First story were explaining today takes us to an island nation famously said to be 90 miles away from Key West, Florida, but which has a very different system of government than the U.S. 头条新闻是离佛罗里达基韦斯特90英里远的一个岛

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年6月

A dawning of a new era of US-Cuban relations. The White House announces it will ease the way for US telecommunications firms to do business with Cuba and allow family travel and money transfers from the United States to Cuba. White House spokesman Ro

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2009年

By David Gollust State Department 25 February 2008 The United States said Monday the official transfer of power in Cuba from Fidel Castro to his younger brother Raul was a disappointment, though hardly an unexpected development. The White House said

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)

By Sean Maroney Washington 02 December 2006 Cuban President Fidel Castro failed to attend a military parade held in honor of his 80th birthday, increasing speculation about his health. Cuban tanks are seen during a military parade along the Revoluti

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(140) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十二月)

VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Celia Cruz. She was one of the most influential and energetic female singers in the history of Afro-Cuban Music. More th

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(四)月

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Obama made his first official visit to Latin America. He arrived Thursday in Mexico City and met with President Felipe Calderon. They discussed the drug war in Mexico, illegal immigrat

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By Michael Bowman Washington, DC 30 January 2007 watch Chavez Mantle report For nearly 50 years, Cuban President Fidel Castro has been Latin America's best-known leftist revolutionary. Who will wear the revolutionary mantle in the post-Castro era? M

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The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says lifting the near five-decade long U.S. embargo on Cuba will bring significant economic opportunities to American and Cuban workers alike. He made the case Tuesday at a news conference in the U.S. Congres

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古巴肯定美国决定将其移除支恐国家名单 The United States announced the decision friday saying it is effective immediately. 美国于星期五宣布了这一决定并且表示即刻生效。 For many Cubans the decision means righting

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By Brian Wagner Miami 30 October 2007 Officials in Dominican Republic say at least 16 people have died in flash floods and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Noel. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the storm is continuing to drop heavy rains as it

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By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, DC 02 August 2006 watch Raul Castro report Raul Castro attends a rally in Havana, Cuba in this Jan. 24, 2000 file photo Raul Castro is Cuban President Fidel Castro's younger brother and designated successor. Leta Hon

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By Brian Wagner Miami 21 November 2007 Cuba has set January 20 as the date for national elections that will determine whether ailing leader Fidel Castro will remain the island's president. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the vote may confirm the

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By Brian Wagner Miami 20 December 2007 In 2007, the number of Cubans caught at sea while trying to enter the United States surged to a 13-year high. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports more Cubans are leaving the island illegally because of obstacle

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By Nina Maria Potts Brussels, Belgium 17 April 2008 In June, European Union member states are expected to consider whether to normalize relations with Cuba. This follows a call by the EU's Commissioner of Development to permanently lift diplomatic sa

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By Brian Wagner Miami 24 February 2008 Cuba's leadership has chosen Raul Castro to become the nation's president, after nearly 50 years of leadership by his brother Fidel. VOA's Brian Wagner has this report from Miami. Cuba's National Assembly confir

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By Steve Mort Miami, Florida 13 August 2007 Acting Cuban President Raul Castro is promising to introduce changes on the island a year after taking power. Castro's older brother Fidel turns 81 today and has not appeared in public since having emergen

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By VOA News Havana, Cuba 13 February 2007 watch Inside Cuba part 1 Today, we begin a special series of reports: Inside Cuba - Reporter's Notebook. As 80-year-old Cuban President Fidel Castro remains largely out of the public eye, recuperating from u

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Washington 19 February 2008 Fidel Castro has resigned as Cuba's president, ending his nearly 50-year rule of the Caribbean nation. VOA's Sean Maroney reports with details from Washington. The newspaper Granma quotes Mr. Castro as saying he will not a

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By Brian Wagner Miami 19 February 2008 Fidel Castro has retired as Cuba's president, ending his 49-year rule of the Caribbean nation. After taking power in a coup in 1959, Mr. Castro built a Communist government that survived a U.S.-backed invasion,

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今天我们要学的词是chapter. Chapter 做为名词,有篇章的意思。American e-commerce company eBay separated from Paypal, and started a new chapter as an independent company. 美国商务公司易趣脱离贝宝,做为一家独立公司

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