VOA慢速英语 2007 1224a

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Canning and freezing are not the only ways to keep fish for future use. Today we have the first of two reports describing, step by step, how to prepare dried or smoked fish. Begin with fish that ar

NPR 2012-12-25

From NPR news in Washington. I am LK. The upstate New York town of Webster is coping with a Christmas Eve tragedy after firefighters responding to a blaze and countered gunfire from a wood struct, two of them died. Police say the man suspected in the

移动英语－对话1级第 04 部分

Part 4 At the Bank and the Postoffice. 在银行和邮局 1.数字1-20的表述 one 1 two 2 three 3 four 4 five 5 six 6 seven 7 eight 8 nine 9 ten 10 eleven 11 twelve 12 thirteen 13 fourteen 14 fifteen 15 sixteen 16 seventeen 17 eighteen 18 nineteen

英语童话故事：达蒙和皮西厄斯 Damon and Pythias

A young man whose name was Pythias had done something which the tyrant Dionysius did not like. For this offence he was dragged to prison, and a day was set when he should be put to death. His home was far away, and he wanted very much to see his fath

VOA标准英语2009年-Ohio Collector's Vintage Penny Scales

At this time of year when, everywhere we look, Americans are tempted by fattening holiday treats, many of us are resolving to lose weight in the New Year. So stepping on a scale is no fun unless you're the Columbus, Ohio, artist who has hopped onto t

招聘：面试求职者（一）

很快就到了约定的面试时间，Miss Melita Fagurian准时来到了公司。在和Opal小姐谈了工作要求和薪水后，她进行了一个听写和打字测试。下面是她们之间的对话。 MELITA: Good afternoon. I have an appointm

95.Lose One Pound

I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However, I couldn't resist bragging that when I was 17, 1 weighed 225 pounds and today I tip the scales at 224. 1 added,

VOA标准英语2008年-On the Job, Biases Can Be Deep and Subtle

Most U.S. companies act swiftly and forcefully to root out discrimination based on race, sex, age, or appearance when they discover it. And there are good reasons to do so: intolerance on the job hurts morale and productivity. It's illegal under civ

SSS 2010-06-07

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Counterfeiters and money minters constantly try to outsmart each other. But money could become much harder to forgethanks to butterfly wings. Butterfl

纯正英语一分钟-Phobias

Phobias are interesting things. Some of them are very serious and can have a really negative influence on life. The most common phobias are the fear of open spaces or closed spaces and the fear of heights and flying. Doctors say all phobias are treat

【小龟乐游记】冰封王座（41）

文本： Banshee：This is the place, sisters. Well rest here, great king. King Arthas：Why here? Weve got to find KelThuzad before weAarrghh! The Lich King：You have been _(1)_! Come to my side at once! Obey! King Arthas：What is happening here?

摇滚:In The Wake Of Poseidon

英文歌词： Plato's spawn cold ivyed eyes Snare truth in bone and globe. Harlequins coin pointless games Sneer jokes in parrot's robe. Two women weep, dame scarlet screen Sheds sudden theatre rain, Whilst dark in dream the midnight queen Knows every

2006年VOA标准英语-Islamic Militias Take Another Somali Town

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 November 2006 Troops in the semi-autonomous and secular region of Puntland in Somalia have reportedly been placed on full alert, after they failed to stop Somali Islamists from capturing a town Sunday near Galkaayo. ---- Pun

2006年VOA标准英语-Islamist Militias Face Widespread Opposition in

By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 05 July 2006 When Islamic militias in Somalia seized the capital Mogadishu last month, many Somalis welcomed the Islamist's victory as the first step to possibly ending nearly 16 years of lawlessness. But as the leaders

2007年VOA标准英语-Ethiopia Scales Back Unique Millennium Celebrat

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 10 September 2007 Ethiopia is set to celebrate the arrival of the third millennium more than seven years after it was celebrated in the west. Events are planned, across the country, as well as in several American cities,

Scales

A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤）, sucking （往回吸，收腹）in his stomach. Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver（巧计，策略）, shecommented, I don't think that's going to help.Sure it w

英语新闻视频：Olympic torch scales Snowdon in Wales

The Olympic torch has climbed the tallest mountain in Wales carried by one of Britain's best-loved mountaineers. 奥运火炬已经到达了威尔士最高山，是由英国最受欢迎的登山运动员之一克里斯伯宁顿爵士传递的。 Sir

VOA标准英语2009年-Elephantiasis Afflicts 120 Million in Afri

By Rachel Smalley London 04 October 2009 The foot of a person suffering from elephantiasis More than 120 million people worldwide are infected with elephantiasis, and one billion more are at risk of contracting the debilitating and disfiguring ailme

英国学生科学读本 第25期:鲱鱼(2)

The herring lays its eggs on the rocks at the bottom of the sea. The eggs are then called spawn. In a few weeks a little herring comes out of each egg. Many other fishes eat the spawn, or the sea would soon be full ofherrings. 鲱鱼在海底的礁石上

【英语趣味课堂】会做什么-What she can do

Todd: OK. Cat, we're back. We're gonna talk about things you can do. Cat: OK. Todd: Can you cook? Cat: Not really! Todd: No! Cat: Well, I can, but not very well. Todd: OK. What do you do for dinner? Cat: Buy take-away food. Todd: OK. When you buy tak