Aircraft Carriers

Being a super power, it’s not possession of nuclear weapons, it’s not having a large armed forces, it’s not having higher tech equipment than anyone else, if there’s one thing that defines bei

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This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Builders in developing countries are often not required to build strong buildings. So, when a disaster strikes, the damage is often widespread. 发展中

万花筒2008-02-21:美国欲导弹打卫星

The Pentagon plans to shoot down a disabled spy satellite to prevent a potential deadly gas leak, officials said. Upon notification of the descending NRO satellite, the President and his national and homeland security advisors reviewed the options a

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A: My flight just arrived late, and I need to know what to do. B: Thats okay. The airline computer is keeping track of what is happening with you. A: Do I have to call anyone? B: By speaking with us at the arrival gate, we can fix the problem for you

VOA慢速英语20061031b

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - A Taxi at 12,000 Meters? New Mini Jets Are About to Shake Up World of Air TravelBy Brianna Blake, Jerilyn Watson and Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 VOICE ON

2006年VOA标准英语-New US Mars Mission to Get Better Look at

By David McAlary Washington 06 March 2006 The newest American mission to Mars is hurtling toward the red planet, due Friday to examine it in the sharpest detail yet. It will be the largest spacecraft

2006年VOA标准英语-Biggest, Most Sensitive US Mars Spacecraft

By David McAlary Washington 10 March 2006 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Another U.S. spacecraft has begun orbiting Mars to study the red planet in unprecedented detail. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter w

EXPLORATIONS - Igor Sikorsky: Aircraft and Helicopter Design

EXPLORATIONS - Igor Sikorsky: Aircraft and Helicopter Designer By Marilyn Christiano Broadcast: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 (MUSIC) ANNOUNCER: Igor Sikorsky on the cover of Time magazine. Now, the VOA Sp

2007年VOA标准英语-Aircraft Manufacturers Line Up to Supply India

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 01 September 2007 The world's biggest aircraft manufacturers are in the race to supply the Indian air force with 126 new fighter jets in a deal worth an estimated $10 billion. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, th

美国国家公共电台 NPR Armed At Church: Why This Congregation Is 'Not A Gun-Free Zone'

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: When the parishioners at one church in upstate New York gather for worship each week, many of them are armed. The church even advertises its open-carry policy online. From member station WRVO, Payne Horning reports. (SOUNDB

2014年CRI 中国国防部敦促美停止侦察活动 北约称上千俄军人在乌克兰境内

China's Defense Ministry is pointing the finger at the United States as being responsible for a series of close encounters between Chinese and US jets along China's coastline. At the same time, the China's Defense Ministry is urging the United States

英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 46

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionTwo Chinese aircraft arrrive in Perth to join the search for the missing Malaysian airplane in the remote southern Indian Ocean. Russian President Vladimir Putin compl

VOA常速英语2007年-Armed Groups to Meet in DRC Peace Summit

By Selah Hennessy Goma 22 December 2007 A summit has been called in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to try to bring peace to the war-torn country. Conference organizers say they hope the meeting will initiate a dialogue between the army, reneg

CCTV9英语新闻：Defense Ministry asks US to stop reconnaissance

China's Defense Ministry has asked the US to stop conducting reconnaissance activities close to China to prevent hazardous incidents. Spokesperson Yang Yujun was responding to US claims that two Chinese jet fighters last week unsafely intercepted one

军事英语词汇

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China's first aircraft carrier commissioned

DALIAN, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's first aircraft carrier was delivered and commissioned to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Tuesday after years of refitting and sea trials. Overseen by President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, the carrier

VOA常速英语2007-Congo Peace Imperiled by Armed Groups in East

By Noel King Kigali 19 October 2007 Congo's 2006 democratic elections were intended to usher in a new era of peace in the once war-torn nation. And while improvements have been seen in certain areas across the vast country, holdout armed groups in th

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All you sailors old or young come light the guns on everyone. We'll take the ship and go to sea Crush the north in '53 Fought upon a broken shore With 20 thousand men or more. We're the riflemen of war. All you sailors old or young come light the gun

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2926 reconnaissance

今天我们要学的词是 reconnaissance. Reconnaissance 名词，意思是侦察。U.S. military officials say the American forces ambushed in Niger were on a reconnaissance patrol. 美国军方官员说，在尼日尔遭遇伏击的美军当时正在

CCTV9英语新闻：China dismisses recent tension as 'old tricks'

Chinese Ministry of National Defense has said recent incidents in the South China Sea are old tricks used to stir tensions and smear the reputation of Chinese armed forces. The Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun made the remarks on Tuesday, in response