VOA标准英语2012--'War of 1812' Flag Still Inspires After 200 Years

'War of 1812' Flag Still Inspires After 200 Years This is a really big year at Fort McHenry, a star-shaped fortification overlooking the harbor in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore and a few other places are commemorating the 200th anniversary of the st

VOA标准英语2012--Syrians Work to Restore Services Amid War

Syrians Work to Restore Services Amid War At this makeshift gas station along the roadside in northern Syria, fuel sells for about $2 a liter. It is one of the precious resources the Free Syrian Army is helping to secure. The FSA is organizing Local

VOA标准英语2012--US Prepares for 'Forgotten War' Bicentennial

US Prepares for 'Forgotten War' Bicentennial The cannons firing today at Fort McHenry in the U.S. state of Maryland, are for the benefit of tourists. But that wasnt the case nearly 200 years ago, when more than a dozen British ships bombarded the for

VOA标准英语2012--'For Greater Glory' Dramatizes Mexican War

'For Greater Glory' Dramatizes Mexican War In 1926, the newly-elected president of Mexico banned religious activities, with special focus on the country's most widespread faith: Roman Catholicism. As soldiers shut churches and arrested priests, oppos

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South Korea's military is very different from the one that needed help after the 1950 surprise attack that began the Korean War. South Korea and its ally, the United States, are preparing for a change that gives Seoul direct command of its own forces

VOA标准英语2010年-Korean War Still Keeps Peninsula on Ed

S. Korean Media: North Korea Aired Unauthorized Recording of World Cup Opener The Demilitarized Zone, at the 38th parallel, is the four-kilometer buffer separating North and South Korea. The recent sinking of South Korean warship, the Cheonan, in the

VOA标准英语2010-War Reparations Program in Sierra Leone N

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VOA标准英语2011--Drug War in Mexico Raises Human Rights C

Drug War in Mexico Raises Human Rights Concerns The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, is concluding a weeklong visit to Mexico, where she expressed concern over abuse of citizens by police and soldiers fighting organized crime gro

VOA标准英语2010年-Sudanese Nomads Threaten War if Exclud

With tensions mounting just three months before a critical referendum on secession in southern Sudan, deadlock surrounding the status of the Abyei region has presented another threat to the stability of post-referendum Sudan. In an interview Wednesda

VOA标准英语2013--War in Syria Hurts Lebanese Tourism Sector

War in Syria Hurts Lebanese Tourism Sector The nickname of the once popular Lebanese mountain town Aley is Arous el Masayif - the bride of touristic places. But the picturesque village outside Beirut that once attracted many Saudis and other Gulf nat

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'The Story Of A Brief Marriage' Provides Intimate Look At Sri Lanka's Civil War play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0005:30repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or up

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Amid Trade War With U.S., There Are Signs Of Dissent Among China's Economists

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump meets China's leader, Xi Jinping, at the G-20 summit in Argentina tomorrow. The two will, obviously, have a lot to discuss - in particular, the trade war that doesn't seem to have an end in sight. As NPR's Rob Sch

2007年VOA标准英语-Greenland Hopes Tourism Will Raise Global Warmi

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

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--War in American English

Broadcast on Coast to Coast: April 17, 2003 HOST: Each Thursday our Wordmasters talk about American English. Filling in for Avi Arditti and Rosanne Skirble this week is VOA's Adam Phillips. He looks at some of the marks that wars have left on the lan

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Annie? said Jack. Over here! she called. Jack saw two figures standing in the twilight. He walked over to Annie and Clara. They all stared in thedirection of the distant battlefield. Bright lights flashed against the dark blue horizon--cannonshells e

《神奇树屋》 第二十一册 Civil War on Sunday 04 Freedom Fighters

Jack carried the water bucket into the tent. The scene insidewas like a nightmare. The tent was hot and stuffy. A dozen injured soldiers lay onsmall cots. Some called for food. Others begged for water or justmoaned. Jack wanted to rush back outside.

THE MAKING OF A NATION 195 - World War Two / Home Front

THE MAKING OF A NATION - May 30, 2002: World War Two / Home Front By David Jarmul VOICE 1: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (Theme) The United States ent

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By Noel King Goma 08 October 2007 The United Nations says the prevalence of sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is the worst in the world. Since fighting erupted in the region six weeks ago between rebels and the Congolese arm

学个词Learn a Word 第733期 turf war

今天我们要学的词是turf war。 Turf是地盘的意思，turf war地盘之争，势力范围之争。。墨西哥联邦部队拘捕了十名市长和另外十八名官员，因为他们涉嫌保护贩毒集团。In Mexico, turf wars between dr