Should People Be Promoted according to Ability?

Lesson 21 Should People Be Promoted according to Ability? Text Flattering the Boss Gets You Everywhere In the world of work, flattery will get you everywhere. Employees who flatter their bosses tend to receive better evaluations and move more easily

2011年ESL之旅行交通购物 10 Attending an Auction

10 Attending an Auction GLOSSARY auction an event or place where things are sold to the person who is willing topay the most for them * A lot of fine art is sold at auctions because it would be difficult to put a price tagon the pieces. auctioneer a

儿童英语读物 Houseboat Mystery CHAPTER 4 The Auction

The next morning Benny climbed up to the roof of the houseboat. He called down to Jessie, Look here and see if I have the new name right. Oh, this is my day! Jessie said, as she read The Jessie Alden. I like having a houseboat named for me. Henry ask

Powell Expresses Confidence in Saudi Ability

David Gollust Secretary of State Colin Powell says Tuesday he has no reason to doubt the ability of the Saudi government to maintain stability and continue oil exports, despite the weekend terrorist a

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-26

Bradley Manning, the soldier sentenced to 35 years for sending classified documents to WikiLeaks, now says he wants to live as a woman. Manning issued a statement saying he wants to be known as Chelsea and begin hormone treatment as soon as possible.

英闻天下——469 Controversial Online Auction for Land Use Rights

The auction began at 10 am on March 29th on Taobao.com, a Chinese website for online shopping operated by the Alibaba Group. The online auction lasted for a period of 24 hours, ending at 10 am the next day. The auction items include a 117,000-square-

SSS 2008-09-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. If youve ever gotten sucked into a bidding war on eBay, you know the feeling. With one minute left in the auction, the bidding is fast and furious as eve

交流表达-016.Ability

能力 Ability 询问能否 Asking about Ability Are you in any good? Are you in any good at ... ? Are you clever at ... ? Can you ? Are you capable of ... ? Are you able to ... ? Do you think you can .... ? Think you can ? Do you reckon you could ? Do yo

第58期: ability, facial, fact, abide, gad

说一口流利的英语，从简单的单词开始。 听听，读读，背背，今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 ability [ E5biliti ] We found him work

Take Away English-Hepburn Dress Auction 赫本晚装拍卖

A classic LBD - little black dress An anonymous telephone bidder has paid 467,200 (or about 7,008,000 Yuan) for the black dress made for Audrey Hepburn for her role in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. The dress was sold at a London auction and the p

89.The ability of the Kangaroo

The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to 15 feet, b

美国国家公共电台 NPR Newly Discovered Andy Warhol Art Up For Auction

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's some newly discovered artworks up for auction this weekend in Massachusetts. They're by Andy Warhol, who died more than three decades ago. We don't know how much the works are worth until they sell, but we do know their val

分数和能力Score and Ability

In China, the students have to take part in many exams, they need to get the high mark, so that they can enter the better school and have more chances to get to the college. Chinese education pays special attention to the score, it occupies important

Sale of Million-Dollar Fake Painting Leads to Auction Law Debate

An oil painting said to be the work of famous Chinese artist Xu Beihong sold at auction for more than 70 million yuan in an auction last year. However, a group of painters recently have claimed that's their school work years ago as students in China

Study: ability to multi-task wanes with age

BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhuanet) -- The elderly have a difficult time with multi-tasking as a study suggests that older brains behave differently when it comes to switching between two tasks, according to media reports on Tuesday. Researchers used funct

The ability of the Kangaroo

The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to 15 feet, but the kangaroo got out again. Exasperated, the zo

每日一词【426】auction：拍卖

今天我们要学的词是auction。 Auction, 是拍卖的意思。美国的拍卖网站eBay 上无奇不有。就在前几天，Two sisters launched an auction to sell a piece of cereal that resembles the outline of Illinois, 两姐妹在eBay上拍卖

学个词Learn a Word 第426期 Auction

今天我们要学的词是auction。 Auction, 是拍卖的意思。美国的拍卖网站eBay 上无奇不有。就在前几天，Two sisters launched an auction to sell a piece of cereal that resembles the outline of Illinois, 两姐妹在eBay上拍卖

VOA常速英语2008年-South African Art Fetches Top Prices at Auction

By Catherine Drew London 04 February 2008 The international auction house Bonhams has held a sale of South African art in London that achieved record prices for a number of works. The auction house says this marks a coming of age for South African ar

"Voice of China" sets new ad auction record

Voice of China sets new ad auction record HANGZHOU, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Voice of China on Friday fetched a record sponsorship fee for its forthcoming second season after resounding success this summer fanned a gold rush around the variety show. Th