不择手段背单词(604):austerity

austerity, n 节俭（严格节约，经济紧缩）；简朴；艰苦 【例】wartime austerity 战时节俭 【记】au读：诶哟，sterity＝sterility（n 不毛之地）－需要节俭 【反】ostentation（n 卖弄，摆阔）

美国学生世界地理教材 第151期:众神之国(4)

Long before the time of Christ, athletic meets used to be held in Greece once every four years. 在耶稣诞生前很久，希腊每四年举行一次体育大会， These were called Olympic Games, and champions in running and jumping and other spor

不择手段背单词(712):barrister法庭律师,律师

barrister, n （在英国有资格出席高等法庭的）律师，[美]法律顾问 【记】bar（n 律师业）；rister＝legister＝legist [法学家]

冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第89期:第六章 凯特琳 (14)

His fury was on him. He might have said more, and worse, but Maester Luwin cut in. 他正在气头上，原本可能会说出更不堪入耳的话，但鲁温学士却适时插话： Another solution presents itself, he said, his voice quiet. 我倒有

冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第81期:第六章 凯特琳 (6)

Ned held out his hand. Let me have it, then. 奈德伸出手：那就交给我罢。 Luwin did not stir. Pardons, my lord. The message is not for you either. 鲁温学士没有反应。老爷，很抱歉，可信也不是给您的。 It is marked for

VOA慢速英语2917 名厨开设免费餐厅

Massimo Bottura is an Italian chef, with plans to open two new restaurants in Paris and Naples next year. 博图拉（Massimo Bottura）是一位意大利厨师，他计划明年在巴黎和那不勒斯开两家新餐馆。 But wealthy diners will no

专业术语—中草药成分英汉对照词汇S2

Silybin 水飞蓟宾 Silymarin 水飞蓟素 Silydianin 水飞蓟宁 Sinomenine 盐酸青藤碱 Sinoside 辛诺甙 Skimmianine 茵芋碱 Smiglanin 光叶菝葜甙 Smilagenin 异菝葜皂甙 Solanidine 茄

2006年VOA标准英语-New Forest Fire-Fighting Technology

By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 23 June 2006 Watch Fire Report With the long hot days of summer in the northern hemisphere come wildfires in many parts of the world. Paul Sisco reports on some new technologies being tried in the United States to dete

音乐咖啡厅:晚安月亮Goodnight Moon

艺人：Shivaree 风格: 电影音乐Soundtrack 语种: 英语 歌名:Goodnight Moon goodnight moon 晚安，月亮 there's a nail in the door 门上有个钉子 and there's glass on the lawn 草坪上有块玻璃 tacks on the floor 地板上有条裂缝 and the tv is on 电视也在播放 and

你知道，开发一个App要花多少钱吗

Do you ever have an idea for that million-dollar app? Something so simple its crazy that it doesnt exist and one so obviously good that its guaranteed to be the next Uber. Of course you sometimes think that way, everyone does. The problem is that ver

AS IT IS 2016-09-13 Bill Clinton Would Make History as ‘First Gentleman’

AS IT IS 2016-09-13 Bill Clinton Would Make History as First Gentleman If Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton wins the U.S. presidency, her husband Bill Clinton would fill the role traditionally held by women first ladies. How would this role be dif

VOA标准英语2008年-Is This Water or Ambrosia?

At the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting last month, the mayor of Albuquerque, N.M., asked a provocative question: How would his citizens feel if the city bought thousands of ordinary writing pens the kind that cost about $1 each in most stores and

VOA标准英语2011--WHO Study Finds Many with High Cholester

A major study by the World Health Organization shows that most people with high cholesterol levels around the world are not getting the treatment they need, to avoid such serious diseases as heart attacks and strokes. And the authors of the study - t

Clijsters out for four weeks due to hip injury

BRUSSELS, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters will be sidelined for at least four weeks after tearing a hip muscle, her agent said in a statement on Wednesday. Kim has got an excess of fluid in her right hip joint, which turned out

美国国家公共电台 NPR At Thanksgiving, If You Take Sides, Make Sure They're As Tasty As These

At Thanksgiving, If You Take Sides, Make Sure They're As Tasty As These play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0006:48repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update you

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - When Nothing Goes to Waste: the Myster

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - When Nothing Goes to Waste: the Mystery of Obsessive Hoarding By Lawan Davis Broadcast: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special Engli

美联储官员表示 加息理由充足

One of the Federal Reserves rate-setters has described the case for a further increase in short-term interest rates as compelling, arguing that the trends for employment and inflation are in the right direction. 美联储(Fed)利率制定者之一称，

里约奥组委拖欠工作人员工资或被起诉

Remember the Rio Olympics? From the summer? You know: Simone Biles, Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, etc. 还记得今年夏天举行的里约奥运会吗？你可能记得西蒙拜尔斯、迈克尔菲尔普斯以及凯蒂雷德基等人。 Well, it t

【突破英文词汇】ambrosial, atlas, auroral

1. ambrosial /mˈbrəuzjəl/ -- exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; extremely delicious; excellent ambrosia是神享用的美味可口的食物。在神话中，一些神仙们所吃的鲜果、食物、香料、油膏，有人称为仙果、仙食

冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第925:第四十四章 琼恩(2)

Maester Aemon had given him milk of the poppy, yet even so, the pain had been hideous. 伊蒙师傅给他喝了罂粟花奶，但即便如此，手依旧痛得要命。 At first it had felt as if his hand were still aflame, burning day and night. 起初