The Cat’s Diary

My 1) captors continue to 2) taunt me with bizarre little 3) dangling objects. They dine 4) lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope

英语入门对话：08 Simple sentences

1. I work in a post office. Are you a letter carrier? 2. Greg works in a bank. Is he a teller? 3. They live in Washington. Are they senators? 4. I eat breakfast at 8:00 a.m. What do you eat? 5. She goes to work at 9:00 a.m. Where does she work? 6. Ed

国家地理-2008-04-14 A Cat Has Nine Lives 猫有九条命

A cat is said to have nine lives because it is more tenacious of life than many animals. People always think that due to the speed, cleverness and flexibility of cats, they can stay alive in most difficult situations when other animals would have be

VOA慢速英语 Development Report - Seven Activists Honored For Imp

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Seven activists from around the world have received the Goldman Environmental Prize for two thousand nine. Former Vice President Al Gore presented the prizes in San Francisco, California last week.

英语入门对话：18 Simple Shopping

1. Where are the pencils? They're on the second shelf. Okay, thanks. 2. How much is this mirror? It's $19.95. Okay. I'll take it. 3. How much does this cost? That one is $5.00. How about this one? 4. How much are these? They're $4.00 each. That's too

名人轶事:Henry Ford Made the Automobile Industry an Impor

Henry Ford Made the Automobile Industry an Important Part of the Nation's Economy Ford's Model T was the last of the early cars in the brave, new world of automobile development. ANNOUNCER: People in America, a program in Special English on the Voice

英语语法：213 Simplify Your Writing

Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is readability. And just to mix things up, Im bringing in Adam Freedman to host todays show. Adam is the author of The Party of the First Part, a witty, entertaining book about legalese that goes on sale September 4. I

鹅妈妈童谣 31 Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat

PUSSY-CAT AND QUEEN Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, Where have you been? Ive been to London To look at the Queen. Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, What did you there? I frightened a little mouse Under the chair.

VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - Vaccine Shortage Complicat

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. H1N1 flu continues to spread. Currently the virus is most active in the northern half of the world. But experts say it has become the leading influenza virus in all countries. No one really knows how ma

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Vitamins are Imp

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. This week, we tell about vitamins. (MUSIC) BOB DOUGHTY: Many jobs must be done with two people. One person takes the lead. The othe

Simple Plan Could Have Complicated Legal Consequences in 'Wi

The new film from writer-director Tom McCarthy explores themes he featured in his acclaimed earlier films The Station Agent and The Visitor: issues of family connections and choices ordinary people make in everyday life. Here's a look at the bittersw

美语听力 English Cafe 06

Today's topics: Cats, Maps, Health Care in the US, Johnny Cash, Song Lyrics, Use of as if, Getting Your Ya-Yas. Vocabulary in this podcast: putting to sleep meow (cat sound) Medicare Medicaid elderly uninsured diabled low income Walk the Line Golden

Palestinian Leaders React Strongly to Bush Implication Israe

Ross Dunn The Palestinian leadership reacted strongly to statements by President Bush implying Israel has the right to retain some Jewish settlements in the West Bank . Senior Palestinian officials ar

VOA标准英语2008年-Russian Leader Says Georgian Conflict Complicat

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev says recent events in South Ossetia have complicated the country's financial markets, but there is no economic crisis. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting

VOA常速英语2007年-Paperthin Batteries Offer New Options, Applicat

By Deepak Dobhal Washington 07 November 2007 Scientists in the United States have developed a new kind of battery that looks and feels just like a piece of paper. VOA's Deepak Dobhal reports its inventors say the battery's power and flexibility make

Dead Cat

Jim let his dog out to relieve himself late one night. He watched some TV, and then remembered to let the dog back in. When he opened the door, he was shocked at what he saw! In his dog's mouth was his neighbor's cat, dead! Bad dog! BAD DOG! said the

The Cook and the Cat

A certain cook，rather more educated than his fellows，went from his kitchen one day to a neighbouring tavernhe was of a serious turn of mind，and on that day he celebrated the anniversary of a friend's death－leaving a cat at home，to guard his

Dick and His Cat

Dick and His Cat I Once there was a boy called Dick. He was very poor: his father and mother were dead and he had no friends to help him. One day he heard some men speaking: one man said, I shall go to London, for London is a very big city, and its s

The Old Cat

An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth an

The Cat and the Bell thecatandthebell

There were many mice in a house. The man of the house got a cat. The cat killed many of the mice. Then the oldest mouse said, All mice must come to my hole tonight, and we will think what we can do about this cat.' All the mice came. Many mice spoke,