Can’tsmilewithoutyou》—BarryManilow
YouknowIcantsmilewithoutyou(你知道,没有你我不懂得快乐)
Icantsmilewithoutyou(没有你我不懂得微笑)
IcantlaughandIcantsing(我将失去欢歌笑语)
Imfindingithardtodoanything(无法面对一切)
YouseeIfeelsadwhenyouresad(我与你心灵相通)
Ifeelgladwhenyoureglad(悲痛与欢乐共享)
IfyouonlyknewwhatImgoingthrough(你如果明白我所做的一切)
Ijustcan...[
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OtherExpressionsaboutpigs,sowsandhogs
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
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Americansoftenuseexpressionsaboutanimals.
Intwothousandeight,themaincandidatesforpresidenteachusedthisexpression:"Youcanputlipstickonapig,butitisstillapig."Thismeansthatitisawasteoftimetochangesomethingfromuglyorunpleasant-lookingtobeautiful.
Thereareotherexpressio...[
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Lesson36III
Achanceinamillion
Wearelesscredulousthanweusedtobe.Inthenineteenthcentury,anovelistwouldbringhisstorytoaconclusionbypresentinghisreaderswithaseriesofcoincidences--mostofthemwildlyimprobable.Readershappilyacceptedthefactthatanobscuremaidservantwasreallythehero'smother.Along-lostbrother,whowaspresumeddead,wasreallyaliveallthetimeandwickedlyplottingtobringaboutthehero'sdownfa...[
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yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,buttodayisagift!
Thereisasaying:"yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,buttodayisagift!"
俗话说:“逝者已逝,来者可追,我们能把握的只有今天!”
Youaretooconcernedwithwhatwasandwhatwillbe.
Thereisasaying:"yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,buttodayisagift!"
Thatiswhyitiscalledthepresent!
你太在意过去是怎...[
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1.“bluemoon”是一种非正式的用法,意思是“很长一段时间、非常罕见的事”。
“Bluemoon”缘何有这种意思呢?从天文学角度讲,“bluemoon”是指一个月中的第二次满月。由于月运周期(月亮绕地球一周)是29.5天,而根据日历,每个月大多都有至少30天,因此大约每32个月左右则会轮到一次“bluemoon”,这是一段相当长的时间,所以自19世纪后期以来,“bluemoon”就有了“很少[
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INSTRUCTIONS:UsingstandardEnglish,writeacoherent,unified,multi-paragraphcompositionofapproximately300wordsonthetopicbelow.Inyourcomposition,youmayapplyanyeffectiveandappropriatemethodofdevelopmentwhichincludesanycombinationofexposition,persuasion,deion,andnarration.
Writeamulti-paragraphcompositiononthetopicbelow.Inaddressingthetopic,youmaydrawsupportfromtheexperiencesofothersorfromanyaspectof...[
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girlinthemirror
--britneyspears
There'sagirlinthemirror
Iwonderwhosheis
SometimesIthinkIknowher
SometimesIreallywishIdid
There'sastoryinhereyes
Lullabiesandgoodbyes
Whenshe'slookingbackatme
Icantellherheartisbrokeneasily
'Causethegirlinmymirror
Iscryingouttonight
Andthere'snothingIcantellher
Tomakeherfeelalright
Ohthegirlinmymirror
I...[
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Rocketscientistscanhaveproblemsjustlikeeveryoneelse.
Hello.I'mPhilMurraywithWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES,aprograminSpecialEnglish.
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"Youdonotneedtobearocketscientist."Americanshearthesewordsoften.Peoplesaytheminschools,officesandfactories.Broadcastersonradioandtelevisionusethem.
Thisishowyoumighthearthewordsused.
Workersinanofficeareafraidtotrytousetheirnewcompute...[
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Ifyouwanttotryit,morepowertoyou.
如果你想试一试,那么就加油喽!
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morepowertoyou再接再厉/加油啊
Explanation:
thisisaUS-Englishphrasethatdoesn'tactuallyhaveanythingtodowithpowerorrights.Itjustmeansthepersonspeakingthinksit'sfineandwishesyouwell.
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ForExample,
Youdid?Well,morepower...[
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ByBarryWood
Washington
13November2008
Amidadramaticglobaleconomicslowdown,leadersof20developingandindustrializedeconomiesareholdinganemergencysummitinWashingtonSaturday,November15.VOAeconomicscorrespondentBarryWoodreportsonwhatmayresultfromameetingwhoseformaldiscussionswilllastonlyfivehours.
WhenworldleadersconveneinWashington,theywillfocusonaslowdownthathasaffectedvirtuallyev...[
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