ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: What do old photographs and NASA images of the moon have in common? They are in danger of disappearing because the technology used to create them is obsolete. We're going to hear now about a project in Idaho that is giving moments

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

There's an important vote coming up in the United Kingdom next week. We mentioned it once before. It's an early or snap election. Though the country's general elections are scheduled to take place every five years, British Prime Minister Theresa May

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年7月

美国在爱沙尼亚部署战机 向俄罗斯示威 AZUZ: Quote, An action that threatens our interests, our security. That's what Russia says about the deployment of some U.S. fighter jets to the nation of Estonia. Located on the eastern part of th

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti and this week on WORDMASTER: we get the inside story on English teaching in Azerbaijan. RAGSANA MAMMADOVA: I'm Ragsana Mammadova from Azerbaijan. I am executive director of the Azerbaijan English Teachers Association. AA: How many

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LESSON 158 SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE Ive never had any objection to you eating apples in bed, said Beyyl, but nowadays I do find your incessant chomping somewhat obscene and obtrusive. Actually, its obstacle to our continued blissful marital relationshi

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Vinyl Making a Record Comeback A technology thought to be obsolete only 10 years ago is making a surprising comeback. Like the fountain pen and the film camera, the vinyl phonograph record was thought to be a thing of the past. But not so, says Steve

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(九月)

Henry买了最新的超小电脑Orange SuperCom 4,拿给同事Sara和Mark看。Sara问他: Sara: So did you already own an Orange SuperCom 3? Henry: Yeah, I sold it on eBay last week. M: I used to rush out and buy the latest gadgets as well, but

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For the second time in two years, Zimbabwe's central bank is slashing zeros off its largely worthless currency. This time 10 zeros will go, making $10 billion equal to $1. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that Zimbabwe's political crisis has bankrup

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(七月)

By Kari Barber Dakar 26 August 2007 Analysts in Nigeria are applauding the government for halting a plan by the Central Bank to change the nation's currency, the naira. On Saturday, Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua said the Central Bank's governor h

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

U.S. President Barack Obama is proposing modest cuts in government spending to help offset major investments in health-care, education and energy initiatives. President Obama and Budget Director Peter Orszag (l), 07 May 2009 The president says all t

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Encyclopedias Survive by Going Online The other day, a few of us here at VOA got to talking about occupations that have grown obsolete, or nearly so, in these fast-changing times. Typewriter repair technician for one. And typist, come to think of it.

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: President Trump has been meeting at the White House today with the secretary general of NATO. On the campaign trail, Trump questioned the modern-day relevance of the military alliance between Western powers. It was, after all, fo

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Trump has reversed his position on NATO. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I said it was obsolete. It's no longer obsolete. GREENE: He cited efforts by the Alliance to Combat Terrorism as the reas

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's been a big week for President Trump to reverse long-held views. He has darkened his view of Russia and said NATO is no longer obsolete. And then there are his changes on economic policy, which we're going to talk about next.

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U.S. President Barack Obama is proposing modest cuts in government spending to help offset major investments in health-care, education and energy initiatives. 美国总统奥巴马提议适度削减政府开支,以平衡在医疗保险、教育以及

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 15 March 2008 Albanian officials say at least four people have been killed and over 200 injured, including many children in a series of powerful explosions that rocked an army base on the outskirts of the capital Tirana late Sa

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Topics: Ask an American: Obsolete; regarding versus concerning versus as for; can't be bothered; How you doing? Words: block soundtrack to tote ghetto blaster forefinger knob cultural reference next door otherwise to Tweet terse to water down regardi

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 October 2007 A new report to the U.S. Congress has found problems with the government's terrorist watch list, prompting concerns that terrorists could potentially enter the United States undetected. VOA's Deborah Tate

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA常速英语(十月)

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 March 2008 The battle between two rival high definition formats for video disks has been decided in favor of Blu-ray, which was jointly developed by Sony, Samsung, Philips and other companies. Mike O'Sullivan reports

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By Barry Wood Washington 13 November 2007 With world credit markets still not functioning smoothly, experts say inadequate US regulation is largely to blame for the home loan related credit squeeze that surfaced last August. VOA's Barry Wood has more

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