2012 a Banner Year for American Roots Musicians Since American Roots music is difficult to define, it might be easier if you listen to some of the years best like the Grammy-nominated Hold On by Alabama Shakes. Rolling Stone Magazine named that Alaba

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十二月)

IN THE NEWS - The Movie Industry Holds its Breath for the Academy Awards 新闻报道 - 2012年第84届奥斯卡金像奖即将揭晓 This is IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Hollywood is making fi

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英国物理学家霍金去世 享年76岁 Staying in England for our next story: world renowned physicist Stephen Hawking died at his home in Cambridge yesterday. He was born on January 8th, 1942, the 300th anniversary of the death of the astronomer

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By Edward Yeranian Beirut 17 December 2007 Lebanon's presidential election has been postponed a ninth time, as top political leaders again failed to reach a political deal that the Hezbollah-led opposition is demanding before a vote can take place. T

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In 'Hidden Figures' 3 African American Women Help NASA Win 60s Space Race Hidden Figures is the Hollywood version of the true story of three black women who in 1962 helped NASA launch pioneer astronaut John Glenn into orbit. Katherine G. Johnson, Dor

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By Ruth Reader Washington 18 December 2007 2007 was a troubling year for several female celebrities. And the year also was marked by slow music sales, an unpredictable box office and a Hollywood writers' strike. VOA's Ruth Reader reviews the year's t

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Some of his most famous movies were Tootsie and Out of Africa. Transcript of radio broadcast: 20 July 2008 VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about movie director a

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By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 27 September 2007 Nominations have been filed for candidates in Pakistan's October presidential election. The Supreme Court has ordered the government to release opposition party leaders and their supporters detained in th

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By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 28 September 2007 Pakistan's Supreme Court has dismissed a series of challenges to President Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid, paving the way for Mr. Musharraf to run in the October presidential election while still hold

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Toronto Festival Offers Glimpse of Season's Best Films The Toronto film festival traditionally showcases some of the years best films, including potential Oscar nominees. George Clooney and Ryan Gosling were among those walking Torontos red carpet th

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'The Artist's Silent Power Leads Oscar Pack By now, many moviegoers have seen Alexander Paynes bittersweet drama The Descendants. It's about a busy lawyer who finds himself as the single parent of his two daughters as his wife lies in a coma after a

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Oscar-Nominated 'Hugo' Centers on Movie Magic Once upon a time I met a boy named Hugo Cabret. He searched to find a secret message and that message lit his way all the way home. Hugo is an orphan who lives in the shadows of a busy Paris train station

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Taylor Swift's 'Red' Among 2012's Best Sellers Swift is used to breaking sales records and she continues that trend with Red. The album sold more than 1.2 million copies its first week of release, which makes Taylor Swift the only female artist in So

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The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will be presented on February 13 in Los Angeles. There are many top contenders in the Country categories. Free by the Zac Brown Band is nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Country Song and Best Country Performance by a

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By Larry London Washington 14 November 2009 Few music stars have had the immediate impact of Lady Gaga. Over the past year, her debut CD, The Fame, has produced four Number One Billboard Pop Songs chart hits: Just Dance, Poker Face, LoveGame, and Pa

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: NPR has learned about a change in how the Trump administration is preparing for the upcoming 2020 census. Unlike for the national head counts in 2000 and 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau has decided not to create a committee of advis

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By Mary Morningstar Washington 04 February 2008 The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will hold its 50th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 10. VOA's Mary Morningstar has this report on the nominees in the Country categorie

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By Jim Fry Washington 05 December 2007 Two Republican Party candidates for U.S. president disagreed sharply last week on the use a controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding. While much of the campaign focuses on domestic issues, ca

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By Margaret Besheer United Nations 15 October 2009 U.N. Security Council (file photo) Bosnia, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria were elected Thursday to non-permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council. They will serve two-year terms starting Janua

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By Jim Fry Washington 18 December 2007 It has only happened twice in the last century in the race for president of the United States. There are no sitting or past presidents or vice presidents running for either of the two major political party nomin

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