[00:03.27]Part 1 American Mosaic [00:08.20]Text 1 Leap Year [00:29.78]February has an extra day this year because the year 2,000 is a leap year. [00:36.57]That means that one day is added to the calendar. [00:40.86]That day is February twenty-ninth,

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We play music by Will Downing Answer a question about the meaning of the American dream And explain Leap Day, February twenty-ninth. (MUSIC) L

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58. I should say... 我得说 用法透视 这个句型用来表达自己的看法,但这看法多少有些遗憾、感叹或出乎意料。 支持范例 1. What do you think of the city? It's very busy and crowded, I should say. 你觉得这个城市怎么样?我得说,这是个非常繁忙拥挤的城市。 2. I

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The Frogs and the Well Two Frogs lived together in a marsh. But one hot summer the marsh dried up, and they left it to look for another place to live in: for frogs like damp places if they can get the

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29th February only happens once every four years The year 2008 has one extra day in it February 29th. This is because it's what we call 'a leap year'. Every four years, the year has 366 days in it instead of 365 but why does this happen? Well, it

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行始于足下。 Look before you leap. 三思而后行。 Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。 Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。 It is hard to please al

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爱情的玩笑 Kathryn Willams - I Started A Joke I started a joke which started the whole world crying but i didn't see that the joke was on me i started to cry which started the whole world laughing oh if i'd only seen that the joke was on me i lo

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Little Birdy - Stay Wild Little Birdy, 来自澳大利亚西部城市Perth的四人乐队, 成员分别是主唱兼吉他Katy Steele, 吉他手Simon Leach, 贝司 Scott O'Donoghue, 和鼓手Matt Chequer. Little Birdy - Stay Wild I haven't seen no pla

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Airlines, trading floors and technology companies are braced for chaos today as world timekeepers prepare to add a leap second to global clocks. 世界钟表今天要给全球的钟表加一闰秒,因此航班、交易所、科技公司正在为即将

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As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being president of the United States. Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut. To me, it meant being somebody in a neighborhood

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Preparation can only take you so far, after that, you gotta take a few leaps of faith. 语音讲解 单词发音 preparation /ˌprepəˈreɪʃən/ leaps /liːps/ 连词发音 leaps of faith /liːpsəvfeɪ/ 轻读重读 重读:preparation/ faith 弱读

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在下面的十组例句中,第一句是病句,第二句则是改正过来的句子。 一、句子之间缺少过渡性的单词或词组 ① Salmons swim upstream, they leap over huge dams to reach their destination. ② Salmons swim upstream,

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The swallows and sparrows are very pleased to find a place on the roof of the hall for their nests. The mother birds are feeding their babies with pleasure, which assumes a scene of peace and harmony. But they have never thought of the following scen

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1. A goingconcern 赢利企业 Concern 在该习语中作名词,意思是商行,企业;go指上涨。增涨。A going concern是指活跃或繁荣的企业或机构等,意即赢利企业,正在前进的企业。例如: A: Whats your oversea

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The number one thing that stops most people from living a life of fulfillment and joy is fear. 阻碍大部分人过上快乐美满生活的头号杀手就是恐惧。 Fear of failure, success and fear of the unknown,but the truth is fear is a f---in

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本期真题 1. He was such a _____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture. A) specific B) dynamic C) heroic D) diplomatic 2. Arriving home, the boy told his parents

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1.a buyers market 买方市场market在这里是行情的意思。买方市场是有利于购买者的行情。与之相对的是a sellers market(卖方市场)。 A: Have you bought the house? 你已买房子了吗? B: I dont know how to choose

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Keith Urban--making memories of us 新西兰出生,澳洲长大的Keith Urban有着十分抢眼的外表,除了过人的音乐才华广受各大音乐媒体推荐,他出色的外表占据了不少杂志封面,时人杂志[最性感的男人]的

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bare a.赤裸的;空的 0ur fridge is bare,so we must do some shopping this afternoon. 我们的冰箱空了,因此下午我们得买些东西。 barely adv.仅仅;勉强,几乎不 She is barely 18 years old and yet has two children. 她只有

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