VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - 'Gelotophobia' Is No L

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Shy people often avoid situations that force close contact with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make others laugh at them. But some people worry much more than others about be

儿童故事集：Sifu Meets The Monkey

Hello, This is Richard, and Im here with a story about somebody we havent heard from for a while -Theo, the crime-fighting monkey. His first story, long, long, ago was called The Monkey who loved Chocolate. Since then hes escaped from the zoo and bec

儿童故事集：The Missing Bunny

This is another slightly crazy chocolate story and is the companion to The Monkey Who Loved Chocolate. It continues our Zoo Stories series featuring Theo the Monkey though you have to be patient and wait a bit for Theo to enter the stage. Story by Be

儿童故事集：The Vigilante Monkey

The adventures of Theo the Monkey take a new turn as he determines to break out of the zoo and take up the fight for what is right in the city. Mr Grabber, the keeper of the monkeys cage, has a new scheme which on the face of it seems to be for a goo

儿童故事集：The Great Monkey Robbery

A gang of animals rob a mail train. It is one of the greatest crimes in history. The police are certain that Theo the monkey is the criminal mastermind behind it. But as Storynory listeners know, Theo is a good monkey who fights for justice. A lively

儿童故事集：Theo and the Monkey Cops

This is the third part in our mini-series about Theo the monkey. In the previous episode a boy called Neet and his kung fu teacher, Sifu, were waiting for Theo to turn up for a martial arts class. While they waited, Sifu related a chinese legend abou

儿童故事集：Kung Fu Monkey Style

Sifu Stan sank into his living room settee, sipped his green tea, and pointed the remote at the TV. He switched to the 24 hour news channel. As usual, all sorts of horrible things were happening all over the world, but the one story the national broa

儿童故事集：The Monkey Who Saved The Match

Who remembers Theo the Monkey who loved chocolate? Its been a long while since we have heard from our Crime-Busting Ape, but now hes BACK!!! Football fans, at last heres a story for you! This story is set at the local football stadium. We are talking

儿童故事集：动物园

This chocolate-crazed story should get you in the mood for an Easter-egg hunt. Look out for a surprise-guest appearance from a famous fluffy animal dear to the hearts of chocolate-lovers everywhere. Jim is one of the very few boys on earth who doesnt

儿童故事集：The Monkey Who Loved Chocolate

This chocolate-crazed story should get you in the mood for an Easter-egg hunt. Look out for a surprise-guest appearance from a famous fluffy animal dear to the hearts of chocolate-lovers everywhere. Jim is one of the very few boys on earth who doesnt

儿童故事集：The Zoo That Bit Back

Theo, the star of our popular story The Monkey Who Loved Chocolate, returns for a new escapade in which the animals at the zoo face a major threat to the comfy lifestyle in the form of Mr Shingles, the new chief zoo keeper. Mr Shingles does not belie

儿童故事集：The Thieving Monkey

Theo the monkey is not as bad as people say. Perhaps hes a bit naughty, but he means well. Still, when a new keeper, Mr Grabber, is put in charge of the monkey cage, he selects Theo to help him do something bad. At first, Theo thinks its all a game,

中英双语新闻 英国满月男婴成最小捐肺者

It's been reviewed that a one-month old baby boy has become the youngest lung donor in the UK. The parents of Theodore Omondi released the details saying they were proud that their son's organs had helped to save the lives of two other people. One of

【英音模仿秀】卡索拉帽子戏法

模仿文本： Let's begin though with English Premier League football, Arsenal are up to fifth in the table after a 5-2 victory at bottom club Reading. Spanish international Santi Cazorla hit a hat-trick while Theo Walcott also scored, having play

Greek Easter

BBC Learning English Weekender Greek Easter Jackie: Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton, welcome to weekender. Now most of us in Britain celebrated Easter last weekend the 15th and 16th of April. We had bank holidays when most people didn't go to work. Many ga

阿凡达发光树或成真 未来可代替路灯

阿凡达发光树或成真 未来可代替路灯 Scientists are developing ways of making trees glow so they can be used as natural streetlights without the need for electricity. A team of researchers are experimenting with genes to allow the trait

英语博客:Story time part 5, a Black history

It was dark by the time Thomas Black got home that night. He had lingered in the workshop, putting final details on cabinetry and tables. He had needed the time to be alone, and to digest Theo's words. He was disturbed by her account of the Whitcome

英语博客(A cup of English):087 Story time part 4, Theo.

After Thomas Black discovered the Whitcome grave, the church bell incident loomed large in his mind. He had been ready to dismiss the event entirely, but now he felt as though there was an intruder in the village, a prankster perhaps. Whoever it was,

词汇积累：原来世上有这么多种恐惧症

密集恐惧症、恐高症、社交恐惧症、蜘蛛恐惧症、婚姻恐惧症、肥肉恐惧症、纽扣恐惧症、牙医恐惧症、长单词恐惧症必有一款适合您 友情提示：**-phobia**是表示恐惧、憎恶的后缀。 trypophob

“无手机恐惧症”测试

A new study from Iowa State University has identified some of the central aspects of nomophobia -- that's no mobile phone phobia -- with a handy new 20-question survey measuring iPhone codependence.Scroll down to take the quiz. 爱荷华州立大学（