自考英语（二）60讲 Slavery on our Doorstep

VOA慢速英语2012 THE MAKING OF A NATION - AMERICAN HISTORY: Slavery in the American South

THE MAKING OF A NATION - AMERICAN HISTORY: Slavery in the American South 建国史话 (8)：奴隶制 This week in our series, we we tell about slavery, and how it affected the history of the United States. Slavery is the custom of one person control

2006年VOA标准英语-New York Remembers Its Past Ties to Slavery

By Amanda Cassandra New York 30 November 2006 New York is widely regarded as a culturally diverse city that is bastion of tolerance. But some may be surprised to find out how different the city was in its early years. A new exhibit re-examines New Y

英语听力—环球英语 1441 Blue Heart Against Slavery

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Marina Santee. Voice 2 And Im Mike Procter. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 Many people do not know about

Demonstrations across Asia Protesting Sexual Slavery

Demonstrators across Asia are renewing demands that Japanese leaders give justice to women forced into sexual slavery during World War II. Hundreds of people have protested in front of the Japan Interchange Association in Taipei, demanding the Japane

美语听力 English Café 582

Topics: Andersonville Prison; garbage versus litter versus trash versus rubbish; downtime; pronouncing eight, height, and weight Words: Confederacy Union slavery to capture prisoner of war starvation disease skeleton war crimes to be hanged to execut

英语课程计划-Abolition of Slavery

The 2nd of December is International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. It was on this day in 1949 that the United Nations passed an anti-slavery resolution. This was titled the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Explo

VOA慢速英语--33 Charged with Stealing Chocolate, Other Crimes

United States officials have accused 33 people of criminal activity, including stealing 4,500 kilograms of chocolate and a murder for hire plot. Murder for hire is when someone offers to pay an individual to kill another person. Federal law enforceme

2007年VOA标准英语-Mauritania Makes Slavery a Criminal Offense

By Phuong Tran Dakar 09 August 2007 Mauritania's legislature has approved a law that will criminalize slavery. Anti-slavery lobbyists say enforcement will determine if this law can end slavery in the West African country where it has continued despit

Harriet Tubman, 1820-1913: She Fought Slavery and Oppression

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. RAY FREEMAN: And I'm Ray Freeman with the Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell the story of someone important in the history of the United States. Today we tell about Harriet Tubman, an

VOA慢速英语2014 Abolitionists and Amistad Raise Slavery Issue

Abolitionists and Amistad Raise Slavery Issue From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation our weekly program of American history for people learning American English. Im Steve Ember in Washington. Last week on our program, we talked

2007年VOA标准英语-Analysts Debate Mauritanian Anti-Slavery Propos

By Phuong Tran Nema, Mauritania 01 August 2007 In the West African country Mauritania, the newly elected government is debating a proposed law that would criminalize slavery by up to 10 years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines. Even though i

VOA标准英语2014--One-Time Slave Pen Now a Museum About Horrors of Slavery

One-Time Slave Pen Now a Museum About Horrors of Slavery ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA The award-winning movie 12 Years a Slave is based on the memoir of Solomon Northrup, a free black man from New York who was kidnapped in Washington in 1841. It is also the

Who Was Abraham Lincoln 林肯 Chapter 7 The End of Slavery

As the war neared the end of its second year, more than one hundred battles had been fought, with many thousands of men wounded and killed. And still, neither side was winning. In the North, it became harder and harder to find men who were willing to

学个词Learn a Word 第1544-work-related

今天我们要学的词是 work-related. Work is spelled w-o-r-k, related is spelled r-e-l-a-t-e-d, work-related. Work-related 与工作有关的。比如，He claimed that the travel expenses were all work-related. 他说，外出旅行的这些开支

VOA常速英语2008年-New Museum Chronicles Slavery in the Shadow of

By George Dwyer Alexandria, Virginia 27 February 2008 February is Black History Month in the United States. Each year communities are encouraged to celebrate the achievements of African Americans and their forebears. It is also a time to commemorate

英语歌曲:Damien Rice - 9 Crimes

Damien Rice - 9 Crimes Leave me out with the waste This is not what I do It's the wrong kind of place To be thinking of you It's the wrong time For somebody new It's a small crime And I've got no excuse Is that alright? Give my gun away when it's loa

947 sentenced for food-related crimes

947 sentenced for food-related crimes BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- A total of 947 criminals have so far been sentenced by Chinese courts for producing and selling poisonous or harmful food, according to a spokesman for the Supreme People's Court (SPC

英语听力—环球英语 466：Hadijatou: No More Slavery

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Ruby Jones. Voice 2 And Im Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 It was very difficult to disput

Mladic Set to Boycott War Crimes Hearing

Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic plans to boycott a scheduled court appearance Monday at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague. A lawyer for Mladic said Sunday that the former Bosnian Serb military commander is refusing to appear beca