France's center-right government has launched a national debate about what it means to be French. The discussion on national identity is being described as a way for citizens to take stock of who they are and of France's place in the world. Critics a

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)

Baseball Has a Religion Too by Joe Williams There is a saying at the race track that you can't rule a man off for trying. I believe in this approach to life on this earth. I believe in God. I believe in my country. I believe in basic human decency. I

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023B 移民入籍: 中级课程 Amir正在申请成为美国公民,今天,他要去见移民律师John, 听听他的建议。 John: Hi Amir, it's nice to meet you. I'm happy you want to become a US citizen. Amir: Thank you, John. I'm very excited

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The US Postal Service 201 A postal office is a place where people buy stamps and send letter in paclkages. 202 You can also buy money orders from the post office. 203 I need to send the payment to immigration for my aunt's citizenship application. 20

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President Obama's Farewell Address to the Nation (January 7, 2017) 奥巴马总统将发表告别演讲(2017年1月7日) Since the days of George Washington, presidents have delivered some form of final message while in office a farewell address to t

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Americans talk a lot about illegal immigration but not as much about legal immigration. Legal immigrants who want to become citizens must learn English and show a knowledge of American history and gov

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AS IT IS 2014-10-30 US Political Parties Hope to Gain Latinos' Vote 美国政党希望获得拉美裔的选票 United States citizens of Latin American ancestry could influence the U.S. elections on November 4th. On that day, Americans will vote for

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Trump Considers Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship President Donald Trump says he wants to end to the constitutional right of citizenship for babies born in the United States to non-U.S. citizens. Trump made the comments on the television

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The Obama Administration is rejecting reports that have quietly cut off aid to Egypt where nearly a thousand people have been killed in political unrest. But this afternoon the issue is a subject of a senior-level meeting. After the White House said

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Chinese state media are reporting that the two passengers killed in yesterday's plane crash in San Francisco were both Chinese high school students. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Beijing. The Chine

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华人战俘劫后余生:每天都是假日 Looking at him today, few would guess Paul Loong, 88, has a larger-than-life story. Even his daughter, Theresa Loong, a filmmaker, was taken by surprise when she discovered her father's diary from his tim

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缅甸罗兴亚族人面临人口普查困境 Burma, also known as Myanmar, is conducting its first census in more than three decades, at a time when ethnic and religious tensions are high. Census workers are expected to record each persons race and

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A: 欢迎大家来到这期的美语训练班! 我是杨琳! B: 大家好,我是Mike! 我来接替Kat的任务,从今天起我会跟杨琳一起为大家主持这档节目! A: 欢迎Mike来到我们的节目! 我们一定尽力为大家推出更棒

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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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Aid Groups Advocate Solution to Decades-Old Warehousing of Refugees Laurel Bowman | Washington 07 April 2010 Worldwide, large numbers people have crossed borders, becoming refugees More than 10 million people worldwide have crossed borders, becoming

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(四)月

Australian Peter Greste is among 20 Al Jazeera journalists who go on trial in Egypt on terrorism-related offenses. Mr. Greste is accused of aiding members of a terrorist organization. He and two of his colleagues have been in custody in Cairo since l

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Prime Minister Tony Abbot will name Australias first counter-terrorism coordinator today. Hes the former ambassador to Indonesia and Iran Greg Moriarty. The Federal Government is also expected to unveil legislation this week to give authorities the p

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Leading the news. The Prime Minister is ramping up the pressure on the opposition over those changes to citizenship laws. Legislation to strip Australian citizenship from dual-nationals involved in terrorism will come before Parliament on Wednesday.

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President Donald Trump has backed away from a simple demand for border wall funding. Now, he is offering a three-year extension of programs for refugees and immigrants brought illegally to America as minors known as dreamers. If we are successful in

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A UN human rights report has implicated dozens of military commanders in South Sudan in war crimes and crimes against humanity. The team says it has evidence of children being forced to watch the rape and murder of their mothers, and affairs of villa

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