RocketScientist:YouDoNotHavetoBeExtremelyIntelligenttoUnderstandThis
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"YoudonotneedtobeaROCKETSCIENTIST."Americanshearthesewordsoften.Peoplesaytheminschools,officesandfactories.Broadcastersonradioandtelevisionusethem.
Thisishowyoumighthearthewordsused.
Workersinanofficeareafraidtotrytousetheirnewcomputersystem.Theiremployertellsthemnottobefoolish."Youdono...[
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WordsandTheirStories.Today,wetellaboutAmericanexpressionsusingtheword“Dutch.”(MUSIC)ManyoftheDutchexpressionsheardinAmericanEnglishwerefirstusedinEnglandintheseventeenthcentury.ThatwasatimeoffiercenavalcompetitionbetweenEnglandandTheNetherlands.Atthattime,theBritishusedDutchasawordforsomethingbad,orfalseormistaken.ADutchagreementwasonemadebetweenmenwhohaddrun...[
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Ihavereadabookrecently,thenameis“kitchenprivileges”byMaryHigginsClark.SheisAmerica’sbelovedandbestsellingQueenofSuspense,recountstheearlyExperiencesthatshapedherasapersonandinfluenceherasawriter.Attheendofthisbook,shetalkedabouthappiness.There’sawonderfuloldsaying,“Ifyouwanttobehappyforayear,winthelottery.Ifyouwanttohappyforlife,lovewhatyoudo.”Ilovebeingastoryteller.Anotherdefinitionofhappin...[
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LoveliestofTrees
byA.E.Housman
Loveliestoftrees,thecherrynow
Ishungwithbloomalongthebough,
Andstandsaboutthewoodlandride
WearingwhiteforEastertide.
Now,ofmythreescoreyearsandten,
Twentywillnotcomeagain,
Andtakefromseven...[
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MedicalTerms:ACleanBillofHealthFromtheDoctor
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WordsandTheirStories.(MUSIC)Manyprofessionshavetheirownwordsandexpressions.Thisistrueforthemedicalprofession.Doctorsusemanytechnicaltermsthatmostpeopledonotunderstand.Buttherearealsoexpressionsweuseeverydaytotellaboutaperson’shealth.Letmeexplain.Lastmonth,Iwasnotfeelingwell.Iwasundertheweather.IthoughtIhadcaught...[
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WordsandTheirStories.Todaywetellaboutthewordbuff.
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Thewordbuffhasseveralmeanings.Buffisalightyellowcolor.Buffisalsoasoftclothusedtorubasurfaceuntilitlooksbrightandshiny.
Yet,thesemeaningsareold,andtheirhistoryisnotknown.Themeaningofbuffthatwedoknowaboutisonethedescribesaperson.Abuffissomeonewhohasastrong,specialinterestinsomething.Forexample,...[
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ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport.
Tworecentstudieshavefoundthatpunishmentisnotthebestwaytoinfluencebehavior.
Oneshowedthatadultsaremuchmorecooperativeiftheyworkinasystembasedonrewards.ResearchersatHarvardUniversityintheUnitedStatesandtheStockholmSchoolofEconomicsinSwedendidthestudy.
TheyhadabouttwohundredcollegestudentsplayaversionofthegameknownasthePrisoner'sDilemma.Thegame...[
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ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEconomicsReport.
Overhalftheworld'speoplenowliveincities.Thelatest"GlobalReportonHumanSettlements"saysthehistoricchangetookplacelastyear.ThereportcameoutthisweekfromU.N.Habitat,aUnitedNationsagency.
Acenturyago,lessthanfivepercentofallpeoplelivedincities.Bythemiddleofthiscenturyitcouldbe70percent,oralmostsixandahalfbillionpeople.
Alreadythree-fo...[
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本人经常通过听VOA的慢速英语纠正、校正自己的发音和改进语音、语调。其方法是:
1.下载mp3
2.下载并打印出文字稿
3.将自己发音没有把握的词,查字典,标注出音标。
4.边听边跟读2-3遍
5.这时会发现几个单词的发音与原来自己认为的发音不太一样,说明过去自己的发音有问题。查词典,注音标,重点读几遍这些词。
6.反复跟读几遍,
7.抛开mp3,自己照着[
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