The order of Chinas dynasties can be a complicated puzzle for students of Chinese history. The Harvard professors William Kirby and Peter Bol offer this trick: a song that names the major dynasties, the Republic of China and the Peoples Republic of C

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(352) / 评论(0) 分类 女人天堂

VOA美语咖啡屋 Lesson 78:Mark, Bee Keeper Other Jobs J: Hello everyone! I'm Jody. Welcome to American Cafe! Y: 各位听众好,我是杨晨。欢迎您到美语咖啡屋! J: Yang Chen, our guest today is Mark Boudevaul, from Beverly, West V

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VOA美语咖啡屋 Lesson 52: Vince on Jim Hendrix J: Hello and welcome to American Cafe. My name's Jody. Y: 各位听众,欢迎大家到美语咖啡屋。我是杨晨。 J: Hey, Yang Chen, you know our friend down in the music library, Vince...he

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J: Hello everyone! Im Jody. Welcome to American Cafe! Y: 各位听众好,我是杨晨。欢迎您到美语咖啡屋! J: Yang Chen, our guest today is Mark Boudevaul, from Beverly, West Virginia. And he has several ways that he makes a living. Y:

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J: Hello everyone! I'm Jody. Welcome to American Cafe! Y: 各位听众好,我是杨晨。欢迎您到美语咖啡屋! J: Yang Chen, our guest today is Mark Boudevaul, from Beverly, West Virginia.

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American Folk Legend Doc Watson Dies For more than five decades, Watson entertained audiences around the world with an eclectic repertoire that included elements of folk, blues, Country, bluegrass, rockabilly, and even jazz. A master of the contempor

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By Doug Levine Washington 22 October 2006 Few musicians can say they've performed with some of the world's most famous blues artists, and then went on to enjoy a long and successful solo career. Walter Trout knows a thing or two about perseverance.

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It was 1988 at the go-go club She was selling t-shirts at the punk rock show I spent half the night with some clever line Waiting at the back of the key I lost my nerve and let the next boy through She was playing bass in another band We were all sha

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Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning co-star in new film about the groundbreaking all-girl rock band of the 1970s Alan Silverman | Hollywood 26 March 2010 Photo: Courtesy of Apparition; Photo credit David Moir From left to right: Dakota Fanning, Mickey Pe

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Bruce Springsteen Gives Old Favorites New Twist On Bruce Springsteens 18th studio album, High Hopes, old favorites are given new twists and some previously unreleased songs finally see the light of day. Fans will recognize the albums title track from

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Stony Plain Records Releases New Electric Blues Albums With veteran guitarist, singer and bandleader Duke Robillard you indeed get a healthy dose of blues, but youre also treated to his signature blend of RB, rock, jazz and Tex-Mex. Dukes guitar riff

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Luthier Turns Wood From Landmark N.Y.C. Buildings Into Guitars 印证纽约历史的独特吉他 Rick Kelly started making wooden musical instruments when he was a teenager. But he didn't start turning timber use in old hotels, bars and churches into

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Texas Bookseller Picks 3 Summer Reads ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Can you smell change in the air? Has a surprisingly cool breeze in the morning reminded you that summer is almost over and you're still making it through your summer book list? Well keep read

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Remembering Robert Goldstein, NPR's Music Librarian And Our Friend play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0005:57repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Fla

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Can you play a musical instrument? Where did you learn to play it? If you were a pupil in a British school, you would most probably learn at school. Approximately 25% of British pupils learn an instrument. What's more, of the 75% that don't, 40% woul

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By Katherine Cole Washington 15 December 2007 Two decades ago, Texan Steve Earle rode into Nashville and released a debut album full of songs that set him apart from most of the other performers who wanted to be country music hitmakers. Few in Nashvi

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Janet Jackson的新专辑登上了美国流行专辑榜榜首位置,这是她7年的第一个冠军,但唱片的销量却折射出音乐界总体的滑坡。 《Discipline》是杰克逊音乐生涯中第6张冠军专辑,截止到3月2日,共售出18.1075万张。而她此前的两张专辑虽然只取得亚军,但销量相当可观。 Artist

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They are the acoustic guitars of choice for many of today's leading musicians and songwriters, and the company that makes them is celebrating its 175th birthday this year. From the headquarters of C.F. Martin and Company, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania,

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By Doug Levine Washington 20 January 2007 Singer and guitarist George Benson and vocalist Al Jarreau are no strangers to the Grammy Awards. Each has earned his share of Grammys over the years. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, the duo's first album toge

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Evenas achildI had amusical bent, andenjoyed playingthepiano. Inhigh schoolIdreamedof playingtheguitarin arock band, but because of thepressureofschoolwork, Inever had enough timetopractice, nordid any of myclassmates. However, onceIenter college, Ii

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