16A Traditional Wedding GLOSSARY wedding a ceremony that creates a marriage; a ceremony that makes twopeople married* They had a beautiful and very large wedding, with almost 300 guests. civil ceremony a wedding ceremony that is not religious; a wedd

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Last week, I was in Bruges. We were standing in front of yet another unbelievably stunning painting by the Flemish artist Hans Memling, in a 12th century hospital built specifically for the poor, when my daughter said: Oh no. Another picture of Jesus

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US Urges Vietnam to Release Political Prisoners 美国敦促越南释放政治犯 The United States government is urging Vietnam to release all political prisoners and end its poor treatment of civil society activists. US officials made the appeals b

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Lucy checks her alarm, or her alarm clock, to make sure that it is on and then she lays down. 露西检查她的闹铃,或者闹钟,确定是开着的,然后躺下了。 To lay, lay, down means to put your body onto the bed. 躺下的意思就是

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I'm looking forward to having that ritual, a ritual, ritual, is something that you do on a regular schedule 我期待能有这样的惯例,惯例(ritual)是指你定期做某事 or at a regular time every day or maybe every week or every month,

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People carve pumpkins at Halloween to make 'Jack-o-lanterns' Its October the 31st, and across Britain and the USA, thousands of children are dressing up as monsters , ghosts and witches and going to their neighbours houses to ask for sweets or to pl

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THIS IS AMERICA - Charities in the United States Came to the Rescue After Two Hurricanes By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, October 10, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Spec

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Business 商业报道 Religious tourism 宗教旅游业 Pennies from heaven 来自天堂的便士 Pilgrimages are a big businessand getting bigger 朝拜活动内含巨大商机-而且前景持续变好 MECCANS say they do not need agriculture, for G

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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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DURING its rise in the 17th century, Amsterdam was animportant haven for religious dissidents. It was also the publishing centre forthe racyphilosophical tracts that were too hot to be printed in France or England. The citys economicfortunes were bor

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Pope Francis Makes Historic Visit to Arabian Peninsula Pope Francis has become the first pope in history to visit the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam. Francis opened his official visit Monday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Em

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Robin Basselin. Voice 2 And I'm Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 J.J. Keki is a musician f

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The Republican contender in the US presidential race senator Ted Cruz has won the Wisconsin primary eroding the Republican front-runner Donald Trumps' lead. The Wisconsin result has been seen as a test for Mr. Trump whose campaign in the past week ha

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Explanation: Many of the earliest Americans followed a religion that was different from the one practiced (or believed in) by the people in government. These early Americans fled (or ran away from) their original countries because they were treated u

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Explanation: Americans have a lot of freedom to say what they want, to believe what they want, and to get the government to do what they want. These and other rights (or freedoms) are found in the First Amendment to the Constitution. The First Amendm

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今年是西藏自治区成立50周年,国务院新闻办6日发表有关西藏自治区的白皮书《民族区域自治制度在西藏的成功实践》(Successful Practice of Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet),白皮书指出,达赖喇嘛无

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