Elie Wiesel, left, Rabbi Slomo Koves, center, and Rabbi Baruch Oberlander look at a WWII Hungarian Nazi propaganda poster while visiting the Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest, 10 Dec. 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner, author and activist Elie Wiesel

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)

President Barack Obama made it official today in a speech to Marines at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He said US combat troops will be out of Iraq by August of next year. NPR's Don Gonyea reports from Camp Lejeune. The president's announcement mea

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[00:01.42]But they're unpredictable and unquantifiable. 但是是不可预知的 不可定量的 [00:04.90]And in the current educational climate, that is of no use. 在当前教育环境下 这样是没用的 [00:07.30]I mean, there's inspiration, c

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Two Films, Directors Are Top Oscar Contenders With Lincoln, Steven Spielberg created not only an Oscar-worthy film but a new classic. Spielberg has been a force in Hollywood for nearly four decades. His first big success was Jaws, about the hunt for

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For NPR news in Washington, I am Jeanine Herbst. The governor of Missouri has declared a state of emergency and a curfew for the town of Ferguson. Thats where nightly protests have been taking place after a white police officer killed an unarmed blac

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Now, I want to start with a question: When was the last time you were called childish? For kids like me, being called childish can be a frequent occurrence. Every time we make irrational demands, exhibit irresponsible behavior, or display any other s

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剧情简介 20世纪30年代,二次大战如火如荼。而萨利(Karl Markovics卡尔马克维斯 饰)凭借一手高超的伪造技巧春风得意,佳肴美女信手拈来,好不自在。但是他的好日子并为持续多久,很快他便因为遭罪被逮捕,随后投入毛特豪森集中营。 时德国纳粹图谋制造大量假币,以扰

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1. The bells are tolling as Virginia pauses to pay tribute to those killed in the Virginia Tech shootings. It's a day of mourning in the state and for many around country and the world. 2. One of the Virginia Tech victims was buried in Israel today.

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1. More than 230 people are dead after a fire swept through a nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil. More than 100 more are being treated at hospitals. Witnesses say a flare or fireworks may have sparked the fire. 2. Egyptian health officials say three pe

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Cold War Films Reflected Shifting US Attitudes In 1946 speech, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill coined the term Iron Curtain to describe the physical and symbolic wall separating East and West across Europe. Churchill's speech signaled the be

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September 20th, 1519Ferdinand Magellan sets out from Spain on a voyage to find a western passage to the Spice Islands in Indonesia. The Portuguese explorer is killed in the Philippines, but one of his ships eventually becomes the first to circle the

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August 19, 1991In the Soviet Union, Communist hardliners announce that Mikhail Gorbachev has been removed from power. But the coup against Gorbachev during his vacation collapses days later. The Soviet Union dissolves by the end of the year. 1934Vote

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August 4th 1944During World War II, Anne Frank and her family are among 8 people arrested in German-occupied Amsterdam. That happens when Nazi police raid the secret annex of her father's office building where they have been hiding. Anne's father Ott

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December 15th, 1961, an Israeli court sentences former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann to death for his role in the holocaust during World War II. He is hanged the following year, denying to the end his responsibility for the Nazis mass killing of Jews

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August 4th 1944During World War II, Anne Frank and her family are among 8 people arrested in German-occupied Amsterdam. That happens when Nazi police raid the secret annex of her father's office building where they have been hiding. Anne's father Ott

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August 19, 1991In the Soviet Union, Communist hardliners announce that Mikhail Gorbachev has been removed from power. But the coup against Gorbachev during his vacation collapses days later. The Soviet Union dissolves by the end of the year. 1934Vote

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September 20th, 1519Ferdinand Magellan sets out from Spain on a voyage to find a western passage to the Spice Islands in Indonesia. The Portuguese explorer is killed in the Philippines, but one of his ships eventually becomes the first to circle the

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August 19, 1991In the Soviet Union, Communist hardliners announce that Mikhail Gorbachev has been removed from power. But the coup against Gorbachev during his vacation collapses days later. The Soviet Union dissolves by the end of the year. 1934Vote

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今天我们要学的词是memorial。 Memorial是纪念物、纪念碑的意思。今天是美国的阵亡将士纪念日。Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service, 意思是说阵亡将士纪念日是一个

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The central election commission of Ukraine has confirmed that Petro Poroshenko has wonthe presidential election outright. Officials said he had secured 54% of the votes. David Sternreports from Kiev. Mr. Poroshenko won Sunday's election outright, hav

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