US College Students Customize Unique Majors One of the first questions an American college student often gets is, What are you majoring in? Meaning, what academic subject are you spending most of your time studying? A typical answer would be chemistr

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(二月)

This is AP News Minute. The Austin, Texas police chief announced Wednesday morning that the package bomb suspect is dead. The suspect blew himself up in his vehicle as officers approached. At least one officer also fired at him. An early spring snows

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(139) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2018(三)月

Triple Crown Jewel Lifts Tarnished Maryland Horse Racing Industry The 136th running of the Preakness Stakes has been hailed as a huge success for horse racing in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland. The Preakness is the second leg of the three horse r

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(五月)

One of the first questions an American college student often gets is, What are you majoring in? Meaning, what academic subject are you spending most of your time studying? 美国大学生经常被问到的第一个问题之一是:你要选什么主修

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年2月

今天我们要学的词是 alma mater。Alma mater is spelled as a-l-m-a, and mater, m-a-t-e-r. Alma mater 就是母校的意思。John McCain will be buried Sunday at his college alma mater, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. , the U.S.

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

This is AP News Minute. 1. A bomb exploded at a popular shrine in central Bangkok during evening rush hour Monday. Police say the bomb was made of a pipe wrapped in cloth when it went off in a high-volume tourist and shopping area. Over a dozen were

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2015(八)月

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. Today we tell about efforts to save an island in the American state of Maryland. Poplar Island lies about fifty-five kilometers sout

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(十)月

Famous New York Train Station Turns 100 Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. Today, we play new music from the twin sister band, Tegan and Sara. We also get to know a teenager from Maryland who was a guest at the State of

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(五)月

By Ade Astuti Nia Sutadi Bethesda, Maryland 19 February 2007 watch Edible report On special occasions people in the U.S. often show their love with flowers. But these days there is another choice -- instead of giving a bouquet of flowers many are se

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About 66,000 migrants enter the United States legally as H2B Guest Workers each year. Raquel Trejo Rubio has a job few Americans apparently want. The 28-year-old Mexican migrant picks crab meat. I came because there is no work or money in Mexico, say

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If you ask young prisoners what got them behind bars, many will point to negative role models and peer pressure. To raise awareness among teens and help them steer clear of bad choices, the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown (MCI-H) runs

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Family Keeps Jousting for Four Generations CROWNSVILLE, MARYLAND One of the most familiar images of medieval Europe is a pair of knights, thundering toward each other on massive steeds, wicked-looking lances pointed at their opponent. Jousting is con

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(十月)

In this season of flu and so many other germs, were told again and again that hand sanitizers and soap are the best defense. Last year, American spent more than 170 million dollars on hand sanitizers alone. So we wandered what works best and how do t

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(138) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2013年

NOEL KING, HOST: The curtain rises today on Act 2 of extreme partisan gerrymandering, a play in three acts currently onstage at the U.S. Supreme Court. NPR's legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg updates the plotline of the biggest legal controv

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Democrats in Maryland control most of the major seats of power, except for one. Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, is up for re-election on Tuesday. And according to the polls, he is up by double digits over his Democratic challen

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The tablet computer's worldwide release is expected later this month. Brian Allen | Washington 03 April 2010 Ryan Brown with his new iPad outside the Apple store in Bethesda, Maryland, 03 Apr 2010 Apple is calling its new tablet computer, the iPad, a

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(四)月

By Paul Sisco Washington 22 October 2007 Twenty college and university teams from around the world competed inthe recentSolar Decathlon that is held every two years in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Energy Department sponsors the event, and this year's wi

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WASHINGTON, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military has accidentally sent live Anthrax to a private lab in Maryland, U.S. media reported Wednesday. The U.S. Defense Department is currently investigating the inadvertent transfer of samples containing liv

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 cctv9英语新闻2015年

By Jim Malone Washington 11 February 2008 The focus of the U.S. presidential race shifts to the mid-Atlantic region of the country Tuesday, with nominating primaries in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)

今天我们要学的词是stance。 Stance, 立场。美国第一夫人米歇尔.巴马不允许两个女儿在脸谱网上开帐户。 Many parents approved of her stance, 很多家长都十分赞成她的这一立场。 Maryland Senator Jim Brochi

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