpressionswiththeWord"Cold"
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
Coldweatherhasagreateffectonhowourmindsandourbodieswork.Maybethatiswhytherearesomanyexpressionsthatusethewordcold.
Forcenturies,thebody'sbloodhasbeenlinkedcloselywiththeemotions.Peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelings,forexample,aresaidtobecold-blooded.Cold-bloodedpeopleactincruelways.Theyma...[阅读全文]
(2010-02-09 18:16:44)
TheRoadNotTaken
ByRobertFrost
Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,
AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth
Andbeonetraveler,longIstood
AndlookeddownoneasfarasIcould
Towhereitbentintheundergrowth.
Thentooktheother,asjustasfair,
Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim
Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear,
Thoughasforthatthepassingthere
Hadwornthemreallyaboutthesame,
Andboththatm...[阅读全文]
(2010-02-06 20:38:21)
StraightfromtheShoulderNow,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsthatusepartsofthebody.Theseincludetheeyes,ears,nose,mouthandeventheheart.Todaywewilltellyousomeexpressionsthatuseotherbodyparts–theback,shouldersandchest.WhenIamfacingalotofpressureatwork,mybackandneckwillstarttohurt.Sometimes,thistensionistheresultoftoomuchwork.Ihavetoomanythingstodob...[阅读全文]
(2010-02-02 18:09:56)
双桅船
作者：舒婷
雾打湿了我的双翼
可风却不容我再迟疑
岸呵，心爱的岸
昨天刚刚和你告别
今天你又在这里
明天我们将在
另一个纬度相遇
是一场风暴，一盏灯
把我们联系在一起
是另一场风暴，另一盏灯
使我们再分东西
不怕天涯海角
岂在朝朝夕夕
你在我的航程上
我在你的视线里
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(2010-01-30 15:51:43)
SomeDaysbyBillyCollins
SomedaysIputthepeopleintheirplacesatthetable,
bendtheirlegsattheknees,
iftheycomewiththatfeature,
andfixthemintothetinywoodenchairs.
Allafternoontheyfaceoneanother,
themaninthebrownsuit,
thewomaninthebluedress,
perfectlymotionless,perfectlybehaved.
Butotherdays,Iamtheone
whoisliftedupbytheribs,
thenloweredintothediningroomofad...[阅读全文]
(2010-01-30 15:44:12)
HowDoILoveThee?
Author:ElizabethBarrettBrowning
HowdoIlovethee?Letmecounttheways.
Ilovetheetothedepthandbreadthandheight
Mysoulcanreach,whenfeelingoutofsight
FortheendsofBeingandidealGrace.
Ilovetheetothelevelofeveryday's
Mostquietneed,bysunandcandle-light.
Ilovetheefreely,asmenstriveforRight;
Ilovetheepurely,astheyturnfromPraise.
Ilovetheewiththepassio...[阅读全文]
(2010-01-24 14:30:15)
WalkingAcrossTheAtlantic
Iwaitfortheholidaycrowdtoclearthebeach
beforesteppingontothefirstwave.
SoonIamwalkingacrosstheAtlantic
thinkingaboutSpain,
checkingforwhales,waterspouts.
Ifeelthewaterholdingupmyshiftingweight.
TonightIwillsleeponitsrockingsurface.
ButfornowItrytoimaginewhat
thismustlookliketothefishbelow,
thebottomsofmyfeetappearing,disappearin...[阅读全文]
(2010-01-22 21:35:41)
WhenyouareoldbyWilliamButlerYeats
Whenyouareoldandgrayandfullofsleep,
Andnoddingbythefire,takedownthisbook,
Andslowlyread,anddreamofthesoftlook
Youreyeshadonce,andoftheirshadowsdeep;
Howmanylovedyourmomentsofgladgrace,
Andlovedyourbeautywithlovefalseortrue,
Butonemanlovedthepilgrimsoulinyou,
Andlovedthesorrowsofyourchangingface;
Andbendingdownbesidetheglowi...[阅读全文]
(2008-12-04 18:40:57)
Whenhehadkilledtheguard,theprisonerofwarquicklydraggedhimintothebushes.Workingrapidlyinthedarkness,hesoonchangedintothedeadman'sclothes.Now,dressedinablueuniformandwitharifleoverhisshoulder,theprisonermarchedboldlyupanddowninfrontofthecamp.Hecouldhearshoutinginthecampitself.Lightswereblazingandmenwererunninghereandthere:theyhadjustdiscoveredthataprisonerhadescaped.Atthatmoment,alargeblackcarw...[阅读全文]
(2008-12-04 18:39:10)
PerhapsthemostextraordinarybuildingofthenineteethcenturywastheCrystalPalace,whichwasbuiltinHydeParkfortheGreatExhibitionof1851.TheCrystalPalacewasdifferentfromallotherbuildingsintheworld,foritwasmadeofironandglass.Itwasoneofthebiggestbuildingsofalltimeandalotofpeoplefrommanycountriescametoseeit.Agreatmanygoodsweresenttotheexhibitionfromvariouspartsoftheworld.Therewasalsoagreatdealofma...[阅读全文]
