Accustomed though we are to speaking of the films made before 1927 as “silent”, the film has never been, in the full sense of the word, silent. From the very beginning, music was regarded as an in

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IV. Speaking Out Model 1 Do you like jazz? Laura: Hey! Bob: Hello! Laura: Do you like jazz, Bob? Bob: No, not much. Do you like it? Laura: Well, yes, I do. Im crazy about Wynton Marsalis. Bob: Oh, hes a piano player, isnt he? Laura: No, hes a trumpet

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The hot, muggy air was filled with noise. Jack andAnnie heard the clippity-clopof horses' hooves. Theyheard voices calling out Crawfish pies!Buttermilk!Gumbo for sale here!Jack looked down at his and Annie's clothes. Theywere both wearing white shirt

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Doug Levine | Washington 29 March 2010 January 23 marked the 100th birthday of the influential jazz guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt. Today, more than 50 years after his death, musicians are still paying tribute to the man who elevated the gui

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Jeff, Canada speaker What kind of music do I listen to? I listen to all kinds of music, every genre of music I have and the type of music I listen to depends on the type of mood I'm in, so if it's night time and I want to relax, I listen to classical

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The Americans Americans are a peculiar people. They work like mad, then give away much of what they earn. They play until they are exhausted, and call this a vacation. They live to think of themselves as tough-minded business men, yet they are push-

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George Gershwin: More of the Life and Music of One of America's Great Songwriters Written by - Shelley Gollust (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we continue our rep

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By Doug Levine Washington 15 July 2006 Guitarist Will Ackerman was working as a carpenter when he decided to borrow a few hundred dollars to press and distribute his own record. That album, released in 1976, marked the beginning of the revolutionary

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Donny Hathaway, who gained fame in the 1970s as a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer, left behind some of soul music's most-compelling tunes, including his 1973 hit, Love, Love, Love. The smooth jazz rendition from Kirk Whalum's alb

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By Ravi Khanna Montreal, Canada 24 July 2007 The recent Live Earth concerts (July 7th) were designed to raise awareness about global warming. But many critics have asked how environmentally friendly were the shows themselves? VOA Urdu service's Ravi

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Billie Holiday, 1915-1959: The Lady Sang the Blues SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person important in th

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SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC)He was one of the greatest saxophone players of all time. He wrote jazz music. He recorded new versions of popular songs. And, he helped make modern jaz

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AS IT IS 2014-05-12 Music You Wont Hear Anywhere Else Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program we will hear music from one of the oldest neighborhoods in New Orleans, Louisian

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Britain's fastest-rising jazz star, Jamie Cullum, is known for expanding his musical horizons. Cullum's latest album, The Pursuit, is a mix of old-fashioned jazz and swing with modern rock, pop and electronica. From the opening track, a rendition of

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从 GRE 2006年改革的导向来看,大大强调考察 词汇 在语篇中的意思,而不再考察单纯的 词汇 题,虽然类比反义 词汇 题的取消可以减少考生在准备考试中背

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By Doug Levine Washington 05 September 2006 With each passing year, memories of a photograph taken in New York City on a hot August morning in 1958, become just a little bit sweeter. VOA's Doug Levine takes us back to A Great Day In Harlem. -------

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Lyricist Johnny Mercer was one of the world's most prolific composers, turning out more than 1,500 songs, including a classic he co-wrote with Harold Arlen, That Old Black Magic. Over the years, it's been recorded by Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, Ella

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Adrienne : So, Lisa, you're Canadian, right? Lisa: I am. I'm a very proud Canadian. Adrienne: And, I believe you're from Montreal. Lisa: I am. Adrienne: Can you tell me a little about your hometown? Lisa: Sure. Montreal is a big city for Canadian sta

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Topics: American Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald; cigarette and alcohol advertising; pronouncing -ed, someones John Hancock Words: to regard (someone or something) as (something) to break off to resume Jazz Age Prohibition lavish to bootleg to degrade pr

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Adrienne : So, Lisa, you're Canadian, right? Lisa: I am. I'm a very proud Canadian. Adrienne: And, I believe you're from Montreal. Adrienne: Can you tell me a little about your hometown? Lisa: Sure. Montreal is a big city for Canadian standards locat

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