IN THE NEWS - Republican Presidential Hopefuls Debate Pakistan, Iran 新闻报道 - 共和党总统候选人就巴基斯坦、伊朗等热门话题展开辩论 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

Women Bear Brunt of Population Growth The global population is expected to rise to nine billion by 2050. Most of that growth will be in developing countries. However, many are asking whether such growth is sustainable, considering the amount of resou

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Survivors of Kenya's Past Election Violence Are Hopeful Now Theres plenty of work to be done at this metal workshop in Nakuru. Workers here are fashioning security doors for local businesses and homes. But it is not as busy as it was five years ago,

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Chewing Khat Increasingly Popular Among Ethiopians Khat's popularity is growing as more members of the middle and upper classes are chewing the leaf. The natural stimulant is considered to be mildly addictive and the leaf has become the country's num

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A: Would you like to order anything else? B: No, I'm good. All we need now is our check. A: Our waitress has been kind of scarce tonight, hasn't she? B: I think that is our waitress is over by the bar. Boy, the service has not been good this evening.

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 17 October 2006 Immigrants take the oath of U.S. citizenship in Gilbert, Arizona (file photo) The U.S. population has reached 300 million, according to the Census Bureau. Only China and India have larger populations th

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By Amy Katz Washington, DC 01 March 2006 watch Indonesian Cuisine report Indonesian Restaurant Indonesian food is catching on in the United States -- especially in big cities like New York, Los Angele

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By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 19 January 2006 Security forces patrol the streets of Katmandu Nepalese authorities have rounded up more than 70 activists and cut off cell phone communications in the coun

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By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 13 January 2006 watch Burn Center report Advances in combat medicine have helped hundreds of badly wounded soldiers in Iraq survive, but many of them need long-term c

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 November 2006 U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland says the international community, governments and political leaders are in denial about the scope of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's province

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VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Aaron Copland, one of Americas best modern music composers. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Aaron Copland wrote many kinds of music. He

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By Penelope Poulou Washington, D.C. 22 August 2006 watch Illusionist review Eisenheim is more than just a magician in a new movie that recreates Vienna of 100 years ago. Eisenheim is a magician who captivates the nobles and high society of Vienna Th

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By Steve Herman Honolulu, Hawaii 26 June 2006 The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean 18 months ago has pushed governments, international organizations and scientists to expand a sophisticated network to detect tsunamis. VOA's S

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Chinese Symbols Prove Popular in US 汉字在美国大受欢迎 From the moment Spaniards - or Vikings, some would say - first dropped anchor and encountered the natives whom the Spanish called Indians because they thought they had arrived in India -

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Egyptian Presidential Hopeful Promises Islamic, Inclusive Future Morsi wasn't the first choice for president of the Islamist group, Muslim Brotherhood. But with its lead candidate disqualified, Morsi has grasped his role as an accidental front-runner

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Report: Africa Not Prepared for Aging Population A new report says African governments are ill prepared to handle the growing number of people over age 65. The African Development Bank is raising concerns over the lack of health insurance and pension

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The Pentagon announced Tuesday it will change the composition and mission of some troop units being deployed to Iraq in the coming months to reduce their combat role and increase their ability to train and support Iraqi forces. Pentagon spokesman Br

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By Michael Bowman Lima 06 April 2006 In Peru, a left-leaning populist firebrand has surged to the top of public opinion polls before Sunday's presidential vote. In the first of a two-part series from

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 19 March 2008 A military and police operation targeting a militia in western Kenya continues. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, journalists are complaining that they are still being barred from the areas affected by the op

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今天我们要学的词是hopeful。 Hopeful, 做为名词,指希望在某个领域获得成功的人。 A Presidential hopeful, 希望参选总统的人。本届奥斯卡最佳女主角桑德拉.布洛克获奖一天前, Oscar hopeful Sandra Bu

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