有声英文阅读-月球

The Moon 月球 We find that the moon is about 239,000 miles (384,551 km) away from the earth, and, to within a few thousand miles, its distance always remains the same. Yet a very little observation

BEP 133 ADV – Sales and Interviews: Elevator Pitch

In this Business English Podcast, were going to look at delivering an elevator pitch. A sales pitch is a presentation designed to introduce a product or service in order to convince people to buy it. An elevator pitch is a very short presentation des

双语有声阅读:The Moon 月球

The Moon We find that the moon is about 239,000 miles (384,551 km) away from the earth, and, to within a few thousand miles, its distance always remains the same. Yet a very little observation shows that the moon is not standing till. Its distance fr

与美国小学生一起学英文第5册 第26期:25分硬币

Quarter 25分硬币 A quarter is an American or Canadian coin. quarter是指美国或加拿大的一种硬币。 How much is a quarter? 这种硬币值多少钱呢？ A quarter is equal to 25 cents. 它等价于25分。 It is worth one fourth of a do

趣味青春英语电台 第48期:Make a pitch

Idiom: Make a pitch ( make a proposal ) Hit the book: Veterinarian Drowning Scary Yell Labrador Retriever Kangaroo Sanctuary

【一起听英语】爬树（2）

围绕树木展开的话题.... Dan: Hello and welcome to this weeks 6 Minute English. Im Dan Walker Smith and today, for the second part of our tree climbing programme, Im joined by Kate. OK Kate, well last week we were talking about tree climbing,

Take Away English-Virtual Worlds 虚拟世界

Online gamers enjoy a concert on the BBC's virtual island The line between the real world and online virtual worlds is becoming increasingly blurred with gamers spending real money to buy virtual commodities and even real estate in digital worlds. W

Virtual Learning

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: October 30, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. Many people remember the day in school when they had to 1)cut up a dead frog. Students

CNN 2010-10-12

Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. Welcome to this Columbus Day edition of CNN Student News! We'll be talking more about Columbus Day in just a couple minutes. But first, we're reporting on a breakthrough in Chile. And we mean that literally. A hole big enough to re

与美国小学生一起学英文第9册 第25期:直径

Diameter 直径 A diameter is a straight line inside a circle. 直径是圆内的直线。 Can any straight line in a circle be a diameter? 圆内的任何直线都是直径吗？ No, its two ends must meet at two different points on the circle. 不是

与美国小学生一起学英文第5册 第1期:沙子

Sand 沙子 If you look around you, you can find sand very easily. 你若环顾四周，就很容易发现沙子。 Sand comes from rocks. 沙子源自岩石。 Each grain of sand is less than 2 millimeters in diameter. 每粒沙子的直径小于两毫

职业技术英语口语 第24期:工具和设备 在库房

In the storeroom 在库房 A:Where can I find a spare hose for the pump? A:我在哪里可以找到一跟备用的机泵软管？ B:What size do you need? B:你需要什么型号的？ A: 25 mm diameter. A:直径25毫米的。 B:They're at the back o

购物英语对话-Buying a Pan(1)

A: I am looking for a pan. B: No problem. What size would you like? A: A big one would be nice. B: How about this one? It's our biggest16 in diameter. A: Oh, yes. I like that one. But it's too heavy. B: Okay, try this one. It's made of aluminum. A: O

【购物】买平底锅-Buying a Pan

A: I am looking for a pan. B: No problem. What size would you like? A: A big one would be nice. B: How about this one? It's our biggest16 in diameter. A:I like that one, but it's too heavy. B: Okay, try this one. It's made of aluminum. A: This is muc

英国小镇建3D街道 逛街如行走未来世界

According to the Daily Mail of October 12, fake facades have been put up in 18 shops in Britain's Redcar street, along with one virtual house。 Shoppers are getting a vision of the future in one town and are walking in a virtual world。 Shops such

学个词Learn a Word 第1368期　virtual

今天我们要学的词是virtual。Virtual, 虚拟的，模拟的。美国和伊朗没有正式外交关系，不过美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿表示， The United States plans to open a virtual embassy for Iran by the end of this year, 美国

Tree climbing: Part 2

Tree climbing: Part 2 NB: This is not an accurate word-for-word transcript Dan: Hello and welcome to this weeks 6 Minute English. Im Dan Walker Smith and today, for the second part of our tree climbing programme（节目,计划）, Im joined by Kate.

学个词Learn a Word 第1694-pitch

今天我们要学的词是pitch。Pitch可以是推销的意思，既可以作名词也可以作动词。At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a strong pitch for foreign investment in Russia. 在达沃斯世

美国俚语:一起帮忙,作出贡献 pitch in

今天介绍的俚语是pitch in，pitch in是什么意思呢？最常见得意思是一起帮忙，做出贡献(to join in and help someone with something). 例句： If you could pitch in a little we'd be finished quicker. 如果你能帮忙一下，

新西兰英语 508 Bad weather in Tauranga again

Bad weather meant that oil could not be pumped out of the ship the Rena today. The waves were too high. Pumping the oil is slow work because the oil is cold and thick. The pipe from the Rena to the oil barge is nearly 200m long and quite narrow, 7.5c