HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week we travel to Africa with the banjo player Bela Fleck. We hear music from his latest album, Throw Down Your Heart, and discuss a movie about his trip to Afri

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(六)月

Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: Barack Obama and Joe Biden Saturday in Springfield, Illinois, at their first appearance as running mates And I'm Steve Ember. This week, the Democrats meet to nomina

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Kibcob will soon face his first great step on the road to priesthood. He hopes to take part in the most important ceremony of the Ethiopian Orthodox ChurchTimkat, the feast of the Epiphany, celebrating the baptism of Christ. Although Epiphany is cele

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A: I am getting packed for my vacation and dont know what the luggage restrictions are. B: You could call the airline that you will be flying, and they can tell you what you can bring. A: I just need to know what most of the airlines have decided to

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ECONOMICS REPORT - Economic News in 2005 By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, December 30, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economic Report. Today, we look back on some top stories of t

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 31 October 2007 The Economic Community of Central African States has named Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila to be its next head. Analysts say Mr. Kabila, who has been accused of human rights abuses and corru

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Take the ribbon from your hair, Shake it loose and let it fall, Layin' soft upon my skin. Like the shadows on the wall. Kristofferson Kris Come and lay down by my side till the early morning light All I'm takin' is your time. Help me make it through

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In 2017, European scientists plan to go on a very special space mission - landing on an asteroid. But why do they want to visit an asteroid and will there be space for Callum on the spacecraft?! 欧洲科学家计划于 2017 年进行一次航空任务 - 降落在小行

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Fifty million public school children in America are starting a new school year. The number is a record high. Yet, at the same time, school systems in many areas are facing budget problems. Two bus dr

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Dominette, a Hereford cow whose genetic material was used in the study Researchers from twenty-five countries have made a genetic map of a cow. Better understanding of what makes a cow a cow could

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By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 22 August 2007 Every week, hundreds of Africans set out from various ports in often decaying fishing boats in order to slip away from their home countries and chase jobs and dreams of life outside Africa. The out

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A suspected U.S. missile attack has killed at least 13 suspected militants in a remote region of Pakistan close to the Afghan border where al-Qaida-linked operatives are believed to have established their bases. Ayaz Gul reports from Islamabad. US s

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Photo: AP Security guards man a gate outside the bombed Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, 22 Jul 2009 The United States Embassy in Jakarta has warned Americans that an attack may occur on the resort island of Bali on New Year's Eve. According

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Ivory Coast Confronts Issues of Immigrant Identity The new government of Ivory Coast comes to power in a country divided by years of often-violent debate about what it means to be Ivorian. Founding father Felix Houphouet-Boigny offered work to thousa

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A leading U.S. government health agency is focusing an annual campaign on educating patients, parents, and health care providers about the need to avoid the misuse of antibiotics. Inappropriate use of antibiotics can lead to superbugs that resist dru

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By Sonja Pace Heiligendamm 05 June 2007 President Bush is in the German Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm for the three-day summit of the G-8 group of the world's leading industrial nations. The summit opens Wednesday amid protests and policy differe

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Voice 1 Hello. Im Marina Santee. Voice 2 And Im Elizabeth Lickiss. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Sports watch

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By Kane Farabaugh Kangerlussuak, Greenland 12 July 2007 The former Danish colony of Greenland attained home rule in 1979. Since it began governing itself, with support from the Danish government, in 1981, Greenland has made an effort to modernize its

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By Uma Ramiah Dakar 16 April 2008 Four people are dead and seven missing after a jet carrying officials from Equatorial Guinea's ruling political party plunged into the Gulf of Guinea Wednesday morning. Uma Ramiah reports for the VOA from our West Af

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Zimbabwe(津巴布韦) Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has accused the Zanu-PF party of President Robert Mugabe of persecuting his MDC group. He said Zanu-PF violated(侵犯) the law and spread the language of hate, and vowed not to let it continue. Mr

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