vidcap (plural vidcaps)
(informal) A still image consisting of a frame captured from film or television.

Britain's new coalition government is pledging to put a cap on the number of non-EU immigrants allowed into Britain. Some people believe it's what the country needs to curb over-population. But, others say it could hurt British business as well as th

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(五)月

1. visibility /ˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/ -- degree of clearness of the atmosphere, with reference to the distance at which objects can be clearly seen With the fog rolling in and visibility approaching zero, it was virtually impossible for planes to land. 在

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The 2.5 percent pre-determined interest rates attached to life insurance products here in China have been scrapped. The move is the latest effort by central government to liberalize the country's interest rates. The People's Bank of China has already

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说一口流利的英语,从简单的单词开始。 听听,读读,背背,今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 cap [ kAp ] It's better to put the cap

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说一口流利的英语,从简单的单词开始。 听听,读读,背背,今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 cap [ kAp ] Clouds capped the woods. v

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After they left the ship, the children decided that they needed to call Cap Lambert the very first thing. Can I just sit some place and wait? Benny asked. My legs feel funny when I walk. Mine do, too, Jessie said. Those are our sea legs. Well get our

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By Kane Farabaugh Kangerlussuak, Greenland 24 July 2007 Greenland's glaciersshow evidence of global warming Periods of global warming and cooling have caused the terrain of Greenland to change over time -- part of the natural process of the Earth's e

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(204) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(七月)

By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 June 2008 A group of American doctors that promotes human rights says it has examined 11 former detainees who were held by the U.S. military, and determined they were systematically tortured with the complicity of medical pe

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Scientists in Australia are developing a thinking cap that could unlock our hidden genius, by switching on and off certain sections of the brain. Researchers at the University of Sydney think their experiments show that we all have hidden creative t

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Plan Hatched to Lure Swallows Back to Capistrano The cliff swallows' long-time roost at Mission San Juan Capistrano is celebrated every March with a parade, and 70 years ago, was immortalized through a song, When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano,

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U.S. President Barack Obama is cautiously optimistic, now that an experimental cap has stopped oil from gushing from BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico. President says the cap is a temporary solution. President Obama says one way or another, th

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Acupuncture by Untrained Providers Poses Risks for Kids In the hands of trained practitioners, acupuncture is a safe medical treatment, even for children. But a new study finds when acupuncture is performed by untrained providers, it can pose a serio

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Daily Life - This Is Your Captain Speaking (C0058) A: And the next thing you know, were running towards the... Oh...did you feel that? B: Yeah, dont worry about it; were just going through a bit of turbulence. C: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your ca

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The speaker was addressing a roomful of teachers. He said, 'Thinking' and 'thinking critically' aren't the same. For example, if you're thinking about what day it is, that's not thinking critically. He instantly heard some murmuring. A teacher said,

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The tutor handed the black marker to his student. She was learning English. She constantly spoke to him in Russian, even though he hardly knew net from da. She wrote the two contractions for he is not on the whiteboard. He said, Very good. She smiled

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - November 12, 2002: Oldest Evidence of Jesus? / Mapping Genes that Cause Disease / 2002 World Health Report VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with

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Tim Johnston Separatist rebels in the Indonesian province of Aceh have released at least 138 captives to the Red Cross. The releases come shortly after the government scrapped martial law in Aceh, whi

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Idiom: Put on your thinking cap ( think hard ) Hit the book: Be accused of Malnourished Tabloid Taunt Sentiment Spark outrage Skeleton Catwalk Victoria Beckham has been accused of being 'malnourished' and has admitted to an eating disorder in the pas

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LONDON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool's teenager winger Raheem Sterling is set to make his debut for England while his club teammate and captain Steven Gerrard is expected to earn the 100th cap in England's friendly against Sweden in Stockholm on Wed

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(161) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Our world is home to thousands of different kinds of birds. No two bird species are the same. Each one has its own unique qualities like its feathers! Feathers keep a bird warm and dry. F

发表于:2019-03-09 / 阅读(262) / 评论(0) 分类 2019年VOA慢速英语(二)月
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