Houston, a city in the American state of Texas, will face worsening flooding conditions as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to rain on the city. On Friday, Harvey, the strongest storm to strike Texas in 50 years, came ashore near Corpus Christi, about

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(八)月

America's population is becoming older and increasingly diverse - made up of people who are different from each other. Nowhere are those differences more apparent than in Houston, Texas. The city has seen an increase in the number of minority communi

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By George Grow Broadcast: July 6, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell the story of Sam

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2003(下)-美国人文故事

HOUSTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets routed the Phoenix Suns 111-81 Wednesday night at Toyota Center. The home court added to the obvious revenge factor after the Suns' 107-105 win over the Rockets last Saturday. Donatas Motiejunas score

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

AS IT IS 2016-04-11 Children and Cattle Compete at Houston Rodeo Cowboys and cowgirls from across the United States were in Houston, Texas last month for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The Houston rodeo is one of the biggest shows of its kind

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Whitney Houston Remembered as Trailblazer, World Class Entertainer Among all of Houstons groundbreaking achievements, including a tally of more than 400 career awards, her most significant feat was her record-setting string of seven consecutive Numbe

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Houston is beginning the long road to recovery after an historic flooding. And residents are just beginning to come to terms with the damage. Among those residents are the first responders, the reporters, the doctors but al

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HOUSTON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Former NBA star Yao Ming was officially named Goodwill Ambassador of the U.S. city of Houston Friday by the city's mayor at a ceremony here. Yao, the former Rockets center who lived in Houston for ten years, was also give

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Hurricane Ike is bearing down on the Texas coast with the fourth largest city in the United States squarely in its sights. Houston is preparing for the first direct hit from a major storm in 25 years. Hundreds of thousands of people have evacuated G

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(九月)

Family and friends of American pop music icon Whitney Houston have said their goodbyes to the singer at a private funeral at her childhood church in Newark, New Jersey. Celebrities, including music greats, joined the final tribute at the New Hope Bap

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The sub-prime mortgage collapse that led to the current U.S. financial crisis has not had as deep an impact in the middle of the nation as it has had on the east and west coasts. But economists say a credit crunch will affect all regions of the coun

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HOUSTON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- James Harden scored 31 points and dished out eight assists to lead the Houston Rockets to its 121-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. It was the Rockets's 13th straight home win over the Grizzlies, who have

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BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhuanet) -- The legendary singer Whitney Houston left everything in her possession to her 19-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina, not a penny to ex-husband Bobby Brown, according to media reports Thursday. According to a 19-page will

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LOS ANGELES, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The Los Angeles County coroner's office revealed Thursday that U.S. pop icon Whitney Houston died of drowning and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use. The coroner's office determined that Houston

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HOUSTON, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rocket agreed to terms with New York Knicks restricted free agent guard Jeremy Lin on Thursday, according to a local newspaper. Lin will sign an offer sheet with the Rockets on July 11, The Houston Chronicle qu

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HOUSTON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets' newest icon Jeremy Lin told a crowded welcoming press conference here Thursday that he is excited about playing with the Rockets again and hoped to get better in the new season with the Rockets. Lin,

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Jeremy Lin eyes playoffs for Houston Rockets HOUSTON, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets' new starting point guard Jeremy Lin said Monday his goal this season is to help his team make the playoffs. The rebuilt Houston Rockets met with the media o

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Houston Rockets beat Detroit Pistons 96-82

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HOUSTON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets' newest icon Jeremy Lin arrived in Houston on Wednesday afternoon for his new career with the Rockets. Lin, who became a Rocket on Tuesday night when the Knicks declined to match Houston's free-agent o

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《保镖》主题曲:我会一直爱你 Whitney Houston 1992年红极一时的经典影片《保镖》The Bodyguard主题曲。惠特尼休斯顿(Whitney Houston)演 唱的这首《I Will Always Love You》翻唱自词曲创作人Dolly Parton在

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