美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-05-28

Next today, we're reporting on the Patriot Act. This is a U.S. government program that expanded the powers of America's intelligence and law enforcement agencies. The goal: to prevent terrorism. The Patriot Act is controversial. Supporters say it's c

VOA常速英语2018--彼得森汽车博物馆 车迷们的乐园

If youre interested in cars, this is where you want to be. Its not a big garage or a dealers showroom. Its the underground Petersen Automotive Museum vault. 如果你对汽车感兴趣，你一定想到此一游。这里不是大型车库，也不是经

VOA标准英语2010年-WikiLeaks Organization Sparks Controve

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Each year in the United States, hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of unclaimed property - especially stock certificates, jewelry left in safe-deposit boxes, and seemingly forgotten money in checking accounts - are turned over to state government

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2017年CRI Scientists make progress understanding Yunnan otter fossil

Scientists say they're making more progress in understanding a rare animal fossil they found in China. International teams from the USA and China discovered a giant otter that lived six million years ago. Paleontologists say the fossil they found in

2017年CRI Rare manuscripts of the British Library to be displayed in Beijing

Objects going on display at the exhibition include a Quarto edition of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet which once belonged to King George III. [Photo: China Plus/Duan Xuelian] A major exhibition jointly organized by the British Library and the Nationa

CNN 2009-09-26

Hey,there,I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN center in Atlanta,with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Two alleged terror plots targeting 2 US cities,Federal Agents say the suspects in both plots were ready to pull the trigger.The alleged plots we

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Time stopped in the year 79 AD. Mt. Vesuvius erupted, sealing two Italian towns in ash, mud and lava: the better-known city of Pompeii and the seaside resort of Herculaneumit was a vacation spot of choice for wealthy Romans. In 1752, workers excavati

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In the heart of the Indiana University campus is a veritable trove filled with invaluable artifacts. Not very many people know about it.It's called the Lilly Library,and it's due for a visit. Luckily, This treasure trove is open to the public.That sa

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But how, as a foreign invader, would he ever win the hearts and minds of his new subjects? Alexander understood the power of the visual techniques used by Darius, but he had to come up with an image a

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: For centuries, scientists and amateur botanists scoured the country to document and preserve plant species. Their findings were prized like fine art. Now there's a new effort to digitize these collections, a treasure trove for re

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The secret of the diamond lies in the carbon bond. Carbon is one of the most plentiful substances known to science. We find carbon in plants, animals and our bodies. Carbon everywhere. And yet diamonds are some of the rarest, most beautiful of all su

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Of course dinosaur hunting didn't end with the deaths of the great nineteenth-century fossil hunters. Indeed, to a surprising extent it had only just begun. In 1898, the year that fell between the deaths of Cope and Marsh, a trove greater by far than

VOA标准英语2009年-Ethiopia, Destination For The Bold

An old saying that the greatest achievements were at first only dreams could well apply to Ethiopia. Some Ethiopians are dreaming big. Our correspondent visited the Ethiopian town of Harar and tells the story of dreamers who see adventure, excitement

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More than one million searchable and browsable images Art Chimes | Washington, DC 09 April 2010 Photo: Library of Congress The Library of Congress contains a treasure trove of photographs and other images. Related Links Library of Congress Prints and

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AP 2012-07-14

1. A freight train derailed exploded in Ohio early morning, prompting officials to evacuate it a mile-wide area. Norfolk Southern says about 11 cars derailed, and emergency workers are working to determine what is contained in the blaze. 2. The house

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今天我们要学的词是 substitute。Substitute 名词，是替代，替补的意思。A substitute teacher is heir to a trove of gold coins worth more than $7 million. 一名代课老师继承了很多珍贵的金币，价值七百多万美元。