This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A Hamas militant holds up a Hamas flag on a watch tower of the Preventive Security headquarters in Gaza City. Hamas captured the compound from Fatah forces. For a week now, Palestinians have had to deal wi

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(六)月

Facing ever-tighter Western sanctions for its nuclear program, Iran now has halted oil shipments to Great Britain and France. Meanwhile, Larry Miller tells us, the UK is advising the peace of the world is at risk. British Foreign Secretary William Ha

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by Robert Brumfield Broadcast: July 27, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Nicole Nichols. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program, People in America. Today we tell about one of t

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2003(下)-美国人文故事

Explanation: The U.S. Declaration of Independence says that all men are created equal (or the same), but in reality (or in real life), this isnt really true. The United States has always struggled (or had problems) with racial discrimination, which m

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马丁路德金(Martin Luther King, Jr.,1929年1月15日-1968年4月4日),著名的美国民权运动领袖。1948年大学毕业。1948年至1951年期间,在美国东海岸的费城继续深造。1963年,马丁路德金觐见了肯尼迪

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Modern Olympic Games Review: 1988 Seoul Olympics For the first time since Munich in 1972, there was no organized boycott 1 of the Summer Olympics. Cuba and Ethiopia stayed away 2 in support of North K

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Spain has rejected calls for talks or mediation to resolve a dispute over independence with the northeastern region of Catalonia. In a speech to parliament Wednesday, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said there can be no mediation between democra

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Spanish Officials to Meet on Taking Local Powers from Catalonia Spain has called for a special cabinet meeting on Saturday that could start a process that would take away local powers from Catalonia. Spains Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy made the move

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India election starts final phase 印度大选迎来最后角逐 India has entered the final phase of its marathon general election, with 107m voters eligible (有资格的,合格的) to cast ballots. (不记名票) Voting is taking place in 86 constituencies (选

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(136) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

A bill making sweeping changes to the country's financial regulations could move to a final vote in the Senate this week. Democrats have cobbled together 60 votes with the help of a handful of Republicans to overcome a filibuster. Tributes are pourin

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Iran has rejected a U.S. warning against blocking oil shipments through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a war of words between the two countries continues. Iran's semi-official Fars news agency Thursday quoted Revolutionary Guard commander Hossein

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. What exactly is genocide? The word was invented by Raphael Lemkin, a Jewish lawyer who fled Poland at the start of World War Two and came to the United States. He lost almost every member of his family to

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AS IT IS 2014-08-08 Vietnamese Boycott Chinese Products 越南人抵制中国产品 China recently withdrew an oil rig from a disputed area in the South China Sea. Vietnam claims the same area. For Vietnamese, the waterway is known as the East Sea. C

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Actors Criticize 'White' Oscars for Lack of Diversity The Academy Awards ceremony is Hollywoods biggest night of the year for actors and filmmakers. But this year, some are refusing to attend the ceremony. They are calling for a boycott. They are boy

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Please Don't Boycott Us! 请不要抵制我们! From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. Each week we report on words and expressions commonly used in American English. We explain their meanings, their roots and how they are curr

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IN THE NEWS - Exercise in Free Expression: How It Led to Deadly CostsBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, February 11, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Protesters in Ku

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从原形词与类比词的联系来看,英语类比构词大致可分以下三大类: 一、数字、色彩类比 先看数字类比,例如,美国总统夫人在英语中称First Lady(第一夫人),通过该词美国人又联想类比出

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From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Catherine Callaway. So glad you are checking in with us now! Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Senator Hillary Clinton pulled off a campaign saving comeback last night. Her backers saw Texas and

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Good afternoon. I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. We're following the high drama on Capitol Hill, where a baseball superstar is trying to defend his reputation. Seven-time Cy Young A

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China Central Television is coming under pressure to involve a popular Chinese actor in this year's Spring Festival gala, with the internet demanding the man who is best known as the Monkey King be a part of this year's event. 中国中央电视台现在

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