VOA标准英语2008年-US Politicians See Rwandan Success Story

A bi-partisan group including two former U.S. Senators and the wife of Republican hopeful John McCain are in Rwanda to witness some of the successful development projects taking place there. Thomas Rippe reports from Kigali. Cindy McCain and John Po

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2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi PM Urges Politicians to Put Aside Differe

By Margaret Besheer Irbil 26 November 2006 Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki speaks after meeting with top Iraqi officials in Baghdad, 26 Nov 2006 The streets of the Iraqi capital remained mostly quiet Sunday, as a traffic ban remained in effect for a third

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerians Pray For End to Politically Motivated

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 17 August 2006 Recent political killings in Nigeria have prompted fears about next year's general ballot. Election related violence has dogged Nigerian politics over the years, and some Nigerian groups are seeking divine in

2006年VOA标准英语-Pentagon Welcomes Iraqi Political Progress

By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 April 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has called the naming of Iraq's new top officials a 'thrilling' and 'enormous accomplishment' that could set the stage for fu

VOA标准英语2008年-Politicians Trying to Keep EU Treaty Alive

By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 June 2008 Politicians are scrambling to keep the European Union treaty alive after Irish voters rejected the charter in a referendum last Thursday. European foreign ministers met in Luxembourg, while President Nicolas Sarkozy

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VOA标准英语2011--Obama's Pledge of Aid Welcomed in Mideas

Obama's Pledge of Aid Welcomed in Mideast, Politics Less So Reaction to President Barack Obama's speech on the Middle East has prompted some initial mixed reactions in Egypt. While plans for economic and development aid are being welcomed, hopes for

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Politicians Flesh Out Details of Plan To

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 03 October 2006 Violence continued in Baghdad one day after Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced a new plan intended to stem sectarian strife. Nouri al-Maliki Iraqi political leaders met Tuesday trying to flesh o

Politicians provoke poet's ire

Politicians provoke poet's ire 政治家引起诗人不满 The new poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, has chosen to attack politicians in her first composition in the post. Her poem, Politics, published in the Guardian, is a cutting attack on the political worl

2006年VOA标准英语-Pro-Rebel Politician Killed in Sri Lanka As Mor

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 10 November 2006 A prominent Sri Lankan Tamil politician has been gunned down in Colombo, even as more clashes were reported at sea between the navy and ethnic Tamil rebels. The dead politician, a member of a party linke

2006年VOA标准英语-Study Puts Politics, Not Religion, at Heart of

By Steve Mort Istanbul 14 December 2006 watch Alliance of Civilizations A new study says politics -- rather than religion -- is at the heart of a growing divide between the West and the Muslim world. The yearlong study was carried out by the Allianc

赋予生命的意义

Have you thought about what you want people to say about you after youre gone? Can you hear the voice saying, He was a great man. Or She really will be missed. What else do they say? 你有没有想过，你希望人们在你死后怎样评论你？你

赋予生命以意义

One of the strangest phenomena of life is to engage in a work that will last long after death. Isn't that a lot like investing all your money so that future generations can bare interest on it? Perhaps, yet if you look deep in your own heart, you'll

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Congrats to the newlyweds! Scarlett Johansson and her French journalist beau Romain Dauriac secretly tied the knot several weeks ago, in a private ceremony officiated by Richard J. Miller on Oct. 1 in Philipsburg, Mont., a clerk for Granite County co

2006年VOA标准英语-US Politically Divided Five Years Post-9/11

By Jim Malone Washington 08 September 2006 Five years later, the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States continue to have a far-reaching impact on national politics. Hours after the attacks on September 11, 2001, members of Congress gathered on

VOA标准英语2011--Tea Party Shakes, Shapes US Politics

Tea Party Shakes, Shapes US Politics Protests against Wall Street and economic inequality have grown in New York, Washington and other U.S. cities, as citizens speak out against corporate interests. These protests in some ways mirror the rise of the

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When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctor Id ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than 1)circumstances warranted. When Dr. Gibbs was

经济学人:天生冤家 狗狗与快递员(1)

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Now, have any of y'all ever looked up this word? 好，你们中有谁查过这个单词？ You know, in a dictionary? Yeah, that's what I thought. 用字典？是的，我想也就这个样子。 How about this word? Here, I'll show it to you. 这个单