部门经理Fay找手下Steve来，讨论他的年度中期工作表现。 Fay: Hi there, Steve....grab a seat. Steve: Hi, Fay. How are you this morning? F: Very well, thanks. Great weather we've been having. S: I know! Makes me want to sneak away fr...

Benny买了便宜的盗版影碟，他室友Carl觉得这样做无异于盗窃。Benny争辩说， B: Come on. If you steal, it means you hurt someone, right? When I buy fake DVDs, who am I hurting? C: Actually, lots of people. Movie and software com...

Carl下课，看到室友Benny买东西刚回来，好象很兴奋。 Benny: Hey Carl! Check this out! I just picked up three brand-new Hollywood movies...they haven't even been released in theaters yet! Carl: Um...you mean they're counterfeit copies...

美国驻中国员工Tiffany跟中国同事Kelly聊天儿，说起中西餐的差别。比如，美国人饭桌上永远看不到鱼头或是鸡头。Tiffany大发感慨道， T: In some ways, perhaps the Chinese approach to meat-eating is more hones...

美国驻中国员工Tiffany 跟中国同事Kelly聊天儿。 Kelly Yan: So Tiffany, you've been working with us here in China for a few months now. Are you still feeling culture shock? Tiffany Scolini: Yes, a bit. But it's much better than the first...

Robert正在向中国来的同事Penny介绍理解和掌握单词的经验。 R: You could buy an English-language magazine about news or fashion. Read through the articles and underline and look up the words you don't know. Then read the article or...

来自中国的雇员Penny跟同事Robert聊天儿。 Penny Liu: Hey, Robert! I was listening to you speak Chinese at the presentation yesterday! You're fluent! Robert: Oh, that's kind of you to say, but in reality I'm just able to hold a conversatio...

来自中国的雇员Dana跟同事Charlie聊天儿，说自己要去美国朋友家过圣诞，请Charlie给她讲讲美国人过圣诞的习俗。 D: I've heard that some Americans celebrate and open presents on Christmas Eve, while others choose Ch...

来自中国的雇员Dana跟同事Charlie聊天儿，说自己要去美国朋友家过圣诞节，请Charlie给她讲讲美国人过圣诞的习俗。 D: Would you say Christmas is the most popular American holiday? C: Definitely. It's a really big d...

联合国推出400亿美元健康计划 U.N. Launches 40 Billion Global Health Campaign 联合国秘书长潘基文将推出一项400亿美元的计划，用于改善全球妇女儿童的健康状况。潘基文将在星期三正式宣布这一计划，...