Lesson Seven Section One: News in Brief Tapescript 1. Both -House and Senate negotiators today approved sweeping im- migration legislation that could grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens who en

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June 6, 1944 was one of the most important days in the modern history of the USA and Europe. It was on this day that the tide turned against Hitlers plans to take over the whole of Europe. The day is known today as D-Day. The D represents the day whi

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Broadcast: August 8, 2004 (MUSIC) ((Note: This is a almost repeat report of PEOPLE IN AMERICA - June 9, 2002: Jesse Owens)) VOICE ONE: This is Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Every week we

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IN THE NEWS - International Criminal Court Calls First Defendant, From D.R.C.By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, March 25, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The world's

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Vice President Mike Pence says the United States will continue to hold Russia accountable. But he adds that President Donald Trump wants to find new common ground with Russia. Pences comments came Monday in Brussels, Belgium with European Union Counc

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by Arnold Schwarzenegger keywords: weightlifter, discipline, determination, dream I started way back as a weightlifter. From the first moment when I gripped a barbell and lifted the steel up over my head, I felt this was exhilaration, and I knew then

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1. The neighbors of Robert Bales are speaking out about the army staff sergeant accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan last weekend. They say he never expressed a lot of emotion about his multiple deployments. 2. Syria's State radio is report

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【内容简介】 斯蒂夫罗杰斯是出生于经济大萧条时期的一个家境贫寒的脆弱青年。因为看到纳粹在欧洲肆虐侵略的新闻而想入伍参军。但因为体弱多病被拒绝了。无意中得知了斯蒂夫罗杰斯真

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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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77 保罗·罗伯逊(二) DATE=7-29-01 TITLE=PEOPLE IN AMERICA #1832 - Paul Robeson, Part 2 BYLINE=Shelley Gollust ANNCR: Now,the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, Shirley Gri

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Edward R. Murrow By George Grow Broadcast: Sunday, July 04, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English.

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许多人都认为人生意义在于追求幸福的过程,而最新研究表明,幸福的人生与有意义的人生(meaningful life)不能画上等号,而一味追求幸福更是会徒增烦恼。 What kind of life do you want? Is pursuing hap

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VOA新闻专有名词集合(人名、地名) 5 Mike O'Brien 英国外交部长 Mikle Spike Milan Mindanao Moammar Gadhafi 利比亚总统卡扎菲 Mogadishu the capital of Somali Mohammad Fahim (Afghan Defense Minister) Mohammad Khatami (th

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Beginners. We are continuing our study of different countries, with Croatia. It is a realtively small country in Central and Southeastern Europe, that is sandwiched between Slovenia and Hungary to the North, Serbia to the Northeast, Bosnia and Hertze

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Venezuelan police have fired tear gas at thousands of opposition protesters in the capital Caracas who blame the socialist government of Nicolas Maduro for the country's economic crisis. Police arrested several people and blocked roads to prevent the

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Obituary: Helmut Schmidt Smoke and fire 赫尔穆特施密特 烟与火 Helmut Schmidt, Social Democrat chancellor of West Germany, died on November 10th, aged 96赫尔穆特施密特,西德的社会民主党总理,逝于11月10日,终年96岁H

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September 3rd, 1939 at 11 am, the ambassador of Great Britain in Berlin delivers a declaration of war. 1939年9月3日,驻柏林的英国大使于早上11点宣布开战。 At 5pm, France declares war on Germany. Hitler can hardly believe it. 下午

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Gabrielle Coco Chanel was born in France in 1883 and died in 1971. She was a pioneering fashion designer who revolutionized womens fashion. She designed modern and simple clothes that were often based on menswear. She was so important that she was th

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SASKIA DE MELKER: When I first met Hameed and Ghoson Yakdi, their family was sleeping on the street near the Hungarian border with Austria, already a month into their journey across Europe. They left their besieged hometown of Aleppo, Syria, for Turk

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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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