Born in the small town of Odense, Denmark in 1805, Hans Christian Andersen's life was not easy. His father was a sickly man and his mother washed clothing for a living. His mother wasn't highly educated, but because she was superstitious, she introdu

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: During his first few years in the Senate, Minnesota Democrat Al Franken avoided what he called the funny. But deep into his second term, Franken has gotten comfortable letting his comedic roots show. He has a new book out about h

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

By Faiza Elmasry The weeks leading up to Christmas make up the busiest shopping season of the year, especially for toys. But there are millions of children whose families can't afford a shopping trip

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--世界经济

I Wanted You是歌手Ina的成名曲。Ina Wroldsen挪威创作女歌手,伦敦人。以一首《I wanted you》走红网络。仅25岁的挪威人Ina Wroldsen已成为欧洲和北美最热门的歌曲作者之一。 Lately Ive been thinking about

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Rights Group Challenges US Security Policy on Airline Passenger Lists Jim Malone A leading U.S. civil liberties group has filed a legal challenge to a program that seeks to bar people with suspected l

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The Secretary of the US Army delivers a stinging indictment today against those accused of sloppy record keeping at Arlington National Cemetery. And John McHugh tells the families of those resting in that hallowed ground that he is deeply sorry. Toda

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Chance doesnt exist But the path of life is not totally so predestined And time and chronology show us how all should be In the ways of existence To find out why we are here Being consciousness is a torment The more we learn is the less we get No one

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Maurice Sendak And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we tell about Maurice Sendak, an award winning writer and illustrator of more than one hundre

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By VOA Sports Washington, DC 23 January 2008 Defending champion Retief Goosen of South Africa has withdrawn from the Qatar Masters golf tournament in Doha with vision problems following eye surgery. Goosen was trying to become the first player to win

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The Palestinian militant group Hamas claim Israeli intelligence agents have targeted a top Palestinian militant in the United Arab Emirates. Hamas has accused Israel of assassinating one of its senior commanders. Speaking in Damascus, Hamas official

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Republican Senator John McCain has not stepped foot in the Capitol this year. His brain cancer treatment and related health problems have kept him back home in Arizona. NPR congressional correspondent Susan Davis reports McCa

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: With a little help from blind luck, the late Maurice Sendak, who died in 2012, will have a new book out next year. Sendak wrote and illustrated Where The Wild Things Are, In The Night Kitchen. He illustrated the Little Bear serie

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The White House and congressional Democrats continue to press for a federal-tax-cut extension that would benefit nearly all wage and salary earners, but especially the middle class. Paying for the extension remains a sticking point on Capitol Hill, w

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Then Silence --by:Kjartan Salvesen It's not about tomorrow forget about today There's matter anyway, you've turn a pain to sorrow The thing will last spin then we miss you. I cannot do what's been down forgive me it's over and silence. So you say yo

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COPENHAGEN, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 19-year-old Danish soccer talent Christian Eriksen was selected as national Player of the Year by an overwhelming majority here on Monday. The midfielder, one of the brilliant stars in Danish football, received 60.6

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BERLIN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- German side Bayer Leverkusen ensured a neat 1-0 victory over Norwegian side Rosenborg Trondheim at the last match of group K in Europa League on Thursday. Leverkusen introduced a couple of youngsters into the formation, as

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Leverkusen stops Bayern's winning streak in German Bundesliga BERLIN, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Sidney Sam's decider inflicted front runner Bayern Munich the first loss of the season to stop their perfect start meanwhile Vedad Ibisevic ensured Stuttgart's

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BERLIN, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- German Bundesliga team showed moral when they turned a 0-1 deficit into a 2-1 win to wrap round of last sixteen one match day ahead of schedule on Wednesday. Leverkusen started confident against Chelsea but both sides fail

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在探索测绘大脑的过程中,很多科学家都尝试过记录每个神经元的活动这项异常艰巨的任务。Gero Miesenboeck 反其道而行之, 他控制一些特定的神经元来搞清楚它们到底是起什么作用的,他通过

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