Norway to Invest Millions to Improve Arctic Seed Vault Norway has announced it will spend 100 million Norwegian crowns, or $13 million, to make improvements to a special seed vault in the Arctic. 挪威宣布斥资1亿挪威克朗(约1300万美元)

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(二)月

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit three current exhibits in Washington D.C. Two of the exhibits are in the Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of Ameri

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Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther Kings I Have a Dream speech. On the occassion, US president Barack Obama addressed the gathered crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. King delivered his speech. 周三是马丁路德

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AMERICAN MOSAIC -August 2, 2002: Songs by Norah Jones / Question About the Library of Congress / Air Conditioner Turns 100 HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC — VOA’s radio magazine in Special Englis

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本杰明带雪莉来吃烛光晚餐,可是雪莉好像想不出来今天是什么特殊的日子,难道是精明的雪莉忘了吗? Listen Read Learn Shirley: Why do you want to eat western food so much today? Anything special to celebrate? Did you get a promotion? Benjamin: Honey, you r

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今天我们要学的词是getaway。 Getaway, 是逃跑的意思。 The police found the getaway car in the robbery case, 警方找到了抢劫犯开的车。我们常说weekend getaway,这里的意思可不是逃跑,而是利用周末的时间跑

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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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By Mandy Clark Gloucestershire 18 July 2007 The 60th anniversary of the United States Air Force was celebrated at an airshow in Britain over the weekend. All kinds of aircraft were featured at the show, from antique B-52s to the agile Thunderbirds ae

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Nearly 45,000 Boy Scouts from across the United States and from around the world are camping outdoors for 10 days of fun and adventure as the youth organization celebrates 100 years of scouting. Every four years the Boy Scouts of America holds its na

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Sierra Leone hopes to become Africa's biggest exporter of iron ore with the opening of a new mine in the central Tonkolili district. Geologists say the new mine holds more then five billion tons of iron ore. Before mining can begin at Tonkolili, geol

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Alt-Rock Band Celebrates 10th Anniversary The Seattle rock band Minus the Bear has spent a decade traveling together -- and recording four albums in its own studio in Seattle. The band's recent album, Omni , changes the pattern. Minus the Bear releas

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Japan's nuclear accident comes as Russia prepares for the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. This combination may weaken support for nuclear energy in Russia, long a major nuclear advocate. A Soviet official hysterically bellowing t

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Winners at CMA Awards It was a big night for Miranda Lambert at the 48th annual Country Music Association Awards, presented Wednesday night in Nashville, Tennessee. Lambert went into this years Country Music Association Awards race with nine nominati

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Idiom: Proclaim it from the rooftops ( make it known to everybody ) Hit the book: Ultimate Ensure Jeopardy Embed Dilemma Relevant Encode Anniversary Sustain 4.Robots Won't Get Tired Of Shopping Say hello to your ultimate shopping buddy! It's not all

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Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionChina marks the 70th anniversary of the Cairo Declaration with a call on countries to honor the historic document. Preparation gets underway for the launch of China's

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻与报道—News and Reports

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionChina says it will suspend some of its plans for bilateral exchanges with Vietnam in response to the deadly violence against Chinese nationals in the countryChina call

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 14 August 2007 Pakistani girls wave national flags at a flag hoisting ceremony in Islamabad, 14 Aug 2007 Pakistan is celebrating its 60-year anniversary Tuesday. People have taken to the streets throughout the country to co

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Lucy: Jeff, here's a question. I was just talking to Dawn. You know, they had their first wedding anniversary last week. Guess what her husband gave her as a present. Jeff: I don't know. What? Lucy: He gave her a vacuum cleaner . Jeff: Didn't she wan

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By Katherine Cole Washington 14 March 2008 For the past 25 years, Red House Records has been one of America's premiere independent record labels. Based in Saint Paul Minnesota, NOT Los Angeles, New York or Nashville, Red House is the label of choice

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(三月)

Tuesday is the first anniversary of the deal that brought about Zimbabwe's national unity government, known as the Global Political Agreement. Most Zimbabweans, who believed it would end years of political strife and suffering caused by a collapsing

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