CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Im Christopher Cruise. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Video games have evolved over the past fifty years into one of the most popular forms of modern media entertainment. This week on

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Andrea: Hello, Im Andrea Rose and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. Today in Entertainment, we speak to well-known American horror writer Stephen King, who has just released his new novel, Blaze. The author of over 50 best-selling horror no

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Amber: Hello, I'm Amber, and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we listen to an interview with a woman who - in the 1980s and 90s - put the word 'supermodel' in the dictionary! She's Elle Macpherson. Elle began her b

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1. cellophane /'seləfeɪn/ -- cellulose substance that shows through; transparent cellulose substance used as a wrapper When used as a wrapper, cellophane lets the purchaser see the contents of the package. 用玻璃纸包装使购买者能看到包内

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HEALTH REPORT -May 29, 2002: Staph Vaccine By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. American researchers say they have developed the first vaccine medicine that can prevent a

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA -October 20, 2002: Stephen Foster By Shelley Gollust (Photo - University of Pittsburgh) VOICE 1: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE 2: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English progr

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Streets Of Philadelphia 《费城故事》 演唱者:Bruce Springsteen i was bruised and battered and I couldn't tell What I felt I was unrecognizable to myself I saw my reflection in a window I didn't know My own face Oh brother are you gonna leav

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US Spending Debate Moves on to Next Phase The months-long political debate on this year's U.S. government spending ended late Friday night with President Barack Obama and lawmakers agreeing on $38 billion in cuts. But numerous officials in Washington

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[Scene: Central Perk, everyone is there except Joey.] Monica: Alright. Phoebe? Phoebe: Okay, okay. If I were omnipotent for a day, I would want, um, world peace, no more hunger, good things for the rain-forest...And bigger boobs! Ross: Yeah, see.. yo

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To Muslims, the life of Muhammad is a story revered in its mysteries as much as its certainties that our beliefs held sacred. Whatever we can tell about the prophet, of course, is screened through the filter of what has been preserved over the centur

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She was so taken with Muhammad, she proposed marriage. Ah, Hadijia, well I think she was a mentor as well as a wife, a very strong lady who had her own business, and Muhammad was helping her out, so it was a wonderful partnership and I'm sure he lear

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Rather than a physical image of God or of Muhammad, it is the beauty of the Koran itself that is celebrated in Islam. Islam developed in this context where pictures were not favored. The Koran, as it was revealed, was Gods representation on earth, an

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And that is the beginning of the prophetic career of Muhammad. The months to come would bring more revelations, powerful words of a lyrical quality, more beautiful than the most exquisite Arabic poetry. Above all, Muhammad was to bear one message to

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今天我们要学的词是uphill。 Uphill, 是上坡的意思,引伸为艰难的,费力的。 An uphill battle, 就是一场艰苦的战斗。美国民主党总统参选人希拉里.克林顿星期二赢得了西维吉尼亚州党内初选的胜利

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音乐咖啡厅:Beyonce联合Lady Gaga 性感出击Video Phone Artist:BeyonceLady Gaga Song:Video Phone Shawty, what your name is? Them hustlas keep on talkin' They like the way I'm walkin' You saying that you want me So press record, I'll let yo

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The 21st Francophonie Festival is focusing on sharing values and cultural diversity exchanges, of French language but also of multilingualism. Robert Lacomne, Cultural Counselor at the Embassy of France introduces the activities. The main activities

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This is not something that is fly-by-night. This is something big and important. Islam has come to stay. In just a hundred years, Muhammads vision had transformed the spiritual and political map of the world. And his followers had established an empi

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Praying together is a good thing. It cements the idea of belonging to a movement, to a religion, to an organization, to a community. The result is something very, very powerful, even to watch, even for a non-believer or someone from another religion.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is hailing the conclusions from this year's BRICS summit. Addressing a media briefing after the conclusion of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, Cyril Ramaphosa, who chaired this year' event, says a wide variety

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In Cairo, a muezzin calls faithful Muslims to prayer. Its the same call that sounds five times a day every day in cities across the world. Nearly a quarter of the people on earth respond to it, bound together by the enduring spirit of Islam. ''God is

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