听基础单词,练听力第8期:每只海豹"average"费用8万

【今日基础词】Average 【Transcript】 The average cost of saving one seal was $80,000. At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively-saved animals were released into the wild among cheers and applause from people. A minute later, a kille

人生之求03-巨大的挑战

[00:00.00]Big Challenges 巨大的挑战 [00:05.19]Keep staring! I might do a trick！ [00:09.67]Thats the message on a T-shirt of mine. [00:13.63]People stare at me all the time [00:15.91]so I thought this shirt would be funny. [00:18.22]See Im a dwarf.

中考英语听力五步解题法

中考英语听力五步解题法 初中英语听力题既考查同学们听的能力，又考查同学们阅读、理解、逻辑思维和心理承受力。运用五步解题法练习听力，定能取得很好的效果。 第一步：试听文题，调

【有声英语文学名著】一家的故事

文本节选 Iam a dwarf. God made me this way. Im little, just like He made you have brownhair and blue eyes. Basedon birth records, its estimated that there are at least 15,000 people withdwarfism in the United States. And there are more than 200 d

CNN 2011-04-01

We have not made any decision about arming the rebels or providing any arms transfers so there has not been any need to discuss that at this point. We did discuss non- lethal assistance. We discussed ways of trying to enable the transition national c

聆听悦耳英音45:Holiday Packing. 旅行箱的乐趣与学问 (1)

嘉宾：Debbie Mason 话题：Holiday Packing. 旅行箱的乐趣与学问 单词拼写： 1、Immaculately：perfectly, done so well 2、Efficient：making use of what available 3、Essential (review)：absolutely necessary 重点俚语： 1、A do

【一起闲话英语】你家里有多少人-Family Size

Jeff, Canada speaker I have a, by modern standards, I have a big family: seven people. My parents, my mom and dad. I have a sister, an older brother, two younger brothers and myself and the neat thing about my family now is my sister lives in America

新西兰英语 789 The cost of housing

A new OECD report shows that New Zealanders pay more for their housing than most other developed countries. On average, New Zealanders spend 26% of their income on a place to live either paying rent or paying a mortgage. The average for all OECD coun

What size?

A man walked into a dress shop and told the clerk he wanted to buy a surprise formal evening gown (礼服, 睡袍)for his wife. What size? asked the clerk. The man shrugged blankly. Trying to help, the clerk inquired, Well then, what are your wife's

学个词Learn a Word 第874期 size up

今天我们要学的词是size up。 To size up, 对某个人或某件事进行估计、评定。She is sizing up her romantic rival, 她仔细揣摩情敌的实力。The candidate sized up the situation and decided to withdraw, 这位候选人对选战

近60年来英国女性平均体型的变化

These two pictures illustrate the extraordinary way that women's bodies have changed in the last 60 years. 上面两幅图显示了近60年来女性身材发生了惊人的变化。 In 1957, the average-sized British woman was 5ft 2ins tall, weighed

美国文化：美国人生娃成本有多高？

The average doctor charges for a vaginal delivery with nocomplications in the U.S. is $3,035, according to data from FAIRHealth, a health care nonprofit that keeps a national database ofinsurance claims. That includes the cost of routine care beforea

与美国小学生一起学英文第5册 第2期:火星

Mars 火星 Mars is a planet. 火星是行星。 It is next to the Earth. 它紧邻地球。 Its size is about one fourth of the Earth. 它约有四分之一个地球大。 Mars is not far from the Earth, but the environment is very different. 火星离

大多数男性不爱模特，更爱普通女性身材

Men find averagely shaped women more attractive than fashion models and Playboy centrefolds, claim scientists. Researchers found that men preferred the shape of ordinary women, equivalent to dress size 14, than so-called super-attractive models, acco

【一起闲话英语】大家庭还是小家庭-Family Size

Akane, Canada speaker Is it better to have a big family or a small family? Well, I've always like the idea of having a big family so I think that having a big family is a really good thing. I come from a small family. I only have one brother, so if I

英文原版对话1000个:760 Future Family

Kara: So, coming from such a large family, again, what do you imagine for yourself as far as family size and your ideal lifestyle? Lupe: I love having a big family. I think that is the biggest blessing in my life because there's always someone there

近九成人天天发愁：让人彻夜难眠的事TOP30

Britons spend almost five years of their lives worrying, a study has found. 一项研究表明，英国人把几乎五年的时间花在担心忧虑上。 Some 86 per cent of people in a survey described themselves as worriers. 在调查中有大约8

VOA常速英语2008年-New Study Shows Women Making Progress on Politi

By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 15 April 2008 Nearly 18 percent of the members of parliament, worldwide, are women, according to a new study released this week as the Inter-Parliamentary Union meets in South Africa. The report says many of the barrier

每天三分钟学英语 第366期:在国外"租车"时,只会说一个car可远远不够

What are my options? 我有什么选择吗？ Whatdoyourecommend? 你有什么推荐吗？ Doyouhaveanyrecommendations? 你有什么推荐吗？ What'syourspecialty? 你们这的特色菜有什么？ Whatareyourspecialties? 你们这的特色菜有什么

英语听力精选进阶版 6470

Has your waistline expanded recently? How about your feet? Researchers have discovered human feet are increasing in size to cope with the extra weight we're putting on them due to obesity. According to a recent survey in Britain by the College of Pod