Around the World, 2012 Holiday Shopping is Subdued At U.S. shopping centers, parking lots were full - as thousands of last minute shoppers descended into crowded malls. But the big crowds mask larger concerns. Consumer confidence has fallen to a 6-mo

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十二月)

We got one quiz game; a real quizee is the resident dude on the program to get how long has his beard been in the works? Yeah, man. Its good, dude, this beard is [mid] like, and I tried to trim it because I am coming to you all, so, but now, I have b

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By Larry London Washington 21 September 2009 With a collection of five Top 10 Billboard chart hits off of two Number One albums, RB performer Ne-Yo has established himself as a powerful force in music. Since writing the chart-topping hit, Let me Lov

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(九月)

双元音[ai] 发音要领: [ai]是合口双元音。舌位:先将舌身平放在口腔中,起始音是低位前元音[a],然后滑向放松的高位前元音[i] 。舌身由[a]的舌位抬向[i]的方位,这一滑动过程中形成的音便是

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Listen Read Learn Salesperson: Can I help you, sir? Benjamin: Yes, please. I'm picking out some presents for my children and wife. Salesperson: What kind of presents do you want? Benjamin: Actually, I don't know exactly. Do you have anything recommen

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It was time to go to the market. He had no bananas, no apples, and no milk. He got into his car and drove to the market. It was only five minutes away. The parking lot was almost empty. Good, he thought. He wouldn't have to stand in a long line. He p

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By Parke Brewer Turin 25 February 2006 Gelato shop counter in Turin One normally thinks of ice cream as a warm-weather treat. While the mountain venues of the Winter Olympics have been cold and snowy,

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How did you grab my soul like that No beat, no verse but Im hooked like that How did you get through the doors on latch All in my system you flow through that You shine it glows reflection I struggle to cope when you're absent I was dealing with hope

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THIS IS AMERICA - How Pawn Shops Make Money; Mike Tysons Return CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. JUNE SIMMS: And Im June Simms. This week, we tell you about pawn shops and the people who ow

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 18 June 2008 International talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs are expected to resume soon, possibly within a matter of weeks. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, key players in the talks are engaging

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Olympic Fans Go Shopping People have been flooding into the department store John Lewis, which is right by the Olympic Park, to buy their official games merchandise. Inside, Olympic imagery is splattered across just about every product you can imagin

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Kenyan Hip Hop Artists Praise Inspirational Town Kenyan hip hop took off in the mid-1990s, when the group Kalamashaka started rapping in informal Swahili, instead of English. The musicians were from the low-income suburb, Dandora, which is now widely

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Jazz, Hip Hop, Broadway Taught in Bangkok, Beyond Grammy nominated jazz instructor Gene Aitken has conducted some of the top military bands in Asia and the Middle East. From Thailand he travels to countries emerging from conflict and isolation to bri

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, greet the crowd in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 23 Apr 2010 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads two-day visit to Zimbabwe last week has stirred up dissension within Zimbabwes

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By Lisa Bryant Thiais, France 24 February 2008 Although U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, an African-American, is enjoying momentum from 11 straight wins in Democratic presidential nominating contests, minority politicians in Europe are still

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, a conversation with one of the most influential figures in hip-hop on the occasion of his new appointment at one of this country's most prestigious cultural institutions. Q-Tip is one of the founding members of A T

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: And we're going to speak next with two new additions to the NPR family. Pioneering New York City hip-hop radio DJ Stretch Armstrong - hey there, Stretch. ADRIAN BARTOS, BYLINE: Are we doing this right now? CORNISH: We're doing it

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Iraqi Dancers in US on First Hip Hop Diplomacy Tour WASHINGTON A group of Iraqi urban dancers is visiting major U.S. cities this month as part of a first-ever Iraqi hip hop diplomacy tour of the United States. The U.S. government-sponsored tour is th

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Hip Hop Meets Southeast Asia Poetry in US Midwest What happens when hip-hop meets an ancient Southeast Asian poetry tradition in the American Midwest? Answer: an unusual collaboration between a young rapper and his grandmother. The American immigrant

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Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: June 24, 2004 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: a map of mother tongues in America. RS: Last week, we told you about americanrhetoric.com, a collection of well-known American speeches.

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