Lastweekatadinnerparty,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoMrs.Rumbold.Mrs.Rumboldwasalarge,unsmilingladyinatightblackdress.ShedidnotevenlookupwhenItookmyseatbesideher.Hereyeswerefixedonherplateandinashorttime,shewasbusyeating.Itriedtomakeconversation.
'Anewplayiscomingto"TheGlobe"soon,'Isaid.'Willyoubeseeingit?'
'No,'sheanswered.
'Willyoubespendingyourholidaysabroadthisyear?'Iasked.
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ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport.
Wednesday,Octoberfifteenth,isthefirstGlobalHandwashingDay.Activitiesareplannedinmorethantwentycountriestogetmillionsofpeopleinthedevelopingworldtowashtheirhandswithsoap.
Forexample,privatedonorswillgiveonehundredfiftythousandbarsofsoaptoschoolsinEthiopia.TheEducationMinistrywantsonemillionschoolchildrentowashtheirhandsforWednesday'sevent.
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WhileJohnGilbertwasinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhimwhetherhisoperationhadbeensuccessful,butthedoctorrefusedtodoso.Thefollowingday,thepatientaskedforabedsidetelephone.Whenhewasalone,hetelephonedthehospitalexchangeandaskedforDoctorMillington.Whenthedoctoransweredthephone,Mr.Gilbertsaidhewasinquiringaboutacertainpatient,aMr.JohnGilbert.HeaskedifMr.Gilbert'soperationhadbeensuccessfulandthedoc...[
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Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtafinehouseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.He...[
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TheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountryinfouryears'time.Asagreatmanypeoplewillbevisitingthecountry,thegovernmentwillbebuildingnewhotels,animmensestadium,andanewOlympic-standardswimmingpool.Theywillalsobebuildingnewroadsandaspecialrailwayline.TheGameswillbeheldjustoutsidethecapitalandthewholeareawillbecalled'OlympicCity'.Workerswillhavecompletedthenewroadsbytheendofthisyear.Bytheendofnextyear,th...[
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ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishAgricultureReport.
NewruleswillletmillionsofAmericansknowwheremoreoftheirfoodcamefrom.ThelawisknownasCOOL--CountryofOriginLabeling.
Congressfirstpassedthelawintwothousandtwo.Storeshavehadtolabelseafoodbycountryoforiginsincetwothousandfive.Butindustrypressuredelayedotherrequirementsuntillastweek.
Productsthatmustnowbelabeledincludefreshfruitsandvegetables,...[
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FromdigitalMind:
新概念英語教材是個很好的學習英語的工具,運用得當可以從多方麵進行提高.
GeneralPrinciples:
零碎的時間學習英語最容易出效果:平時零碎著聽,零碎著嘮叨,零碎寫著,隔幾天做個階段性總結,接觸多了,時間長了,也就自然會了蓄勢待發,才能更加應付得輕鬆自如:當你背誦時,感到自己進入了最佳狀態時,好像隻要看一遍後麵的課文,就能立刻背誦下[
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DebbieHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglishChanneltomorrow.SheisgoingtosetoutfromtheFrenchcoastatfiveo'clockinthemorning.Debbieisonlyfourteenyearsoldandshehopestosetupanewworldrecord.Sheisastrongswimmerandmanypeoplefeelthatsheissuretosucceed.Debbie'sfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmallboat.Mr.Harthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.TomorrowhewillbewatchingheranxiouslyassheswimsthelongdistancetoEngland.Debbi...[
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RoyTrentonusedtodriveataxi.Ashortwhileago,however,hebecameabusdriverandhehasnotregrettedit.Heisfindinghisnewworkfarmoreexciting.WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreetrecently,hesawtwothievesrushoutofashopandruntowardsawaitingcar.Oneofthemwascarryingabagfullofmoney.Royactedquicklyanddrovethebusstraightatthethieves.Theonewiththemoneygotsuchafrightthathedroppedthebag.Asthethievesweretryingtogetawayi...[
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DanRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayhereceivedaletterfromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhewasaskedtocallatthestation.Danwonderedwhyhewaswantedbythepolice,buthewenttothestationyesterdayandnowheisnotworriedanymore.Atthestation,hewastoldbyasmilingpolicemanthathisbicyclehadbeenfound."Fivedaysago,"thepolicemantoldhim,"thebicyclewaspickedupinasmallvillagefourhundredmilesaway&...[
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