Promoting the human rights of persons with disabilities has been a key objective of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration both at home and internationally. Disability rights are not abstract concepts wrote Secretary of State John Kerry. They a

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(十二月)

By June Soh Washington 31 December 2007 Young people with special needs are often looked at differently. People see what they cannot do. They often have few opportunities to play in sports or participate in social activities, and sometimes it is hard

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Health Report - Unequal Treatment Drives Disability Rights Movement 健康报道 - 不公平待遇推动残疾人权利运动的发展 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 New estimates show

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AS IT IS - Human Rights in South Africa From VOA Learning English, welcome to AS IT IS! South Africa has long been praised for setting an example of human rights on the African continent. The nation operates under one of the worlds most liberal const

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VOICE ONE: Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Eunice Kennedy Shriver And Im Bob Doughty with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Eunice Kennedy Shriver. She was a member of one of the most famous families in American politics. Sh

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ACT 1 Once they understand, theyre fine with it. Interviewer: I see you have a B.A (n.文学学士学位) from Bradley University. Thats...uh...in Illinois (伊利诺斯州), isnt it? Brad: Yes, maam. Interviewer: Graduated cum laude (以优等成绩毕

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The Olympic Games were created to bring together the best sporting talent from around the world. In recent years the scope has broadened and the games also showcase disabled athletes at the Para-Olympics and the arts at Beijing's Olympic Cultural Fe

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Family members, including daughter Maria Shriver and her husband, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, rear center Thousands of mourners gathered Friday on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for the funeral

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Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, right, and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., attend an event on Capitol Hill in Washington 26 Jul 2010 to celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act The Americans with Disabilities Act, also called ADA, is a civil

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肯尼亚智力障碍儿童接受救助 Living in a Nairobi slum is not easy. 内罗毕贫民窟的生活可不容易。 Electricity is scarce, clean water expensive, sanitation poor, and quality education hard to come by.But for children living with

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Broadway has a spotty track record of accommodating audience members with disabilities. That was highlighted recently when a blind theatregoer sued the producers of the hit musical Hamilton. Jeff Lunden reports. JEFF LUNDEN, BYLI

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: We've been hearing a lot lately about sexual assault and harassment, and today we're going to tell you about a group of people that has one of the highest rates of sexual assault of any group in America. And it's hardly talked ab

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: During these first few weeks of the new year, we're meeting a series of people who are trying to pursue their American dream through the most basic part of life - food. Today, two young women who've struggled to leave their parents

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陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作,他在走廊上遇到了刚吃完中饭回来的美国同事Amy。 (Office ambience) C:Amy, 吃过饭了吗? A:I did. A group from the office went out together. We missed you. C:我今天特别忙,所

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The 2008 Beijing Paralympics opened Saturday night Beijing time, early Sunday morning New Zealand time. These Games will last 11 days, until September 17th. There are more than 4,000 athletes involved in 20 different sports. Paralympic athletes have

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By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 07 March 2008 A festival aimed at promoting disabled artists in Cambodia has just ended in the nation's capital, Phnom Penh. Despite having one of the world's highest rates of disabled people, social, political and economic d

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December 3rd marks the United Nation's World Day for Persons with Disabilities. This year's theme is: break barriers, open doors. But despite many reforms in China to boost their employment, opportunities for handicapped job-seekers in the worlds sec

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Topics: Famous Americans: Amy Tan; Americans with Disabilities Act; to take convincing, full-fledged, dude Words: descent to fight to give (someone) the silent treatment promise life-changing event expectation act disability to enact discrimination a

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The China Disabled Person's Federation has come out with new analysis, suggesting that while a lot of strides have been made toward making China more accessible to people with disabilities, more can still be done. In making the suggestion, Federation

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Though it rained fairly heavily on Saturday, all of the so-called gold snails didn't seem to mind as they took part in the Snail Walk through the Olympic Forest Park in northern Beijing. One of the obvious questions people have is why organizers woul

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