VOA标准英语2012--Decade Later, Debate Goes on Over US Government Faith-Based Partnership

Decade Later, Debate Goes on Over US Government Faith-Based Partnership A truck filled with food boxes arrives at the doors of the Church of the Nazarene in the Philadelphia suburb of Colingdale in time for the weekly Family Dinner. Neighborhood fami

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After months on awkward shores, they are going home. The young albatross fledglings left behind days ago, rave their engines on their necks, testing the force for the wings and hauling wings that will power them around the world. It is time to fly or

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-15

Two months on from the Christmas Island boat disaster, the first funerals will today be held for those killed in the shipwreck. Family members of 12 of the victims live in Sydney and requested they be buried there. Seven survivors will travel from Ch

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SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: The indie rock band Pedro the Lion is known for its sometimes dreary lyrics that take on internal conflict often filled with religious angst. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, THE FLEECING) PEDRO THE LION: (Singing) Who shall I blame for this

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Hi, everybody. I'm at Millennium Steel in Princeton, Indiana, to have a town hall with workers on National Manufacturing Day. Because in many ways, manufacturing is the quintessential middle-class job. And after a decade of losing jobs, American manu

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Hi, everybody. I'm at Millennium Steel in Princeton, Indiana, to have a town hall with workers on National Manufacturing Day. Because in many ways, manufacturing is the quintessential middle-class job. And after a decade of losing jobs, American manu

学个词Learn a Word 第1213期 Hispanic

今天我们要学的词是Hispanic。 Hispanic, 指讲西班牙语的美国人，拉美裔人。美国最新人口普查数据显示， Hispanics represent one sixth of the U.S. population, 拉美裔人口占美国总人口的六分之一。 During

VOA常速英语2008年-After Decades of Delay, Sudan Ready to Conduct

By Sabina Castelfranco Khartoum 14 March 2008 With just one month to go before a scheduled nationwide population and housing census ahead of 2009 general elections in Sudan, U.N. officials and regional leaders are confident they will succeed. But the

VOA标准英语 Decade-Old Reforms Help Asia's Economies Cope With C

The man who helped Thailand survive the Asian financial crisis says reforms a decade ago have made the region's banks better able to weather the global economic downturn. Former Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda also gave his endorsement to ba

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A new U.N. report warns that not enough progress is being made in raising literacy rates, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. U.S. First Lady Laura Bush was at U.N. headquarters in New York Tuesday to spotlight the need for improve

2007年VOA标准英语-Freedom House Warns of 'Global Stagnation'

By Margaret Besheer Washington 18 January 2007 watch Freedom House report A newly released report from the independent Freedom House says a global stagnation has developed over the past decade, and warns that a series of worrisome trends have emerge

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By Zulima Palacio Colombia 06 February 2008 Tens of thousands of Colombians marched on Monday -- at home and abroad -- to demand that the country's largest rebel group stop kidnapping people and release those it is holding. The protesters denounced F

VOA常速英语2007-Peace Corps Returns to Ethiopia After Decade-Lon

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 12 October 2007 The U.S. Peace Corps is returning to Ethiopia to resume work that was interrupted by war in 1998. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports the Peace Corps program in Ethiopia has changed considerably s

2006年VOA标准英语-US Launches Decade-Long Mission to Pluto

By David McAlary Washington 19 January 2006 The United States has launched the first spacecraft to the distant, icy planet Pluto. The distance from Earth is so great the journey will take nine years f

VOA标准英语2009-Oceans's Ability to Mop-Up Greenhouse Gas De

By Jessica Berman Washington 19 November 2009 A new study has found that oceans are struggling to help regulate climate as more carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas, is pumped into the atmosphere. The ocean absorbs more than one-quarter of all o

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It Took A Decade, But Portman 'Just Had To Make' Her Latest Film ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The movie A Tale Of Love And Darkness is based on the memoir of the same title by Israeli author Amos Oz. Told in Hebrew, it's a story of his childhood in Jerusalem d

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Leading the news, the senior economist is warning the Senates obstruction of key budget measures could cost a warp in 300 billion dollars over the next decade. Treasurer Joe Hockey has already warned he may look at other possible savings to bypass th

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For centuries, legend had it that a bountiful treasure of gold and silver sat at the bottom of the Minjiang River, near Pengshan city in China's Sichuan province. It was said to belong to Zhang Xianzhong, the leader of a peasant uprising that occurre

ESL Podcast 698 – Making Ethnically or Racially Offensive Remarks

Mike: Did you hear what Dan said? He called me a mick. What decade is he living in? Patti: Hes just ignorant. Im sure he wasnt trying to be offensive. Mike: Well, I take offense. And to add insult to injury, did you hear what else he said? Patti: Wha