美语听力 English Cafe 01

Topics: Introductions, baby boomers Gen X, King Kong, and pronunciation are all discussed in this episode.

美语听力 English Cafe 03

Today's topics: Meeting the Queen, the Oscars, Smoking and Driving in the U.S., Audio Index, At this point

美语听力 English Cafe 283

Topics: The FBI; Famous Americans: Margaret Mead; shall versus should versus supposed to; beneath versus underneath; fo shizzle my nizzle Words: investigation threat to cross state lines mail fraud wiretapping counterterrorism g-men anthropologist to

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli PM Ariel Sharon Battles for His Li

By Jim Teeple Jeruslame 05 January 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is seen attending a ceremony at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006 Acting Israeli Prime Minis

2007年VOA标准英语-Khalilzad Calls Middle East 'Defining Challenge

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 24 April 2007 Veteran U.S. diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad has taken over as ambassador to the United Nations, saying he sees the greater Middle East as the defining challenge of our times. From U.N. headquarters, VOA's Pet

2006年VOA标准英语-Khalilzad Downplays Washington-Baghdad Dispute

By Stephanie Ho Washington 29 October 2006 The U.S. ambassador to Iraq is downplaying reports of an apparent dispute between Washington and Baghdad. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports from Washington, where officials deny the United States is trying to tell

2006年VOA标准英语-Polls Indicate Thais Welcome Military Action Af

By Ron Corben Bangkok 22 September 2006 Thais have generally reacted positively to this week's coup, with polls pointing to support in both urban and rural areas for the military intervention. Many people hope the coup leaders will stick to promises

美语听力 English Cafe 46

Topics: Business cards in the US, nationalities in English, dry-eyed, killer app Words: title fax logo pin drawing nation dry-eyed tears killer app

美语听力 English Cafe 21

Today's topics: Minnesota, Interjections, Would rather, rather than, and rather prefer, smoking gun Words: Fargo curling Geez! Man! Whoa! Oops! Ugh! Boo! Aha! Duh!

美语听力 English Cafe 22

Today's topics: Bob Dylan, More interjections, in vs. into, indeed, mail-in rebate, on time vs. in time, administer vs. manage vs. administrate Words: Oh-oh! Ouch! Whew! Brr! D'oh!

美语听力 English Cafe 84

Topics: Homelessness in the U.S.; prenups and postnups; Smiths the name, oils the game; to weep versus to cry, to see someone smile Words: homeless shelter substance abuse mental illness prenup postnup nuptials divorce division of property spousal su

美语听力 English Cafe 99

Topics: Ask an American: Losing weight in America; 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, to be (someones) man through and through, doggone, to see ones share of (something), to say (something) 10 times fast Words: to pass (something) around scale to last r

美语听力 English Cafe 64

Topics: There you go! vs. There you are!, estimate vs. determine, bump vs. dip, opposite vs. in front of, mudslinging, shade vs. shadow, assure vs. ensure vs. insure, definitely vs. exactly Words: There you go! There you are! estimate determine bump

2006年VOA标准英语- Italians Celebrate Win Over Ghana

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 June 2006 Italian fans watch Italy vs Ghana, Group E, World Cup 2006, soccer match, on a giant screen set up in downtown Duomo square in Milan Italians celebrated their victory over Ghana in the first soccer game in th

美语听力 English Cafe 361

2012-08-29 English Caf 361 Download Podcast Tags: English Caf Audio Index: 33:19 Topics: Ask an American The global economy; insidious versus vile versus despicable; lock and load; fancy versus fanciful Words: index relative quarter close industriali

美语听力 English Cafe 123

Topics: Charles Schultz and Peanuts, how to become a police officer, you and I versus you and me, yippikaiye, to call dibs Words: comic strip to syndicate high school yearbook withdrawn at its peak barber hairdresser inferiority complex criminal just

美语听力 English Cafe 322

Topics: No-Tuition Colleges; the Sacco-Vanzetti Trial; crazy versus mad versus psycho versus mentally ill; using ed words as adjectives; lo and behold Words: tuition a handful of on campus ranch endowment philanthropy class trial anarchist to convict

美语听力 English Cafe 200

Topics: The White House; noises made by animals, humans, and machines; document versus documentation; to have to do with; gawd-awfully (god-awfully) Words: renovation wing head of state press briefing room china set to bark pow bam thud splat clank d

美语听力 English Cafe 242

Topics: Preventing Violence in Schools Post Columbine; American Territories: U.S. Virgin Islands; although versus even though; lite; rate versus rank Words: campus massacre outcast bullied minor to claim clique to retaliate Caribbean inhabitant exoti

美语听力 English Cafe 235

Topics: Types of prisons and the parole system; American cities: Austin; using prepositions with the days of the week; for the world to owe (one) something; late/early morning, afternoon, and evening Words: prison to pose a threat solitary confinemen