Oxfam: Power, Water Shortages in Goma As fighting continues in the eastern DRC between government forces and M23 rebels, the humanitarian crisis is growing worse. Oxfam says its stepping up efforts to help about 80,000 people in and around Goma, the

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)

一.每日练嘴单词 1. talk Can we talk it over. 2.tomato 3.twelve 4.steak Id like my steak medium rare. 5.pretty You look very pretty today. 6. little 7.exactly You bought me exactly the one I wanted. 8.first 9. talent She is a talent for languag

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(159) / 评论(0) 分类 李阳标准美语

Former presidential rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton made their first joint campaign appearance Friday in the aptly named town of Unity, New Hampshire. It was the first time the once bitter rivals campaigned together since Obama clinched the

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President Barack Obama says the United States will withdraw most of its combat troops from Iraq in the next 18 months. Roughly one-third of the troops would stay through 2011 to provide security and training. President Barack Obama speaks during a v

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SOUAD MASSI: (Singing in Arabic). ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: For the past 20 years, Souad Massi has written provocative songs challenging authority and weaving stories. She sings in Arabic, French and Berber, the languages of her native Algeria. In her 20s,

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

The US military now confirms that the helicopter that crashed last week northwest to Baghdad was shot down by Sunni insurgence. The pilot on that Sea Knight helicopter was 28-year-old Jennifer Harris, a Marine captain who was killed along with 6 oth

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M: How's your mother doing? W: She is so pretty sick. M: That's too bad. I wish your mother can recover soon. W: Thank you.

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Hi, everybody. 大家好。 This week, I spent some time in Colorado and Texas, talking with people about what's going on in their lives. 本周,我来到了科罗拉多和德克萨斯州,与当地的人们谈论了他们当前的生活状况。

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Remember, my son, you have to work. Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheel-barrow or a set of books, digging ditches or editing a paper, ringing an auction bell or writing funny things, you must work. If you look around you will see the men who

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Obama returned to the United States this week after his first visit to Europe since taking office in January. President Obama meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Tuesday On his way

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(四)月

By Alex Villarreal Washington 22 January 2008 On Monday, Americans celebrated the life of one of the nation's most influential civil rights activists, Martin Luther King, Junior. King fought for change in the 1950s and 60s - a time when much of the A

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(一月)

U.S Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Sunday. The U.S. Senator, who is traveling as part of a congressional delegation, also met with U.S. troops and military commanders. Ayaz Gul repor

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(七月)

By Carol Pearson Washington 21 May 2008 Doctors performed a biopsy on U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy and announced Tuesdaythat they found a malignant brain tumor. The Democrat and elder statesman of American liberal politics suffered a siezure last Satu

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(五月)

The United States and Russia have a testy relationship over a number of issues, including NATO expansion, the U.S. proposal to deploy a missile-defense system in central Europe, and the Russian attack on Georgia earlier this year. Russia eager for e

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)

British scientists have found a drug used to fight leukemia that appears to stop multiple sclerosis in its early stages and restore lost function to patients. Although still in the clinical trial phase, it is being called by some, the most promising

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

Obama and Romney Locked in Tight Race At a New York fundraiser featuring singer Ricky Martin, President Obama's supporters applauded his recent announcement in support of same sex marriage. We have never gone wrong when we expanded rights and respons

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(五月)

Obama Calls for Action on Gun Violence Gunfire erupted on December 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a heavily armed young man shot and killed 20 children and several school administrators. The entire nation recoiled in grief and horror. Days

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(一月)

A woman looks happy after receiving bags of food A new United Nations report finds food security in Zimbabwe has improved significantly, following government efforts to curb the food problem and international funding to subsidize farmers. But, the re

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(八)月

U.S. President Barack Obama said halting the nuclear weapons threat from Iran would reduce the need for a planned missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. But Mr. Obama denied he has told Russia he will rethink the missile shield program if Moscow

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(三月)

Obama Rallies Democrats, Predicts 'Tough Election' Ahead Cheers and a standing ovation greeted Obama in Cambridge, Maryland, where House Democrats met for three days to discuss their legislative game plan and sharpen their political message in this e

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(二月)