[00:02.64]Rebellion Independence [00:05.45]It's a pretty standard failing of the young [00:09.32]to assume that disagreement is a demonstration of independence. [00:12.98]But that can lead to a fallacious intellectual shortcut: [00:16.89]I don't actu

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Louis XIV was the king of France from 1643 to 1715. Many thought his birth was a miracle1. This is because King Louis XIII and his wife had been married for 23 years without having a child. When Louis was finally born, he was named Louis-Dieudonn, wh

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So last week I spoke at my old school, UC Berkeley. The city is as delightful as ever, a mix of fall leaves, bright sun and tramp feces. But now thinking back to my arrival there as a freshman 25 years ago. I realized this city had not only transform

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Don't Let the Cat Out of the Bag! 词汇掌故:别泄漏秘密 Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目。 Different people have different ways of saying things -- their own s

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Words and Their Stories: Bag Expressions Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Different people have different ways of saying things their own special expressions. Each week we tell about some popular American expressions. The

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73. The Founding of Carolina. 73.卡罗莱纳的创建 The planting of New Jersey was not the only colonial venture of Carteret and Berkeley. 卡特赖特和伯克利的殖民商业投机不仅仅在于新泽西的种植业, With Lord Chancellor

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171. Tender Laws. 171.清偿法 The people then clamored for tender laws. 随后,人民吵嚷着要成立清偿法, These were laws which would make it lawful for them to tender, or offer, paper money in exchange for flour or other things. 这些

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But nothing came of these suggestions. 但是,这些提议没有引起反响。 Soon, however, William Lloyd Garrison began at Boston the publication of a paper called the Liberator. 然而,不久之后威廉劳埃德加里森在波士顿创办了一

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97 反奴役压迫的女性领袖哈瑞特·塔伯曼 PEOPLE IN AMERICA - September 30, 2001: Harriet TubmanBy Jeri Watson VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Ray Freeman with the Spec

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John Brown Raids Harpers Ferry 建国史话:约翰布朗袭击哈珀斯费 From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Jonathan Evans. In October of 1859, a group of anti-slavery extremists attacked the town

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 19 October 2007 In Niger, journalists are preparing to publicly denounce what they call a government blackout on reports of a rebellion in the north. The government say reporting on the rebellion has limits and it has detained so

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IN THE NEWS - An Up-and-Down Week for Peace in Four Conflicts By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, August 20, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. From East Asia to West As

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Such were her thoughts, though she lacked the words to express them. 这就是她所想的,尽管她还一下说不清。 At last, feeling this to be in some way a substitute for the words she was unable to find, she began to sing 'Beasts of Englan

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The animals huddled about Clover, not speaking. 动物们挤在克拉弗周围默默不语。 The knoll where they were lying gave them a wide prospect across the countryside. 从他们躺着的地方,可以俯视整个村庄。 Most of Animal Farm

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 12 October 2007 In Niger, police continue to detain journalist Ibrahim Manzo Diallo, who ran the only newspaper in a region where there is an on-going rebellion against the government. Phuong Tran has more from VOA's West Africa

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 October 2007 More than 100 journalists and members of Nigerien civil society have demonstrated in Niger's capital Niamey. They say the government is punishing independent journalists for reporting on an on-going rebellion. Phu

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17. She was famous as a musical critic. 她作为一个音乐评论家而出名。 还能这样说: She was a well-known musical critic. She was a notable musical critic. 18. What can you get from music? 从音乐中你能学到什么? 还能这样

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The annihilation of our souls Bring forth the last known resistance of lies This is the re-birth of our systems failure How quickly we crawl away from the masses The distance has fallen, trusting in failure How quickly we run fearing our death You li

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The old woman smiled at him toothlessly. My stories? No, my little lord, not mine. 老妇人张开无牙的嘴对他微笑,我的故事?不对,我的小少爷,不是我的。 The stories are, before me and after me, before you too. 这些故事

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