Then I slowly saw that not only was I not free, but my brothers and sisters were not free. [00:03.08]我渐渐发现不光是我失去了自由,我的兄弟姐妹也失去了自由。 [00:06.16]I saw that it was not just my freedom that was curtail

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Beginning with the earliest pioneers, Americans have always highly valued their freedoms, and fought hard to protect them. And yet, the author points out that there is a basic freedom which Americans are in danger of losing. What is this endangered

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Palestinian Prisoner Tastes Freedom After 33 Years The 477 Palestinian prisoners who were released Tuesday in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit are enjoying families and freedom after years of confinement. One of the longest serving prisoners

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India has put on hold a multi-billion dollar expansion of an aluminum plant by a British-based company. The government said it based its decision on environmental concerns. The government will also decide next week on the fate of a proposed steel pla

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Experts Say Belief in Paranormal Common in US Surveys show that more than two thirds of Americans accept the existence of ghosts, visitors from outer space, astrology and other paranormal phenomena. While the more sophisticated might think of these p

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now let's talk about one of the most celebrated chapters in American history, the space race of the 1950s and '60s. The stories of Alan Shepard and John Glenn are well-known, but what about the stories of all the people who worke

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By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 20 July 2006 watch Implanon report The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new birth control device for American women. The device is called Implanon. It already is being used by two and a half million wo

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By Amelia Shaw Port-au-Prince 07 January 2006 The Brazilian military commander in charge of U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti was found dead Saturday. The commander's death comes as the troubled country is s

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By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 18 January 2006 Olusegun Obasanjo Nigerian President Olusegin Obasanjo said he had set up a committee to work towards the release of four foreign oil workers seized by milita

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今天我们要学的词是commercial。 Commercial, 作为名词,是商业广告的意思。2月1号星期天是美式足球超级杯。美国人看超级杯,不光是看比赛,更多的人是看广告。 Almost everyone can recall some Super

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By Carol Pearson and Rosanne Skirble Washington, DC 09 March 2006 watch Lung Cancer report Dana and Christopher Reeve Dana Reeve was best known as the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, and as a tirele

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今天我们要学的词是bombshell。 Bombshell, 炸弹,指出人意料的消息。 The news came as a bombshell, 这个消息简直出人意料。 In a bombshell announcement, the movie star revealed that he is gay, 这个电影明星出人意料地

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 13 September 2006 watch US Focus on Iraq President Bush concedes that Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States. But the president devoted most of his attention

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By Jim Randle Baghdad 15 January 2007 The outgoing commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says it will probably take months to see results from a new security plan for Iraq. And, as VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad, the general says there are no guar

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By Deborah Tate Washington 06 September 2007 U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton continues to lead the field of candidates seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for president. Stressing her background and experience, she is determined to become the firs

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今天我们要学的词是commitment。 Commitment, 是承诺的意思。 The company has made strong commitments to using clean energy, 这家公司保证要使用清洁能源。国际核安全峰会星期一在美国首都华盛顿召开。 U.S. P

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Laurel Bowman | Washington 08 April 2010 The United States resettles the largest number of refugees worldwide, allowing roughly 70,000 to enter the U.S. each year. Currently, large numbers of Bhutanese refugees, who lived for decades in camps in Nepa

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今天我们要学的词是compromise。 Compromise, 有妥协、让步的意思。I will not compromise my principles. 意思是我在原则问题上绝不让步。Marriage is all about compromise. 意思是婚姻要靠妥协让步来维系。如今,

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今天我们要学的词是combat。 Combat, 是战斗的意思。 Australian combat troops have begun leaving Iraq, fulfilling an election promise by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, 澳大利亚作战部队开始撤离伊拉克,实现了澳大利亚总理

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Sheep shearing is a job but also a sport. The best shearers enter competitions to see who is the fastest and best. The Golden Shears is the final. The six best shearers compete in this final. They have 20 lambs each. Judges check that the shearer has

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