美国习惯用语: Lesson 256 - to go up in smoke / smoke screen

今天我们给大家介绍两个以 smoke为主的常用语。首先我们要讲的是：To go up in smoke. 大家知道，smoke就是烟。To go up in smoke是指某项工程，或某个交易没有取

NPR 08-17:Griffin's Accomplishments, Both On Screen and Off悼

From game shows such as Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, the entertainer and impresario built a multimillion-dollar empire This is All Things Considered from NPR News. I'm Debbie Elliot. Entertainer Merv Griffin died today in a Los Angeles hospital.

英语听力短文30 A Black TV Screen

She called up the cable company. The cable representative asked how he could help her. She said she didn't have a picture. The TV screen was black, except for two words in big white letters: Please Wait. She said, 'Please Wait' for what? What am I wa

换一个角度 Change the Point of View

There is a story that an old woman always feels unhappy, because when the sun comes out, she worries about her daughters business, because the girl sells umbrella. But when it rains, she stills feels unhappy for she worries about her another daughers

VOA常速英语2007年-Author Blake Snyder Tells How to Write a Screen

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 19 November 2007 The current strike by Hollywood writers highlights the role of the screenplay as the foundation of a movie. Movies tell a story, and Blake Snyder, the author of books on screenwriting, says they often t

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台六月-Clean Trucks, Clean Emissions

Diesel fuel in the US and the fumes from diesel engines are about to get a whole lot cleaner. As of today, the Environmental Protection Agency is requiring much of the diesel in the country to have 97% less sulfur in it. It's the start of a project

流行美语 第109课 come clean / no sweat

今天Larry和Li Hua一边开车一边在车上听广播，Li Hua会学到两个常用语：come clean和no sweat。 (Highway & traffic SFX) LL: Hey, Li Hua, did you hear that? The president of that c

英语歌曲:The view from the afternoon~~

The view from the afternoon~~演唱者：arctic monkey anticipation has a habit to set you up for disappointment in evening entertainment but tonight there'll be some love tonight there'll be a ruckus yeah regardless of what's gone before i want to s

2006年VOA标准英语-"Goddess of the Screen" Promotes Women’s

By Nazzy Beglari Cairo 24 February 2006 watch report on Youssra Known as the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Screen Time Reality Check — For Kids And Parents

DAVID GREENE, HOST: 'Tis the day after Christmas, and all through the house, many kids probably are not stirring because they're joyfully lost in digital devices. Many parents know that well. Maybe the kids are playing with that new app or game on th

Makers of China-made big screen aim to break IMAX monopoly

HEFEI, April 9 (Xinhua) -- DMAX, a large film screen made with Chinese independent technology, on Monday was put into commercial use in a cinema in the eastern province of Anhui, as developers hope to break the IMAX monopoly in China's booming film m

Too much screen time bad for children

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Children who spend hours each day watching television or playing computer games have more psychological（心理的） difficulties than those who don't, according to a study published in the US journal Pediatrics（小儿

学个词Learn a Word 第405期 Screen

今天我们要学的词是screen。 Screen, 有检查的意思。All women over 50 should be screened for breast cancer regularly, 凡是五十岁以上的妇女都要定期进行乳腺癌的检查。 美国全国铁路客运公司将首度开始对乘

2007年VOA标准英语-Animation Film Festival Ready for Small Screen

By Mil Arcega Washington 06 July 2007 Mobile phone technology is not just revolutionizing the way we communicate - it's also changing the way we are entertained. Take movies for example: once limited to the big screen, consumers can now watch movies

每日一词【405】screen：检查

今天我们要学的词是screen。 Screen, 有检查的意思。All women over 50 should be screened for breast cancer regularly, 凡是五十岁以上的妇女都要定期进行乳腺癌的检查。 美国全国铁路客运公司将首度开始对乘

Cannes to celebrate Bollywood on screen

PARIS, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Bollywood will share the spotlight at the 64th Cannes Film Festival from May 11 to 22, with a special film showcasing India's unique film culture, organizers announced Friday. Bollywood - The Greatest Love Story Ever Told,

英语歌曲:Hilary Duff - Come Clean

Hilary Duff - Come Clean Come Clean Hilary Duff Let's go back Back to the beginning Back to when the earth, the sun, the stars all aligned 'Cause perfect didn't feel so perfect Trying to fit a square into a circle Was no life I defy Let the rain fall

Zhang Ziyi named ScreenSingapore ambassador

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has been named the ambassador(大使) for the ScreenSingapore 2011, organizers have announced. Zhang will join directors Oliver Stone and Wayne Wang to promote the first international film eve

"The Grandmasters" to hit big screen on December 18

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Wong Kar Wai's martial arts biopic The Grandmasters is set for release on December 18, Sina Entertainment reports. The movie is based on the life story of Wing Chun grandmaster Yip Man, the legendary martial arts mast

怎样彻底清洁你的移动设备

TAKE a look at your mobile device. Do you see oily fingerprints and lint on the touch screen? Dust and crumbs forming particulate frost in the corners? Is that a hair stuck at the screen's edge? 看看你的移动设备。看到触摸屏上油油的指