THIS IS AMERICA - Nell Freudenberger on Her Book 'The Newlyweds'; Pioneer Music From the 'Little House' Series SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I'm Christopher Cruise.

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Washington Faces Terror Attack in 'White House Down' This is not the first time Roland Emmerich is destroying the White House. In 1996, he blew it to smithereens in Independence Day. Back then, the enemy was aliens. Now, it's an inside job. A terrori

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(六月)

The children were lonesome after the wedding. They longed so much for Joe and Alice. But just then the mystery of the little yellow house began. Supper was over. Warm air was blowing through the open windows, and birds were singing their evening song

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We have a nice house. It has three bedrooms. It has three bathrooms. It is a one-story house. It doesn't have any stairs. It doesn't have a second floor. It doesn't have a basement. It does have an attic. It has a chimney and a fireplace. It has a ki

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语小短文

Scary Rides, Spooky House Return to NY's Coney Island NEW YORK In October, 2012, when Hurricane Sandy slammed the east coast of the United States with powerful winds, sea surges and flooding, it threatened the lives and livelihoods of thousands who l

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One Swedish House Mafia I wanna know your name You just kill me, could you at least do that? I wanna know your name Or better yet, stand there Just do that I wanna know your name Your name You just kill me, could you at least do that? I wanna know yo

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Burma Bakehouse Helps Disadvantaged Women Thirty-nine-year-old Ma Moe Nge is learning to bake and said that when her nine-month apprenticeship is over she wants to start her own bakery. Before, I only saw this kind of food, but I didnt know how to ma

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(So we can take the solar sunlight, right? create heat force, retain and save in this tank and store.) 20 homes soak off the suns rays on Washington D.C.s National Mall. They need all the energy they can get to power everything from ventilation syste

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: We're going to hear now about congressional efforts to pass an immigration bill. The House of Representatives had planned on voting this afternoon on a bill written around President Trump's immigration priorities. And with its pa

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Last night, the White House released 14 ethics waivers, documents that exempt some top presidential aides from important ethics rules. As NPR's Peter Overby reports, the disclosures came after a quiet but tough battle between the

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: So in the final season of the hit Netflix series House Of Cards, Francis Underwood is dead, and the spotlight now turns to Claire Underwood, the first woman president of the United States. She's played by Robin Wright. (SOUNDBITE

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图片1 Robin and Maura are in da house! What does that mean? A real music lover heard this and wrote in to find out what it is all about.

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By Dan Robinson Washington 02 February 2006 After weeks of intense campaigning and behind-the-scenes maneuvering, Republicans in the House of Representatives have chosen a new leader, replacing Congre

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By Robert Raffaele Washington 17 October 2007 Racial equality in the U.S. justice system came under scrutiny Tuesday during a U.S. House committee hearing that examined the highly-publicized Jena 6 case. The case involves six black teenagers who were

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By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 26 October 2007 Bush administration officials admit that they heavily edited testimony on climate change delivered to Congress Tuesday by the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Senate Democrat

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By Dan Robinson 08 November 2009 President Barack Obama stands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, 07 Nov 2009 The House of Representatives has approved a more than $1 trillion plan by majority Dem

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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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By Paula Wolfson White House 18 March 2007 The change in the Palestinian leadership has apparently led to no change in Bush administration policy. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (l) an

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 04 November 2009 A cloud of smoke billows from the Gaza Strip following an Israeli strikes as seen from the Israel-Gaza border, 15 Jan 2009 The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemn

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By Kent Klein Washington 05 April 2008 White House officials say they do not expect U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach an agreement this weekend on a missile defense system that the U.S. wants to place in Cent

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