365个英语简短小故事-329. The Cluster Balloonist

Cluster balloonists tie a bunch of helium balloons to a lawn chair, sit in the chair, cut the anchor rope, and go flying into the wild blue yonder. To land, they cut some of the cords attaching the balloons to the chair. A small group of daredevils h

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ESL露西的一天 第29期:吃早饭讲解(4)

A burner, burner, is where the fire or the heat comes on a stove. 火和热都是经过燃烧器（burner）从炉子里出来的。 The stove, or stovetop, is the part of the machine in your kitchen where you can cook food. 炉子，或者说灶台，

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Todd: So Meg, you are talking about being in the military, and you said you were a medic. Can you explain what that is? Meg: Yeah. So a medic, which now I believe is called health care specialist, is I always say it's kind of similar to being like a

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Sometimes we dont want to discuss something right now. We want to discuss it later instead, because it is not immediately important. In this case, we can put something on the shelf and talk about it again in the future. This weeks episode is about pu

越狱第一季:第三十六期

到目前为止Michael打通了到达医务室的地下管道。但是逃跑计划是所有越狱的人将首先在储藏室会合，然后临时挖出一条连接通往医务室管道的斜井。一旦进入医务室就可以逃出监狱。但是为了创造会合的条件，必须让监狱方面认为有修缮储藏室的必要，从而Michael和同伙可以被

原版英语小短文 19. He Forgot Again

Michael put a frozen burrito into the microwave. He sat down and read the newspaper. He read the sports section. He got up. He went to the microwave. He took out the burrito. It wasn't hot. It wasn't warm. It was still frozen. He had forgotten to tur

2006年VOA标准英语-Cluster Bomb Treaty Comes Into Force

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 November 2006 A Cluster Bomb Unit, dropped by Israeli warplanes, sits in southern village of Ouazaiyeh, Lebanon, November 9, 2006 A new international treaty aimed at reducing the deaths and injuries from cluster bombs, land

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli-Dropped Cluster Bomblets Threaten South

By Margaret Besheer Beirut 27 August 2006 Lebanese Sobhi Abbas, top, comforts his son Abbas Abbas, 6-years-old, who was injured while playing with a cluster bomb in Blida, on Saturday August 26, 2006 Two weeks ago, a U.N. brokered truce ended 34 day

VOA标准英语2012--Hundreds of Thousands of Cluster Munitions Destroyed

Hundreds of Thousands of Cluster Munitions Destroyed A new report says governments that joined the treaty banning cluster munitions have destroyed nearly 750-thousand of the weapons since 2008. However, it also says there are credible allegations of

VOA标准英语2013--VOA Finds Evidence of Syrian Cluster Bomb Use

VOA Finds Evidence of Syrian Cluster Bomb Use In Azaz, Syria, in late January, Syrian government forces used what arms experts say is a particularly deadly weapon. Residents say a plane dropped nine large cluster bombs on this neighborhood on the out

VOA标准英语2013--Cluster Munitions Have Prolonged Impact

Cluster Munitions Have Prolonged Impact Mohamed is 13 years old. Two years ago, he played with a shiny metal object he found outside his home in Benghazi, Libya. He didn't know it was a cluster munition until it exploded. Cluster munitions release sm

流行美語 第240課

Larry和李华刚刚在餐馆吃完饭。李华今天要学两个常用语doggie bag和back burner。 LL: This is waaaay too much food for me to finish. I guess I'd better ask for a doggie bag. LH: 怎么啦，你不会是想吐吧。 LL: Huh? No! I

趣味青春英语电台 第187期:Over the hill

Idiom: Over the hill ( not as good as before ) Hit the book: Hot pot Simmering Broth Shrimp Oyster Squid Mouth numbing For me, cold and windy weather means one thing: It's hot pot season. The concept of hot pot is simple. You set a pot of simmering b

2007年VOA标准英语-Study: Millions Affected by Cluster Bombs

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 May 2007 In a just released report Wednesday, Handicap International says hundreds of millions of people worldwide face a daily risk of death or maiming by cluster bombs. Lisa Schlein has more for VOA from Geneva, where the

The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller

The Charcoal-Burner and the FullerA CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping exp

Lesson 98 - PUT ON THE BACK BURNER / DRAG ONE'S FEET

to put on the back burner to drag one's feet 我们经常说做事要看轻重缓急，有的时候不得不把正在做的事或计划要做的事先搁置一边。美国人把这叫做：to put on t

<词海拾贝>Barnburner：竞争激烈、令人兴奋的赛事

美国总统大选终于尘埃落定，在这场激烈的角逐中，布什连任，克里落败，媒体报道铺天盖地－－这真是一场barnburner。 Barnburner表示“竞争激烈、令人兴奋

VOA标准英语2009年-Breathing Pure Oxygen Effective in Tre

Oxygen therapy can bring drug-free relief to many Vidushi Sinha | Washington, DC 15 December 2009 A new study shows that breathing pure oxygen can considerably lessen the agony experienced with severe headaches Cluster headaches are described by suff

环球英语 — 290：Cluster Bombs

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Ruby Jones. Voice 2 And I'm Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Soraj Ghulam Habib is a young