Tsipporah

A few weeks after my eighth birthday, my grandmother took me to visit her friend Naomi. The rooms Naomi lived in could have been called a 1) flat, I suppose, but it wasn’t a flat in a modern block.

Shopaholics(购物狂)

BBC Learning English 6 Minute English Shopaholics（购物狂） NB: This is not an accurate word-for-word transcript Kate: Hello and welcome to this week's 6 Minute English where and I'm joined again by Rebecca. Hi Rebecca. Well, when it comes to sub

英语课程计划-Canada Day

Canada Day is on July the 1st every year. Canadians all around the world celebrate the day when their nation became a country on July 1, 1867. Today, it is a federal national holiday. Many Canadians call it Canadas birthday. Canada Day recognizes the

英语小达人 80 Ada's First Bike Ride

Ada's First Bike Ride 艾达第一次骑自行车 For most people, riding a bike is not much of an adventure. Most of us learn to ride by the time we are five years old and after that it's as easy as walking. But Ada had never learned to ride a bike.

各国名人英文介绍-Muqtada

Muqtada Al-Sadr is an Iraqi religious and political leader. He is also a militia commander and is head of the Mahdi Army. He is strongly opposed to Americas presence in his country but has stuck to a 2005 truce, which has seen levels of violence decr

各国名人英文介绍-Shigeru Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto is a Japanese video game designer who is often called the father of modern video gaming. He has created many classic games, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, and The Legend of Zelda. He is a senior manager and games developer at Nintendo.

英语访谈对话 58 Canada

Todd: OK. Hello! Jamie: Hi! Todd: Hi! Can you introduce yourself please? Jamie: My name is Jamie. I'm living here in Japan, and I'm from Canada. Todd: OK. Where are you from in Canada? Jamie: Vancouver, Canada, British Columbia. Todd: Oh, nice. Were

2007年VOA标准英语-Moqtada al-Sadr Reemerges in Public, Mahdi Army

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 25 May 2007 Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has made his first public appearance since the Baghdad security crackdown began in February, again demanding the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. The leader of the powerful Mahdi

2006年VOA标准英语-Kyrgyz President Bakiyev Makes First State

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 24 April 2006 Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his visiting Kyrgyz counterpart Kurmanbek Bakiyev meeting in the Moscow Kremlin on Monday, April 24, 2006 Kyrgyzstan P

美国国家公共电台 NPR Vijay Iyer On Jazz's 'History Of Defiance,' His Influences And Playing In A Sextet

(SOUNDBITE OF VIJAY IYER SEXTET'S FAR FROM OVER) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This is the music of Vijay Iyer. He's an acclaimed jazz pianist, MacArthur winner and professor of music at Harvard. This new album, recorded with a six-person band, is called Far Fr

英语口语大赢家Topic230:茶馆生活 Life in the Teah

喝茶在中国由来已久，而且有着深厚的历史文化，这不，本杰明讲得津津有味，从茶馆生活讲到茶馆艺术，这下罗拉可有的学了。 Listen Read Learn Laura: It's quite busy here. It's true that Chinese people love tea. Benjamin: That's for sure. You know that tea is

Oprah: Iyanla Vanzant's Life Lessons

Oprah: Iyanla Vanzant's Life Lessons Relationship expert Iyanla Vanzant shared valuable words of wisdom during her 20 Oprah Show appearances between 1998 and 1999. Look back at 10 lessons viewers took to heart. For almost two years, Iyanla helped Opr

Brazil creates security agency for 2014 World Cup

BRASILIA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government published on Tuesday in the Official Journal a decree creating the Special Secretariat of Security for Major Events, a body that is responsible for the security in events such as 2014 World Cup. A

Chanukah（光明节）

Every year between the end of November and the end of December, Jewish people around the world celebrate the holiday of Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. Chanukah begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew (希伯来的) month of Kislev (历法：基色娄月

英文歌曲:蓝调王子新声夺人：Trey Songz - Say Aah

蓝调王子新声夺人：Trey Songz - Say Aah Trey Songz (feat. Fabolous) Aye, when I give you these keys homeboy don't move my car man I ride in the front ya dig Don't move my shit man oh! oh baby what's your name Go girl, Its your birthday Hold t

The 301st goal for Messi as Barca win in Granada

MADRID, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Leo Messi scored two more goals in his incredible season as FC Barcelona took a hard fought 2-1 win away to Granada to ensure they at least retain their lead at the top of Spain's BBVA Primera Liga over Atletico Madrid and

Canada launches logo for 2015 Women's World Cup

VANCOUVER, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Canada unveiled its logo for the country's hosting of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup on Friday as gala ceremonies took place simultaneously in the six host cities staging games. Set against the country's iconic maple l

Canada's trade with China triples in decade

OTTAWA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Canada's international merchandise trade with China has more than tripled in the past decade, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday. Canada's imports from China amounted to 48.2 billion Canadian doll

原版英语对话1000个:352 Canada

Todd: OK, hello! Jeff: Hello! Todd: How are you doing? Jeff: Good Morning. Good. Todd: Could you introduce yourself please? Jeff: I'm Jeff Eagar. Todd: Jeff. OK. And where are you from? Jeff: I'm from Canada. Todd: Oh, OK, where in Canada? Jeff: I'm

原版英语对话1000个:422 Canada and the U.S.

Todd: Now, Mike, you're from Canada but you lived in America for a good period of time. Mike: Right! Todd: How would you compare the two counties? Mike: Well, the most obvious difference is Canada is a lot colder, I think than the United States in ge