US Libraries Launch Ad Campaign to Boost Image, Funding Public libraries are an integral part of American communities - offering not just books, but free Internet access, programs for toddlers and teens, meeting rooms for local organizations, and mor

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(五月)

President was to reinstate what is known as the Mexico City Policy. That policy, named for the city where it was first introduced by President Ronald Reagan in 1984, bars family planning funding from the State Department or the U.S. Agency for Intern

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Cyclone Laurence has been downgraded to a category three system after leaving a trail of damage across Western Australia's north. The tropical storm was a category five when it crossed the Pilbara coast at 80 Mile Beach. It caused significant damage

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The local share market took its lead from a tumble on Wall Street today and not even a hearty outlook from the RBA deputy governor could pull it up. The All Ords and the ASX 200 closed more than one per cent lower. Billabong shares fell ten per cent

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Julian Assange is calling on the United States to end its witch hunt against Wikileaks. The Wikileaks founder has made his first public statement since taking refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London two months ago. He's also called for the release of B

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: In China, a new commitment to scientific research seems to be paying off. Chinese scientists now produce more scientific publications than American researchers do. The global ratings of Chinese universities are on the rise, and Ch

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今天我们要学的词是credibility. Credibility 名词,信誉,可信度。The U.S. government is shutting down a planned study testing whether moderate drinking has health benefits over concerns that its funding by the alcohol industry would

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Somali Refugees May Face Severe Aid Shortages Aid agencies warn that tens of thousands of lives may be at risk as supplies run out at the worlds largest refugee camp. They say 25 million dollars in emergency funds are needed for humanitarian operatio

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IMF Seeking Additional Funding From Member Nations Despite a slowly improving outlook, the global financial system remains fragile. The IMF's Christine Lagarde uses a weather analogy to describe the risks. We are seeing a light recovery blowing in a

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Researchers went to the U.S. Capitol Thursday to plead for more funding so that a breast cancer vaccine could be tested on humans. The doctors from Cleveland Clinic in Ohio say their vaccine has prevented cancer in laboratory mice, but they are unabl

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A U-N agency says there are major funding gaps in efforts to help the agricultural sector adapt to climate change. The Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO, says this could affect food security. The warning comes as the U-N Climate Change Confe

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Study Finds More Women in Independent Films Ava DuVernay loves making movies, especially from the perspective of a black woman. She has directed three documentaries and two features also known as narrative films, all independently produced. She says

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A number of countries have felt the effects of an executive order signed by President Trump soon after he entered office. The administration reinstated and expanded a policy that bars international aid groups from getting U.S. fund

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump signed several executive orders yesterday. One of them was related to abortion. His order restored something called the Mexico City policy, which bars U.S. funding for any international aid group that provides abo

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The Vice-Chancellors Committee which represents the heads of the eight New Zealand universities, is asking the government for more money. They say that funding has not kept up with inflation and they need at least another $230 million on top of the $

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London. yeah~~ London. yeah~~ The moment that London emerged victorious ...Slicker, better than anywhere else's. From the very beginning, the bid team has made big promises. This, their vision for the Olympic Park in London's East End. So, how are th

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Health Care Battle Looms in United States 美国即将开始医改大战 U.S. lawmakers return to Washington next month and they face a deadline of October 1 on how to continue funding the federal government. A group of Republicans is threatening to

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(八月)

The King of Words 词语之王 The cast and crew of British movies will no longer be hailed as the underdogs at awards ceremonies. At the recent 81st Oscars ceremony, British actors and movies won no less than 11 awards. The list of Oscar winners is

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A 35-year-old man has been arrested during a major incident in inner Melbourne this morning. Police targeted a prime mover that was being driven erratically on the Monash Freeway early this morning. And the Bomb Response Squad has been called in. Dri

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今天我们要学的词是 warhead. Warhead 名词,弹头。North Korea claimed a successful weekend launch of a medium long-range ballistic rocket that can carry a heavy nuclear warhead. 朝鲜声称,周末成功试射了可以携带重型核弹头

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