After Nearly 2 Decades, Californians Revisit Ban On Bilingual Education play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:17repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update you

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A crime novel set in Ramallah has been outlawed there and in other Palestinian cities. The Palestinian Authority's attorney general banned the book. He said it contains indecent terms that threaten public morality. Now the author's

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

Demand Grows for Global Ban on 'Killer Robots' A human-sized robot joined campaigners outside the British Parliament last month to highlight what they say are the imminent dangers of automated weapons systems - or killer robots. Among them was Americ

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(五月)

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. In nineteen eighty-seven, H.I.V./AIDS joined a list of diseases that could keep a person out of the United States. The government later tried to cancel its decision. But Congress made the travel ban a p

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By Webb Malcolm Nairobi 22 August 2007 A Ugandan organization that represents the rights of gays, lesbians and bisexuals says they are deprived of their rights by the country's law that makes homosexuality illegal. The comments follow an anti-gay pro

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By Tendai Maphosa London 24 August 2007 Aguy Georgias, an official in the Zimbabwean government, is challenging a European Union travel ban imposed on him and other ranking members of Zimbabwe's government and ruling party. From London, Tendai Maphos

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The Asian Development Bank has developed a new benchmark to measure poverty in Asia. The ADB says in a region that has seen stellar growth rates and rising income inequality, its new Asian poverty line can help policy makers measure and compare pove

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New York Sugary Drink Ban Targets Obesity Do you really need 450 grams, 560 grams, 900 grams of sugary soda? These are all quantities regularly sold and consumed in the United States. Mayor Bloomberg said enough with his proposed ban on the sale of s

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Push to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Builds In an unprecedented move, the National Transportation Safety Board in the U.S. is recommending that motorists turn off all cell phones while driving. The board, charged with determining the cause of tra

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Thousand Defy Protest Ban to Rally Ahead of Spanish Elections Tens of thousands of Spaniards defied a protest ban Saturday and crowded town squares across the nation to demonstrate against high unemployment ahead of local elections on Sunday. Thousan

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Court Overturns California Gay Marriage Ban Those who back the right of same-sex couples to marry cheered the ruling by the three-judge panel in San Francisco. In their 2-1 decision, the judges upheld the ruling of a lower court, saying Proposition 8

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This week marked the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. In two South Asian countries, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, women seeking equality have seen some surprising gains despite ongoing setbacks. VOA's Sarah Williams spoke with Carol Yost

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(三月)

EU Hopes Pesticide Ban Will Halt Bee Decline The targeted farm chemicals, which will be banned for two years starting this December 1, belong to a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids. They are a type of insect nerve agent that has been widely

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: So when President Trump signed an executive order banning travelers from six majority-Muslim countries from entering the U.S., several states and civil rights groups sued to stop it. So did a 24-year-old mom from suburban Seattle.

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

By Stephanie Ho Washington 10 September 2006 U.S. and Afghan officials acknowledge that Taleban forces are posing serious challenges to security in Afghanistan. But they add that, although Taleban fighters are fueling some of the country's worst vio

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 24 October 2007 Pakistani officials have drawn up recommendations for ensuring security during the country's upcoming political campaign season, following last week's devastating bombing in Karachi. VOA's Barry Newhouse re

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By Tom Rivers London 08 August 2007 For the first time since the confirmation of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain earlier this month, the government has decided to ease restrictions on livestock shipments in areas outside of the affected zone in sou

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今天我们要学的词是to ban somebody from doing something。 To ban somebody from doing something, 意思是禁止某人做某事。美国石油巨头雪佛龙公司最近在巴西惹了麻烦。 Following a recent oil spill inside the country,

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Roughly one in every four doctors that work in the United States comes from a foreign medical school. President Trump's travel ban, while suspended for now, puts a spotlight on these physicians who often serve in areas where there

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台2月

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 22 October 2007 Political opposition parties in Pakistan are denouncing a government proposal to ban large political rallies following Friday's deadly attack in Karachi. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that for

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