老张在大学时就喜欢听VOA的美国英语教学节目，十几年来从未间断过。十几年前VOA的英语教学节目还不是很丰富，另外收听工具也仅限于短波收音机。现在时代不同了，节目越来越精彩了，收听渠道也越来越多了。在网上还可以即时收听，效果比收音机好多了！我很羡慕现在的英语学习者，因为英语学习资源实在太多了！我要收藏 国内有两个介绍和分享VOA教学节目的公益网站，老张特别喜欢，感觉站长完全是在凭兴趣做事： http://www.unsv.com/ http://www.listeningexpress.com 老张最喜欢的三组VOA英语教学节目分别是：《美国习惯用语》、《流行美语》和《美语咖啡屋》。这三组节目的共同特点就是能教给你最流行的美国惯用语和流行语。对老张来说，我不但喜欢学习这些短语，我还特别注意主持人在讲解这些短语时所用的例句。这些句子都是极为地道平易的美国英语，也很适于背诵。另外我还特别喜欢《美国习惯用语》里那个男主持的声音，他已经成为了我长期模仿的对象。 下面是《流行美语》里的一堂课，不但教了两个很有意思的短语“go out”和“more than friends”，而且故事情节也很吸引人，英语部分的例句也很棒，让听众在不知不觉中就学到了地道 的美国英语。当然，这只是老张选的一堂示范课，这档节目的其它课程也都同样精彩。具体内容可到我上面推荐的那两个网站上去搜，他们不但提供免费音频下载，同时还提供音频文字资料！ 李华通过了博士生的资格考试。Larry涨了工资。两人一起去吃饭庆祝。李华今天要学两个常用语，go out和more than friends. LL: It is so nice to be celebrating such happy events with you, Li Hua! And on such a wonderful evening, I have an important question to ask you. LH: 重要问题？好，有什么问题尽管问！ LL: (Nervously) Uh...Well...I was wondering if you wanted to....go out with me. LH: 出去干嘛？我们还没吃完饭呢？再说，外面又那么闷热。 LL: (A little embarrassed) Uhhh...Noooo. I don t actually mean for us to go outside *right now*, Li Hua. By asking if you wanted to go out with me, I meant: Would you date me? LH: 哦，原来go out with you是约会的意思。 LL: (Hopefully) Yes...So, would you like to go out with me, Li Hua? LH: Larry, 我们做朋友这么久了，你现在要跟我谈恋爱，我还真觉得有些突然。 LL: We *have* been friends for a long time, Li Hua, and I realized that there isn t anyone else I enjoy doing things with as much as you. That s why I decided to ask you to go out with me. LH: 我得考虑一下，因为这样一来，我们的关系就全变了。 LL: Well, it wouldn t change things that much. If we are going out, we will still do all the things we do now: go to restaurants, see movies, and take trips to fun places. LH: 你说得没错，那我们就不能跟别人约会了吧？ LL: That is generally the idea, Li Hua. When you go out with someone, you don t usually date other people. LH: 我现在倒是没跟什么人约会，可是... LL: What? Is it that you don t want to go out with me, Li Hua? LH: 不是。我很喜欢你，我就是希望我们永远能象现在这么好。 LL: So, you will go out with me? LH: 好，我愿意！ ****** LL: This is so great! You ve made me so happy, Li Hua. I was worried you were going to say you wanted to be "just friends." LH: 我知道，如果女孩子不接受男子的追求，就可以说She wants to be "just friends." 只做普通朋友。 LL: How do you know about being "just friends", Li Hua? LH: 以前我跟两个室友住在一起，经常说起交男朋友的事。 LL: So, what did your roommates tell you? LH: 有个男孩约Nancy出去，可Nancy并不喜欢他，所以她就打电话给那个男孩，说更愿意做普通朋友。 LL: Well, Li Hua, it takes a lot of courage for a guy to ask a girl out on a date - and there is nothing worse than hearing a girl say she wants to be "just friends." LH: 这我可不信。 LL: I guess you are right, Li Hua. A girl could say worse things! LH: 不过我可以想象，被谢绝的男孩子的自尊心肯定会受到打击。 LL: That s right. And that is why I am so glad you didn t say you wanted to be "just friends", Li Hua, just a moment ago. I would have been sad. LH: 如果不是"just friends"普通朋友，那我们是什么呢？ LL: Well, when a girl says she would like to go out with a guy, she and the guy become "more than friends." LH: 也就是说我们原来是普通朋友，那现在开始约会，所以我们的关系已经不只是朋友，超越了朋友的界限了？ LL: Right, being "more than friends" is a way of saying you are dating someone. So now we are "more than friends." LH: 两个"more than friends"的人做的事情，一定跟"just friends"的人做的不一样喽？ LL: Like date each other. LH: 还有拉手，拥抱... LL: Oh, look! It s the waiter with our bill, Li Hua. Maybe we can continue this conversation later... 今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是go out, 是约会的意思。另一个是just friends做普通朋友，和more than friends, 恋爱的关系。 随便说一下，对于初中级的英语学习者及想纠正美式发音的英语学者来说，VOA的慢速英语系列节目绝对是不可或缺的绝佳教材！