SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Gun rights groups, including the NRA, have seen a rise in membership since the school shootings in Parkland, Fla., in February. But one group in particular has had a major increase well before that - the National African American G

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台3月

Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 27 November 2009 Welcome to American Profiles, VOA's weekly look at Americans who are making a positive difference in the world. Our spotlight this week is on Chip Giller, an environmental advocate who created Grist.or

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But when Abigail Washburn picks up her old time banjo and starts to sing, she often delivers her lyrics in Chinese. It turns out she was speaking Chinese before she learned to play the banjo. In her early 20s, Abigail Washburn lived in the city of Ch

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The US economy continues to recover from the tech bubble burst of 2000. But there're certainly many people still left behind. Long-term unemployment which is defined as being out of work for 27 weeks is at record levels. And within that group,the per

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Starting November 1, people will be able to enroll in health insurance for next year on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. In Texas, officials from the federal government used to get the word out. This year, though, that work i

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(SOUNDBITE OF BO DIDDLEY SONG, WHO DO YOU LOVE?) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Chess Records catalogue is an American institution. It was founded in Chicago by Phil and Leonard Chess in the 1950s and became the label that launched Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Ch

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Well, listen, what I just want to say to the reporters who are here: 嗯,听着,我只想对在这里记者们说: You've got three small businesses who are outstanding examples of American entrepreneurship, whether it's food services, retail, constr

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Supertasters Beware! You may have heard of supertasters. These are people who, it was discovered, are carrying around extra taste buds on their tongues, making the world of eating much more intense. Its not at all an unusual thing: the latest data su

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力文摘 English Digest

U.S. President Barack Obama is back in campaign mode - traveling to regions hard-hit by the economic recession to rally support for his massive stimulus plan. His first stop was in a town in American's heartland with one of the highest unemployment

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(二月)

Hand Gestures 手势 You know, radio is a great thing. Here I am! Flying high above the earth, but my voice is coming across just as if I were sitting in front of you. Communicating by voice alone has its drawback s , though. For example, I cant use

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Do Old Folks Still Appreciate Humor? 老人们仍能欣赏幽默吗? Maybe when people get older, sense of a humor is the first thing to go. Actually, research suggests that old folks, if theyre healthy, can still appreciate humor as much as a youn

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作为社会当中的弱势群体,老年人更需要得到来自他人的不管是身体上还是精神上的帮助.可出人意料的是,那些给予帮助的人在整个提供帮助的过程中能获得意外的收获.今天我们来看看来自密歇

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Communicating by voice alone has its drawbacks, though.For example, I cant use hand gestures to clarify what I mean. And, as it turns out, that makes a big difference. Researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand wanted to know how much a re

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歌词: Some nights, I stay up cashing in my bad luck Some nights, I call it a draw Some nights, I wish that my lips could build a castle Some nights, I wish they'd just fall off But I still wake up, I still see your ghost Oh Lord, I'm still not su

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歌词: Some nights, I stay up cashing in my bad luck Some nights, I call it a draw Some nights, I wish that my lips could build a castle Some nights, I wish they'd just fall off But I still wake up, I still see your ghost Oh Lord, I'm still not su

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