礼节美语 Business Etiquette 183 Applying for a Visa (2)

王小姐到美国使馆签证，签证官Bob Jones受理她的申请，Bob得知王小姐是研究古迹的专家后，觉得这个行业很有意思。 B: Wow, that sounds like an interesting line of work. I see here you are a citizen of People's R

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 112

部门经理Paul Chen和他的上司Sue Krammer要开除一名雇员。 P: Sue, I really need your help with this one. S: Oh? What's the problem? P: I've been asked to fire Tom Smith. S: Oh...yeah...firing someone is hard. I've had to do it many time

数学英语 09 How to Subtract Negative Integers

by Jason Marshall In the previous article we talked about using the number line to help you keep your signs straight when adding positive and negative integers. In this article were taking things one step furthernot just adding positive and negative

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标准英语2011--Helper Serum Boosts Effectiveness of Flu

Helper Serum Boosts Effectiveness of Flu Vaccine Vaccines against swine and avian flu can be made more effective by the addition of a helper serum known as an adjuvant. The finding from a new study could let vaccine makers stretch supplies and possib

VOA标准英语2011--Obama: Education Key to US Competitivene

President Obama used a visit to the U.S. West coast this week to highlight the importance of improving education standards to ensure future U.S. competitiveness. He met with leaders of American technology companies, and visited high-tech facilities a

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 102

公司总裁Tim召集部门经理开会，讨论节能措施。 F: I know it might sound like an old-fashioned idea, but what about some kind of a carpooling program? T: You know, that just might work for a few of our departments. I know a few of the

英文短篇故事（纽约）197 The Bi-Coastal Cat

Kitty was a black cat with a white tail. Kitty lived in California. His owner was Kathy. Kathy loved Kitty. She fed Kitty the best food. She cleaned Kitty's litter box every day. She took Kitty to the vet every six months. Kitty slept in Kathy's bed.

英语语法：70 Misplaced Modifiers

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is misplaced modifiers. Of all the writing errors you can make, misplaced modifiers are among the most likely to confuse your readers, but they're also kind of fun because misplaced modifiers can give your sentences s

Effectiveness of Four-Drug TB Treatment Confirmed

One of the biggest challenges in fighting tuberculosis comes from new drug-resistant(抗药性的) strains of the disease. And one of the main reason those strains have developed is that TB patients often don't take their standard, 14-pill, course of

VOA标准英语2008年-North Korea Nuclear Talks to Focus on Verificat

Negotiators from six nations are preparing to meet in Beijing for talks on eliminating North Korea's nuclear programs. Discussions will focus on how to verify that Pyongyang is not hiding any nuclear materials or facilities. Daniel Schearf reports f

VOA常速英语2007年-Experts Say Illegal Logging Contributes Signifi

By Chad Bouchard Bali 05 December 2007 Environmental experts at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali say illegal logging is decimating tropical forests and contributing to rising global temperatures. Chad Bouchard reports from the con

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,

揭秘新科技 Wifi信号能治病

Researchers have developed a method to activate electronic implants in the body and eliminate bacterial infections using a wireless signal。 研究者已经开发了一种运用无线信号激活人体中电子植入物来消除细菌感染的方法。

Wifi信号弱？放置地点有问题

Deciding where to place a Wi-Fi router at home to minimise signal blackspots is a fine art. But a physicist has attempted to tackle the problem by mathematically working out the optimum position for a router. He studied how walls and reflections affe

US Identifies Marines in Urination Video

U.S. military officials say they have identified the four Marines seen on video urinating on the bodies of dead Afghan Taliban fighters. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service, heading the main inquiry into the video, has also reportedly questioned