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A Visit to George Washington's Mount Vernon访问乔治华盛顿的芒特弗农 From VOA Learning English, welcome to This isAmerica. Im Steve Ember. Americans areremembering George Washington this month. February 22nd marks the birthday anniversary

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AP 2010-02-27

[1] Former Vice President Dick Cheney remains in the hospital after experienced chest pain yesterday. An aide to the 69-year-old says he is resting comfortably at George Washington University Hospital in Washington. Cheney has had a history of heart

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: remembering a comedian who took a serious interest in language. George Carlin died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, California, on June twenty-second. RS: The stand

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VOA Learning English presents America's Presidents. Today we are talking about George Washington. He was the first president of the United States. He served from 1789 to 1797. But he had many other accomplishments, too. He owned thousands of hectares

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One late night in May, Philip Mead was looking for historical objects from the American Revolution. He noticed a painting being offered for sale on the internet. Suddenly, he felt his heartbeat speeding up. Mead is the chief historian at the Museum o

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This is Whats Trending Today The eastern United States is recovering from a major storm, which left widespread damage. Strong gusts of wind broke windows and removed tops of buildings. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power for one or more days.

THIS IS AMERICA - Washington Monument

THIS IS AMERICA -April 29, 2002: Washington Monument By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: The tallest structure in America’s capital city is the Washington Monument. It is named for George Washington, the f

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By Gary Thomas Washington 20 June 2006 A cable from the U.S. ambassador in Iraq to the State Department says Iraqis employed at the American Embassy in Baghdad live in fear that they will be unmasked as working for Americans. The message was leaked

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You won't need a hand fan or cool towelettes if you check out President Washington's home Ted Landphair | Washington, D.C. 12 April 2010 George Washington's plantation home lies about 20 kilometers south of Washington, on the Potomac River. But touri

VOA慢速英语 2008 0218b

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. In the United States, the third Monday in February is a federal holiday. Federal law calls it Washington's Birthday, honoring the nation'

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Choosing Different Paths at George Mason University

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By Susan Logue Mount Vernon, Virginia 30 October 2006 watch Mount Vernon report Mount Vernon, the historic home of the first U.S. President, George Washington, celebrated the opening of new galleries and theaters on its property Friday. As VOA's Sus

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By Zulima Palacio Washington 26 September 2007 The organization that runs George Washington's estate near Washington, D.C. opened to the public a typical slave cabin from the 18th century. Most of those present at the dedication say the tiny house br

VOA标准英语2010年-Harsh Life of Washington's Slaves Revi

George Washington was born into a world where slavery was an accepted part of life. When his father died in 1743, Washington - at the age of 11 - inherited 10 slaves. When the nation's first president died in 1799, more than 300 slaves lived in quart

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally, today we want to look ahead to President Obama's farewell address to the nation on Tuesday. It will take place where it all started for him politically, the city of Chicago. That got us thinking about the custom of a pre

Daily English-2016年10月14日

Undertake not what you cannot perform,but be careful to keep your promise.-----George Washington 不要承担你完成不了的事，但一定要信守诺言。-----乔治华盛顿 图片1

2006年VOA标准英语-George Washington's Birthday Celebrated at

By Noelle Esquire New York 16 February 2006 George Washington is celebrated February as the first president of the United States, and a leader of the U.S. Revolutionary War. The Morris-Jumel Mansion i

英语单词大师：George Carlin, 1937-2008: He

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: remembering a comedian who took a serious interest in language. George Carlin died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, California, on June twenty-second. RS: The stand