By Teresa Sullivan Washington 30 May 2008 The U.S. national baseball team will be seeking its second gold medal - and redemption - at the Beijing Olympics in August. The United States won the gold medal in 2000, but failed to qualify for the 2004 Ath

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Hundreds of thousands of visitors have come to Beijing for the three-week celebration of Olympic sports. Many of them are taking advantage of the visit to enjoy Chinese culture at the city's many attractions. One of these is the nightlife. VOA's Sco

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[00:00.00]Module 6 The Olympic adventure [00:03.93]Unit 1Cycling is moredangerous than swimming. [00:09.54]Vocabulary and listening1 Listen and number the sports as you hear them. [01:13.27]4 Listen and read.Betty:Chinese people arevery good at gymna

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By Teresa Sullivan Washington 09 May 2008 2000 Olympics champion Laura Wilkinson of the United States has won a gold medal in every major world competition in platform diving. The 30-year-old is considered a strong contender to earn a spot on the 200

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For many Olympic sports, attention comes just once every four years. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on the push by some athletes to raise the profile of their sports in the time between Olympic Games. Women's water polo, fencing and wrestling are, as

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LONDON, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Sebastian Coe is sure to be elected unopposed to be the next British Olympic Association chairman after his only opponent withdrew from the contest. Richard Leman, the head of British hockey, pulled out finding that he wil

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U.S. swimmers had great success at the Athens Olympics four years ago. But they did even better at last year's World Championships in Melbourne, so there are high hopes for a big medal haul in Beijing. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer is there and has

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VIENNA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Austrian Olympic Committee (OeOC) nominated a further 13 athletes for its 2012 London Olympic Games team on Wednesday, bringing the total to 37 athletes across 12 sporting disciplines. OeOC President Karl Stoss said he p

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The Olympic torch relay has entered its final leg in Beijing amid tight security and to the cheers of thousands of proud Chinese. The worldwide relay was meant to drum up support for the Beijing Games but was marred by protests against China's tough

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U.S. women won the Olympic gold and silver medals Friday in the All-Around Gymnastics competition. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at the event in Beijing and has details. Nastia Liukin competes on the uneven bars during the women's individual al

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LONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Olympic boxing champion Terry Spinks has died after a long illness at 74, it was confirmed Friday. Spinks, who won an Olympic boxing gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne Games, died at his home in Essex just outside

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President George Bush welcomed the U.S. Olympic team to the White House Tuesday for a celebration of its accomplishments at the Beijing Olympics. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports hundreds of athletes traveled to Washington for the event. President Bush g

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Vasco da Gama will increase the capacity of its Sao Januario football stadium to 43,000 for the 2016 Olympic rugby sevens tournament. The club has until Wednesday (Oct. 31) to present redevelopment plans t

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Boulevard Of Broken Dreams《梦碎林荫道》绿日 是首该秋天听的歌,很耐听的声音,只是有些苍凉。有报道说,正是美国进行的伊拉克战争带给这些音乐人以灵感,让他们找到了宣泄感情的契机:战

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LONDON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Some 1.4 million Olympic football tickets will go on sale from Monday, the BBC said here on Sunday. Olympics organizers confirmed the tickets will be available from 11:00 BST, with the sales window due to stay open until

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听歌学英语:Boulevard Of Broken Dreams-Green Day 年度最佳音乐录音带奖:Green day的「Boulevard Of Broken Dreams」 最佳团体音乐录音带奖:Green day的「Boulevard Of Broken Dreams」 最佳摇滚音乐录音带奖:Green da

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RIO DE JANEIRO, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian sprinter Rosangela Santos has revealed her winning formula for Olympic qualification: cinema and popcorn. The 21-year-old earned her ticket to London on Sunday by winning the 100m event at the Brazil Grand

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^_^不错的一首歌,大家慢慢欣赏哦! girl in your dreams 歌手:m2m Girl In Your Dreams I was walking down the street one day 某一天我沿街漫步 Then I saw you I didn't know what to say 然而看见你时不知该说些什么 You're e

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UNITED NATIONS, July 24 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit London from July 26-28, during which he will carry the Olympic torch during the final leg of its relay, a UN spokesman told reporters here on Tuesday. On Thursday, at the

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Topic: Inspirational Stories about Olympic Athletes 奥运运动员激励人心的故事

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