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Welcome to Santa Claus, Indiana. 欢迎来到印第安纳州圣克劳斯。 Though the town may be 6,000 kilometers south of the North Pole, the residents are some of Santas best helpers.Thats because every year, they get nearly 25,000 letters for th

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Congressional Republicans are trying to figure out when to repeal and how to replace the Affordable Care Act. Whatever happens, there's a lot at stake for older Americans. NPR's Ina Jaffe covers aging. She joins us for our regular

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Yesterday, one significant and closely watched indicator of the U.S. stock market jumped up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, an index of 30 important stocks, ended the day 410 points higher than it started out. Over the last two days of trading, th

美国有线新闻 CNN 2012-12-22

We've been endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years, and each time I learn the news, I react not as a president, but as anybody else would as a parent. And that was especially true today. President speaking last Friday about a shooti

VOA慢速英语2012 Health Report - What Is the Relationship Between Age and Happiness?

Health Report - What Is the Relationship Between Age and Happiness? 健康报道 - 年龄和幸福度之间的联系 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 Are people less happy or more happy t

VOA慢速英语2013 Health Report - Lifelong Bilingualism Gives Seniors Mental Edge

Health Report - Lifelong Bilingualism Gives Seniors Mental Edge 健康报道 - 终生双语环境给了老年人心智优势 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. A new study adds to evidence suggesting that being b

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These children, these girls were now adults, in many ways, have become your children, no matter who you with, no matter what you doing, if wanna these girls calls, you pick up the phone Oh,yes, now we are all texting all the time, verify just happen

美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-04-03

For spring break and if you like land mark history staff, you have to cross the statue liberty, Ellis Island off your list. There are shut down. The reason, last year's supper storm sandy, it was 820 miles wide and blasted the U.S. east coast with wi

Daily English-2016年12月03日

Children see the world look and adults are not the same, they will say I do instead of I can't do anything, so I also like this. 孩子们看世界的眼光会和大人们不一样，他们会说我要做什么而不是我不能做什么，所以我也

VOA标准英语2013--Getting into the Halloween Spirit; Skeeball, Costumes, Beer

Getting into the Halloween Spirit; Skeeball, Costumes, Beer October 31 is Halloween in the United States. And that means costumes and knocking on neighbors doors for candy. That's mostly for children, but adults get into the spirit, too. Except, for

VOA标准英语2011--AIDS Orphans Face Psychological Challeng

AIDS Orphans Face Psychological Challenges In many parts of Africa, AIDS has had a devastating effect. Now, 30 years into the epidemic, researchers are learning more about the impact on orphans and other children whose parents get AIDS. Oxford Univer

VOA标准英语2009-Hula-Hooping Back as Exercise Fad

By Paige Kollock New York City 16 November 2009 Hula-hooping is making a come-back as one of the latest exercise trends It might have ended up as just another passing fitness fad from the 1950s, but hula-hooping appears to have caught on and stuck.

VOA常速英语2016--应对气候变化以消除极端贫困

应对气候变化以消除极端贫困 Next an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government. 下面的社论反映了美国政府的观点。 Climate change is the defining issue of our time, because it affects nearly every aspect

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Piecing Me Together' Novelist Says She Writes To Help Kids Feel Seen

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Piecing Me Together, a young adult novel by Renee Watson, tells the story of Jade, a Portland, Ore., high school student with - her words - cold skin and hula-hoop hips. Jade has won a scholarship to St. Francis, a private school t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Doctors Say Parenting And Pot Smoking Don't Mix

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Most states have now legalized medical marijuana, and eight of them allow recreational use for those 21 and older. But researchers say that adult users need to be mindful because secondhand marijuana smoke can have a serious effe

美国有线新闻 CNN 美国失业率刷新2000年年底以来低位

The unemployment rate, the share of the American labor force that doesn`t have a job is low. It`s at 4.1 percent. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics records that as the lowest unemployment rate since the year 2000. 美国的失业率很低，为4.1%。

2007年VOA标准英语-Alarming Number of Obese Children Worldwide May

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch Childhood Obesity report The World Health Organization reports that at least one and a half billion adults are overweight and approximately 400 million are obese. What may be even more shocking i

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According to survey results released on Monday, the number of books read per year by Chinese adults has essentially stayed the same, but newspapers and magazines are falling out of favor. The survey polled over 40,000 adults in 29 provincial-level re

2007年VOA标准英语-American Young Adults Learn About Islam

By Deborah Block Washington, D.C. 02 February 2007 watch Understanding Muslims A group of 60 young adults held discussions in Washington recently (in late January) designed to break down ignorance and misperceptions about Muslims and the Islamic rel

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2190 vegetarian

今天我们要学的词是 vegetarian. Vegetarian 做为名词，意思是素食者。Two percent of American adults are current vegetarians or vegans. 在美国，一般吃素的人和更为严格的素食主义者占成年人人口比例的2%。A