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Every culture has its own superstitions1, which are about mysterious events and powers that cannot be seen. Luck and omens2 are the most common superstitions. These beliefs were formed because people didn't have modern science to understand the world

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(198) / 评论(0) 分类 常春藤生活英语

JOHN BURNETT, BYLINE: Gerry is a 40-year-old bricklayer who lives in a suburb of Chicago. He doesn't want his last name used because he snuck into the country 21 years ago across the Canadian border with a fake driver's license and stayed. Now he's m

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(160) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语言学习

Out of the mists of the Stone Age, this structure has stood since the dawn of recorded history. This rounded tomb called Newgrange has stood on the bend of Ireland's River Boyne for more than 5,000 years. It is massive, distinct and very mysterious.

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(189) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2007年

Todd: Hey, Eucharia can you give us a brief history of Ireland? Eucharia: Sure well, I think most people know of St Patricks day and that it is an Irish festival which celebrates being Irish. Well, St Patrick was brought to Ireland in 460 as a slave

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(166) / 评论(0) 分类 英语访谈对话

Irish voters will decide on Friday whether to end the countrys ban on abortion in most cases. Voters will be asked in a referendum whether the countrys constitution should be changed to remove current restrictions on abortion. A constitutional amendm

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(134) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(五)月

By Nancy Beardsley The late Johnny Cash was a preeminent symbol of country music in America. He was also Scots-Irish, a product of the Southern rural culture where that music was born. James Webb says

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(140) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--时事新闻

Jessica: Kate, where are you from? Kate: I'm from London in England. Jessica: OK, and your heritage is..? Kate: My heritage is Irish. My grandparents were Irish, both sets of grandparents. Jessica: Oh, wow. What part of Ireland were they from? Kate:

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We answer a question about advertising /P Play some music from Thievery Corporation /P And report about Saint Patrick's Day. Saint Patrick's

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(143) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(三)月

In America, Everyone Is Irish on St. Patricks Day 美国庆祝圣帕特里克节 人人都是爱尔兰人 St. Patricks Day is Thursday, but some Americans started celebrating two weeks ago. The city of Alexandria, Virginia, held its annual St. Patric

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(三)月

New York Suburb Claims to be More Irish Than Ireland To the people of McLean Avenue, an Irish enclave just north of New York City, Saint Patricks Day means Music.Food.Drink.Fun. Eileens Country Kitchen serves as an unofficial Irish headquarters. The

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(137) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(三月)

Thursday, March 17, is Saint Patrick's Day, a time when native-born Irish and Irish-Americans will parade and pipe their way up Manhattan's famed Fifth Avenue. The 2011 event, which is expected to include well over 150,000 thousand marchers, will be

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(133) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(三月)

Jessica: Kate, where are you from? Kate: I'm from London in England. Jessica: OK, and your heritage is..? Kate: My heritage is Irish. My grandparents were Irish, both sets of grandparents. Jessica: Oh, wow. What part of Ireland were they from? Kate:

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 英语访谈对话

By Paula Wolfson White House 17 March 2008 President Bush says the United States stands with the people of Northern Ireland as they build on the peace process that has ended decades of sectarian violence. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports he spoke at a Whi

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(146) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(三月)

Todd: Hey, Eucharia can you give us a brief history of Ireland? Eucharia: Sure well, I think most people know of St Patricks day and that it is an Irish festival which celebrates being Irish. Well, St Patrick was brought to Ireland in 460 as a slave

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(142) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

An Irishman walked into a bar in Dublin. He ordered three pints of Guinness(英国产强性黑啤酒之一种, 其商标名), sat in the back of the room, and drank a sip out of each one in turn. When he finished them, he came back to the bar and ord

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(154) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

Todd: So, Ruth, you're from Ireland. Ruth: Yes, that's right. Todd: And could you talk a little bit about the government in Ireland, like do you have a president or a prime minister? Ruth: In fact, we have both. We have a president, Mary McAleese, an

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(141) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

By Mandy Clark London 02 April 2008 Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern says he will resign on May 6, because of growing pressure on him from a tribunal probing alleged financial irregularities. VOA's Mandy Clark reports from London. In an address to t

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(159) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(四月)

Jessica: Kate, where are you from? 杰西卡:凯特,你来自哪里? Kate: I'm from London in England. 凯特:我来自英国伦敦。 Jessica: OK, and your heritage is..? 杰西卡:好,那你的祖籍是? Kate: My heritage is Irish. My

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 实战口语情景对话

DUBLIN, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Irish(爱尔兰) Prime Minister Brian Cowen announced on Saturday afternoon that he is standing down as leader of the ruling Fianna Fail, but will continue as the prime minister until the March 11 election. At a press

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Jessica: Kate, where are you from? Kate: I'm from London in England. Jessica: OK, and your heritage is..? Kate: My heritage is Irish. My grandparents were Irish, both sets of grandparents. Jessica: Oh, wow. What part of Ireland were they from? Kate:

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