Agriculture Report - Surviving a Drought: A Farmer's Old-Fashioned Lessons This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. In recent days the remains of what had been Hurricane Isaac moved into the American Midwest. The storm brought rain to some

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(八)月

By Rosanne Skirble Washington DC 26 January 2006 Farmer herds flock of ducks Since the virus was identified in humans three years ago in China, 80 of the 150 people infected have died from the disease

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Here's the story today. The federal treasurer Waine Swan has confirmed he'll deliver a surplus in tonight's budget. It's expected to be around 1.5 billion dollars. Mr Swan argued that the surplus will act as a a buffer against global finance and secu

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Unlikely Pair Find Solace in Traditional Chinese Music A Chinese musical program near Oakland, California's Chinatown has been offering a safe haven for children of working class Chinese American families. It's a place where students can spend free t

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Militant Advance in Iraq Blow to Families of US Fallen MARSEILLES, ILLINOIS The rapid advance of Islamist militants through key cities in Iraq is forcing many Americans to re-examine the eight-year-long war that killed nearly 4,500 U.S. service membe

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This next story suggests how hard it can be to avoid racial discrimination. The story comes from a new survey of Americans of all races and ethnicities. It's being released this morning by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: A new exhibition at the New-York Historical Society tells the story behind the Eloise children's books. For one, author Kay Thompson was not a fan of children. Thompson died in 1998. The illustrator of the books, Hilary Knight, i

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SCOTT DETROW, HOST: In Southern California, many homeowners are still digging out of the mud more than two months after a deadly 30-square-mile debris flow slammed into their homes. But as Stephanie O'Neill reports from Montecito, each weekend, hundr

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: America has had its first black baseball player, its first black astronaut, its first black president. But after the first, the world is still full of onlys. Sometimes the onliness is existential, like being the only black studen

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, let's start the new year off with some music. Last week we brought you the hits from 2016, so this week we're going to look ahead at 2017 and check out some fresh new music. (SOUNDBITE OF SINKANE SONG, U'HUH) MARTI

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20 Years Of Cher's 'Believe' And Its Auto-Tune Legacy (SOUNDBITE OF CHER'S BELIEVE) AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Those are the opening notes of Cher's hit song Believe. Believe it or not, the dance anthem has just turned 20 years old. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, BEL

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The New Zealand Immigration Service has been in the news recently, for all the wrong reasons. The head of the service, Mary Anne Thompson, resigned last week after it was found that she did not have a PhD after all. Before this job with Immigration,

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Earlier this year, President Bush said the United States would spend $350 million over five years to fight seven of the world's most common parasitic and bacterial diseases affecting hundreds of millions of people in tropical regions of the world. A

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(七月)

By Brad Zerivitz Washington 03 January 2008 A former world boxing champion is luring young people off the streets of Washington and into the boxing ring. The program is in a center city neighborhood and provides at-risk youth with a rigorous boxing r

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By Jeff Swicord Dover, New Hampshire 15 November 2007 To New Hampshire Republicans, the state motto Live Free or Die speaks directly to their own political philosophy. They see themselves as the conservative guardians of individual liberty, small go

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By Jim Malone Washington 13 June 2007 Several recent public opinion polls suggest Senator Hillary Clinton is solidifying her lead for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. On the Republican side, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani con

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By Jim Malone Washington 16 July 2007 In U.S. election news, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama solidified their lead in campaign fundraising this month while Republican John McCain continues to face turmoil within his own ranks. VOA National

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Our next guest is Ahmir Thompson, also known as Questlove. He's a drummer and a bunch of other things. AHMIR THOMPSON: People know me as a founding member of The Roots. I DJ occasionally. I was a professor at NYU - oh, a televisi

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今天我们要学的词是, crucial。 Crucial, 是关键的意思。Crucial factor, 是关键因素,crucial decision, 是关键决策。美国2008年总统大选的共和党参选人,原田纳西州参议员汤普森星期二晚上首次参加公

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Beyond 'Shallow': A Look At The Oscars Picks For Best Original Song MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: There were some surprises in this year's Oscar nominations, but this next conversation is about one that will have surprised absolutely no one who's been pay

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