Now, the Special English program American Stories. Today we tell a traditional American story called a tall tale. A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated -- much greater than in re

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(31) / 评论(0) 分类 美国故事

Now the VOA Special English program American Stories. Our story today is called Mr. Black. It was written by American reporter Charles Kuralt. It is from his book A life on the road. For many years, Charles Kuralt travelled across the United States t

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 美国故事

Long ago, the people who settled in undeveloped areas of America first told tall tales. After a hard day's work, people gathered to tell each other stories. Each group of workers had its own tall tale hero. An African-American man named John Henry w

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 美国故事

说起know这个词,我们大概不用过脑子就能说出它是知道的意思。不过,在不同的语句中出现的时候,这个词表达的意境也不尽相同,比如下面这些句子: 1. To know everything is to know nothing。 样样

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 英语日常口语

啃老族是当今紧张而忙碌生活的产物。有这样一个句子:这个啃老族已经30岁了,但仍然依靠他的父母生活。有人是这样翻译的: This Neet is already 30 years old but still lives on his parents. 其实严格地说

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Mind control over the material world has long been the stuff of science fiction. Now, thanks to a chip implanted in the brain, one paralyzed American sportsman is learning how to reach out and touch once again with the help of a robotic arm powered s

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 世界各地新闻集锦