Vonnegutesque (comparative more Vonnegutesque, superlative most Vonnegutesque)
Reminiscent of the works of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922–2007), American novelist and satirist.

VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Kurt Vonnegut And Im Shirley Griffith with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Kurt Vonnegut, a writer and thinker who shook up the country with his unusual writing style and subjects.

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(十二)月

Amber: Hello, I'm Amber Barnfather and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we learn about one of the outstanding writers of modern American literature, Kurt Vonnegut, who died on the 11 of April, aged 84. We hear extr

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 Entertainment

Amber: Hello, Im Amber Barnfather and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we learn about one of the outstanding writers of modern American literature, Kurt Vonnegut, who died on the 11th of April, aged 84. We hear extra

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(30) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听和读

LONDON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- When the sun withdrew its last drop of sunshine on Tuesday, the ancient Stonehenge was transformed into a carnivalesque fire garden to mark the London 2012 Olympics. Lit up with fire sculpture, the megalithic monuments wer

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Bob Beamon established himself as the favourite in the 1968 long jump by winning 22 of 23 meets in the pre-Olympic season. He almost met with disaster in the qualifying round. After fouling his first two attempts, he had only one try left. His teamma

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VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit the Arabesque festival at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. This three-week event brings eight hundred

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