LikearollingstoneHowanoldproverbledtoapopularrockandrollband,songandmagazine.Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Todayweexplainaveryoldsayingthathashadabiginfluenceonrock-and-rollmusic.Thatsayingisarollingstonegathersnomoss.Ithasseveralmeanings.Onemeaningisthatapersonwhoneversettlesdowninoneplacewillnotbesuccessful.Anotheristhatsomeonewhoisalwaysmoving,withnorootsinoneplace,a...[
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Lastweek,Itoldaboutthenumberone.Today,Iwilltellaboutexpressionsusingothernumbers.Someproblemsaredifficulttosolve.Buttherearealotofnumberexpressionsthatcanhelp.Forexample,ifweputtwoandtwotogether,wemightcomeupwiththerightanswer.Weknowthattwoheadsarebetterthanone.Itisalwaysbettertoworkwithanotherpersontosolveaproblem.Sometimestherearenotwowaysaboutit.Someproblemshaveonlyonesolution.Youcannotbeo...[
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发现了吗,对歌词朗读,sofar我选的都是短歌.
Daddy'sLittleGirlLyrics
You’retheendoftherainbow,mypotofgold.
You'redaddy'slittlegirl,tohaveandhold.
Apreciousgemiswhatyouare;
You'remommy'sbrightandshiningstar.
You’rethespiritofChristmas,thestaronourtree.
You’retheEasterBunnytoMommyandme.
You’resugar,you'respice,andyou'reeverythingnice
AndYou’reDaddy’sLittleG...[
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Windflowers风之花
Windflowers,myfathertoldmenottogonearthem,hesaidhefearedthemalways,andhetoldmethattheycarriedhimaway.
Windflowers,beautifulwindflowers,Icouldn'twaittotouchthem,tosmellthemIheldthemclosely,andnowIcannotbreakaway,theirsweetbouquetdisappears,likethevaporinthedesert,sotakeawarning,son.
Windflowers,Ancientwindflowers,theirbeautycaptureseveryyoungdreamer,wholingersnear...[
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Everyweekatthistime,wetellaboutpopularAmericanwordsandexpressions.Someoftheseareveryold.Somearenew.Together,theyformthelivingspeechoftheAmericanpeople.Todaywetellabouttheexpression"downtoearth."Downtoearthmeansbeingopenandhonest.Itiseasytodealwithsomeonewhoisdowntoearth.Apersonwhoisdowntoearthisapleasuretofind.Heorsheacceptsotherpeopleasequals.Adowntoearthpersonistheoppositeofsomeonewhoactsim...[
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FUNTIME.Thisisabeautifullovesong.DorisDay,She’smagic.
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It’smagic
Yousigh,thesongbegins;youspeakandIhearviolins
It’smagic
Thestarsdeserttheskiesandrushtonestleinyoureyes
It’smagic
Withoutagoldenwandormysticcharms
FantasticthingsbeginwhenIaminyourarms
Whenwewalkhand-in-hand,theworldbecomesawonderland
It’smagic
HowelsecanIexpl...[
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Todayweexplainmorepopularproverbs.Aproverbisashort,wellknownsayingthatexpressesacommontruthorbelief.Proverbsarepopulararoundtheworld.Manylistenershavesentustheirfavoriteproverbs.Theygiveadviceabouthowtolive.Webeginwithtwopopularproverbsaboutstayinghealthybyeatinggoodfood:Oneisanappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.Anotherisyouarewhatyoueat.Severalproverbsaboutbirdsalsogiveadvice.Youmayhaveheardthisone...[
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Hitisasmallwordbutithasalotofpower.Baseballplayershittheball.Missileshitanairplane.Acarhitsatree.Hitalsojoinswithotherwordstocreatemanycolorfulexpressions.Oneishittheroad.Itmeanstotravelortoleaveaplace,assuggestedinthissong,"HittheRoad."Anothercommonexpressionishitthespot.Atfirstitmeanthittingaspotatthecenterofatargetwithanarrow.Someonewhodidsowassatisfiedwithhisshooting.Now,hittingthespotusu...[
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Todayweexplainmoreproverbs.Aproverbisashort,well-knownsayingthatexpressesacommontruthorbelief.Proverbsarepopulararoundtheworld.Manyproverbsgiveadviceabouthowtolive.Someproverbsarehundredsofyearsold,buttheyarestillusedtoday.Forexample,mysonisjustlikehisfatherinmanyways.Weoftensaythetwoofthemprovetheproverbthattheappledoesnotfallfarfromthetree.Mydaughterisveryshort.Shewouldliketobetaller.ButIte...[
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Everypeoplehasitsownwayofsayingthings,itsownspecialexpressions.Someoftheseexpressionsareeasytounderstand.Thewordscreateapictureinyourmind.
“Aseasyasfallingoffalog”isonesuchexpression.Itdescribesajobthatdoesnottakemucheffort.
Ifyouevertriedtowalkonafallentreelog,youunderstandwhattheexpressionmeans.Itiseasiertofalloffthelogthantostayonit.
Theexpressionisoftenusedtoday.Forexample,y...[
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