最近網上都在熱議朗朗在國宴的演奏。看ＮＰＲ采訪了朗朗，覺得朗朗一專業彈琴的，樂感夠好了吧，又是打小來的，怎麽英文說得那麽癟啊，比我們小千差遠了。看來不練是不行的。
而且他被采訪時是挺沒風度的，有點氣急敗壞的感覺，最後連句 ＴＨＡＮＫ ＹＯＵ都不會說。不過他就一藝人，和藝術家沒關係。原諒他了。。。。。。我還是趕緊練我的英文去。
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(2011-01-19 20:13:30)
Correctionreading3
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects--likebees,forexample.Beesareknownasveryhardworkers.Theyalwaysappeartobebusy,movingaroundintheirhomes,orhives.Soyoumightsayyouwereasbusyasabeeifyouspentyourweekendcleaningyourhouse.
Infact,youmightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywashel...[閱讀全文]
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects--likebees,forexample.Beesareknownasveryhardworkers.Theyalwaysappeartobebusy,movingaroundintheirhomes,orhives.Soyoumightsayyouwereasbusyasabeeifyouspentyourweekendcleaningyourhouse.
Infact,youmightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywashel...[閱讀全文]
(2011-01-10 20:54:04)
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEconomicsReport.
Facebookistheworld\'sbiggestsocialnetwork--andthesubjectofthemovieSocialNetwork.
(SOUND)
TherealMarkZuckerbergandhisfriendsatHarvardUniversitylaunchedthesiteintwothousandfour.FacebooksaysitreachedfivehundredmillionuserslastJuly.
Now,theAmericanbankGoldmanSachsandtheRussiancompanyDigitalSkyTechnologieshavefriendedFacebook.Theyareinvest...[閱讀全文]
(2011-01-07 21:05:19)
New:FollowXiaoQian\'sadvices
Original
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects--likebees,forexample.Beesareknownasveryhardworkers.Theyalwaysappeartobebusy,movingaroundintheirhomes,orhives.Soyoumightsayyouwereasbusyasabeeifyouspentyourweekendcleaningyourhouse.
Infact,youmightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywas...[閱讀全文]
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects--likebees,forexample.Beesareknownasveryhardworkers.Theyalwaysappeartobebusy,movingaroundintheirhomes,orhives.Soyoumightsayyouwereasbusyasabeeifyouspentyourweekendcleaningyourhouse.
Infact,youmightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywas...[閱讀全文]
(2011-01-04 19:41:09)
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects--likebees,forexample.Beesareknownasveryhardworkers.Theyalwaysappeartobebusy,movingaroundintheirhomes,orhives.Soyoumightsayyouwereasbusyasabeeifyouspentyourweekendcleaningyourhouse.
Infact,youmightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywashelpingyouclean.Youalsomightsayyoumadeabe...[閱讀全文]
(2010-02-07 07:37:53)
ARoughRoadforToyota
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEconomicsReport.
Toyotabecametheworld\'slargestautomakerintwothousandeight.Butafteryearsofbuildingloyalty,theJapanesecompanymayhaveputitsqualitybrandnameatrisk,atleasttemporarily.
Toyotaisrecallingmillionsofcarsandtrucksaroundtheworldbecauseofcaseswherevehicleshavespedupunexpectedly.LastAugust,adriverinCaliforniawasunabletostop.Thecras...[閱讀全文]
(2010-02-06 06:47:56)
Newread:
Oldread:
ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.
PresidentBarackObamahasbegunhissecondyearinoffice.Theforty-fourthpresident,andfirstAfrican-Americanpresident,wasinauguratedlastJanuarytwentieth.
BARACKOBAMA:"TodayIsaytoyouthatthechallengeswefacearereal,theyareseriousandtheyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.ButknowthisAmerica,theywillbemet."
Thosechallengesi...[閱讀全文]
Oldread:
ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.
PresidentBarackObamahasbegunhissecondyearinoffice.Theforty-fourthpresident,andfirstAfrican-Americanpresident,wasinauguratedlastJanuarytwentieth.
BARACKOBAMA:"TodayIsaytoyouthatthechallengeswefacearereal,theyareseriousandtheyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.ButknowthisAmerica,theywillbemet."
Thosechallengesi...[閱讀全文]
(2010-01-24 08:09:19)
WeighingtheFirstYearofObamaasPresident
ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.
PresidentBarackObama/hasbegunhissecondyearinoffice.Theforty-fourthpresident,andfirstAfrican-American^president,wasinauguratedlastJanuarytwentieth.
BARACKOBAMA:TodayIsaytoyouthatthechallengeswefacearereal,theyareseriousandtheyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.ButknowthisAmerica,theywillbemet...[閱讀全文]
(2010-01-23 09:20:49)
Lesson41IllusionsofPastoralpeace
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Whatparticularanxietyspoilsthecountrydweller\'svisittothetheatre?
Thequietlifeofthecountryhasneverappealedtome.Citybornandcitybred.Ihavealwaysregardedthecountryassomethingyoulookatthroughatrainwindow,orsomethingyouoccasionalvisitduringtheweekend.Mostofmyfriendsliveinthecity,yettheyalwaysgointorapturesatthe...[閱讀全文]
(2010-01-18 06:12:14)
Lesson40Who\'swho真假難辨
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Howdidthepolicemandiscoverthatthewholethingwasajoke?
Ithasneverbeenexplainedwhyuniversitystudentsseemtoenjoypracticaljokesmorethaneveryoneelse.Studentsspecializeinaparticulartypeofpracticaljoke:thehoax.Invitingthefirebrigadetoputoutanonexistentfireisacrudeformofdeceptionwhichnoself-respectingstudentwouldeverindul...[閱讀全文]
