[00:05.36]Some people depend on the calendar to tell them when spring has arrived. [00:11.00]But many others know spring is here because it is time to celebrate the religious holidays of Passover and Easter. [00:21.00]Jewish people observe Passover t

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 美国英语听力80篇

Americans are divided over many religious issues, but Christmas is not one of them. In a CNN poll conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation, 94% of Americans say they celebrate Christmas; nearly t

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JERUSALEM, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed President Shimon Peres Saturday night that he has completed the task of forming the new ruling coalition, which is expected to be sworn in Monday. As you know, I forme

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

新托福作为国外类考试之一,写作行文的地道不仅反映了考生的写作水平,更体现了考生的思维方式和能力。托福写作不如口语那么白话文式,也不如gre类写作那么学术性强,但是这并不影响

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to This is America in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week we tell about Philip Roth. It would be hard to pick an American writer with more published works, critical praise and honors t

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AS IT IS 2016-01-16 French Jews Debate Wearing Skullcaps 法国犹太人争论戴无檐便帽 A knife attack in France that injured a Jew has started a debate about wearing head coverings that show a person is Jewish. Even if we dont wear one, well a

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AS IT IS 2016-08-04 Singer Matisyahu Surprises Street Musician in Hawaii This is Whats Trending Today: The American singer and songwriter Matisyahu is from New York City. On a recent trip to Hawaii for a show, he found a street musician who was singi

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AS IT IS 2015-10-07 Israel-Palestine Tension Continues to Climb 巴以冲突继续 Israeli forces destroyed the homes of two Palestinians on Tuesday. The teardowns added tension to a dangerous climate between Palestinians and Israelis. One of the hom

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AS IT IS 2016-03-20 Israeli and US Jews: Alike and Different 以色列与美国的犹太人:相似与不同 Jews in Israel and the United States share pride in their religion, says the Pew Research Center. But there are also differences in how they v

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The presence of Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is at the heart of the impasse facing negotiators. This is one of the key flashpoints in the conflict between Israeli settlers who are determined to stay and the Palestinian residen

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I've spent the last decade subjecting myself to pain and humiliation, hopefully for a good cause, which is self-improvement. 过去的10年时间,我一直处于悲伤和羞辱中,期待着有一个好的理由改变自己,这个理由就是自我

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Israel and Palestine 以色列和巴勒斯坦 Take a break 僵局再起 The two-state solution is still the only one that makes sense. But it won't happen this time round 目前两国制仍是解决巴以问题的唯一方式,但这一次依然无法

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MARTIN FLETCHER: When the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939, tens of thousands of Jews applied for visas to anywhere. And among them, Paul Strnad and his wife Hedwig, nicknamed Hedy. Their best hope to save their lives was help from their cousin

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You poor baby. You have a fever of 102. Just have to rest, Bubala. 你个可怜的娃。你都烧到38.9度了。乖乖休息吧,亲爱的 I'm really fine. That towel thing feels awesome. 我真的没事。这毛巾也太舒服了吧 It's a cold co

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BUDAPEST, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The World Jewish Congress (WJC) got underway in Budapest on Sunday evening with a gala dinner addressed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and WJC President Ronald Lauder. The meeting was opened by Lauder, who thanke

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

LYNN NEARY, HOST: Today, 27 European countries are marking what is called the European Day of Jewish Culture. The initiative is aimed at opening the doors of Jewish communities, heritage cites and culture to the non-Jewish world and also to deepen Je

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语言学习

This is an ambucycle. This is the fastest way to reach any medical emergency. It has everything an ambulance has except for a bed. You see the defibrillator. You see the equipment. We all saw the tragedy that happened in Boston. When I was looking at

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Anti-Semitism 反犹太主义 Be not afraid 莫怕莫怕 Britain is nowhere near as anti-Semitic as is supposed 英国人远不及料想中那么反犹太 IN ONE Jewish school in London, pupils drill for a possible terrorist attack. A synagogue has c

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Behind the walls of the Warsaw Ghetto 在华沙犹太区的高墙后 the Germans are confronted by a Jewish uprising 德军碰上一场犹太人起义 Before the war this area of Warsaw was a lively open district 战前的华沙犹太区是朝气蓬勃

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resistance n.抗拒;抵抗力 The policy suffered strong resistance from the working class. 该政策遭受劳动阶级强力反弹。 Your body's resistance becomes low if you stay up late frequently. 如果你经常熬夜,身体的抵抗力就会

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