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Speech Given by Colin Lucas at Beijing University(科林卢卡斯在北京大学的演说) 牛津大学副校长科林卢卡斯在北京大学的演说 Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Colleagues: Because I am the Vice-Chancellor of the oldest of the forei
That afternoon, the children attended the Music Appreciation workshop in the auditorium. As they slid into their seats, Victor tapped his baton for attention. The audience fell silent. In order to appreciate music, he began, one should know something
Now, we have to tell Grandfather about Melody and the mysterious man, Jessie said as they walked to the Civic Center. Benny had another idea. We should call the police! Thats what we should do! We cant do that, Violet protested. We dont know what was
Victor Perrelli sank to the edge of the bed. Oh, my, he said, and ran his hands through his hair. Do you suppose someone came in here and took the score? Weve looked everywhere, Jessie said. It doesnt seem to be here. This is terrible, terrible, Vict
影片对白 Mary Alice Young: Of the many suburban rituals, none is quite so cherished as the neighborhood yard sale. The shoppers come to sift through the discarded belongings of someone they don't really know, in the hopes of finding bargains they do
By Nico Colombant Thies, Senegal 16 November 2007 In the largely Muslim West African nation of Senegal, women have been excluded from joining the army as foot soldiers. But that will change next year, as VOA's Nico Colombant reports from a recruitmen
By Stephanie Ho The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has developed a guide to provide newly arrived immigrants with basic information about American life, history and civics. The new guide is
As vote tabulation proceeds in southern Sudan's independence referendum, its leaders are preparing for the day when the final results are in. Officials say whether the region chooses to separate or remain part of Sudan they face vast challenges. The
This is AP News Minute. The United States has issued sanctions on 271 people linked to the Syrian government agency responsible for developing and producing non-conventional weapons. The crackdown is in response to Syrian President Bashar Assad's all
By Kari Barber Freetown 07 September 2007 Sierra Leone's election officials say all preparations have been completed and the country is set for the presidential runoffs Saturday. Vice President Solomon Berewa will face opposition candidate Ernest Kor
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 17 February 2006 watch G8 Democracy report Russia recently assumed the rotating presidency of the G-8, prompting a discussion in the United States about whether that c
US Army special forces Lt. General Kenneth Keen (L) chats with a refugee family in a makeshift shelter camp near the Presidential palace in Port-au-Prince (File) The commander of U.S. military relief efforts in Haiti said Wednesday that the operation
New American Voters Learn Finer Points of Democracy At the United Cambodian Community, a civic organization in Long Beach, Cambodian immigrants are learning the finer points of American democracy. This is in part so they can become citizens. And vote
CAR Aid Meeting Held in Brussels 中非援助会议在布鲁塞尔举行 Despite U.N. and French peacekeeping troops deployed in the Central African Republic, sectarian violence remains high. Since early last year, thousands of people have been kille
Independent news media are beginning to emerge in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, two weeks after the fall of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. They are pledging to help build democratic institutions that were never allowed to develop under his 42-year rul
By Peter Fedynsky Washington 06 January 2006 watch Corruption report One of Washington's most powerful lobbyists, Jack Abramoff, pleaded guilty to corruption charges twice this week, in Washington on
By Kari Barber Freetown 03 September 2007 A meeting at the opposition APC headquarters to train young supporters in Freetown The two parties in Sierra Leone's presidential runoff have said the only rally to be held in the capital before Saturday's vo
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 03 March 2008 Among the 25,000 people who ran in Sunday's Los Angeles Marathon, runner Julian Myers joined in the race for five kilometers. Mike O'Sullivan reports, it was part a bigger marathon to mark his 90th birthda
As the 2010 football World Cup enters its final hours in South Africa, another football tournament is taking place in the impoverished township of Alexandra, in northeastern Johannesburg. Several hundred young people from disadvantaged communities in
A group of private Russian citizens is seeking to establish a network of corruption victims as a means of advancing President Dmitri Medvedev's plans to battle the country's oppressive bureaucracy and courts. Participants at an organizational meeting