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Life\'s a dream. Never too old to learn stupid things. :-)
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(2012-06-05 20:34:36)
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishTechnologyReport.
TheGoldenGateBridgeiscelebratingitsseventy-fifthanniversary.ThebridgeopenedtovehicletrafficonMaytwenty-eighth,nineteenthirty-seven.Sincethen,morethantwobillionvehicleshavecrossedtheworldfamousstructurebetweenSanFranciscoandMarinCounty,California.Asmanyasonehundredtwelvethousandcarsmakethetripeachday.
TheGoldenGateBridgehad...[閱讀全文]
(2012-06-04 20:47:37)
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...[閱讀全文]
(2012-06-03 19:44:27)
HowMuchExerciseDoYouReallyNeed?
BOBDOUGHTY:ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishprogramSCIENCEINTHENEWS.I’mBobDoughty.SHIRLEYGRIFFITH:AndI’mShirleyGriffith.Today,wewilltellwhyexerciseissoimportant.Andwewilltellaboutsomepopularwaystogetingoodshape.
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BOBDOUGHTY:Healthexpertshavelongnotedtheimportanceofphysicalactivity.Exercisenotonlyimprovesyourappearance.Itcanalso...[閱讀全文]
(2012-06-03 19:37:43)
ItiscalledtheHottestHalfMarathonfortheeventoccursinthehosttestseasonoftheyear.Ihadbeenwarmedinthedaysbeforetheracethatthiswouldbeatoughoneduetotheheat.
Thecouseisflatandthesurfaceisquiterunner-friendly.ItstartsfromaparkatnortheastoftheWhiteRockLake,andgoessouthwestandthensouthtothesouthernendofthelakewhereitturnseast.Itcontinueseastwardandturnesnorthatthesoutheastofthelake.ItmadesaU-turna...[閱讀全文]
(2012-06-01 19:48:10)
TheJohnBarryMemorialConcerttookplaceon20thJune2011atTheRoyalAlbertHall,London.
TheRoyalPhilharmonicOrchestraconductedbyNicholasDoddperformmanyofJohnBarry'sbestknownfilmthemeswithguestartistsDameShirleyBassey,DavidArnold,Rumer,DerekWatkins,JulianJacksonandNigelHitchcock.TherearepersonaltributestoJohnBarryfromhisclosefriendsSirMichaelCaine,DonBlack,SirGeorgeMartin,DavidArnold,SirM...[閱讀全文]
(2012-06-01 19:18:21)
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
(2012-05-30 20:33:08)
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.
MorethanonehundredthousandinternationalstudentswillspendthissummerworkingandtravelingintheUnitedStates.TheyareparticipatingintheSummerWorkTravelprogramthroughtheStateDepartment.TheyreceiveJ-1exchangevisitorvisas.
Theideaisforstudentstoworkforuptothreemonthsandearnenoughmoneytothenspendamonthtravelingbeforetheyreturnhome.
Theexch...[閱讀全文]
(2012-05-28 20:17:26)
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...[閱讀全文]
(2012-05-28 20:13:07)
SHIRLEYGRIFFITH:ThisisShirleyGriffith.STEVEEMBER:AndthisisSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramEXPLORATIONS.Todaywetellaboutoneoftheworld'sgreatestscientists,IsaacNewton.
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SHIRLEYGRIFFITH:Muchoftoday'sscienceofphysicsisbasedonNewton'sdiscoveryofthethreelawsofmotionandhistheoryofgravity.Newtonalsodevelopedoneofthemostpowerfultoolsofmathematics.Itisthemethodwecallca...[閱讀全文]
(2012-05-25 19:08:42)
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...[閱讀全文]
