Drivers warned against loud music Listening to loud music while driving can seriously hamper reaction times and cause accidents, new research suggests. A Canadian study found people took up to 20% longer to perform physical and mental tasks to loud m

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(163) / 评论(0) 分类 听美文故事记6级单词

Wikipedia is one of the most important websites on the Internet today, but you might be surprised to learn that it began as a side project of another online encyclopedia. That was called Nupedia, to be a traditional encyclopedia written by experts, f

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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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By Barry Wood Washington 16 January 2008 The latest annual index of economic freedom ranks Hong Kong and Singapore on top for the 14th consecutive time. VOA's Barry Wood reports the Heritage Foundation survey shows economic freedom has improved sligh

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LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: When Forbes Magazine first ranked the 400 richest Americans back in 1982, there were 13 billionaires. On the latest list, every single person on the Forbes 400 is a billionaire. America's ultra rich - you know some of th

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One of Haiti's most well known exports and a symbol of national pride is back in business. Barbancourt's rum was first distilled in Port au Prince in the 1860's by Dupre Barbancourt, a French cognac maker. The company maintained production through Ha

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US Company Brings Hearing Aids to Haiti 美国公司向海地提供助听器 The silence sounds strange. More than a hundred people just sitting. Organizers call names, but others have to answer for them. Their silence is why they are here. Some wait

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Cathy Majtenyi | Nairobi 28 April 2010 In Kenya, small-scale farmers are particularly vulnerable to the vagaries of weather, often losing their entire investment when droughts or floods destroy their crops. Crop insurance is usually too costly for su

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Africa Leaders Optimistic about Future of Continent Delegates to the summit came from various African countries and from World Bank, African Development Bank and the United Nations Development Program. Addressing the participants, Zimbabwean Presiden

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: Former South African President Nelson Mandela would have been 100 years old tomorrow. He died in 2013, and a new book is marking his centennial. It's called The Prison Letters Of Nelson Mandela. These deeply personal letters were c

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EDUCATION REPORT - Everybody's Business: Summer Camps for Future C.E.O.'s By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, July 28, 2005 I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Many youn

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Aspiring Olympians in India Get Grassroots Help 有抱负的运动员在印度得到基层的帮助 LUCKNOW, INDIA Despite having one of the worlds largest economies, India spends less than one percent of its budget on sports. Indians who aspire to c

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Arab Spring Jubilation Turns to Despair 阿拉伯之春化为绝望 WASHINGTON After more than two and a half years, the mood surrounding the Arab Spring has drastically shifted from jubilation to despair amid violence and bloodshed in the Middle Eas

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By Larry London Washington 08 August 2007 Country singer Darryl Worley signed his first major record deal in 1999 and made his debut on country music's most famous stage, The Grand Ole Opry, the following year. Since then, he has become known for ser

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By Paula Wolfson White House 07 February 2008 President Bush joined with foreign dignitaries, business leaders, and officials from throughout the U.S. government early Thursday for the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. VOA's White House

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By George Dwyer Washington 09 November 2007 A series of All Star Chef benefit dinners is being held across the United States this year, all part of a 20-city celebration honoring the 20th anniversary of the James Beard Foundation. The foundation is n

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丹麦、英国、日本三个国家的人组成的这个六人乐团,你能想象是什么风格的么?女声低缓而迷蒙,音乐有黑暗迷离的氛围,不过始终在梦幻和哥特之间游离,还不够黑暗(什么恶趣味啊),

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U.S. President Barack Obama says the first signs of an economic recovery are beginning to emerge. But at the same time he warns the process is only beginning and much hard work lies ahead. 美国总统奥巴马说,经济复苏的最初迹象已经开

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Voice 1 Hello. Welcome to Spotlight. Im Marina Santee. Voice 2 And Im Ruby Jones. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Fifty girls stand i

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Topics: American Presidents - Ulysses S. Grant; James Beard and the James Beard Foundation Awards; limit versus border versus confine; sound; life-affirming Words: particularly civilian to surrender Reconstruction amnesty to mar to annex destitute me

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