2006年VOA标准英语-Widow of US Civil Rights Icon King Dies

By Mike Cooper Atlanta 31 January 2006 Coretta Scott King, the widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has died. She had been in poor health since suffering a stroke last summer. Co

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ACT II Hello. Hello there. Are you ready for lunch with your grandpa? 哈。哈。准备好跟你的祖父一起吃午饭？ Oh! Hi, Grandpa. Yes, of course, I am, but my mind isn't. 噢！嗨，爷爷。

万花筒 2012-08-07&08-09 “鱼鹰”运输机成美日防务焦点

Japan's defense minister and other officials getting an up-close look in an Osprey, a controversial half-plane and half-helicopter, the US military wants to station several of the aircraft at a base on the Japanese island of Okinawa, but the Osprey h

VOA标准英语2009年-CIA Chief: Iranian Leaders Debating Nuclea

By Gary Thomas Dearborn, Michigan 18 September 2009 The United States and its allies have long contended that Iran is embarked on a path to becoming a nuclear weapons power. CIA Chief Leon Panetta In an exclusive VOA interview, CIA Director Leon Pan

VOA标准英语2009年-CIA Chief: Karzai Apparent Afghan Election

By Gary Thomas Dearborn, Michigan 18 September 2009 Official preliminary final totals in Afghanistan's recent presidential election have incumbent president Hamid Karzai the winner, but the election was marred by allegations of massive vote fraud. A

VOA标准英语2009年-CIA Chief Makes High-Profile Recruiting Tr

By Jeff Swicord Dearborn, Michigan 18 September 2009 CIA Director Leon Panetta told Arab-American and Muslim leaders this week to join efforts to reduce the threat of terrorism in the U.S. Speaking in the heart of Michigan's large Middle Eastern com

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(SOUNDBITE OF BO DIDDLEY SONG, WHO DO YOU LOVE?) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Chess Records catalogue is an American institution. It was founded in Chicago by Phil and Leonard Chess in the 1950s and became the label that launched Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Ch

美国国家公共电台 NPR Rome's Subway Expansion Reveals Artifacts From The Ancient Past

KORVA COLEMAN, HOST: All roads may lead to Rome. But once you get there, have fun taking the subway. The sprawling metropolis is expanding its beleaguered mass transit system, but workers keep running into ancient ruins. As Christopher Livesay found

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Despite reports that many industrialized economies are beginning to emerge from their worst economic crisis in decades, unemployment is rising and will likely reach a historic peak of nearly 10 percent next year. The findings come from the Organizati

VOA标准英语2009年-OECD says Unemployment Will Continue to Ri

By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 September 2009 Women walk past a job center in London, 16 Sept. 2009 Despite reports that many industrialized economies are beginning to emerge from their worst economic crisis in decades, unemployment is rising and will like

学个词Learn a Word 第1311期 urge

今天我们要学的词是urge。Urge, 敦促。 U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Russia to negotiate with members of the World Trade Organization to resolve the remaining issues, 美国总统奥巴马敦促俄罗斯与世贸成员国谈判，为