SPEAKING EFFECTIVE AMERICAN ENGLISH

There are six characteristics of speech, all of which are vital to speak effectively. In this section we'll look at each of them separately. These speech characteristics are basically important to you

THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

BY STEPHEN R .COVEEY The first habit is 1)proactivity. Be proactive. The word proactivity is fairly common in management literature, but you won't find it in the dictionary. It means more than merely

2007年VOA标准英语-Hypnosis - Effective Pain Reliever for Breast C

By Melinda Smith Washington 31 August 2007 Centuries ago doctors used hypnosis to help relieve the excruciating pain of surgery. It then fell out of favor with the introduction of anesthesia. Now as VOA's Melinda Smith reports, new studies show a hos

剑桥雅思六阅读Test4同义词替换

1. drug company=pharmaceutical company 医药公司n. 2. promotion=marketing 营销n. 3. increase=escalate=rise=go up=grow 上升v. 4. research=study=survey=investigation 研究n. 5. work=be an effective way=be useful=help=achieve=succeed=have an eff

词汇大师--Getting Relaxed With Reduced Forms in Speech

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: reduced forms in spoken American English. RS: We're talking about forms like whaddaya -- meaning what do you, as in whaddaya say? Whaddaya Say? is also the title of a popular teac

2007年VOA标准英语-Gates Says NATO Effective in Afghanistan, Even

By Al Pessin Brussels 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the NATO alliance has demonstrated that it can be effective in Afghanistan in spite of continuing shortfalls in the number of troops member-nations are providing. VOA's Al Pe

乔布斯传 第465期:蒂姆·库克(6)

At a meeting early in his tenure, Cook was told of a problem with one of Apple's Chinese suppliers. 在任职初期的一次会议上，库克听说苹果公司的某一家中国供应商出了问题。 This is really bad, he said. Someone should be

VOA标准英语2008年-Triple-Drug Therapy Found Most Effective Agains

By Jessica Berman Washington 14 May 2008 Researchers have determined that commonly prescribed triple-drug combination therapies that use old antiviral drugs are the most effective for suppressing the deadly virus that causes AIDS. The findings have m

美国国家公共电台 NPR Peter Singer: How Can We Be More Effective Altruists?

GUY RAZ, HOST: I want to ask you about this really famous Talmudic notion - actually, it might be that in the Quran as well - but this idea that, you know, if you save a single life, then you have saved all of humanity. You know that one? PETER SINGE

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Lida Baker: Reduced Forms

Broadcast on Coast to Coast: January 16, 2003 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and this week on Wordmaster, English teacher Lida Baker explains some of the shortcuts that work their way into conversational American speech. RS: They're called

VOA常速英语2008年-Pope Ends US Visit With Mass at Yankee Stadium

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 20 April 2008 Pope Benedict XVI ended his six-day visit to the United States with a jubilant mass at the 57,000-seat Yankee Stadium. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau reports the leader of the w

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爱情确实是盲目的

科学家们证明，那句古老的格言爱是盲目的有一定的道理。 They have found that feelings of love lead to a suppression of activity in the areas of the brain controlling critical thought. 他们发现爱的感觉会抑制大脑控制

OPEC Says World Oil Demand Is Slowing

The oil-producing OPEC cartel has for the fourth straight month trimmed its estimate of world demand for oil for the rest of this year and in 2012. The 12-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said Tuesday that the demand for oil w

Coffee may protect against endometrial cancer

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Long-term coffee consumption may be associated with a reduced risk for endometrial cancer, according to a study published online Tuesday in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers Prevention, a journal of the American Associat

China promises to promote sustainable development

China promises to promote sustainable development SAN JOSE, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese official Thursday expressed here China's willingness and determination to work with the international community to promote sustainable development. Speaking at

第95期:微笑的力量

The Power Of Smile 微笑的力量 Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. Victor Borge 笑是两个人之间最短的距离。维克托.伯盖 1.They have reduced stress. 他们压力较小。 2.They have lower chances of heart disease

美国语文第五册 第311期:论烤猪(1)

Mankind, says a Chinese manuscript, which my friend M. was obliging enough to read and explain to me, 我的朋友老麦，曾经好心地为我朗读一本中国古代手抄书，并辅以解释， for the first seventy thousand ages ate their meat

赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit5

permit vt. vz.准许，允许 n.许可证 We are not permitted to smoke here. 我们不得在此地抽烟。 I'll contact you after the meeting if time permits. 如果时间许可的话，开完会后我会跟你联络。 You need a permit to go fish

每天三分钟学英语 第8期:美式英语的弱读

For / f?:(r)/ Reduce to /f?(r)/ Is that for me? It's for my friend. I'll wait for you for 2 minutes. A table for four, please. To /tu:/ Reduce to /t?/ I have to go now. See you later. He went to work. Reduced to /d?/ I go to work. I told you to leave