Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the origins and usage of common expressions in American English. Sometimes we tie the show to an event or special time of the year. This show could be tied to any

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(325) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius is indicating that the administration may have backed away from its insistence on a government insurance entity to help cover the tens of millions of Americans who do not currently have health

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Diwali is the Hindu New Year festival and the biggest occasion in the Hindu calendar. It is also celebrated by Sikhs and Jains. It is called the festival of lights because it celebrates the victory of good (light) over evil (darkness). The name of th

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 英语课程学习计划和讲义

Brazil's first female president is out of a job, but not barred from the ballot if she wants to run again. 巴西首位女总统被罢职,但再次参选公职的权利得以保留。 The South American country's Senate voted 61-20 Wednesday to rem

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

This morning, Haitians gathered at what remains of Notre Damn Cathedral to celebrate mash on this somber occasion. One year has now passed since the earth shook Port-au Prince. The earthquake killed closed to a quater million people. In October, disa

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2011年(一)月

The 33 mine workers who spent 69 days underground are undergoing medical care and preparing to reunite with their families. The last miner was pulled to safety less than an hour ago and less than two days since the rescue operation began. The success

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

1. At least 26 people are dead after a bus crash on a steep mountain road in France. The bus was carrying Polish pilgrims back from a holy site in the French Alps . Officials say the bus did not have a permit to drive on the winding road. 2. A purpor

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2007

英语歌:圣诞时节 甜蜜诱惑 Christmas Time Christmas Time是美国著名女歌手Christina Aguilera于2000年发行的圣诞专辑《My Kind of Christmas》当中一支圣诞单曲。Christmas Time节奏强劲,Christina Aguilera演唱铿锵

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The US is on the verge of meeting most of the economic conditions the Federal Reserve has set to increase interest rates next month, according to a member of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee. 负责制定利率的联邦公开市场委员会

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Hollywood Films Focus on Women Abused in Bosnian War Who were you before the war? asks Serbian commander Danijel of his captive, a Muslim woman named Ajila from Sarajevo. Their complicated relationship plays out during In The Land of Blood and Honey,

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(一月)

219 印尼新总统要求尊重民主政体 Indonesia's New President Urges Respect for Democratic Process Gary Thomas Jakarta 23 Jul 2001 14:28 UTC Indonesia's President Abdurrahman Wahid has been 1)

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Okay, I've got the kosher cookbook, salt, flour, sugar, new mixing bowls, 我买了犹太洁食食谱,盐,面粉,糖,新的搅拌碗 and I stopped at the goodwill and got us two appropriately sad schmatas to wear for tomorrow. Let's start. 还去

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 打工姐妹花第一季

International pop star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry has released a special report on man-made climate change -- and its likely way hotter than you expect. 近日,国际流行歌星、联合国儿童基金会(UNICEF)亲善大使凯蒂

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Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the Occasion of Mandela International Day 教科文组织总干事伊琳娜博科娃在纳尔逊曼德拉国际日的致辞 18 July 2013 2013年7月18日 On Nelson Mandela International Day

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LISBON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The 13th escort taskforce of the Chinese navy arrived in Lisbon, capital of Portugal on Monday, for a five-day goodwill visit to the country. The visit by the taskforce, composed of two missile frigates of Huangshan and H

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

LONDON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Mayor of London Boris Johnson will host a Carol Concert in Trafalgar Sqaure on Saturday for Olympic volnteers and gold album selling opera duo Jonathan Charlotte will be singing their popular hits. The magenta and purpl

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

1)Thank You: Common courtesy? Sure. But tell me this: When was the last time you forgot (or rejected) gratitude? Whether given in private or public, a sincere thanks creates goodwill. Dont forget your mothers advice: Say please. People are always hap

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(161) / 评论(0) 分类 求职英语

1. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is appealing to President Barack Obama to end the air war in a letter calling it an unjust war against a small people of a developing country. 2. In Ivory Coast, fighters trying to force strongman Laurent Gbagbo out o

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(144) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(四月)

5月18日至26日,李克强总理将对巴西、哥伦比亚、秘鲁和智利进行正式访问。我们借此机会来盘点一下不同性质的外交访问。 请看《中国日报》的报道: Premier Li Keqiang arrives in Brasilia, the capi

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With the development of modern science and technology, some aspects of traditional culture are being lost, so some people think that traditional culture will be replaced by the modern science and technology, such as computers and the Internet. What i

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