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试着翻译了两句话，欢迎更多的版本～
(2011-01-28 21:12:45)
Bewhoyouareandsaywhatyoufeelbecausethosewhominddon'tmatter
andthosewhomatterdon'tmind.
~Dr.Seuss
做自己想做的，说自己想说的，因为那些介意的人无关紧要，
有关系的人是不会介意的～

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Thosewhominddon'tmatter,thosematterdon'tmind.
BernardBaruchinresponsetoaquestionhowhehandledtheseatingarrangementsathisdinnerparties,thefullresponsewas：
”Ineverbotherab...[阅读全文]
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谢谢大家给的意见，重读了一遍～～
(2011-01-22 23:50:07)

Economistsacrosstheworldareexpressingconcernaboutrisingfoodprices.TheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganizationrecentlyreleaseditsFoodPriceIndex.Thelistshowedthatanumberoffoodscostmorethanduringtheworldfoodcrisisoftwothousandeight.Theindexisatitshighestlevelsinceitbeganinnineteenninety.
Demonstrationsanddeadlyfoodriotshavebrokenoutthismonth,astheydidintwothousandeight.
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周末了，VOA来了~~
(2011-01-22 10:08:00)

Todaywetalkaboutproverbs.Aproverbisashort,wellknownsayingthatexpressesacommontruthorbelief.Proverbsarefoundinmostculturesandareoftenveryold.
InAmericanhistory,BenjaminFranklinwasfamousforhisproverbs.Franklinlivedintheseventeenhundreds.HewasaleaderoftheAmericanRevolutionagainstEnglishrule.Hewasalsoascientist,inventorandwriter.
Formanyyears,Franklinpublishedabookcalled"PoorRichard'sAlma...[阅读全文]
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再读一篇VOA~~
(2011-01-22 10:07:52)

WorldFoodPricesExpectedtoStayHighorKeepRising
Economistsacrosstheworldareexpressingconcernaboutrisingfoodprices.TheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganizationrecentlyreleaseditsFoodPriceIndex.Thelistshowedthatanumberoffoodscostmorethanduringtheworldfoodcrisisoftwothousandeight.Theindexisatitshighestlevelsinceitbeganinnineteenninety.
Demonstrationsanddeadlyfoodriotshavebrokenoutthismon...[阅读全文]
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好安静啊，俺再来制造篇躁音，呵呵VOA~~
(2011-01-15 20:05:27)

BaloneyisakindofsausagethatmanyAmericanseatoften.ThewordalsohasanothermeaninginEnglish.Itisusedtodescribesomething–usuallysomethingsomeonesays–thatisfalseorwrongorfoolish.
BaloneysausagecomesfromthenameoftheItaliancity,Bologna.Thecityisfamousforitssausage,amixtureofsmoked,spicedmeatfromcowsandpigs.But,boloneysausagedoesnottastethesameasbeeforporkalone.
Somelanguageexpertsthinkthisdi...[阅读全文]
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周末了，读一段VOA~
(2011-01-14 23:36:58)

Almosteverylanguageintheworldhasasayingthatapersoncanneverbetoorich.
Americans,likepeopleinothercountries,alwayswantmoremoney.Onewaytheyexpressthisisbyprotestingthattheirjobsdonotpayenough.Acommonexpressionis,"Iamworkingforchickenfeed."Itmeansworkingforverylittlemoney.Theexpressionprobablybeganbecauseseedsfedtochickensmadepeoplethinkofsmallchange.Smallchangemeansmetalcoinsofnotmuchvalue,l...[阅读全文]
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交功课，读一段VOA，欢迎提意见~
(2011-01-08 15:16:52)

Herearesomeofthetopeconomicstoriesoftwothousandten.Theworldcontinuedtostrugglewithaslowrecoveryfromthefinancialcrisistwoyearsearlier.Greeceadmittedtobigger-than-expectedbudgetdeficits.InvestorspunishedGreecewithmuchhigherborrowingcosts.ThesixteencountriesthatusetheeurojoinedtheInternationalMonetaryFundinofferingloansofaboutonehundredfortybilliondollarsinMay.
But,Greecehadtoagreetodeeplycu...[阅读全文]
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读一段VOA，祝大家圣诞快乐~
(2010-12-24 10:49:49)


TheseasonforbuyingChristmasgiftsisthebusiesttimeformoststoresandonlineretailersintheUnitedStates.Finalnumbersfortheholidayseasonincludingafter-Christmassaleswillnotbeknownforawhile.ButareportthisweekonretailsalesinNovembersuggestedthateconomicgrowthmaybegainingspeed.
TheCommerceDepartmentsaidsalesincreasedforthefifthmonthinarow.Theygrewbyeight-tenthsofonepercentoverOctober.
ButTuesday...[阅读全文]
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俺这里阴雨棉棉的，再读一篇VOA吧~
(2010-12-18 11:47:26)

WordsandTheirStories:FeelThePinch
Inthenineteenthirties,asong,"Brother,CanYouSpareaDime?,"wasverypopularintheUnitedStates.ItwasthetimeofthebigDepression.Thesonghadmeaningformanypeoplewhohadlosttheirjobs.
Adimeisapieceofmoneywhosevalueisone-tenthofadollar.Today,adimedoesnotbuymuch.Butitwasdifferentinthenineteenthirties.Adimesometimesmeantthedifferencebetweeneatingandstarving.
TheAm...[阅读全文]
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读一段VOA英语~
(2010-12-18 09:13:55)


Butfirst,wetellaboutartistandwriterMairaKalmanandhernewbook,“AndthePursuitofHappiness.”
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MAIRAKALMAN
DOUGJOHNSON:MairaKalmanisawriterandartistwhocombinesthesetwoskillsinhermanybooksandmagazinearticles.Shehaswrittentwelvebooksforchildrenaswellasseveralforadults.Hercolorfuldrawingsandthewritingthatgoeswiththemareimaginative,playfulandthoughtful.Hermostrecentbookis“AndthePu...[阅读全文]
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