Promoting the human rights of persons with disabilities has been a key objective of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration both at home and internationally. Disability rights are not abstract concepts wrote Secretary of State John Kerry. They a

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(135) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(十二月)

Health Report - Unequal Treatment Drives Disability Rights Movement 健康报道 - 不公平待遇推动残疾人权利运动的发展 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 New estimates show

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(287) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(六)月

Turning Nigeria's Disabled From Beggars to Workers 帮助尼日利亚残疾乞丐自食其力 KADUNA An estimated 20 million people in Nigeria have physical handicaps. With few opportunities for work, many have resorted to street begging. But a group

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(六月)

People With Disabilities Achieve New Opportunities 残疾人获得新的机会 From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America in Special English. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. And I'm Jim Tedder. Today we look at what's happening with employment, educ

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

A lot of people complain about their situation, they think life sucks and there is nothing for them can do. But when we see the disabled who live happily and make great achievement, there is nothing for us to complain about. A disabled man who has no

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英语作文

Many elderly and disabled Americans are isolated by frailty, illness and at this time of year, in the northern states, extreme cold weather. Many also suffer from malnutrition. A non-profit program called Meals on Wheels provides and delivers more th

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(158) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2011年1月

The I.D.E.A Today on Congressional Moment Since 1917, education has been compulsory for American children, but even by the 1970s, the educational needs and rights of children with disabilities were addressed only sparsely, at the local level. Most sc

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

The sight of a grown woman lying on the floor, her wrist pinned down by the foot of someone who was supposed to be caring for her was one of the more shocking images that emerged from Winterbourne View, 一个成年女子躺在地板上,她的手腕被

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 智慧人生篇章

Newspaper obituaries are a useful window onto history and reading accounts of the life of the late politician Alf Morris this week reminded me just how different Britain was 50 years ago before Morris and fellow MP Jack Ashley championed the disabled

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It rained so hard tonight. I could feel the wind piercing through my ribs. A rainy Christmas eve. It just made me feel sadder and lonelier. It had rained the day he was buried into the ground and I ha

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(136) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Scientists Develop Eyetracking Wheelchair for Severely Disabled 科学家为残疾人开发眼睛追踪轮椅 WASHINGTON Scientists in London are working to develop a wheelchair that can be maneuvered simply by looking in the direction in which the u

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(七月)

不惧艰险的索马里失明记者 MOGADISHU Despite improving security in the last few years, Somalia remains one of the most dangerous countries to be a journalist even more so for someone who cannot see. Journalist Abdifatah Hassan Kalgacal has

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(十二月)

Artists with Disabilities Showcase Their Talents 残疾人艺术家展示自己的才华 Vanessa Monroe is a visual artist who draws inspiration from the world around her. Today shes painting a wooden birdhouse at an art studio in Washington, D.C., t

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(四月)

Empowering Employees with Disabilities 激励人心的残疾人员工 CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA Lifelong intellectual disabilities often can hinder a person's ability to acquire skills or get a job. The people who run the Wildflour catering company near Wa

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(三月)

Correct Terms to Use for Persons with disabilities 对残疾人使用正确术语 陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作,下班后跟美国同事Amy一起往外走。 (Office ambience) CH:Hi Amy. 碰上你太好了! A: I haven't seen you all d

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Each summer in the late 1960s, my two sisters and I would ride the Greyhound bus from Arizona to Arkansas to stay with our father. 二十世纪六十年代末的时候,每个夏天我和我的两个姐妹都会乘坐从亚里桑那州到阿肯色州

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Recently, as you probably maybe have read, Rosa Parks, a former seamstress married to a barber, married to a hairdresser, died, and she lay in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capital in Washington. People from around America came to say farewell to

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 偶像励志英语演讲

陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作,他在走廊上遇到了刚吃完中饭回来的美国同事Amy。 (Office ambience) C:Amy, 吃过饭了吗? A:I did. A group from the office went out together. We missed you. C:我今天特别忙,所

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讲解文本: make do 将就,凑合着用 Don't worry, I can make do with these tools. 别担心,这些工具我都能将就着用。 The food here is so bad, but we have to make do. 这里的食物太烂了,但只能凑合着吃。 疯狂练习

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 愉悦口语

The Consumer Electronics Show or CES is a showcase for the worlds best technology. As expected, a big topic is how many things are now wired and online. 消费类电子产品展览会(CES)展现了世界上的尖端技术。不出所料,一个热

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2019年(一月)