By Jim Stevenson Beijing 29 September 2007 Germany and Brazil are about to face each other Sunday in the Women's World Cup football final in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson reports from Shanghai, where the championship game will feature two contrasting st

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(九月)

Pachyderms Play Polo to Raise Money for Elephants SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND Polo, the ancient team competition typically played on horseback, is known as the sport of kings. However, the royal version for one annual event, now underway in Thailand (thro

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Emma Hendrickson has accomplished much in her 100 years on this earth. She has survived the two World Wars, seen 18 presidents take the White House and has become a grandmother to 18 grandchildren. Im still here, ha-ha Now she has added a new milesto

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北京奥运28大项 参与,竞争,分享,进步 Diving 跳水 英文原文 In the final competition, except where the tournament system is used, the divers shall compete in the reverse order of their ranking determined by the total scores at the end of the semi-fin

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北京奥运28大项 参与,竞争,分享,进步 Boxing 拳击 英文原文 No advice, assistance or encouragement shall be given to a competitor by his seconds during the progress of the rounds. If a second infringes the rules, he may be warned or disqualified. His

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A Yard of Bubblegum We had an interesting weekend this past Memorial Day weekend. We went to the town of Monroe which is on the outskirts of Seattle. My son had a baseball tournament. It would have lasted for three days if they had won on both Saturd

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By Tony Budny Washington, D.C. 11 July 2007 Tiger Woods came to the Washington, D.C. area last week to host his first professional tournament -- the ATTNational at Congressional Country Club. The world's number one player is seeking to make an impact

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There was a lot of hype and excitement as South Africa marked a 100 days to kick off. All the local organizers are saying the country may not be ready right now to host the FIFA World Cup, but come the 11th of June, everything will be ready. And FIFA

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Although the opening ceremonies are on Friday, Olympic competition begins Wednesday with the start of the women's football (soccer) tournament. At the Beijing Games in China, VOA's Jim Stevenson has this preview. Goalkeeper Hope Solo reaches for bal

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By Sean Maroney Washington 14 March 2007 watch March Madness report The men's U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament begins this week. This single elimination competition spans more than three weeks, pitting the na

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Thousands of players from more than 115 countries took part this year in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. And by Friday, only nine were left, the lucky finalists for the main event in November. The World Series of Poker has a 40-year history,

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Although the 2010 Football World Cup ended nearly six months ago, many people in South Africa are still basking in warm memories of the event, and most say it was the highlight of the year. For the organizers and the South African government it was t

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: And one of the biggest tournaments in women's golf tees off today. It's taking place on one of President Trump's golf courses in New Jersey. The U.S. Open is going ahead despite protests from women's rights activists who urged org

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By David Byrd Washington 04 August 2007 Top seed Andy Roddick and American rookie John Isner have reached the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic hard court tournament here in Washington. As VOA's David Byrd reports, Roddick faces Ivo Karlovi

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By Jim Stevenson Washington 06 August 2007 Andy Roddick Top-seeded Andy Roddick has won his third Legg Mason Classic tennis title in Washington. But as VOA's Jim Stevenson reports, Roddick and the rest of the tennis world may have witnessed the emerg

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By Brent Latham Abuja, Nigeria 05 November 2009 Nigeria 2009, FIFA Under-17 World Cup Not everything at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria has gone according to plan. However, visiting players and coaches unanimously agree that Nigerians have re

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By Phillip Walter Wellman Doha 02 November 2009 Serena Williams, right, holds trophy after winning singles final against Venus Williams, left, in Doha, 01 Nov 2009 Serena Williams has won the WTA Championships in Doha by defeating the defending cham

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This weekend is the final rugby game of the 2009 Super 14 season. The Super 14 rugby tournament is the largest rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere and is made up of teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. New Zealand has fi

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I love cricket, and I wanted to do something for my country because I come here Twelve teams from around the world are competing in this year's international tournament for one-day cricket matches, the Twenty20 World Cup. While the presence of perenn

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