I must say that before I went to the U.S., I didn't consciously identify as African. 我不得不强调,在我前往美国之前,我从来没有有意识地把自己当作个非洲人。 But in the U.S., whenever Africa came up, people turned to

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

Cambridge Analytica Influenced African Elections The data mining company Cambridge Analytica has come under criticism recently. In the U.S., it is accused of taking information from 50 million Facebook accounts without users permission. The company t

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(三)月

It's a hot frontier for global investment. And both China and the US want a stake. So far this year, President Obama has visited Ghana(n. 迦纳) and Egypt. Secretary of State Clinton wrapped a seven-nation African tour. President Hu stopped in Mali

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 英语讨论

Christopher Columbus 克里斯托弗 哥伦布 evaluate 评价 估计 various 各种各样的 不同种类的 in the name of 以....的名义 代表 key 极重要的 origin 起源 起点 出身 equip 装备 endeavour 努力 尽力 puzzle 难题 谜 使困惑 使糊涂 Marco polo 马克 波罗 wealthy 富有

发表于:2018-12-13 / 阅读(173) / 评论(0) 分类 高三单词

本讲为2005年下半年新的教学内容,请对照教材听录音! I heard him _sing_ (sing). I don’t like letters _written_ (write) in pencil. Such programs could teach the local people how

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 自考英语(一)78讲

Mobile App Seeks to Preserve African Folktales 手机应用程序传承非洲的民间故事 For hundreds of years, Africans have preserved their history through storytelling. But, some Africans worry that oral traditions will be lost to Internet con

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(二)月

非洲的经济发展有多大进步? Neil: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English, the programme where we discuss a topical subject and introduce you to some of the interesting vocabulary connected to that topic. I'm Neil

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 一起听英语

Science and Technolgy. 科技。 The Square Kilometre Array. SKA项目。 Divide and rule. 分工合作。 The world's biggest astronomy project is split between Africa and Australasia. That gives South Africa, in particular, a chance to show its sci

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人科技系列

Transparency International: Corruption Still a Problem in Africa African nations appear at the bottom of Transparency Internationals latest Corruption Perceptions Index. Transparency gave the East African nation of Somalia its lowest rating on the li

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(二)月

Drought-related water and food shortages are posing a risk to many in Namibia, and the U.S. government is providing help. 旱灾引发的水资源紧缺和粮食紧缺正威胁着纳米比亚的很多人,不过美国正在提供援助。 Through th

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(152) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(三月)

Diseases Jump Borders to Infect African Livestock 疾病跨境感染非洲牲畜 The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is urging farmers to be on guard against transboundary animal diseases. Officials warn that ticks, lice and other pe

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(九)月

AS IT IS 2016-07-17 Company Finds, Trains Technology Workers in Africa 科技公司在非洲挖掘和培训软件开发人员 A new Nigerian technology company plans to produce some of the best software developers in the world. The company is based i

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The first was that even though we grew, we didn't create enough jobs. 一,虽然我们进步,我们却没有创造足够的就业岗位。 We didn't create jobs for our youth. 我们没有为我们的年轻人创造就业岗位。 Youth unemploym

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲科学篇

So you mentioned corruption in your talk, and you're known, well-known as a strong anticorruption fighter. 你在你的演讲中提到了腐败,而你作为一个反腐败人士是非常知名的。 But that's had consequences. People have fought b

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And this mobile money is also providing a platform for access to alternative energy. 这项移动支付技术也为获取替代能源提供了一个平台。 You know, people who can now pay for solar the same way they pay for cards for their telepho

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲科学篇

HARI SREENIVASAN: For more about the situation in West Africa where more than 4,000 people have died of the disease, we're joined now via Skype by Drew Hinshaw of The Wall Street Journal. He recently was in Sierra Leone and Liberia and joins us tonig

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈健康系列

How's...going? 进行的怎么样了? going 进行 How's.....going? ...进展/进行的怎么样了? How'syourpapergoing? 你的论文写的怎么样了? How'syournewjobgoing? 你的新工作怎么样了? A:How'syourcoursegoing?Doyoulikeit?

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 跟艾米莉一起学口语

Volunteering is hardly a new thing for college students. But how about volunteering in Africa? 参与志愿者活动对于大学生们来说早已不是什么新鲜事了。但去非洲做志愿者呢? Of course this conjures up stereotypes such as

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

Becoming a proper incubator has proved tricky. 成为一个真正的孵化器非常困难的。 Hypercube in Zimbabwe closed in 2015 after operating for less than two years, having failed to find a sustainable business model. 因为没能找到一个可

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列

JUDY WOODRUFF:Joining me now to discuss the visit and President Obama's record on Africa is career diplomat and former Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs under President Obama Johnnie Carson. He's now a senior adviser at t

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