The Birth of A Nation, an Untold True Story of Slave Rebellion The Birth of a Nation, about the 1831 uprising of a slave community in the American south, is a fiery account of a rebellion against injustice and oppression. Based on a true story, the f

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(十月)

President Obama is delivering a stern warning to Congress to extend the payroll tax cut before it expires at year's end, saying failure to do so would mean average families will see their taxes increased by $1,000. At the White House today Mr. Obama

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Until recently, a good motto for the well-paid British chief executive would have been united we stand, divided we rise. 直到不久前,对于薪资丰厚的英国CEO而言,一句颇有道理的箴言是团结让我们屹立,分开让我们上升

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Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi announced a three-month state of emergency across the country after attacks on two Coptic churches that left at least 47 dead. 在两座科普特教堂遭袭导致至少47人死亡后,埃及总统阿卜杜勒法

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All right, an update on our top stories right now. President Obama is at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. He shook hands with the long-time US foe Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. The Venezuelan leader said he wants to be a friend but he gave Mr. Ob

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An influential figure in the conservative movement has died. Former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms died early today from natural causes at a convalescent center. He was 86. NPR's David Folkenflik reports. Jesse Helms became so popular from his T

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US stocks hit the 200-mark, reflecting sharp gains all day. University of Maryland Professor Peter Morici says the gains are due in large part to a rise in the service sector and news out of Japan that the central bank moved to lower interest rates t

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. The Labor Department reports first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week by 16,000. Four hundred fifty-three thousand people filed claims. That's fewer than experts expected. But economis

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1. Hurricane Wilma menaces Cuba and Central America, and visitors are ordered out of the Florida Keys as Wilma briefly explodes into the most intensive Atlantic hurricane on record. 2. A defiant Sadda

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1. Sunday marked the day of remembrance for the families of those who died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 5 years ago. Two hundred sixty-five people died when that plane crashed moments

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1. A Shiite militia run by anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr briefly seized control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah in what has been called one of the boldest acts of defiant by the country's

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1. President Barack Obama is calling for tax cuts for American manufacturers and higher taxes for companies that move overseas. He was in Milwaukee at a padlock plant where he said America needs to be a more attractive place for businesses to grow. 2

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African leaders are in Abidjan for more talks with Ivory Coast's rival presidents. The country's political crisis has sent thousands of refugees into Liberia. Leaders met with defiant Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo Monday, offering him an amnes

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7My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. 2Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. 3Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. 4Say to wisdom, You are my sister, and

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Still averted from her, the young man made a sign of affirmation. 年轻人仍然别开身子,却做了个动作,表示肯定。 For the sake of the puebloto make the rain come and the corn grow. And to please Pookong and Jesus. And then to show

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Interim Kyrgyz leader Roza Otunbayeva meets with petitioners from a rural village inside the Defense Ministry in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which is her temporary office, 12 Apr 2010 Kyrgyzstan's interim government is trying to cut a deal with the country'

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People with tattoos are more likely to be aggressive and rebellious than those without, a study has found. 一项研究发现,纹身者比未纹身者更可能具有攻击性和叛逆性。 Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University looked into whethe

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Glib Chinese web users have raised a challenge to the AI program that recently dethroned one of the top human Go players, demanding tongue-in-cheek that the AlphaGo program learn the nation's real pastime - mahjong. 人工智能程序阿尔法围棋打

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MADRID, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano has claimed that Jose Mourinho had proven to be the ideal choice to coach the galacticos and get the best out of their star-studded squad. The Portuguese tactician was appointed

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North Koreahas fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast days after the country's leader Kim Jung-un ordered more nuclear warhead on missile tests.The United States has responded with a call to Pyongyang to refrain from raising

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