In the land of rock and roll, the space shuttle, and computerized living, who could imagine that about 50,000 Americans do not use telephones, electric lights, or cars, not because they are poor, but

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(323) / 评论(0) 分类 赖世雄高级美国英语

The US economy is growing a little more than earlier estimates show. But as NPR's Paul Brown told us the rate of growth is still very small. The Commerce Department says the gross domestic product to grow at 1.3% annual rate in the second quarter. It

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05 The Beginning of Drama There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual(典礼,宗教仪式). The argument for this view goes

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[00:04.78]Lesson 49 [00:08.15]2 Dialogue Two friends are talking about a new movie. [00:14.81]What's on at the cinema this week? [00:18.57]Fight for Freedom. [00:21.81]What's it about? [00:24.74]It's about a time when there were black slaves in North

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歌曲 : Be With You 艺人 : Akon 音乐星级 : ★★★★ 所属专辑 : Freedom 发行年代 : 2008 风格 : RB 相关介绍: Akon依靠《Freedom》从自己之前的成功之中继续摘取果实,无论是自己家庭在移民到美国的过程中遇到的麻烦还是他自己的成长烦恼,他希望所有这些不

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Conservative Christians, known in America as the religious right, lost one of their best-known leaders this week. Jerry Falwell died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his Virginia office. He

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AS IT IS 2015-09-25 More than 700 Crushed to Death Near Mecca 麦加踩踏事故逾700人遇难 More than 700 people were crushed to death Thursday near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in a stampede. More than 800 others were injured. The victims were part of t

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AS IT IS 2015-09-27 Saving Russian Religious Music Traditions 拯救俄罗斯宗教音乐传统 Many religions use music to help communicate their message. What you are listening to now is a choral work performed in the Russian Orthodox Church. This

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US Student on 'Budget' Tour Held in N. Korea An American student has been arrested in North Korea. The arrest is the latest in a series of arrests of U.S. citizens. Analysts say North Korea uses the citizens as bargaining chips. The student is Otto F

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AS IT IS 2016-07-17 Roman Catholic Church Prepares to Honor Mother Teresa 罗马天主教会纪念特蕾莎修女 The Roman Catholic Church is making plans to honor Mother Teresa during a special ceremony at the Vatican. Mother Teresa was a religious

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AS IT IS 2015-10-04 Kenyan Church Welcomes LGBT Members 肯尼亚教堂欢迎同性恋者成员 In early September, the Anglican Church of Kenya cancelled the license of clergymen suspected of homosexuality. The suspension sent a message that Kenyan

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每年11月的第四个星期四是美国最具特色的重要节日感恩节。最初,感恩节没有固定日期,由各州临时决定,直到美国独立后,感恩节才成为全国性的节日。1863年,美国总统林肯宣布每年十一

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I just dont understand why we have poverty today. There is so much money in the world. We are rich enough to really make poverty history. My government talks about making a better society while there are thousands of people living on the streets. My

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Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The US ambassador to Turkey is calling an attack near the consulate in Istanbul an obvious act of terrorism. According to the city's governor

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1. MYTH: Bisexuality Is Just Experimenting. 谬论一:双性恋者只是在试验其性向。 To be bisexual does not inherently imply a state of flux or figuring yourself out. There is no magic formula that will ever force a bi person to lean in o

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Millions of Americans will celebrate Christmas on December twenty-fifth. It is the most widely celebrated religious holiday in the United States. People buy gifts to give to family members and friends. They fill homes and stores with evergreen1 trees

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Education and religion 教育与宗教信仰 Falling away 此消彼长 How education makes people less religiousand less superstitious, too 接受教育越多,宗教倾向越少迷信倾向也越少。这是为什么? JUST one extra year of schoo

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GWEN IFILL: Now we turn to the Supreme Court, where the justices today heard the case of a woman who went to a job interview wearing a head scarf, and didn't get the job, but why? At the heart of the case, business rights vs. religious freedom. As al

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为帮助大家备战2015年的GRE考试,小编特在此为各位分享新GRE填空题抓住重点备考,希望能够在这个夏季中为你的复习带来一股凉爽。 新GRE填空题通常都是信息量充足型的,也就是题目的信息恰

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Oh My God!也许是最常用的英语感叹。但是这句话不能随便用,因为很多人觉得它有侮辱性质。为什么呢?除了Oh My God,还有什么其它的说法呢?快听Jenny和Adam告诉你吧! 关键词: Oh My God是粗话?

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