by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语 Legal Lad

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 30 June 2006 Watch Bar Code Report Bar code The Universal Product Code turned 30 this week. The U.P.C. is a unique combination of black and white lines that can identify virtually anything from a bar of soap to medical

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(六月)

Southern African leaders are to hold a summit in South Africa Monday aimed at reviving deadlocked negotiations over a unity government in Zimbabwe. But parties to the talks are not optimistic saying positions have hardened since a power-sharing agre

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(一月)

By Suzanne Presto Washington, DC 31 May 2006 watch Commencement report There is a constant at the end of academic years. Each May or June, graduates from colleges and universities across the country receive their degrees. ---------------------------

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Terry: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the swimming pool is? Guide: It's in the indoor gymnasium. We are on the way there too. You can come along with us. Terry: Thanks. This Olympic stadium is gorgeous! Guide: It is not finished yet. Terry: Could

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Where is the mustard? asked a prisoner. There is no mustard, said the cook. We ran out of mustard. We have no more mustard. We'll get more mustard tomorrow. The prisoner looked at his hot dog. A hot dog without mustard is not a hot dog. I can't eat t

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语小短文

Today's topic is further versus farther. Almost every week someone asks me to explain the difference between further and farther. Three years ago when I was on the Oprah Winfrey Show, a production assistant grabbed me backstage while my head was stil

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Beadwork has a long history as an art form practiced by American Indians and other cultures around the world. Today millions of people e

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(五)月

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 20 March 2006 watch Competitiveness report Technology leaders say the United States is losing its competitive edge to developing countries in Asia. As VOA's Mil Arcega rep

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(三月)

By Kari Barber Dakar 28 November 2006 Top officials from one of the world's poorest nations, Guinea Bissau, met in Senegal recently to form a strategy to alleviate persistent poverty. In the informal meeting, representatives from donor nations and a

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十一月)

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 June 2007 The House of Representatives is considering a $34-billion measure for U.S. international assistance programs and other foreign affairs priorities. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill. US Capitol, Was

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By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 17 January 2006 watch Tulane University report Tulane University reopened after being closed for the entire fall semester As New Orleans continues to recover from Hurric

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By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 07 August 2006 Ethiopia and Eritrea Rescuers are continuing to search for survivors, after flash floods on Saturday in eastern Ethiopia killed at least 200 people and left some 300 others missing. Ethiopia's Disaster Preventi

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 03 October 2006 Somali people handle guns, Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at the Arbiska training camp just outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu In Somalia, recent terrorist attacks in Baidoa and reports of foreigners training a

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By Heda Bayron Cebu, Philippines 15 January 2007 Leaders of 16 Asia-Pacific countries have pledged to speed up economic integration, and have called on North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programs. The statements came at the end of the East As

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 15 June 2007 West African leaders concluded a one-day summit in the Nigerian capital Abuja with a commitment to speed up turning their region into a border-free zone by 2020. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa has this report. (From

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By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 08 February 2006 Polls have closed in Nepal's controversial municipal elections, which King Gyanendra said would be the first step toward restoring democratic freedoms acro

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ECan is short for Environment Canterbury. This is a regional organisation which has been responsible for water, clean air, buses, and many other matters which affect our environment. Every three years, we have voted for people to be on the council of

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By Scott Stearns White House 13 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush is wrapping up a series of meetings aimed at finding what he says will be a new way forward in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush is expected t

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十二月)

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 06 December 2006 As fear mounts of an all-out war in Somalia which could drag in neighboring countries, Muslim leaders in Kenya are denying allegations that Somali Islamists are actively recruiting young ethnically-Somali Kenya

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