不如珠穆朗玛那般风姿伟岸遥不可攀
不比玉龙梅里那种陡峭险峻鬼魅一般
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但是正因为它的存在
是这个地处欧洲心脏部位的小国
“Words & Their Stories”永远是VOA慢速中我最喜欢的部分。2010-02-07这一期的节目很有趣,是关于美国人姓名在日常表达中的运用。蛮有趣的,重新编辑整理把它发出来。我把所有的解释全部删掉了,看看还能不能看懂哈。Enjoy it~
A person's name is very important. Some names also have special meanings in popular American expression_r_rs.
One day, an average Joe was walking down the street after got a cup of Joe. This average Joe was lost. He did not know Jack about where he was going.
So average Joe asked John Q. Public for directions to the nearest bank.
这里是布达,有着皇族神秘的传说;
这里是佩斯,有着平民可泣的战歌;
这就是布达佩斯,一个带有传奇色彩的帝国之都。
10/11-01-2010,于此一游