VOA慢速英语2010年-Christmas 2010 in America: Three Stori

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. This week on our program we hear from some Americans about Christmas past, present and future. (MUSIC) FAITH LAPIDUS: Jeffrey Davis remembers Christmas two years ago

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In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produc

Bouquinistes of Paris Seek UNESCO Recognition

Bouquinistes is the French word to call sellers of old books along the Seine River in Paris. The tradition has existed for over 400 years. However, modern technology like electronic book readers and sellers of books online are now hurting their profi

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At the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, an infant gorilla named Wumundi gets some tender loving care from a dedicated keeper and lots of attention from curious visitors. He is on with a keeper all the time 24 hours a day. Zoo spokesman Sean Anglum explains tha

名人演讲 "The Great Silent Majority"

Good evening, my fellow Americans. Tonight I want to talk to you on a subject of deep concern to all Americans and to many people in all parts of the world, the war in Vietnam. I believe that one of the reasons for the deep division about Vietnam is

各国名人英文介绍-Maria Montessori

Maria Montessori lived between 1870 and 1952. She was an Italian educator who has left her mark on education today. Her Montessori method of education is widely used all round the world. Many educationalists say it is the best system for child educat

Jonathan Drori:存蓄数十亿种子的原因

在TED U 2009的这个简短的演讲中，Jonathan Drori鼓励我们保护生物多样性 -- 从一颗颗种子做起。他提醒我们要保护人类赖以生存的植物，同时他也给大家描述了千年种子库这样一个美好的远景，在

Cowgirl1 Hall of Fame / Transylvania/ The Jewels and the Ori

Broadcast: April 18, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach and Shelley Gollust This is Doug Johnson. On our program today, we play some doo-wop music... answer a listener's question about places in the United State

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin Laid to

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 April 2007 Family members of Pat Tillman, a soldier killed in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan, have testified before a congressional committee examining disinformation from the U.S. military. VOA's Dan Robinso

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin Dies

By Larry James Moscow 23 April 2007 Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who had been in declining health for several years, has died at the age of 76. Mr. Yeltsin served as Russia's president from 1990 until his surprise resignation on December 3

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin Dies of

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 23 April 2007 Russian President Boris Yeltsin waves as he arrives at Helsinki airport (File photo - 20 Mar 1997) Russia's first freely elected president, Boris Yeltsin, has died of heart failure at the age of 76. VOA's Lisa Mca

2007年VOA标准英语-Southeast Asia Terrorist Group Splits, But Reta

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 28 February 2007 The Southeast Asia group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), which has been blamed for a series of bombings over the past several years, has splintered into factions and may be heading in new directions. VOA's Nan

VOA标准英语 Accused Mumbai Terrorist Finally Finds Lawyer

The sole surviving gunman suspected of participating last year's terrorist attack in Mumbai has been having difficulty keeping a lawyer. His latest court-appointed counsel had threatened to quit after angry demonstrators surrounded her home. But the

2006年VOA标准英语-Southeast Asian Terrorist Stays One Step A

By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 05 May 2006 Indonesian police say they are closing in on Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorist, Noordin Mohammed Top, but a report released Friday says that the militant n

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'It's A Huge Loss': Friend Mourns Anthony Bourdain

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This morning we report on the death of a man who bounded across television screens filled with life. Anthony Bourdain has died. He took his own life, we're told, while in France recording an episode of his CNN program Parts Unkno

2007年VOA标准英语-New Majority in a New Congress

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 04 January 2007 watch New Congress report The new, 110th session of the U.S. Congress opens today with Democrats enjoying majority status in both houses for the first time in 12 years. But whether they can translate

VOA常速英语2008年-Floriculture Industry Begins to Blossom in Indi

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 24 February 2008 A nascent floriculture industry in India is cashing in on growing demand for roses overseas. Anjana Pasricha has a report from New Delhi. It was just over a decade ago that a handful of entrepreneurs bega

2007年VOA标准英语-Astronomers Search for Origin of What Cannot be

By Jessica Berman Washington 14 September 2007 Scientists have known for some time that most of the stuff in the Universe is so-called dark matter, material that cannot be seen directly because it does not interact with light. That makes it very diff

WADA confirm USADA's action on Armstrong "approriate"

WADA confirm USADA's action on Armstrong approriate BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- World Anti-Doping Agency has again thrown its support behind USADA after a lengthy report with evidence to prove Lance Armstrong a doper. U.S. Anti-Doping Agency issued

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