VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Sarah Long with the MAKING OF A NATION, A VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) Today, we tell about relations between the American colonies and Britain

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本讲为2006年下半年新的教学内容,请对照教材听录音! “They may want a health professional to open up communication for them with their loved ones or family--- there’s nearly a

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本讲为 2006 年下半年新的教学内容,请对照语法、教材、练习册听录音! be deserving of 值得;应得 His efforts are certainly deserving of praise. be supposed to(inf.) 应该

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1. At least 6 people are dead after a series of random shootings in western Michigan. 45-year old Jason Dalton of Kalamazoo County was arrested early Sunday in connection with the shooting. 2. London Mayor Boris Johnson says he is joining a campaign

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LONDON, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The official figures released on Thursday showed that Britain received more overseas visitors in the first half of this year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said foreign residents made 15.24 million visits to Bri

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LONDON, May 29 (Xinhua) -- More than half of employers in Britain are making changes to their working practices during the Olympics to enable staff to work more flexibly or enable them to watch key events at work, according to survey results released

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In March, I recorded a podcast about the census in this country that is, the counting of everyone who lives here. Todays podcast is also about a census the very first census to take place England. In the year 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, defeated

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The First World War ended on 11 November 1918. Nearly 1 million British servicemen and civilians died in the war. After the war, people thought that it was important to find ways to remember those who had been killed. So, throughout Britain, towns an

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Last week a woman called Marie Smith Jones died. She was 89 years old and she lived in Alaska in North America. Marie was the last person alive to speak a language called Eyak. Eyak is, or was, one of the native North American languages. Linguists ha

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That was Mr Chuck Berry. He was riding along in his automobile, and he is here to help us celebrate a special birthday. Yes, dear listeners, this week saw the 50th birthday of Britains first motorway. Germany and Italy built their first motorways bef

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Today we will learn some words connected with volcanoes; and we will find out that volcanoes are bad for aeroplanes, and why people in west London can now hear the birds sing. Volcanoes are mountains, or other places, where the inside of the earth co

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In Britain the Luddites broke stocking frames to stop machines taking their jobs. 在英国,卢德派分子已经开始破坏织袜机,以阻止机器抢了他们的饭碗。 On the other hand, global demand was damaged by failed ventures in Sout

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Nancy Wake, born in New Zealand in 1912, died today in London aged 98. She was famous for the work she did for the French Resistance during the Second World War. She was a spy for the British and a fighter for freedom against the Nazis in France. She

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5.Mrs.Thatcher's Farewell Speech 5.撒切尔夫人的告别演说 Government apart, the strength of a civilized nation depends on the natural authority of the family, the school, the church and our great institutions. 一个文明国家,其力量不仅

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In English, if we say that something HAS GONE, or that something IS GONE, we mean that it has disappeared. If I say that my money has all gone, I mean that I dont have any money any more. Maybe someone has stolen it. Maybe I have spent it all. If I s

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This podcast is about listening to numbers. I have left the numbers out of the written text, so you will have to listen carefully to understand. Send me an e-mail if need help. What is Britain really like? How do British people really live when we ar

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Hanging over this debate about the pros and cons of the deal is the question of what overturning it would do to the health of Britains democracy. 围绕该协议利弊的辩论一直悬而未决的问题是,推翻该协议将对英国民主的健康产

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Bratain 英国 A Tory titan retires 一托利党巨人退休 William, it was really nothing 威廉,真的没关系 The Conservatives bid farewell to a talented parliamentarian 保守党向一名才华横溢的国会议员告别 THE high esteem in w

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Should they stay or should they go? That's the question facing British voters today as they decide their place in Europe. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant has the story from London. MALCOLM BRABANT: The signs went up and doors

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Key Sentences(重点句子) 450. Which station do I go to from? 我应该从哪个站上车? 451.And when is the next train? 请问下班火车几点开? 452.There's a train every hour on the hour. 每小时整点有一班火车。 45

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