VOA慢速英语2011--Hey, Buddy, Wanna Buy a Piece of the Empire State Building?

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Hey, Buddy, Wanna Buy a Piece of the Empire State Building? DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. On our show today we play music from rock band Nickelback We also answer a questio

VOA标准英语2011--Want to Buy the Empire State Building?

Want to Buy the Empire State Building? Selling the Brooklyn Bridge in New York refers to an American expression about gullible individuals who would buy it from scam artists offering bogus shares in the publicly-owned landmark. But shares in another

词汇大师-- To Catch On to Phrasal Verbs

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- English teacher Lida Baker joins us from Los Angeles to talk about phrasal verbs. RS: The first word is a verb. The second word, sometimes even a third, is usually a preposition

英语语法：76 Phrasal Verbs

Grammar Girl here. Listen up, everyone! Todays topic is phrasal verbs, as in to listen up. And now, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga writes, a listener, Paulino from Minneapolis, would like to know what phrasal verbs are and why they are called that. Phras

Zainab Salbi:女性 战争与和平梦想

通常在战争中，我们只看到前线士兵和战斗的故事。在TEDGlobal 2010里，Zainab Salbi 讲述后方振奋人心的女人们的故事, 这些女人在战火中仍努力维持正常的生活。她呼吁在战争结束时，女性也应成

音乐咖啡厅:Down by the salley garden（柳园里）[质朴诗词风格]

Down by the salley garden是根据Yeats（叶芝,1865-1939,爱尔兰剧作家、诗人、获1923年诺贝尔文学奖）的同名诗歌《Down By the Salley Garden》谱曲而成，最初翻译为《柳园里》，是叶芝早年的诗作。他的早年诗歌韵律优美，感情细腻，辞藻华丽，象征意味浓郁，明显受到

365个英语简短小故事-236. Tenants Watch Building Burn

A 20-unit apartment building burned for about an hour before firemen were able to extinguish it. The fire started in the attic at about 10:30 p.m. yesterday evening. The damage was estimated at $1.5 million. A fire department spokesman said the fire

2006年VOA标准英语-US Launches Democracy Building Program in

By Cathryn Curtis Washington, DC 06 April 2006 watch US Iran Policy report There have been no formal diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Iran for decades, and not much interaction among the peop

2006年VOA标准英语-Building Better Levees Before the Next Hur

By Greg Flakus New Orleans, Louisiana 07 March 2006 watch New Orleans Levee report New Orleans levee repairs are to be finished before hurricane season begins June 1st In New Orleans, where recovery f

2006年VOA标准英语-US Senate Building Evacuated After Alarm f

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 09 February 2006 A U.S. Senate office building was evacuated late Wednesday after sensors detected the possible presence in the air of what was initially described as a ne

VOA慢速英语2011--Six Building Designers Who Are Redefinin

EXPLORATIONS - Six Building Designers Who Are Redefining Modern Architecture STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about six building designers widely considered

Debating the Display of Ten Commandments in Public Schools a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In Giles County, Virginia, the school board has removed displays of the Ten Commandments in its schools. The county thought that posting the Ten Commandments, along with the first part of the United S

VOA慢速英语2012 AMERICAN MOSAIC - After Long Fight, DC Wins Right to a Statue in the Capitol Building

AMERICAN MOSAIC - After Long Fight, DC Wins Right to a Statue in the Capitol Building JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. On our show this week, we play some songs from a new album by Dwight Yoakam. A

VOA标准英语2012--Building Relationships in LA Brings Down Crime Rate

Building Relationships in LA Brings Down Crime Rate A quiet afternoon is interrupted with the sound of helicopters as dozens of officers from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol capture a suspect in a robbery and shooti

Queuing

BBC Learning English London Life Queuing Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is London Life. Today's programme is about a very British habit, or something that we always think is very British. And that is the topic of queuing. Waiting in a l

地道英语对话：Garbage Disposal(2)

A: Tom, are you there? It's Hannah from 4C. B: Hey, Hannah. Long time no hear from. A: My garbage disposal refuses to work. B: What happens when you turn on the switch? A: When I turn on the switch, nothing happens. B: When did you first notice this?

地道英语对话：Garbage Disposal(4)

A: Hello, Tom? This is Hannah in 4C. B: Hi, Hannah. What can I do for you? A: My garbage disposal went south. B: Does it turn at all? A: There is nothing but silence when I turn on the switch. B: Did it die suddenly? A: It started to make a weird sou

地道英语对话：Garbage Disposal(1)

A: Hi, Tom. This is Hannah from apartment 4C. B: Oh, hi, Hannah. A: There is something wrong with my garbage disposal. B: Exactly what's going on? A: When I turn on the disposal switch, all I get is silence. B: When did this happen? A: Well, about a

VOA标准英语2009年-Iraqi-American Zainab Salbi Assists Wo

Salbi's Women for Women International gives women who've survived war the tools to rebuild their lives Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 15 December 2009 Zainab Salbi was named Washingtonian of the Year in 2006 by Washingtonian Magazine In 1993, Za

听歌学英语:Down by the Salley Gardens藤田美惠

听歌学英语:Down by the Salley Gardens藤田美惠 Down by the Salley Gardens 藤田美惠 Down by the Salley Gardens的作曲者是爱尔兰著名诗人、剧作家和神秘主义者William Butler Yeats，这首诗出自Yeats早年的作品，诗句