Seventeen years ago, the U.S. Department of Defense came under attack. American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon, killing all passengers onboard the plane and 125 people working in the building. VOA Pentagon correspondent

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(九月)

By Doug Levine Washington 30 April 2006 Toots Thielemans may not be a household name, but his music has been heard by millions the world over. He played guitar and harmonica in a folk-jazz style that

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of a tragic moment for America's space program - the Apollo 1 fire that killed three astronauts. The fire erupted on the launch pad during a routine test. The accident shocked NASA just as the ag

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Welcome on Knight of Barron Sir Terry Wogan. Let me not to take you any longer from the fun and frolic that lies ahead. All together in the Floral Dance. Terry Wogans effortless weight and charm make him welcome in homes up and down in the country. H

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By Doug Levine Washington 03 April 2007 A string quartet that plays jazz? How about a Grammy Award-winning string quartet that plays jazz? VOA's Doug Levine fills us in on the Turtle Island Quartet, whose latest album pays tribute to jazz legend Joh

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By Michael Bowman Grand Rapids 02 January 2007 The body of former President Gerald Ford has arrived in his home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan, after a state funeral Tuesday in Washington. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, residents turned out in large

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By Mary Morningstar Washington 28 May 2006 Many musicians have used their celebrity to bring attention to the ongoing needs of Hurricane Katrina victims in the southeastern United States. Folk-rock singer Shawn Mullins has a personal connection to N

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By Amanda Cassandra New York 08 September 2006 A small clothing store that became a makeshift shrine after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center is now the centerpiece of an exhibit commemorating the fifth anniversary o

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 27 December 2006 President Bush says former U.S. President Gerald Ford will be remembered as a man of great integrity, who led the nation at a time when it needed healing. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson repor

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By Paula Wolfson White House 12 June 2007 President Bush has dedicated a new memorial in Washington to the victims of communism. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House. The statue was dedicated on this sun-drenched June morning - 20 years t

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By Katherine Cole Washington 06 August 2007 It's been said that the mark of a great artist is the apparent ease with which they perform their craft. In country music, few have ever made it look easier than the Buck Owens and his band, The Buckaroos.

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U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, on the eve of his inauguration, is paying tribute to the late civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Mr. Obama also used the day to urge Americans to become involved in community service. President-el

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Latest Springsteen Release a Tribute to Born In The U.S.A. 斯普林斯汀发行新专辑向《诞生在美国》致敬 Its been a big year for rock singer, songwriter and guitarist Bruce Springsteen: The Boss, as his fans call him, just turned 65 ye

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Students Honor African-American Singer Marian Anderson 学生们怀念非裔美国歌手玛丽安安德森 WASHINGTON The life of one of the most celebrated African-American singers of the 20th century is being remembered in Washington. This month ma

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest has come and gone, but over the next couple of months here at WEEKEND EDITION, we wanted to highlight some of the standouts among the nearly 5,000 who submitted videos like this one. (SOUNDBITE OF

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: David, you and I are old enough to remember card catalogs at the library, right? DAVID GREENE, HOST: Three words - Dewey Decimal System. MARTIN: Did you go to the library in college? GREENE: Of course I went to the library... MAR

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By Doug Levine Washington 08 April 2006 It's been 22 years since the untimely death of singer Marvin Gaye, but there's no forgetting the man who sang such classics as

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By Efam Dovi Accra 18 October 2006 In Ghana, President John Kufuor's government is paying reparation to about 2,000 Ghanaians who suffered human rights abuses under former governments. The West African nation, now perceived as a leading democracy in

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By Phuong Tran Dakar, Senegal 13 August 2007 Ousmane Sembene, the Senegalese film director and novelist who died this past June at age 84, is widely known as the father of African cinema. But before he was recognized for films that protested coloniz

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