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There are six characteristics of speech, all of which are vital to speak effectively. In this section we'll look at each of them separately. These speech characteristics are basically important to you

THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

BY STEPHEN R .COVEEY The first habit is 1)proactivity. Be proactive. The word proactivity is fairly common in management literature, but you won't find it in the dictionary. It means more than merely

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听广告学英语:Lexus LS400 car 凌治轿车 原文：The sleek beauty of the new LEXUS LS400, its V8 blast with an awesome* power. The power, The figure, Highly intelligent, Variable without thinking, LEXUS LS400. Brain power. 译文：柔美的新型凌治LS400轿车，

2007年VOA标准英语-Hypnosis - Effective Pain Reliever for Breast C

By Melinda Smith Washington 31 August 2007 Centuries ago doctors used hypnosis to help relieve the excruciating pain of surgery. It then fell out of favor with the introduction of anesthesia. Now as VOA's Melinda Smith reports, new studies show a hos

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1. drug company=pharmaceutical company 医药公司n. 2. promotion=marketing 营销n. 3. increase=escalate=rise=go up=grow 上升v. 4. research=study=survey=investigation 研究n. 5. work=be an effective way=be useful=help=achieve=succeed=have an eff

英闻天下——554 Chinese Microblogs, Effective Means of Anticorruption

China's growing number of microbloggers who expose power-abusing officials are becoming a force to be reckoned with. Public voices are getting louder in the age of the microblog. Independent journalist Ji Xuguang is credited with bringing down Lei Zh

To Sell a Horse

A man wanted to sell a very fine horse．He stood in the market with his horse for three mornings but no one noticed that his horse was an exceptionally good one．He went to see Bo Le，who was well-known for his ability to judge horses．Sir，I ha

2007年VOA标准英语-Gates Says NATO Effective in Afghanistan, Even

By Al Pessin Brussels 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the NATO alliance has demonstrated that it can be effective in Afghanistan in spite of continuing shortfalls in the number of troops member-nations are providing. VOA's Al Pe

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By Jessica Berman Washington 14 May 2008 Researchers have determined that commonly prescribed triple-drug combination therapies that use old antiviral drugs are the most effective for suppressing the deadly virus that causes AIDS. The findings have m

VOA标准英语2009年-Cavalia Highlights Power, Beauty of the Ho

By Breshna Omarkhel/Penelope Poulou Washington 27 October 2009 Cavalia A show that has charmed millions of people in other parts of the world is now playing in the United States. What makes Cavalia special is that the stars are horses, riders and ac

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Ten years ago, Al Gore's documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, argued forcefully that climate change should be a mainstream concern. The world seemed to hear that argument, though the current U.S. administration appears to have som

美国国家公共电台 NPR Peter Singer: How Can We Be More Effective Altruists?

GUY RAZ, HOST: I want to ask you about this really famous Talmudic notion - actually, it might be that in the Quran as well - but this idea that, you know, if you save a single life, then you have saved all of humanity. You know that one? PETER SINGE

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The Horse and the Dog

A dog and a horse，which served the same peasant，began to discuss each other's merits，one day．How grand we are，to be sure！says Barbos．I shouldn't besorry if they were to turn you out of the farmyard．A noble service，indeed，to plough

The Horse and the Stag

A very long time ago horses lived freely all over the world．One of these horses used to feed every day in a grassy meadow．No other animal used the meadow and the horse felt that it belonged completely to him．Then one day a stag came bounding ov

The Horse and the Wasp

A wasp had severely stung a horse，and the latter kicked and pranced about，with the intention of destroying its tormentor．Your exertion is in vain，said the wasp，for I am in such a secure place on your flank，that you cannot hurt me．The ho

A Prospective Horse Buyer

Then there was the preacher who decided to sell his horse. A prospective buyer was impressed with the animal, but the preacher said, I must warn you-he only responds to 'church talk'. Go is 'Praise the Lord', and stop is 'Hallelujah'. I've worked wit

A Stubborn Horse

The great novelist had gone mad, but now there seemed to be some hope for his recovery. For six months, he had been sitting at his typewriter pounding out a novel. Finally, he pronounced it completed and brought the book to his psychiatrist, who eage

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Until the dawn of his fifteenth name day, when he had been awakened to find his horse saddled and ready. 直到他十五岁命名日那天清晨，他被叫醒后，发现自己的马已经鞍辔妥当，正等着他。 Three men-at-arms had escorted