This is the FedEx Super Hub in Memphis, a huge place taking up close to four square kilometers. And for this private package delivery company, nighttime is their busy time. 这里是孟菲斯的联邦快递超级转运中心。这里很大,占地近

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(192) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(十一月)

After their summit of June, US President Donald Trump said he expected Kim Jong-un to immediately begin giving up his nuclear weapons. When he lands, which is gonna be shortly, I think that he will start that process right away. Five months later, Ki

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Middle East Turmoil Sparks Unease in Israel 中东动乱令以色列不安 JERUSALEM The year 2013 saw more upheaval in the Middle East as the effects continued from popular uprisings in a half-dozen countries. For Israel this brought a mixed reactio

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(十二月)

Thursday at the Newseum of Washington museum, dedicated to defending freedom of the press, visitors get a glimpse of what some see as a mass pushback against accusations of fake news. Over 300 news outlets are participating in an effort, organized by

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(八月)

美国工人要求增加最低工资 LOS ANGELESLos Angeles is about to become the largest American city to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, an increase to be phased in over five years. The wage is more than twice the current minimum rate requi

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(十一月)

San Francisco Musicians Create 'New' Classical Music 旧金山音乐家为古典音乐翻新 California has long been seen as the place in the U.S. where new ideas are tested. A group of young artists in San Francisco are continuing that trend, givin

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Global Masses Become Infatuated With Gadgets 迷恋于智能设备的现代人 High-tech gadget shows draw throngs of excited consumers each year in the United States, Japan, Europe and the Arabian peninsula. Though many people are already surrounded

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严惩针对记者的暴力行为 There is a dangerous global trend in violence against journalists. Indeed, a growing number of journalists are being targeted by violent extremists and transnational criminal organizations, said the Spokesperson for

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感应线圈助力清晰听力 When psychology professor David Myers went on vacation to Scotland, he was thrilled to visit 800-year-old Iona Abbey. But once the service began, he was lost. As the sound reverberated around those ancient stone walls,

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美联储刺激经济 利率上升 Members of the U.S. Federal Reserve may be bracing financial markets for a possible rate hike, and the indications are it could happen soon. 美国联邦储备理事会的成员为刺激经济,正努力使得金融市

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For decades the Iranian regime claimed it had no interest in and no program for developing nuclear weapons. On April 30 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly presented a huge file of information explicitly outlining such a program, retr

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Refuge was started because my husband and I moved here to this community and we fell in love with our neighbors. And really at the very heart, we just wanted other people to know the refugee community. We felt like this was a hidden jewel in Atlanta,

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TV Ramakrishna knows how a good education can open doors to a better life. Growing up poor, he was lucky to have caring adults around him who helped him pursue an education. He eventually came to the United States, received his doctorate degree in ci

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For all the gym selfies on Instagram, maybe it was only a matter of time before mirrors started giving us a dose of reality. 虽然很多人会在ins上传其在健身房拍摄的照片,但假以时日,镜子或许就能告诉我们身体的真实状

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An assistant at the morphing matter lab drops a few pieces of flat dry pasta into a pot of boiling water. In a few minutes, these rigid flat strips will turn into soft spiral shapes called fusilli that can hold a lot of tasty sauce. Packaging dry pas

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This is the Indonesian city of Palu. Just days after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and following tsunami turned much of it to rubble. Rescuers are marking the debris with Indonesian flags to signal two excavators where they think bodies are trapped belo

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The DRC government approved the use of new drugs to fight Ebola in June. Aid workers fighting the virus say theyre thankful for the help, but also very aware theyre using drugs that have not been approved for widespread use. So I will say theres a mi

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Which of these politicians would you vote for?Theyre the same right?Not exactly, in an experiment Danish Researchers modified the real face to make it look more dominant or more feminine.Those subtle changes made a difference says Princeton Universit

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Which of these politicians would you vote for? Theyre the same, right? Not exactly. In an experiment, Danish Researchers modified the real face to make it look more dominant or more feminine. Those subtle changes made a difference, says Princeton Uni

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If youre interested in cars, this is where you want to be. Its not a big garage or a dealers showroom. Its the underground Petersen Automotive Museum vault. 如果你对汽车感兴趣,你一定想到此一游。这里不是大型车库,也不是经

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