Chinese Girls Raised in America Find Their Identity 美国长大的中国女孩找到其身世 An American journalist who adopted a young Chinese girl 18 years ago is using her daughter's story to tell about abandoned children from China. Maya Xia Lu

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(九)月

AS IT IS 2015-11-20 Fathers, Facebook, and International Men's Day 父亲、Facebook、国际男人节 French officials say the man suspected of organizing the deadly attacks in Paris last week has died. Police confirmed Thursday that Abdelhamid Abaa

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One of the most exciting things about travelling abroad is discovering new customs, but tourists need to be careful so not to run afoul of local laws. While laws against serious crimes are consistent around the world, some countries have bizarre or o

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The horns of the cross-trees were sawed off on the other side, so that this old top-mast looked not a little like a gallows. 另一边树上的角看起来被锯断,所以这个看上去有点像绞刑架。 Perhaps I was over sensitive to such impre

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Holloa! cried stationary Elijah, hailing us when we had removed a few paces. 嗨! 我刚走了几步,站在后面的以利亚又吆喝起来。 Never mind him, said I, Queequeg, come on. 别理他,咱们走。 我招呼着魁魁格。 But he st

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许多中国人爱用俗语、成语、俚语。由于中美两国文化、风俗、思想、习惯的差异,如果照字直译,或把单字「堆在一起」,老外听了,也许就会「满头雾水」、「迷迷糊糊」,成了他们所说

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Time is running out for my friend. While we are sitting at lunch she casually mentions she and her husband are thinking of starting a family. We're taking a survey,she says, half-joking. Do you think I should have a baby?It will change your life, I s

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Time is running out for my friend. While we are sitting at lunch she casually mentions she and her husband are thinking of starting a family. We're taking a survey,she says, half-joking. Do you think I should have a baby? It will change your life, I

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贝多芬(Ludwig van Beethoven)(1770-1827)是历史上最著名的作曲家之一。在他57岁去世时,人们在他的遗物中发现了一封情书。这封情书是写给一位不知名的女士的,贝多芬称其为永远的爱人。

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I can't wait to get my hands on all of these books! From the soul-soothing words of Brene Brown to the historical observations of Margo Jefferson, there's something here for everyone. 这些书我全都迫不及待想一睹为快。从布琳布朗安抚

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作者介绍: 特蕾莎修女(Mother Teresa,1910-1997),印度著名的慈善家,印度天主教仁爱传教会创始人,在世界范围内建立了一个庞大的慈善机构网,赢得了国际社会的广泛尊敬。1979年被授予诺贝尔和

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Many books make me cry when I encounter them for the first time, although fewer these days than during my mascara-smeared teens. But it's rare that a childhood favourite still has the power to call forth tears. Mostly, I find, the potency of ev

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Are We Living a Meaningful Life? Are we living a meaningful life or are we in a rut and living a life leading us to nowhere? Are we living or just merely existing and what sort of legacy will we leave behind? These and many other similar questions co

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1. President Barack Obama is hoping Republicans and Democrats can reach an agreement on budget cuts. He'll meet with House Speaker John Boehner later this morning. Lawmakers are working on a stopgap spending measure, but senior government workers hav

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One Finger 一个手指Mom, you should put some of your things away. Baby proof this house, stated our oldest son Mark as he lumbered up the stairs followed by his wife, Kim, and fifteen-month-old Hannah. Visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday, he fin

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Most people need to hear those three little words I love you. Once in a while, they hear them just in time. I met Connie the day she was admitted to the hospice1 ward, where I worked as a volunteer. Her husband, Bill, stood nervously nearby as she wa

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Meanwhile, I lay quietly eyeing him, having no serious misgivings now, and bent upon narrowly observing so curious a creature. 这时,我一言不发,躺在那里直瞧着他,因为心里已经没有什么了不起的疑惧,便决心要对这个非常希

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If you usually doze off with your back to your partner and a gaping space between you, you'll be pleased to hear you're not alone. 如果你常常背对你的伴侣睡觉,并且两人之间有一定的空间,那么你将会高兴地发现这样做的

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In 1978, I became a flight attendant for a major airline. Earning my wings was the culmination of a childhood dream that I had set for myself after my first plane ride at the age of five. Like so many others before me, I fell in love with the romance

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Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street愛著他 就像駕著全新的馬莎拉蒂跑車開到沒有出口的街 Faster than the wind, passionate as sin, ending so suddenly比風還迅速 罪惡般熱情 卻突然停止 Lovin

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