Explanation: Back in 1787, more than 200 years ago, the United States of America didnt exist the way it does today. There were just 13 states, and after they gained independence from Great Britain, they had a very weak government. They struggled to s

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VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was related to an earlier president with same last name, Theodore Roosevelt. Many Americans call Franklin Roosevelt by the first letter of eac

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Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Doug Johnson. Today, Tony Riggs and I continue the story of the United States Constitution. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: In May of seventeen eighty-seven, a group of America's early

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雅思听力场景词汇--社会事件 雅思听力中经常会考到一些社会事件,比如说会议、展览、节日等。在这个场景中,有哪些高频词汇呢?和小编一起来看看吧! Events: Convention, exhibition, conference, fe

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So,ohs apply to pretty much all of the products on display at the International Consumer Electronic Show.The CES convention is happening this week in Las Vegas,Nevada.It's usually a big draw in the tech world,but some folks are starting to question t

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IN THE NEWS By Cynthia Kirk and Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, July 31, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News, in VOA Special English. Graphic Image John Kerry, now officially the Democratic

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New Playthings Help Build Emotional Intelligence in Children Children of all ages gathered in New York City recently for the International Toy Fair. Hidden among already popular toys were new, high-tech educational products. Educational products are

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Jackie:Welcome to bbclearningenglish.com and a second chance to hear Insight Plus - a series first broadcast in 2001 that looks at the language of issues you hear about in the news. Todays topic is Human rights - do we have a right to freedom, food

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History Series: The Signing of the Constitution in Philadelphia Many of the delegates at the convention in 1787 did not like all parts of the new document. Several even refused to sign it. Transcript of radio broadc

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Athena Zhe: Creating Art on Human Bodies I love to create. Im very visual person and I love to paint. I love to express myself in doing makeup, special effects, body paintings. I feel like I havent worked a day in my life. It seems like I love to do

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托福考试比起国内诸多英语类考试,对考生的词汇量考察更加严格,一般来说,托福考试需要考生的词汇量在10000左右。下面,小编整理了一些单词供各位考生练习。 单词 释义 abandon v 扔弃(地

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Going Biotech on the Farm: Second of Two PartsBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers from a numb

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Going Biotech: A Spanish Farmer Discusses His ExperienceBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The Bio

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THIS IS AMERICA - Boston By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, July 26, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. We tak

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VIENNA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Austrian Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and Vice-President of the European Parliament Othmar Karas called for a convention to discuss the future of the European Union (EU) Monday. The convention

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Introduction A person books a hotel room. 一人预订酒店房间 A: Welcome to the Bates Hotel. 欢迎光临贝茨宾馆。 B:Good morning. Are there any vacancies? 早上好!有空房吗? A:You're in luck. We have a room available. 你很幸运。

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Khizr Khan Says He Would Live This Week A 'Hundred Million Times' Over KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Khizr Khan can't go anywhere without being noticed. People hold doors for him, cry when they see him, even jump out of cars to hug him. He became known around

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UNITED NATIONS Syria has taken its first step toward joining an international treaty banning the production and use of chemical weapons. U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters the U.N. received a document Thursday from the Syrian government that co

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A grand gathering marking the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was being held at the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing Friday morning. 周五早上在北京市中心的人民大会堂举行了中国共产党成立90周年

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I have a friend who is falling in love. She honestly claims the sky is bluer. Mozart moves her to tears. She has lost 15 pounds and looks like a cover girl(封面女郎). I'm young again! she shouts exuberantly. As my friend raves(咆哮) on about he

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