第35期: arm, clear, measure, length, cotton

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 arm [ B:m ] He received a call to arms

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Jim had two separate sheets of paper. He wanted to put the two sheets of paper together. He did not want to glue them together. He did not want to use glue. He did not want to staple them together. He did not want to use a staple. What did Jim want t

英文歌曲：住在隔壁的女子 Iron & Wine - In My Lady's House

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voa标准英语2008年-UN Says Potato Can Provide Food Security, Eradi

As the International Year of the Potato 2008 winds down, the United Nations is appealing for continued global attention on the role the potato can play in providing food security and eradicating poverty in helping to achieve the Millennium Developme

VOA标准英语2012--NYC's Chinatown Prepares for Chinese New Year

NYC's Chinatown Prepares for Chinese New Year Dancers are rehearsing a millennium-old Chinese tradition - the Lion Dance. It will be the finale of Chinatown's annual New Year parade at the end of January and is supposed to ward off evil spirits. The

VOA标准英语2012--One Year On, Egypt's Revolutionaries See Work in Progress

One Year On, Egypt's Revolutionaries See Work in Progress The millions who poured into Tahrir Square last year came from all walks of life: the poor, the middle class, Muslims and Christians. But the seeds of the uprising were largely planted by the

VOA标准英语2012--Drought Kindles US Farmers' Appetite for African Grain Sorghum

Drought Kindles US Farmers' Appetite for African Grain Sorghum Walking through lush, green fields of sorghum, Nebraska farmer Fred Prokop treads on ground deeply scarred by weeks of drought. But he says the sorghum crop is patient. It'll wait for wat

VOA标准英语2012--Entertainment Pioneer Dick Clark Dies at 82

Entertainment Pioneer Dick Clark Dies at 82 He was not a singer or musician, but Dick Clark was one of the most famous names in rock and roll. In the 1950s and 60s his afternoon television show, American Bandstand, was a daily staple for teens across

VOA标准英语2010年-Russia's Damaged Wheat: a Glimpse of t

Experts say it may be the latest warning of how climate change in some key farming regions could threaten world food supplies. In the new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers examined six years of data from 227 fa

VOA标准英语2010年-Russia's Heat Turns Political

Police detain a woman - one of the protesters who gathered for an unsanctioned rally, known as the Day of Anger - in front of the Moscow mayor office, 12 Aug 2010 Russia's two-month heat wave took a political turn as protesters tried to gather in fro

VOA标准英语2011--Tobacco Farmers Harvest Shrimp

Tobacco Farmers Harvest Shrimp Its harvest time in Tennessee, but the Corbin family matriarch isnt gearing up to harvest the typical corn, cotton, or soybeans. Jane Corbin and her sons are draining a pond to gather the fresh water shrimp, or prawns,

VOA标准英语Scientists Unravel Potato's Genetic Blueprint

Scientists Unravel Potato's Genetic Blueprint Scientists have decoded the genetic blueprint of the world's third most important food crop: the potato. Researchers from 26 institutions around the world worked on the project to sequence, or map, the po

VOA标准英语2013--Rising Food Prices Harm India’s Poor, Middle Class

Rising Food Prices Harm Indias Poor, Middle Class Its 5 p.m. and customers are crowding this vegetable market in the northern Indian city of Lucknow. Annamma Rajput listens closely to the vendors and then haggles to bring prices down. She focuses on

VOA标准英语2009年-Groups Say G8's Green Commitments Fail Afr

G-8 leaders in Italy pledged to cut global emissions 50 percent by 2050. But advocacy organizations say that the commitment is much too weak and too vague for sub-Saharan Africa, which is already facing serious challenges due to a changing climate.

Lesson 20 - UP IN ARMS / AT ARM'S LENGTH

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VOA常速英语2007年-Senegal's Capital Returns to Uneasy Calm Follow

By Nico Colombant Dakar 22 November 2007 Senegal's capital, Dakar, has returned to an uneasy calm, after a day of destructive riots and protest marches against government policies. Despite the announcement of new government decisions, street hawkers

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China's Inflation Eases to 6.2 pct in August

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每日一词【925】staple：必不可少的东西

今天我们要学的词是staple。 Staple, 做为名词，指必不可少的东西。 Rice is a staple in the region, 米饭是这个地区居民的主食。 Hot dogs are a staple for barbecue parties in the summer, 热狗是夏天烧烤餐会不可缺

美国国家公共电台 NPR Be Mine? Nope. SweetHeart Candies Hard To Find This Valentine's Day

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: For more than a century, those little, brightly colored, chalky candy hearts have helped people share their messages of love. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're talking about Sweethearts. This is a candy made by Necco, the New England co