In the year 1620, Native Americans met the English settlers who arrived in the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Those settlers, known as Pilgrims, helped launch the United States as we know it today. But for the Native Americans who had long been liv

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(421) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving by Eating, Serving and Shopping? 美国人通过美食和购物庆祝感恩节 Welcome to This Is America from VOA Learning English. Im Steve Ember. And I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. Imagine the smell of sliced apples and spi

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Jack! cried Annie. The skinny dog barked and jumped around happily. Jack was hanging a few feet off the ground, with arope around his ankle. His glasses and hat and baghad fallen to the ground. Jack felt the blood rushing tohis head. I must have step

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Jack opened his eyes. Bright, golden sunlightpoured into the tree house. The air felt crisp and cool. Annie was wearing a long dress, a white cap, andan apron. Jack wore a jacket with a frilly collar. He woreshort pants, long socks, leather shoes, an

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - November 29, 2002: Native American Music and Movies / Question About Thanksgiving HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC --VOA’s radio magazine in Special English. (THEME) This is Doug J

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Riskiest Part of Haj Begins in Saudi Arabia More than two million Muslims from 165 countries gathered to throw stones at a large wall near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The event shows the believers rejection of the devil. It is pa

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 23 March 2008 Christians around the world are celebrating Easter Sunday, marking the resurrection of Jesus. Robert Berger was in the midst of the faithful at Jerusalem's holy places and filed this VOA report. Christians cel

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Marco Rubio Announces Presidential Campaign 马可卢比奥宣布参加2016美国总统竞选 United States Senator Marco Rubio of Florida told his supporters Monday he is running for president in 2016. He said that he feels uniquely qualified to rep

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By Cache Seel Cairo 28 August 2007 Female pilgrims walk past Iraqi security forces, 27 Aug 2007 Police in Iraq's holy city of Karbala have ordered Shi'ite pilgrims to leave the city after two days of violence surrounding a major religious festival le

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Officials in West Bengal state say the tragedy occurred early Thursday, when hundreds of devotees scrambled to take the first boat service to Sagar Island - the venue for a Hindu religious festival known as the Gangasagar Mela. Anjana Pasricha | New

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Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 24 November 2009 On Thursday, we Americans will mark our annual Thanksgiving holiday. It often revolves around a lavish dinner for family and friends that begins with a prayer of thanks for our blessings. The Thanksgiv

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From my family to yours, I'd like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. Like millions of Americans, Michelle, Malia, Sasha and I will spend the day eating great food, watching a little football, and reflecting on how truly lucky we truly are. As American

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Mecca sits in the western mountains of Saudi Arabia, in a sanctuary roughly 100 mile square. Since long before Islam, it has been considered sacred territory where no one could hunt, cut trees or fight. At the heart of the city is a great mosque call

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The Mohammedans have commandments as the Christians do. We have ten; 和基督教一样,伊斯兰教也有戒律。基督教有十条戒律, they have four or more. One of their commandments is to pray five times a day; 伊斯兰教至少有四条戒

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Robert Berger | Jerusalem 04 April 2010 Christians hold an Easter mass at the Garden Tomb, considered by some Christians to be the site of the burial and resurrection of Jesus in Jerusalem, 4 Apr 2010 Easter celebrations in Jerusalem began with a sun

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(四)月

Thousands of pilgrims celebrated Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, beginning the holiest period on the Christian calendar. 成千上万名朝圣者在耶路撒冷庆祝棕枝主日,开始了基督教日历中最神圣的时期。 The sound of church bells

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Some 48 kidnapped Iranians were released Wednesday as part of a prisoner swap between rebels and the Syrian government under the mediation of several regional countries. The released Iranians were abducted by Syrian militants in the capital of Damasc

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Sports scientist Steven Dank has launched a ten-millon-dollar lawsuit against the media. His lawyers say they'll be seeking damages for defamation and loss of income. Dank had worked for Essendon which is one of the AFL clubs being investigated for t

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感恩节要到啦!它可是美国人最看重的节日。今天我们就聊聊它的起源、美国人怎么庆祝,当然还要说说感恩节大餐都吃什么。 感恩节的来历 Thanksgiving: 感恩节 The fourth Thursday of every November:

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Topics: The Sam Sheppard Trial; Plymouth Rock; to counsel versus to consult; to hit (one/someone) head on; to scare the crap out of (one/someone); a bee in (ones/someones) bonnet Words: intruder to lose consciousness to come to jury to be convicted a

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