07 GLADIATIOR

MAXIMUS: 1)Archers, three weeks from now I will be harvesting my crops. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so. Hold the line, stay with me, if you find yourself alone riding in green fields wit

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Three centuries later, shortly before the birth of Christ, Egypt was still ruled by a living goddess, Cleopatra, a Greek 1) descended from one of Alexander’s generals. She looked back to the Golden

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The countdown to Christmas starts in earnest. Lights are going up. Pine trees are getting picked. Holiday carols are on heavy rotation everywhere. But for people who may be having trouble getti

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Our history and our culture have come about because a lot of ordinary people have done some really terrible jobs. And our traditional Christmas is no exception. However dreadful it's been, having to d

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说一口流利的英语，从简单的单词开始。 听听，读读，背背，今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 know [ nEu ] I know that is true. v. 知

法律英语：23 The Establishment Clause : Part 2

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

Agroecology, Part 2

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 7, 2003 This is Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we finish a two-part series. A listener in Brazil asked about 1)agroecology. This

Agroecology, Part 1

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: September 30, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. This week, we take a suggestion from a listener in Brazil. Agricultural specialist Lu

Church Repairs Renew Christian Attention to Bethlehem

Major repairs to the Church of the Nativity are lifting spirits in the town of Bethlehem just before Christmas. Many Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25. That is the day they believe Jesus was born. Many believe the Church

VOA慢速英语2014 AS IT IS 2014-03-14 Will Crimea Vote To Leave Ukraine and Join Russia? 克里米亚会投票离开乌克兰加入俄罗斯吗?

AS IT IS 2014-03-14 Will Crimea Vote To Leave Ukraine and Join Russia? 克里米亚会投票离开乌克兰加入俄罗斯吗? Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we rep

VOA慢速英语2014 AS IT IS 2014-03-15 Will Crimea Vote to Leave Ukraine and Join Russia? 克里米亚会投票离开乌克兰加入俄罗斯吗?

AS IT IS 2014-03-15 Will Crimea Vote to Leave Ukraine and Join Russia? 克里米亚会投票离开乌克兰加入俄罗斯吗? Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we rep

2006年VOA标准英语-New Film Tells the Real – Religious – Christmas

By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 22 December 2006 watch The Nativity Story report The Nativity Story A new film features some familiar Hollywood plot lines: a scandalous teenage pregnancy and young runaways fleeing the law. What makes this different fro

2007年VOA标准英语-India, US Making Last-Ditch Bid on Nuclear Agre

By Steve Herman New Delhi 19 July 2007 High-level talks between India and the United States are going into an unscheduled third day in Washington in the hopes of overcoming obstacles to a controversial nuclear cooperation agreement. VOA's Steve Herma

VOA标准英语2009年-Big Crowds Celebrate Christmas Eve in

Photo: AP Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center, walks towards Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, 24 Dec 2009 Thousands of people have attended Christmas Eve celebrations at the birthplace of Christianity in Bethlehem. Christmas Eve began wit

VOA标准英语2011--Despite US Opposition, Palestinians Seek UNESCO Membership

Despite US Opposition, Palestinians Seek UNESCO Membership Despite strong opposition from the United States, the Palestinians are seeking full membership in UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which is curre

TED演讲：学校扼杀创造力(3)

I heard a great story recently -- I love telling it -- of a little girl who was in a drawing lesson. 最近我听到一个很不错的故事。我很愿意讲讲这个故事，说的是一个小女孩正在上绘画课。 She was six, and she was at

VOA常速英语2007年-Pilgrims Join Palestinians to Celebrate Christm

By Robert Berger Bethlehem 24 December 2007 Thousands of pilgrims joined local Palestinians in celebrating Christmas Eve in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. As Robert Berger reports for VOA from Bethlehem, the observances were more cheerful than in p

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By Jeff Swicord Cheyenne, Wyoming 10 September 2007 Workers at adairy farm There is growing concern that farms and ranches in the western U.S. could become the target of agroterrorism. The devastating outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in Britain a

西班牙圣诞节

In Spain different set of gift-giving traditions exists. The holiday season extends to Jan. 6, known as Three Kings Day or the Epiphany.1 It is not until Three Kings Day that Spanish children receive their gifts. On the eve of the Epiphany, children