VOA慢速英语2015 美国向伊拉克派遣军队是否足够

AS IT IS 2015-06-13 Is It Enough to Send More US Troops to Iraq? 美国向伊拉克派遣军队是否足够 The United States says it is sending more troops to Iraq to prepare Iraqi forces in their fight against the Islamic State militant group. Pres

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AS IT IS 2015-06-13 Men Escape American High Security Prison 两名重犯从美国高度安全的监狱越狱 Two men escaped from a maximum-security prison in the American state of New York last Saturday, June 6. The escape received a lot of attenti

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VOA慢速英语2015 The Ambitious Guest by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Ambitious Guest by Nathaniel Hawthorne Our story today is called The Ambitious Guest. It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Harry Monroe with our story. One December night, a long, long time ago, a family sat around the fireplace in thei

高级监察员担忧美国航空安全

AS IT IS 2015-06-12 Top Inspector 'Concerned' about US Air Safety 高级监察员担忧美国航空安全 United States lawmakers met this week with the top inspector for the federal agency that protects Americas flying public. Homeland Security Insp

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AS IT IS 2015-06-12 Nigeria Military Moves to Center of Boko Haram Rebellion 尼日利亚军队前往博科圣地叛乱中心 The Nigerian military has moved its command center to the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the birthplace of the extremist gr

VOA慢速英语2015 中国动用无人机防止考试作弊

Chinese Officials Use Drone to Stop Cheating on Exam 中国动用无人机防止考试作弊 Chinese officials are taking high-tech action against high-tech cheaters on the national college entrance test. In recent years, some students have used hidd

VOA慢速英语2015 更多美国士兵前往伊拉克

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VOA慢速英语2015 一杯咖啡改变生活

AS IT IS 2015-06-11 Changing Lives One Cup of Coffee at a Time 一杯咖啡改变生活 Denver, Colorado is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. It also has one of the biggest populations of homeless young people. A Denver coffee s

VOA慢速英语2015 以色列抵制联合运动

AS IT IS 2015-06-11 Israel Fights Boycott Movement 以色列抵制联合运动 Israel is increasing its efforts against an international boycott movement. Some activists are calling for the boycott of Israeli-owned businesses that operate in the Isra

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Fighting Obesity Is a Long-Term, Complex Problem 战胜肥胖是一个长期复杂的问题 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. For the past 15 years, experts on obesity have gathered in Plymouth, England to attend a c

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White House Press Briefing Room Cleared - Briefly U.S. Secret Service agents cleared reporters from the White House briefing room Tuesday following a bomb threat. White House spokesman Josh Earnest was speaking to reporters at the time. A Secret Serv

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AS IT IS 2015-06-10 Most African Children with AIDS Have No Access to Medical Care 大多数非洲艾滋儿童无法获得医疗救助 A United Nations official says nearly 95 percent of African children living with AIDS do not have a way to get trea

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Scientists: Rising Sea Levels to Continue 科学家称海平面将继续上升 Scientists say sea levels are rising and will continue to do so into the future. Coastal communitiesaround the world are already experiencing the impact of rising seas. Ma

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Everyday Grammar: Using the Right Article 每日语法:正确使用冠词 What word appears most often in English? It's the, also known as the definite article. Its partner, the indefinite article a, is also among the top 10 most frequent words in En

VOA慢速英语2015 Everyday Grammar: Advanced Conditionals

Everyday Grammar: Advanced Conditionals This week, we are going to talk about the past unreal conditional. Past unreal conditionals are often used to express wishes about the past. They often show regret, or sad feelings about something that happened

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Iraqi Refugees Building New Lives in America 伊拉克难民选择在美国开始新生活 These women are Iraqi refugees who resettled in the United States. They are safe from the violence of Iraq. But the war is not over for them. Many struggle wit

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Can Forests Help Feed the World? 森林能帮着为世界提供粮食吗? Experts predict nine billion people will live on our planet by 2050. They say by that time demand for food will be two times what it is now. Officials are worried about that pr

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Maverick, A Truly American Word 词汇典故:特立独行,一个真正的美国 Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. Our word today is maverick. A maverick describes a person who thinks independently. A maverick refuses to

VOA慢速英语2015 犹太人和阿拉伯人通过音乐建立友谊

Jews and Arabs Form Friendships Through Music 犹太人和阿拉伯人通过音乐建立友谊 In Israel, music is bringing young people together and to make more than beautiful sounds. Four young musicians two Israeli Jews, two Israeli Arabs perform