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(183) / 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

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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(125) / 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(42) / 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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By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 07 February 2008 A remote village in the central highlands of Indonesia's Papua province is now better connected to the outside world because of a new radio station. Marianne Kearney has more from Jakarta. Until three mont

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 08 October 2007 Renegade general Laurent Nkunda says his rebel forces are abandoning a U.N.-mediated ceasefire with the Congolese government. Congo's defense minister says the government wants to use dialogue to solve the cris

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By Noel King Goma, DRC 22 November 2007 Food prices are skyrocketing in eastern Congo's volatile North Kivu province as Laurent Nkunda's rebels and the Congolese army engage in what aid workers and the United Nations are calling a game of stopping an

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科隆袭击案加剧欧洲移民危机 Europe's immigration crisis has taken a new turn after reports that New Year's attacks on women in Cologne and other cities were organized by immigrant groups. Swedish authorities now have to answer allegations

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By Peta Thornycroft Harare 18 February 2008 There is growing uncertainty in Zimbabwe as politicians and analysts realize that President Robert Mugabe is likely to face a run off after the March 29 elections. For VOA, Peta Thornycroft in Harare report

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By Jim Stevenson Washington 14 November 2007 The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced the hiring of Sweden's Pia Sundhage to coach the American women's national team through the 2008 Beijing Olympics. VOA's Jim Stevenson reports. Sundhage, who starre

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By VOA Sports Washington, DC 01 December 2007 The United States has taken an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Russia to capture the Davis Cup tennis title for the first time in 12 years. In front of a cheering crowd in Portland, Oregon, the world number one

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By Selah Hennessy Goma 20 December 2007 In late 2007, government and rebel fighters resumed fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, struggling for control of hills in the eastern part of the country and forcing hundreds of thousands of Congoles

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By Cindy Saine Washington 18 December 2007 The United Nations has faced a number of challenges during the past year, among them, the ongoing crisis in Sudan's Darfur region and a brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrators in Burma. VOA's Cindy

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 18 October 2007 Mauritanian officials are pursuing terrorism charges against five men they say belong to a radical terror group with ties to Osama bin Laden. Phuong Tran has more from VOA's West Africa bureau in Dakar. Mauritania

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By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 22 October 2007 Kyrgyzstan's president has dissolved his country's parliament, a day after a referendum in which voters approved broad constitutional amendments. Anya Ardayeva reports for VOA from Moscow a date for elections h

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By Noel King Kigali 19 October 2007 Congo's 2006 democratic elections were intended to usher in a new era of peace in the once war-torn nation. And while improvements have been seen in certain areas across the vast country, holdout armed groups in th

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By Siri Nyrop Washington 14 November 2007 In the United States, she is almost as famous as the rock stars and political leaders she photographs. Celebrities consider it an honor to have Annie Leibovitz take their portrait. As Siri Nyrop reports, the

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