By Jim Malone Washington 24 February 2006 Cargo ship is unloaded at Maryland's port of Baltimore The controversy over the Bush administration's decision to allow a company from the United Arab Emirate

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(二月)

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Sometimes new health advice conflicts with old advice. Yet new guidelines last week for breast cancer testing in the United States created a storm of debate. The advice came from experts who are appoint

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Young Navajos Leave Reservation Life Behind for Jobs DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our show we play new music by Sarah Jarosz And we answer a question about c

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(七)月

A: I would like to book a reservation at your hotel. B: What date would you like to make that reservation for? A: I need the reservation for May 14th. B: How many days do you need the reservation for? A: I will be staying for 3 nights. B: Is that a s

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A: Hi, could you help me make a plane reservation? B: I would be happy to help you. Where do you plan on going? A: I am going to go to Hawaii. B: For that destination, you may leave from Los Angeles or Burbank Airport. Which would you prefer? A: I th

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 旅游英语对话

A: I need to make a plane reservation. B: That is what I am here for. What is your destination? A: I will be traveling to Aspen, Colorado. B: Would you prefer to leave from Los Angeles or Burbank Airport? A: Burbank Airport would be best for me. B: Y

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经典背诵 Recitation Receptionist: I'm a receptionist in a hotel. We get a lot of calls for reservations each day. Many customers call us to reserve rooms ahead of time in order to have nice view rooms. Some just want to know if there is a bar in

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语大赢家上册

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 05 July 2007 The Bush administration is seeking to update a law governing U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance. But members of the Democratic majority in Congress are signaling they may be reluctant to approve the propo

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta, Indonesia 02 January 2007 Emergency workers in Indonesia continue searching for the wreckage of an airliner that disappeared during a flight to Sulawesi Monday. Officials say earlier reports that the crash site had been fou

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New York Plans 9/11 Anniversary Observances Amid Tight Security Americans on Sunday will mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. New York City is preparing for a day of observances. New York police are im

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(九月)

Young Navajos Leave Reservation for Jobs The hallways at Ganado High School are bustling in between classes. But they're not nearly as crowded as they were just three years ago. I'm looking at a high school that, in the mid 2000s, ran about 850 stude

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By Peter Heinlein Washignton 15 September 2006 George Clooney (left) and Elie Wiesel Actor George Clooney and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel have met with the U.N. Security Council to plead for prompt action to save lives in Darfur. The Oscar-winning fi

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By Gini Sikes New York 09 June 2006 Nolan Bell, left, and the Warren brothers BJ, center, and Michael, install a new metal roof in New Orleans Countless Americans have journeyed to the Gulf Coast to help those devastated by Hurricane Katrina last ye

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(137) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(六月)

By Jim Malone Washington 11 September 2006 Remembrance ceremonies, both large and small, took place across the United States Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(241) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(九月)

By George Dwyer Washington 24 April 2008 Every year on the last Friday in April Americans observe National Arbor Day. Tree plantings and other events are held all across the United States to focus attention on the importance of trees in our communiti

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By Robert Raffaele and Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 12 September 2006 Watch Sept 11 Anniversary Friends, relatives of victims of September 11, 2001 attacks gather during playing of national anthem at Ground Zero, in New York, Monday, September 11,

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 September 2006 Tens of thousands of Palestinian government employees, who have not been paid in months, went on strike Saturday. The labor unrest poses a major challenge to the Palestinian government, led by the Islamic

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By Shally Zomorodi Los Angeles, California 11 December 2006 watch The Little Man Abbas Kazerooni as a young boy A young boy forced to live on his own by his parents. That's the story author Abbas Kazerooni shares in his new book, The Little Man. But

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(156) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十二月)

今天我们要学的词是 per se. Per se是自身,本身的意思。Google claims that Google+ is not a social media per se. 谷歌声称,Google+ 并非完全意义上的社交媒体。Web bloggers are not journalists per se. 网络博主们并非

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Hostess: Thank you for calling Sakia Restaurant. How may I help you? Randy: Id like to make a reservation. Hostess: For which day and for what time? Randy: Its for Friday, the 24th, at 7 oclock. Hostess: How many will be in the party? Randy: There wi

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