VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Test Your Word Kn

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we have a test for you -- a vocabulary quiz. The words are all related to agriculture. We start with two questions about terms for plants. Ready? First question: What do we call a plant that l

英语单词大师：Wordtree Reverse

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- The Wordtree. It's a reverse dictionary that, through a series of branchings, takes you from an idea to a precise verb. An anthropologist named Henry Burger is the publisher. He

词汇大师-- Health Advice for Couples

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: how the words that couples use when they fight could affect their health. RS: In a new study, forty-two married couples made two overnight visits to a laboratory to discuss their

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今天我们要学的词是 due process. Due process 正当法律程序。The European Union has asked Saudi Arabia about the arrests of female human rights activists, saying the detainees should be granted due process. 欧盟要求沙特解释女性人

英语语法：71 Misusing “So” and “Very”

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is something I am very guilty of doing myself: overusing the words so and very. A listener named Taryn wrote in asking if it is acceptable to write that she is sooooooo happy that she is going to the prom (using so wi

英语语法：192 Misusing “So” and “Very”

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is something I am very guilty of doing myself: overusing the words so and very. A listener named Taryn wrote in asking if it is acceptable to write that she is sooooooo happy that she is going to the prom (using so wi

英语新词：5个新兴商业词汇

The business world has always had an influence on language, ranging from contributions like best practices and bandwidth, and this new words update highlights several words entering OxfordDictionaries.com from the languages of business, corporate, an

英语单词大师：Writing Game

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: advice from a writing coach. RS: Jack Hart is a managing editor at The Oregonian newspaper in Portland. We talked to him last year about the classic writing guide by William Strun

词汇大师-- Getting Into the Writing Game

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: advice from a writing coach. RS: Jack Hart is a managing editor at The Oregonian newspaper in Portland. We talked to him last year about the classic writing guide by William Strun

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Wordtree Reverse Dictionary

Broadcast on Coast to Coast: October 3, 2002 Rebroadcast on VOA News Now: October 6, 2002 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- The Wordtree. It's a reverse dictionary that, through a series of branchings, takes you

学个词Learn a Word 第1644-headhunter

今天我们要学的词是 headhunter。Headhunter 猎头。Headhunters are usually people who are experienced in sales, marketing, and telemarketing. 当猎头的往往是那些具备一定销售，推销和电话推销经验的人。Most headhunte

2007年VOA标准英语-Calls For Stricter US Drug Safety Process

By Melinda Smith Washington 01 June 2007 A growing number of critics are calling for stricter regulation of the pharmaceutical industry and how drugs are sold in the United States. The concern comes from medical experts, consumer groups and even fro

学个词Learn a Word 第785期 No-brainer

今天我们要学的词是no-brainer。 No-brainer, 意思是很容易做，很好理解的事情。The test was a no-brainer, 这次考试简单极了。新英格兰爱国者队是美国最棒的橄榄球队。一个新加盟爱国者队的球员说，

学个词Learn a Word 第600期 Vet

今天我们要学的词是vet。 Vet, 是审查的意思。美国当选总统奥巴马正在挑选内阁要员。与此同时， An army of lawyers are vetting Obama's potential picks on the candidates' personal, financial and professional backgroun

阅读指代关系题的三大解题步骤

阅读指代关系题的三大解题步骤 我们最熟悉的指代关系题的标志就是出现refer to 这个词组，一般来说，在IBT阅读考题中，3篇阅读题目中会有2至3道指代关系的试题，所以大家不能轻视这个题型

学个词Learn a Word 第330期 Veteran

今天我们要学的词是veteran。 Veteran, 是退伍军人的意思。November 11 is Veterans Day, 11月11号是美国的退伍军人节。Veterans Day is a day dedicated to the men and women who have served in America's armed forces, 退伍军人节

学个词Learn a Word 第1538-update

今天我们要学的词是update. Update is spelled u-p-d-a-t-e, update. Update 做名词的时候，意思是最新消息，最新情况。生产黑莓手机的公司RIM由于经营不利，开始裁员，但是具体人数不明。RIM said it woul

【英语时差8,16】语言结构-下

Going through the alphabet one letter at a time might help you remember it.When you come to the initial letter of the word, your memory might be jogged enough to help you complete the two-step process and remember the sound of the word youre looking

【英语时差8,16】语言结构-上

Cognitive psychologists believe that our language construction is a result of a two-step word retrieval process. The first step is the search for a words meaning, and the second step is the search for the actual sound of a word. Different speech erro

【英语时差8,16】骨质疏松-上

Todays word is: osteoporosis! Yep, osteoporosis. Now, youve heard this word before, and you know it has something to do with bones. But can you actually explain what it is? The answer is straight-forward. It comes down to the fact that we human being