Economics Report - Economic News in 2011 经济报道 - 2011年全球经济要闻回顾 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 This week, we look back on a few of the big economic stories of

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(399) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today, we will tell about American plans for space exploration after the space shuttle program. We tell how more and more

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CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Im Christopher Cruise. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Video games have evolved over the past fifty years into one of the most popular forms of modern media entertainment. This week on

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STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed new members into its highly respected club last week. The ceremony took place March fourtee

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The United States, Norway and Britain have called for talks to resume in Sudan so that plans can move ahead for the south's independence later this year. The southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) called off talks with the Khartoum-based

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Even in the age of the Internet and DVDs, classical theater is flourishing in New York. Some of the plays in the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 2011 classical theater season are over 400 years old but ticket sales have been brisk. Joe Melillo, BAM's exe

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Food prices continue to rise, threatening to push more and more people into poverty and hunger. A new report from the UN food agency says one of the best ways to boost agricultural productivity worldwide would be to remove the barriers women farmers

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IN THE NEWS - 150 Years Later, US Still Debate Issues That Fueled Civil War This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This Tuesday is the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the opening shots of the American Civil War. On April twelfth, eighteen si

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Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English by the Voice of America. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 It is surprising how many expressions that Americans use every day came from the card game of poker. For exampl

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The political turmoil in the Arab world may not only lead to much higher oil prices, but greater competition for resources and a shift in priorities for oil-producing nations. So says the author of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet. What's happening in

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One of the most famous and most talked-about actresses to come out of Hollywood has died. Film legend Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday of congestive heart failure at the age of 79. Elizabeth Taylor's striking beauty demanded the attention of audiences

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Embassy representatives in Washington, D.C., work regularly with lawmakers on Capitol Hill and U.S. officials at the State Department. Nearly four dozen of them also extend their diplomatic efforts into city schools. They visit hundreds of 5th and 6t

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In recent months, cocoa growers in Cameroon have been happy.Prices for their crop have reached an all-time high of 1,400 FCFA [about US $3] per kilogram. That's about double the high reached three years ago. Officials at Cameroon's National Cocoa and

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Africa's highest security body has added its voice to the international chorus condemning the use of lethal force against demonstrators in Libya. The African Union Peace and Security Council chose its words carefully in dealing with an insurrection a

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In a three-day competition on the popular U.S. television quiz show Jeopardy, an IBM super computer named Watson faced off against two human contestants and won. The computer proved adept at trivia, on which the show is based. Watson was not stumped

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In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at Egypt's nuclear program and its stance on chemical weapons. With Egypt's political future still in limbo, analysts question whether Cairo's policy of not seeking nuclear we

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The United Nations refugee agency says it has begun work on a new camp for internally displaced people in western Ivory Coast. The UNHCR says it expects the current shortage of shelter for thousands of uprooted people to get worse as their numbers co

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The funeral was for Sanea Jaleh, a 26-year-old student who was killed on Monday. Both the government and the opposition in Iran say Jaleh is a martyr and that he supported their cause. Both have blamed the other for his death. The rally on Monday was

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Russian news agencies report that the suicide bomber at Moscow's airport was from Ingushetia, one of Russia's three so-called Green Republics, where Islamic extremists seek to impose Sharia law. Citing security officials, Russian news agencies report

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February 14 is Valentine's Day in the United States, a special time set aside for lovers and spouses to say, I love you, often with flowers, chocolates and a romantic meal. And while love is universal, just what makes any one of us of feel cherished

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