今天Michael和李华要出去买东西。李华会学到两个常用语:downwiththat和topaythroughthenose。
M:Hey,LiHua.Whatdoyouwanttodotoday?Idon'thaveanyspecialplan,sowecandowhateveryouwant.
L:你今天没事干呀?太好了,我正想去买几件春天穿的衣服。那些旧的都已经过时了。
M:I'mdownwiththat.Ineedtobuysomenewtennisshoes.Myoldonesarereallygross.Myroommateisthreateningtothrowthemout.
L:我也注意到你的球...[
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
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Lastweek,Itoldaboutthenumberone.Today,Iwilltellaboutexpressionsusingothernumbers.
Someproblemsaredifficulttosolve.Buttherearealotofnumberexpressionsthatcanhelp.Forexample,ifweputtwoandtwotogether,wemightcomeupwiththerightanswer.Weknowthattwoheadsarebetterthanone.Itisalwaysbettertoworkwithanotherpersontosolveaproblem.阅读全文]
TheButterflyEffect
蝴蝶效应
Beyondtwoorthreedays,theworld'sbestweatherforecastsarespeculative,andbeyondsixorseventheyareworthless.
TheButterflyEffectisthereason.Forsmallpiecesofweather--andtoaglobalforecaster,smallcanmeanthunderstormsandblizzards--anypredictiondeterioratesrapidly.Errorsanduncertaintiesmultiply,cascadingupwardthroughachainofturbulentfeatures,fromdustdevilsandsquall...[
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ObamaHeadstoOttawaforFirstForeignTripasPresident
ByPaulaWolfson
WhiteHouse
18February2009
WhiteHouseofficialssaideconomicmatterswilltoptheagendaduringPresidentObama'svisittoCanada.ItshouldcomeasnosurprisebecausetheU.S.andCanadianeconomiesaredeeplyintertwined.
CanadaisAmerica'slargesttradingpartner-exceedingtheU.S.traderelationshipswithChinaandtheEuropeanUnion.Canadaisalsot...[
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今天Michael到李华的宿舍串门,李华会学到两个常用语:haveacow和packrat。
M:Hey,LiHua,whatareyoudoing?
L:哎哟,我在找我的眼镜,急死人了,找不到眼镜我怎么上课啊?
M:Calmdown.LiHua,don'thaveacow.I'msureyou'llfindthem.
L:你说什么?Don'thaveacow?Cow,这不是"母牛"的意思吗?哎,我这儿是学生宿舍,怎么能养母牛呢?
M:No,Isaid"don'thaveacow",itmeansdon'tgettooexcited...[
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01.什么是Trip-Hop?
Trip-Hop是英伦/欧洲跳舞音乐的一种,它的名字来源是"Trip+HipHop"=Trip-Hop",因为它发自英国的Bristol,因此最早时称作"Bristolhip-Hop".。由于把把Hip-Hop(其实很多音乐都是架构在Hip-Hop上的...不知啥是Hip-Hop的去看看跳街舞的人,他们多半是用Hip-Hop音乐来跳的.)节奏变慢(有时很慢很慢),加入一些迷幻的味道,如很阴沉,肥厚的Bass,轻微但迷幻[
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Lesson13
Thesearchforoil
探寻石油
Thedeepestholesofallmadeforoil,andtheygodowntoasmuchas25,0000feet.Butwenotneedtosendmendowntogettheoilour,aswemustwithothermineraldeposits.Theholesareonlyborings,lessthanafootindiameter.Myparticularexperienceislargelyinoil,andthesearchforoilhasdonemoretoimprovedeepdrillingthananyotherminingactivity.Whenishasbeendecidedwherewearegoingtodrill,weputu...[
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Title:Life
Artist:索菲亚.格林
wholelifethewondersuchyoubringthebeauty
icanseebutikeepdeepinsideonit
ohlifeifeelthaticanbringitagain
intheworldwherelovewillstillremain
chooseyourwordsmakethemwhys
manythingshaveproduced(?)whereweare
iamhere
herewithyou
closeyoureyesletlovehealthesorrow
onceagainifeelinlife
i'msureofthisinsight
andineedyoumoret...[
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Lesson12
Banksandtheircustomers
银行和顾客
Whenanyoneopensacurrentaccountatabank,heislendingthebankmoney,repaymentofwhichhemaydemandatanytime,eitherincashorbydrawingachequeinfavourofanotherperson.Primarily,thebanker-customerrelationshipisthatofdebtorandcreditor--whoiswhichdependingonwhetherthecustomer'saccountisincreditorisoverdrawn.But,inadditiontothatbasicallysimpleconcept,theba...[
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Title:L_O_V_E
Artist:natkingcole
Lisforthewayyoulookatme
OiffortheonlyoneIsee
Visveryveryextraordinary
Eisevenmorethananyone
thatyouadorecanlove
It'sallthatIcangivetoyou
Loveismorethanjustagamefortwo
Twoinlovecanmakeit
Takemyheartbutpleasedon'tbreakit
Lovewasmadeformeandyou
Lisforthewayyoulookatme
OiffortheonlyoneIsee
Visveryveryextraord...[
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