ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishTechnologyReport.
TheGoldenGateBridgeiscelebratingitsseventy-fifthanniversary.ThebridgeopenedtovehicletrafficonMaytwenty-eighth,nineteenthirty-seven.Sincethen,morethantwobillionvehicleshavecrossedtheworldfamousstructurebetweenSanFranciscoandMarinCounty,California.Asmanyasonehundredtwelvethousandcarsmakethetripeachday.
TheGoldenGateBridgehad...[
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為期五天的香港佳士得(Christie's)2012年春季拍賣會於周三落下帷幕,總成交額為27億港元(合3.517億美元)。拍品包括中國水墨畫、亞洲現代藝術品、葡萄酒和鑽石等各類藏品。Christie'swrappedupitsfive-dayspringauctionsinHongKongonWednesday,andthefinalbillisin:theauctionhousesold2.7billionHongKongdollars(US$351.7million)ofcollectibles,rangingfromChineseinkpaintingsandAsianmodernarttowineanddiamonds.Grammar...[
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HowMuchExerciseDoYouReallyNeed?
BOBDOUGHTY:ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishprogramSCIENCEINTHENEWS.I’mBobDoughty.SHIRLEYGRIFFITH:AndI’mShirleyGriffith.Today,wewilltellwhyexerciseissoimportant.Andwewilltellaboutsomepopularwaystogetingoodshape.
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BOBDOUGHTY:Healthexpertshavelongnotedtheimportanceofphysicalactivity.Exercisenotonlyimprovesyourappearance.Itcanalso...[
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ItiscalledtheHottestHalfMarathonfortheeventoccursinthehosttestseasonoftheyear.Ihadbeenwarmedinthedaysbeforetheracethatthiswouldbeatoughoneduetotheheat.
Thecouseisflatandthesurfaceisquiterunner-friendly.ItstartsfromaparkatnortheastoftheWhiteRockLake,andgoessouthwestandthensouthtothesouthernendofthelakewhereitturnseast.Itcontinueseastwardandturnesnorthatthesoutheastofthelake.ItmadesaU-turna...[
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TheJohnBarryMemorialConcerttookplaceon20thJune2011atTheRoyalAlbertHall,London.
TheRoyalPhilharmonicOrchestraconductedbyNicholasDoddperformmanyofJohnBarry'sbestknownfilmthemeswithguestartistsDameShirleyBassey,DavidArnold,Rumer,DerekWatkins,JulianJacksonandNigelHitchcock.TherearepersonaltributestoJohnBarryfromhisclosefriendsSirMichaelCaine,DonBlack,SirGeorgeMartin,DavidArnold,SirM...[
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世界銀行說,東亞的發展中國家增長保持強勁,不過同時警告說,這些國家需要在全球經濟腳步持續放緩的同時減少對出口的依賴。TheWorldBanksaysgrowthinEastAsia'sdevelopingeconomiesremainsstrong,butwarnstheyneedtoreducetheirrelianceonexportsastheglobaleconomicslowdowncontinues.re·li·ance/rɪˈlajəns/noun[singular]:thestateofneedingsomeoneorsomethingforhelp,support,etc.—usually+onorupon閱讀全文]
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.
MorethanonehundredthousandinternationalstudentswillspendthissummerworkingandtravelingintheUnitedStates.TheyareparticipatingintheSummerWorkTravelprogramthroughtheStateDepartment.TheyreceiveJ-1exchangevisitorvisas.
Theideaisforstudentstoworkforuptothreemonthsandearnenoughmoneytothenspendamonthtravelingbeforetheyreturnhome.
Theexch...[
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Lesson57:MiserableExperiences悲慘的經曆
841.I’vehadafeverforthepasttwodays.
我最近這兩天發燒了。
842.Ican’twaittogetoutofthesewetclothes.
我等不及要脫下這些濕衣服。
843.Thisbackpackiswaytooheavy.
這個背包太重了。
844.We’vebeenwalkingforhoursandI’mexhausted.
我們走了幾個小時了,我已精疲力盡了。
845.Myfirstfewmonthsatcollegeweremi...[
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SHIRLEYGRIFFITH:ThisisShirleyGriffith.STEVEEMBER:AndthisisSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramEXPLORATIONS.Todaywetellaboutoneoftheworld'sgreatestscientists,IsaacNewton.
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SHIRLEYGRIFFITH:Muchoftoday'sscienceofphysicsisbasedonNewton'sdiscoveryofthethreelawsofmotionandhistheoryofgravity.Newtonalsodevelopedoneofthemostpowerfultoolsofmathematics.Itisthemethodwecallca...[
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三裏屯Village北區(SanlitunVillageNorth)是仿照傳統四合院(siheyuan)而建,以經營國際高端奢侈品而著稱。SanlitunVillageNorthismodelledaftertraditionalsiheyuan(housingquadrangles)andfeatureshigh-endinternationalluxurydesignershowrooms.2featureverb
features;featured;featur·ing
[+obj]1:tohaveorinclude(someoneorsomething)asanimportantpart
▪Thebuildingfeaturesastate-of-the-artsecurit...[
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