N. Korean Defectors Celebrate Christmas 朝鲜叛逃者庆祝圣诞节 SEOUL North Korea, an atheist one-party state, does not allow celebrations of Christmas or other religious holidays. But, many North Korean defectors do mark the holiday, because

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(十二月)

Thousands of pilgrims have joined local Palestinians in Christmas celebrations in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. 数千名朝圣者云集约旦河西岸城市伯利恒与当地的巴勒斯坦人一起庆祝圣诞节。 Christmas mass was celebrated

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The faithful have flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas. 世界各地的信徒聚集到约旦河西岸的伯利恒庆祝圣诞节。 A fragrant cloud of incense filled the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, as Palestinia

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Today's current events coverage begins with the report on the death of a controversial world leader. Fidel Castro, who ruled the Caribbean island nation of Cuba for almost 50 years, died Friday at the age of 90. His brother Raul who took over the cou

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For many people in America, yesterday was a day off school or work. The holiday became official on the third Monday of January in 1986, after President Ronald Reagan had signed it into law more than two years earlier. But in recent years, the U.S. go

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Singer/Actor Herb Jeffries Celebrates 100th Birthday 歌手和演员 Herb Jeffries斯庆祝100岁生日 Herb Jeffries earned fame as a singer with Duke Ellington, and as an actor in Hollywood westerns of the 1930s. He turned 100 on September 24. One

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Sand Sculptors Celebrate Transient Art 沙雕塑家庆祝短暂的艺术 LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Sculptures made of sand are transient, here today and gone tomorrow, subject to the whims of wind and waves. Yet each year, artists spend hours creating e

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Russians Head Into Holiday Facing Economic Malaise 俄罗斯人在经济隐忧中庆祝新年 MOSCOW Russian preparations for the New Year holiday are clouded by economic recession and a tumbling currency, the ruble. Nonetheless, people in the Russia

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Sunday's date September 9th marked exactly 70 years from the day when North Korea was founded. Though it's formal name is The Democratic People's Republic of Korea it is a communist state controlled by one central party. It's also a military state wh

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Thailand Celebrates King's Birthday by Releasing 1,066 Turtles Hundreds of people gathered at a beach in Thailand on Wednesday to release 1,066 turtles into the sea. The event was one of many around the country celebrating the birthday of Thailand's

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Tonight I Celebrate My Love Tonight I celebrate my love for you It seems the natural thing to do Tonight no one's gonna find us We'll leave the world behind us When I make love to you Tonight I celebrate my love for you And hope that deep inside you'

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The UN Celebrates Agriculture! 联合国接连庆祝国际藜麦年和国际家庭农业年 Hello and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! I'm Anna Matteo in Washington. 欢迎回到美国之音英语学习 As It Is 节目。我是安娜马迪

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Broadway Celebrates Legendary Cotton Club 百老汇庆祝传奇的棉花俱乐部 NEW YORK From the early 1920s to 1940, Harlems Cotton Club was the showplace for African-American performers in New York. 纽约从20世纪20年代早期到20世纪40年代

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Annual Juneteenth Festival Celebrated Around the World 美国庆祝6月19日六月节 HOUSTON The news that US President Abraham Lincoln had emancipated slaves in the rebellious southern states in September, 1862, did not reach slaves in Texas until

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Brazil Celebrates Victory in World Cup Opener 巴西庆祝世界杯揭幕战胜利 RIO DE JANEIRO The football World Cup opened Thursday night in Brazil with a 3-1 victory for the host country. Nearly 80,000 fans attended the match in Sao Paulo while

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Three years after the 2008 war between Georgia and Russia, the temporary ceasefire lines between the two look increasingly like permanent borders. 2008年格鲁吉亚与俄罗斯爆发战争,三年后的现在,两国间的临时停火线越来越像

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US Holiday Celebrating Bounty Comes as Government Cuts Food Program for Poor 美国庆祝感恩节之际,政府削减粮食券 The American holiday of Thanksgiving celebrates bountiful harvests with traditional family feasts. This year it comes just

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今天我们要学的词是surprise。 Surprise, 出人意料的。 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Monday, 美国国防部长盖茨星期一突如其来访问阿富汗。女儿生日快到了。 We plan

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今天我们要学的词是Passover。Passover, 指的是犹太教的逾越节,首写字母P大写。 The Jewish Passover holiday began at sunset last Friday, 上周五,随着日落的到来,犹太教逾越节开始了。 Passover commemorates

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Chinese and European Union leaders have sent out messages of congratulations to mark the 40th anniversary of the China-EU diplomatic ties which is today. In his message to European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-

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