AS IT IS 2013-12-25 Christmas Traditions Old and New 圣诞节的新旧传统 Hello and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I'm Mario Ritter. People around the world are celebrating Christmas day. Christians mark the birth of Jesus Christ

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Christmas trees in Rockefeller Center For millions of Americans, the

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In the land of rock and roll, the space shuttle, and computerized living, who could imagine that about 50,000 Americans do not use telephones, electric lights, or cars, not because they are poor, but

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But it was interesting because I had some very preconceived notions about, for instance, evangelical Christianity, 但是这很有趣,因为我有一些先入为主的想法,例如,福音派基督教, and I found that it's such a wide and var

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. The US military says another airport will open in Haiti by tomorrow. This will allow rescue teams to bring more help into the earthquake-stricken nation. Supplies have been backed up at the single airpo

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As you know, Christmas is a day Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. Well, this morning we thought we show you how people in Bethlehem, Beijing and London were getting ready for this special day. First to the West Bank. I am Paula Hancocks in Be

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Festival: 1.The spring festival seems to be the most important holiday in China 2.Christams spirit means it's better to give thant to receive. 3.We usually have a month off for Easter. 4.Halloween is a fine day mainly for children 5.We have a special

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复活节到啦!你知道复活节具体是什么时候吗?你知道复活节要干什么吗?赶快听听潘吉和Jenny讲复活节的习俗,告诉我们你在复活节有什么特别的活动吧! 听力提示: 1. Easter 复活节 2. Chri

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Kibcob will soon face his first great step on the road to priesthood. He hopes to take part in the most important ceremony of the Ethiopian Orthodox ChurchTimkat, the feast of the Epiphany, celebrating the baptism of Christ. Although Epiphany is cele

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Halloween is celebrated on October the 31st every year. It originated from a pagan holiday and the Christian holiday of All Saints Day. The name Halloween is a shortened version of All Hallows Eve. Today, it is more of a fun day for children and has

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Christmas in the U.S. By Nancy Steinbach and Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Friday, December 24, 2004 DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic, in VOA Special English. This is Doug Johnson.

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NB: Please note this is not a word for word transcript of the audio programme Abigail:The term Fundamentalist (基本教义派) has been discussed a lot in recent years and you will probably have heard it in connection with terror attacks and it seems

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Christmas Celebrated AZUZ: And of course, Christians around the world celebrated Christmas on December 25th, marking the birth of Jesus. One of those celebrations, which you see right here, was held in the city of Bethlehem, the site where Jesus was

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This is Scientific American 60 Second Science, I am Cythia Graber, this will just take a minute~ Many Christians give up meat for Lent, a practice that indirectly affectshyenas, believe it or not. In northern Ethiopia, hyenas have become accustomed t

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The medical charity MSF says that around 300 migrants were hurt when Macedonian police fired tear gas and stun grenades at crowds trying to break through from Greece. An MSF official said 200 migrants were treated for breathing problems, 30 for wound

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Oh My God!也许是最常用的英语感叹。但是这句话不能随便用,因为很多人觉得它有侮辱性质。为什么呢?除了Oh My God,还有什么其它的说法呢?快听Jenny和Adam告诉你吧! 关键词: Oh My God是粗话?

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But, alas! the practices of whalemen soon convinced him that even Christians could be both miserable and wicked; 但是,天呀!这些捕鲸者的行动立刻就教他看出了文明人的卑鄙与邪恶; infinitely more so, than all his father's heat

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