22 BEIJING AN OLYMPIC DREAM COMES TRUE

The modern Olympic Games are the biggest events ever organized in peace time. They have a universal impact. The city which hosts the games welcomes the whole world and it's a huge and complex task, wh

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15 Beijing- An Olympic Dream Comes True (1)Beijings Four Rivals In Asia, the city of Osaka represents the candidature of Japan, which successfully set up for last winter games in Nagano. Japan also hosted the summer games in Tokyo in 1964. Competing

Washington City Museum

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: August 18, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: Washington, D.C., has many museums. Some examine Washington as a federal city. But a new museum tells the story of the nation's capital an

Athens Passes Olympic Flag to Beijing

By Rebecca Ward The summer games in Athens ended with a bang - but not the kind most feared, as in terrorism. No, the bang was a grand finale of fireworks, song and dance, bringing an end to the Olymp

Museum of Financial History

Broadcast: Feb 7, 2003 By Jill Moss This is Doug Johnson. On our program today: We play some music by Michelle Branch ... Answer a question about which foreign languages American students study ... An

Iraq Museum Antiquities1

Broadcast: May 14, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we tell about efforts to re

THIS IS AMERICA - National Museum of the American Indian

THIS IS AMERICA - National Museum of the American Indian By Shelley Gollust Broadcast: Monday, September 20, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Up, Up and Away ... to a Balloon Museum in

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Up, Up and Away ... to a Balloon Museum in Albuquerque By Lawan Davis and Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, October 07, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special

The Museum of London 伦敦博物馆

The script of this programme 本节目台词 Producer Yang Li with Alex Werner, a curator at The Museum of London Lily: Hello and welcome to BBC Learning English from London. I am Lily. Sun Chen: I am Sun Chen. 今天我跟Lily要带你去的地方，是全世界最大的

Imperial War Museum 战争博物馆

The script of this programme 本节目台词 Lily arrives at the museum to interview Terry Charman Lily: Hello, I'm Lily. Welcome to On the Town from BBC Learning English. Sun: 我是孙辰。今天的城市掠影节目我们要向大家介绍的是英国著名的战争博物馆。 Lily:

Georgia's Stalin Museum to Focus on Dictator's Crimes

The museum in Josef Stalin's hometown in Georgia is changing its focus to highlight the atrocities that were committed during the Soviet dictator's rule. Georgian Culture Minister Nika Rurua said Monday the museum in Gori is incompatible with modern-

First torchbearer for Olympic torch telay announced

LONDON, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed that the first torchbearer for the Olympic torch relay will be three-times Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie. Ainslie will start the

奥林匹克运动员 Olympic Athletes

Olympic Athletes Everyone in China is looking forward to the 2008 Olympic Games. Athletes from all over the world will come to Beijing for this competition. An Olympic athlete must be strong not only in body, but also in mind. They have to train for

Rio mayor admits Olympic hotel concerns

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro city mayor Eduardo Paes says preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games are on track despite lingering concerns about a lack of new hotels. Speaking on the opening day of a four-day meeting between Braz

Brazil edge closer to Olympic qualification

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's women's volleyball team moved one step closer to the London Olympics after beating Colombia 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-19) in the the South American Olympic qualifiers on Thursday. Brazil will wait for their sem

Two-time Olympic champion Alekseyev dies

MOSCOW, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Former Olympic weightlifting champion Vasily Alekseyev has died from heart problems, local media reported Friday. The 69-year-old Alekseyev, who passed away in a clinic in Munich, Germany, won Olympic gold medals in 1972 a

Pyeongchang celebrates winning Winter Olympic bid

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The citizens of Pyeongchang beamed with joy on early Thursday as their city was chosen to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at last after two failed attempts. A large crowd had gathered from early afterno

Over 20 million 2012 Olympic tickets applied for

LONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Over 20 million tickets were applied for with around 1.8 million people submitting requests for tickets, revealed the LOCOG after the application（应用,运用） process for London 2012 Olympic tickets closed at 1am on

Beach volleyball Olympic champion Reckermann to retire

BERLIN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- German Olympic champion Jonas Reckermann said Thursday that he will retire from beach volleyball due to back problems. Reckermann announced his retirement on the website of the German Volleyball Federation decision is very

英语听力精选进阶版 6370

What is your favourite design? Do you think it will still be stylish in a hundred years' time? This week a group of UK designers have submitted their favourite designs to be placed in a time capsule and buried underground - it will not be reopened un