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THE MAKING OF A NATION 210 - John Kennedy Inauguration, Firs

THE MAKING OF A NATION -September 12, 2002: John Kennedy, Part 1 / First 100 Days By Jerilyn Watson VOICE 1: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE 2: And this is Phil Murray with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VO

名人演讲 First Inaugural Address

Thank you. Thank you. Senator Hatfield, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. President, Vice President Bush, Vice President Mondale, Senator Baker, Speaker ONeill, Reverend Moomaw, and my fellow citizens: To a few of us here today this is a solemn and most moment

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Fears for Civilians Trapped in Sri Lankan Fi

The United Nations Humanitarian Chief says he is concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in northern Sri Lanka, where thousands of civilians are trapped in a rebel-controlled area, unable to flee combat between the fighters and the

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在这个有趣演讲中，生物学家Ameenah Gurib-Fakim介绍了在孤岛和非洲大陆上的稀有植物。其中包括变形树，或许能治疗哮喘的小岛香油膏，以及能解决未来食品危机的猴面包树和猴苹果

Inaugural Address

Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, Reverend Clergy, fellow citizens: We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom -- symbolizing an end, as w

2007-11-22, Moroccan Adventure: Fes - 修复Merdes

This monument to Islamic heritage is getting a new lease on life. The Bou Inania Medersa or Koranic school was once an architectural jewel of the medieval city of Fes. But centuries of neglect have taken a toll. Restorers are cleaning layers of white

2007-09-08, Sammer Gateway: 卡尔斯贝洞窟国家公园

It is early evening and soon this amphitheater will be standing room only for the evening show. Bats, hundreds of thousands of Mexican Free-tailed bats, are hungry tornado that swirls out of New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns each night in search of food.

THIS IS AMERICA - Veterans Day

THIS IS AMERICA - November 11, 2002: Veterans Day By Jeri Watson VOICE ONE: November Eleventh is Veterans Day in the United States. It honors the men and women of the American military forces. I'm Mar

THE MAKING OF A NATION 180 - Inauguration of Franklin Roosev

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VOA标准英语2009年-Inauguration Festivities Begin in Washington

It is a four-day weekend in the U.S. capital city of Washington, with a holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday and Inauguration Day on Tuesday. The significance of the back-to-back holidays honoring the slain civil rights leader and the

VOA标准英语2009年-US Military Prepares to Help With Inaugural Sec

The U.S. military is providing more than 30,000 troops to help with security during Tuesday's presidential inauguration and to be ready to respond to any emergency. Members of the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee attend a large-scale map exercise at

VOA标准英语2009年-Veteran Nepalese Gurkha Soldiers Win Right

Bowing to public and political pressure, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government has announced a major policy u-turn that will allow nearly 40,000 veteran Gurkha soldiers the right to settle in Britain. The tough Nepalese fighters have been a part

美国国家公共电台 NPR Danai Gurira On Her 'Black Panther' Role: 'She Protects What We Would Have Been'

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Expert on EU Unemployment and EU Summit

EU leaders have reached a deal on the 2014-2020 budgets at the EU summit in Brussels. The deal is designed to speed up spending on youth employment. A total of 26-million people on the continent are unemployed. Nearly a quarter of young people aged 1

World Dignitaries Present at Vatican for Pope's Inaugural Mass

The Vatican is prepared for a huge crowd Tuesday as Pope Francis hosts political leaders from 130 nations and representatives from a variety of religions for his installation Mass. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pack St. Peter's Squa

VOA常速英语2007年-World Loses Many Well-Known International Figur

By Barry Unger Washington 14 December 2007 The year 2007 saw the passing of many well-known international figures who left a lasting impression. VOA's Barry Unger takes a look back at some of these people. Jim Bertel narrates. Former Russian Presiden

VOA常速英语2008年-EUFOR Resumes Challenging Deployment Along Suda

By Nico Colombant Dakar 13 February 2008 The European peacekeeping force known as EUFOR has resumed deploying in the refugee-swamped border region near Sudan. It had stopped for several weeks because of a major rebel incursion in Chad, one of the two

Euvin Naidoo:投资非洲

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新西兰英语 94 Obama’s Inauguration

Many New Zealanders got up early this morning to watch the inauguration of Barack Obama on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC. After the Vice President, Joe Biden, was sworn in, Barack Obama also took the oath. He put his hand on the