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學習英語，欣賞音樂。
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(2009-09-14 19:10:55)
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WordsandTheirStories.(MUSIC)Aperson’snoseisimportantforbreathingandsmelling.Thenoseisalsousedinmanypopularexpressions.Somepeopleareabletoleadotherpeoplebythenose.Forexample,ifawifeleadsherhusbandbythenose,shemakeshimdowhatevershewantshimtodo.Somepeoplearesaidtobehard-nosed.Theywillnotchangetheiropinionsorpositionsonanything.Ifsomeoneishard-nosed,chancesar...[閱讀全文]
(2009-09-14 19:07:14)
Interestedisapastparticiple.Whenusedasanadjectiveitsayshowsomeonefeels.Forexample:"Iwasveryinterestedinthelesson."Interestingisapresentparticiple.Whenusedasanadjectiveitdescribesthepeopleorthingsthatcausethefeelings.Forexample:"Itwasaninterestinglesson."Similarly,wesay:"Iamverytouchedbythestranger'skindness."(touched:adj.emotionallyaffected;moved)
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(2009-09-10 20:24:54)
IllegalMarketingofDrugs:Pfizer'sRecordFine
U.S.drugmakersettleschargesfor$2billionforpushingunapprovedusesofmedicines.Thecompanyhasnowbeenfinedfourtimessince2002.Transcriptofradiobroadcast:
10September2009
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEconomicsReport.Theworld'slargestdrugcompanyhasagreedtopayalmosttwoandahalfbilliondollarsforillegalmarketingofmedicines.Thesettlementbet...[閱讀全文]
(2009-09-09 18:22:00)
FacingAmerica'sHighDropoutRates
Obamaoffersadvicetothenation'sstudents,manyofwhomareunlikelytocompletehighschoolorcollege.Transcriptofradiobroadcast:
09September2009
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.Lessthansixtypercentofstudentsnowenteringfour-yearAmericancollegesarelikelytograduate.Thecompletionrateislowerthanforalmostanyotherwealthycountry,andworstforpoorandm...[閱讀全文]
(2009-09-09 18:15:12)
Note1:Thisissection/CD3ofTheAmericanAccent
Guide.TheAmericanAccentGuidehas8
sections/CDs.
ThebookandCDsareavaiableatAmazon.com.
Hereisthelink:
TheAmericanAccentGuide(2ndEdition)
Note2:Pleasedonotcopyordownloadtheaudiofilesto
avoidanypotentialcopyrightissue(s).
Thankyou.
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(2009-09-08 21:33:54)
Friends(2)fromAutumnofNewYork
John:Wherehaveyoubeen?
Will:Home.
John:Icalledyoutentimes.
Will:Ihadthe1)ringeroff.
John:Idon’t2)getit.
Will:What’stoget?Iwas3)hangingout.
John:Somethinghappenedatmyparty?
Will:Youwerethere.Nothing.Wehadagoodtime…
John:Comeon,comeon.What’sgoingon?
Will:Nothing.
John:Whatisit,Charlotte?SomethingwithCharlotte,what?
(2009-09-08 21:30:50)
FriendsfromAutumnofNewYork
Dolly:OK,everybody,Iwantyoualltomeetanold1)chumofmine.He’s2)irresistible.Dolly:He’sWillKeenandheownsthis3)overpriced4)establishment.
Will:Overpriced?Ican’tbelieveyou…Whereelseareyougoingtofinda5)beetsaladforunder356)bucksa7)pop?Shannon:Ilovethe8)Chileansea9)bass.I’mShannon.
Will:Shannon,thankyou.
Simon:I’mSimon.
Will:Hey,Simon.
Sim...[閱讀全文]
(2009-09-08 21:08:09)
UnderstandingDownSyndrome
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport.Humangenesarenormallyorganizedalongforty-sixchromosomesinourcells,twenty-threefromeachparent.
AschoolforpeoplewithDownsyndromeinMexicoCity
Butsomepeoplearebornwithanextracopyofthetwenty-firstchromosome.Thisthirdcopyisaresultofamistakeincelldivision.ThenameforthisconditionisDownsyndrome.ABritishdoctornamedJo...[閱讀全文]
(2009-09-08 20:59:36)
MarchingtotheMusic:SongsFromtheAmericanLaborMovement
VOICEONE:WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mSteveEmber.
Unionmembersandtheirsupporters
marchduringaLaborDayparadein
Philadelphia,Pennsylvaniain2007
VOICETWO:
AndI'mBarbaraKlein.MostoftheworldobservesLaborDayonMayfirst.ButtheUnitedStateshasitsworkersholidayonthefirstMondayinSeptember.Todayonou...[閱讀全文]
(2009-09-07 19:40:30)
machine[adevicewithmovingpartsusedtodowork]
OurcopymachinealwaysseemstostopworkingwhenIhavealotofdocumentstocopy.magazine[apublicationofnews,stories,picturesorotherinformation]
Helikestoreadcomputermagazines.mail[letters,papersandotherthingssentthroughanofficialsystem,suchasapostoffice]
E-mailissomuchfasterthansendingmailthroughthepostoffice.main[themostimportantorlarges...[閱讀全文]
