By Gary Garriott Broadcast: September 8, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Development Report. Bridges are an important part of transportation systems. They make it possible to t

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(184) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2003(下)-发展与科学

A: What do you think about going to the beach tonight? B: I'd love to. Which beach? A: It's up to you, but I was thinking Malibu beach. B: I really like Santa Monica beach. A: But the water there doesn't look too clean. B: I only go because of the pi

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 社交英语

The Viking longship might have looked like this. A 1,000-year-old Viking longship is thought to have been discovered under a pub car park on Merseyside. The vessel is believed to lie beneath 2 metres to 3 metres of clay by the Railway Inn in Meols,

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we take you to the East Coast for a boat trip on the Chesapeake Bay. (SOUND) VOICE ONE: Ten passengers ease

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It is a fine day today. There are some clouds in the sky, but the sun is shining. Mr. Jones is with his family. They are walking over the bridge. There are some boats on the river. Mr. Jonesand his wife are looking at them. Sally is looking at a big

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He took his son to the Intrepid Museum at Pier 86. They stood in line in the hot sun for about an hour. He bought two tickets. They took the elevator to the flight deck. Airplanes and helicopters were on view. They went into the Space Shuttle Pavilio

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