President Obamas first meetings in the wake of his reelection addressed the looming fiscal cliff. Those sweeping spending cuts and tax increases slated to take effect at the end of the year. Today he met with the heads of several labor unions, and to

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

So one contemporary equivalent of the Plaza Mayor in Salamanca is the Place de la Dfense in Paris, 说一个与萨拉曼卡的马约尔广场相较衡的现代广场,巴黎的协和广场, a windswept, glass-walled open space that office workers

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AGRICULTURE REPORT- Turkeys and Thanksgiving By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving

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AS IT IS - A truly amazing story Hello, again, and welcome. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we talk about your health. We will advise about eating less of one thing, but more of another. Then we are off to Africa to hear about trouble in the Centr

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AS IT IS 2014-12-02 Women's Football Team a Sign of Change in Afghanistan 阿富汗女子足球队所象征的改变 For many years in Afghanistan, women were not permitted to play outdoor games. They were banned from playing under the former Taliban

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Moldova's Corruption Blocking Its Path to European Future 摩尔多瓦的腐败阻碍了欧洲未来的发展 CHISINAU, MOLDOVA Corruption scandals have tainted Moldova's pro-European leadership and boosted support for pro-Russia parties that argue f

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A defiant Jerry Sandusky maintains he is innocent doing so, even as a Pennsylvania judge sentenced him to at least 30 years in prison for sexually abusing children. NPR's Jeff Brady reports the former Penn State assistant coach faced three of his vic

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A grand opening ceremony has been held in Stockholm to begin the three day long China Festival, first of its kind being held in Sweden as well as the whole Nordic region. CRI's Chen Xuefei attended the festival and filed this report. Chinese Ambassad

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Recently, a visually impaired man was prevented from taking the subway for the 11th time in Beijing when taking his guide dog with him. This triggered another round of discussion on whether the visually disabled should be allowed to use guide dogs wh

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It has been around for over 4,000 years, is played in every corner of the globe and is a main staple of community and school events. The sport has long been praised as a game for building teamwork and cooperation. Tug of war has a long list of merits

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World Heart Day was created by the World Heart Federation. Its aim is to inform people around the world that heart disease and stroke are the world's leading causes of death. Over 17 million people die each year from these. Another main aim is to edu

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World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14. This is the birthday of Dr. Frederick Banting, one of the discoverers of insulin in 1922. WWD was created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the WHO (World Heal

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1. secession /sɪˈseʃən/ -- (literally, a going apart) withdrawal from an organization or federation South Carolina's secession was imitated by ten other states and led to the formation of the Confederacy. 南卡罗来纳州退出联邦为其他10个

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ECONOMICS REPORT - Holiday Shopping Season in the U.S. By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, December 03, 2004 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Almost one-fourth of all perso

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A United Nations Yugoslav war crimes court has ruled against former Bosnian Serb army leader Ratko Mladic. Mladic was found guilty of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for actions during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia during the

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High Gas Prices Hit Rural Poor Hardest 高油价导致穷人生活更困难 Gasoline prices across the globe have dropped over the course of the last two months -- from what were record highs in the w

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 The World Health Organization says alcohol abuse is the third leading cause of death and disability in the world. A new WHO report says the harmful use of

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AS IT IS 2015-08-06 Olympic Committee to Test Rio's Water for Viruses Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is busy preparing for the 2016 Olympics. On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said it will begin testing the waters where swimmers and other athlet

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AS IT IS 2016-08-06 How Safe are U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Turkey? 美国存放土耳其的核武是否安全 Military and political experts are warning the United States against storing nuclear weapons in Turkey. Those experts say the recent attempt t

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A pre-summit meeting of African foreign ministers has opened with a Libyan call for prompt action to realize Moammar Gadhafi's dream of a continental federation. Ministers are preparing for a summit of African leaders beginning Sunday. Libyan Foreign

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