THE MAKING OF A NATION -November 21, 2002: Gerald Ford By Jeri Watson VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special English program a

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(168) / 评论(0) 分类 The Making of a Nation

The Mysterious Honeybee Disappearance 神秘的蜂群消失事件 by Rebecca A. Fratzke Honeybees are used to help many crops flower and grow. Thus, they play an extremely important _(1)_ in agriculture. However, since 2006, beekeepers in the US have

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U.S. President George Bush and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete met Friday at the White House to talk about fighting malaria. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. President Bush (r) shakes hands with Tanzanian President Jakay

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In U.S. politics, all eyes are on the Midwest state of Wisconsin where a budget battle rages that could have a profound impact on the power of labor unions around the country. The Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, wants to curb the coll

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Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is ain't and a few other troublesome contractions. To quote the famous opening lines of the first-ever talking picture, The Jazz Singer: Wait a minute, wait a minute! You ain't heard nothin' yet! You may have been chi

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Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is subversive Christmas carols. And now, on to our question. There's a listener named Kat whose holiday joy is crushed every time she hears the Christmas carol Joy to the World. She asks: Why do we sing 'Joy to the wo

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Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Chicago 词汇典故:芝加哥别名 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 A nickname is a shortened version of a person's name. A

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 21 March 2007 Most nations subscribe to shared concepts of human rights, such as the right to free speech and free practice of religion, and the right to shape the decisions of government. But as Mike O'Sullivan report

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The International Committee of the Red Cross, or ICRC, says hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines war-torn Central Mindanao Province are facing a humanitarian crisis. But, it says, no one is paying attention. Lisa Schlein reports for VO

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Zimbabwe's Prime Minister-designate Morgan Tsvangirai says he is to meet with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe next week to discuss a much-delayed power-sharing agreement. The announcement came as he prepared to return home after a two-month absen

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Asian defense chiefs avoided a confrontation over issues such as territorial disputes during a meeting in Hanoi. China tried to assure its neighbors that its military rise is not a threat, while the U.S. secretary of defense endorsed negotiations to

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 05 June 2008 Two members of Iraq's parliament have testified before a congressional committee about future U.S. - Iraq relations. As VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, in their testimony, the two members of Ir

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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 25 October 2007 Ethiopia and Eritrea are blaming each other as a commission set up to adjudicate their border dispute prepares to finish its work without finding a mutually acceptable settlement. VOA's Peter Heinlein rep

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 24 December 2007 There are a record number of women seeking office in elections scheduled in Kenya for December 27th. And they face a number of challenges on the campaign trail, including violence and discrimination.

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 December 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross says aid workers are facing greater difficulties and dangers in efforts to reach displaced people in Sri Lanka with essential relief. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA fr

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 07 October 2007 The political opposition In Togo is threatening demonstrations in the last week of campaigning before the October 14 legislative election. Opposition leaders say they are worried about election fraud from the ruli

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By Barry Wood Washington 12 April 2008 The governing body of the International Monetary Fund is meeting Saturday in Washington to discuss a weakening global economy, inflation and proposals to stabilize financial markets still reeling from bank losse

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1. It's cool. cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire) 其真正意思是指可以接受的好事;或是情况可以控制;或是保持冷静、文雅、礼貌、外表不错,能够合乎年轻人的标准。(可指

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Equity markets in Europe and the Americas declined sharply on Wednesday as investors worried that the overnight decision by U.S. authorities to take over the troubled insurer American International Group, or AIG, may not be enough to stem the financ

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Word of inspirations 圣灵的感悟 Jake had been an observant catholic and was in the hospital, near death. The family called their priest, to be with them. As the priest stood next to the bed, Jake's condition appeared to deteriorate rapidly and h

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