The Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti writes that if you want to dispossess a people, 巴勒斯坦诗人Mourid Barghouti曾经写到:如果你想剥夺一群人的权利, the simplest way to do it is to tell their story and to start with, secondl

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

Broadcast: January 6, 2002 By Lawan Davis VOICE ONE: It was home to the great jazz performers Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, poet Langston Hughes, and civil rights activist Malcolm X. I'm Mary Ti

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What, if anything, should the United States be doing in the fight against violent extremism in a part of Africa where few people live? Experts on Africa are asking that question after the deaths of four U.S. Special Forces soldiers in Niger last mont

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Some African schools are adding programs that teach what officials are calling soft skills to students. Soft skills are personal qualities that help a person relate effectively to others. Officials say this kind of training can help students succeed

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BERLIN, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The German cabinet has adopted a new Africa strategy, showing willingness for a greater German involvement in Africa, German media N-TV reported on Wednesday. In the new Africa policy, Germany's ruling coalition government

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Two, debt. In 1994, the debt-to-GDP ratio of African countries was 130 percent, and they didn't have fiscal space. 第二件事,债务。在1994年,非洲国家债务对GDP的比例是130%,而且他们没有财政空间。 They couldn't use the

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今天我们要学的词是opening。 Opening, 首开。动画大片《玩具总动员3》上映后好评如潮。 Toy Story 3 made $41 million on opening day, 《玩具总动员3》上映第一天票房收入就高达四千一百万美元。 The fir

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TUNIS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Club Africain qualified on Saturday for the quarterfinal of the African Confederation Cup after beating Ethiopia's St George 2-0 in Rades, the official TAP press agency reported. Africain which managed to clinch a 1-1 draw

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

南非或将成为下一个世界工厂 The three-day (10/28-30) African Economic Conference is underway in Johannesburg, South Africa. Heads of state, business leaders and development experts are discussing how regional integration can boost economi

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The U.N. refugee agency reports that 33 unaccompanied children, mostly from East Africa, have left Tunisia's Shousha refugee camp for resettlement in Norway. The children are among 90 who arrived unaccompanied from Libya during the conflict in 2011.

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Let's take a look at China's role in peacekeeping operations in Africa. China has begun to take part in UN peacekeeping operations from 1990. Since then, over thirty thousand Chinese soldiers have served in 24 UN peacekeeping missions. Chinese peacek

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BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China said on Monday that it welcomes the positive progress made in the settlement of Mali's constitutional crisis and appreciates the mediating efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Foreign M

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Todd: Jeanie, you are from Philadelphia, correct? Jeanie: Yep. Todd: Now is Philadelphia a safe city? Do you have lots of crime? Jeanie: Yeah, we've got lots of crime. Depending on the area where you are. Um, where I grew up, I lived in a black ghett

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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has ended the citywide overnight curfew as protesters hold another rally against police violence outside city hall. Baltimore was in turmoil last week after the funeral for Freddie Gray -- the African American

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Several prominent attendees the World Economic Forum on Africa are urging governments to loosen state controls to unlock the continent's growth potential. Africa remains a mixed picture for foreign investors. Former Nigerian Central Bank Governor Cha

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美国谴责中非武装组织的袭击 Fighting has continued in the Central African Republic, with sectarian violence flaring in and around the capital Bangui and in other areas of the country. The United States condemns the continued attacks by al

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SAO PAULO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Host nation Brazil will meet Japan in the opening match of the 2013 Confederations Cup, football's world governing body FIFA said on Saturday. World and European champion Spain has been drawn to play its first game of th

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JOHANNESBURG, March 8 (Xinhua) -- In order to combat piracy and to improve maritime safety, South African authorities(当局官方) have begun using a sophisticated(复杂的精细的 ) navigation satellite system, it was announced on Tuesday

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RACHEL GARLINGHOUSE: A lot of people like to tell us that kids don't notice race until they're much older. That's not true. My 2-year-old... (LAUGHTER) GARLINGHOUSE: ...when she had recently turned two had told us things like, I'm brown and you're pi

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Leaders Business in Africa Making Africa work 社论精粹 非洲商业 让非洲发展起来 The continent's future depends on people, not commodities 非洲的前途依赖人,而非大宗商品 IS ANYONE here actually hoping to make any money, or

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