IN THE NEWS - Why Child Abuse by Peacekeepers, Aid Workers Often Goes Unreported A new report calls attention to the problem. Also, good news and bad news about the use of child soldiers, and Amnesty International's 2008 report on human rights. Tran

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(五)月

White Women in US Are Dying Sooner 证据显示美国白人妇女寿命短 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. Health experts say there is evidence that many white women in the United States are dying too soon. In othe

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Pope About Call for Resignation: I Will Not Say a Single Word Pope Francis said Sunday that he had read the letter from a former Vatican official that calls for the Roman Catholic Church leaders resignation. However, the Pope told reporters he would

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Chiles Catholic Bishops Offer to Resign Over Sex Abuse Cover-up Every active Chilean bishop in the Roman Catholic Church offered to resign Friday. The offer came after Pope Francis accused the bishops of failing to investigate sex abuse cases and pro

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1. My wife's having an affair. 我妻子有外遇。 还能这样说: My wife's secretly dating someone else. My wife's cheating on me. 谚语: Have but few friends though many acquaintances. 朋友要少,熟人要多。 2. She is having an aff

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Topics: American Presidents-Calvin Coolidge; further versus furthermore versus more; resilience versus resistance; You can say that again. Words: taciturn to strike labor union lack of to appoint to abuse power scandal income tax estate tax hands-off

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Be Positive,Do Something Day is on March 1st. It is our chance to make a difference in the world and do something positive. It might change our lives for the better. It often seems as though the world is full of negative news, negative people and neg

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June the 26th is International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. It is a day organized by the United Nations to raise awareness of the dangers of drug abuse and the illegal drug trade. It started in 1988 and has got bigger each year. Th

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Film Producer Harvey Weinstein Charged with Rape, Sex Abuse American film producer Harvey Weinstein has surrendered to police on sex crime charges. His action comes seven months after women began publicly accusing him of sex abuse. He turned himself

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1. A new video of Osama Bin Laden has emerged on the Internet. The undated clip shows the al-Qaeda leader outdoors praising martyrs who have been killed in Afghanistan. The tape was posted on a militant website. 2. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los A

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The scars form a pattern Symmetric in design For each and every conflict A mark you will find Wounds have opened bleeding From the magic of your words But now this phase is over I'm done with all this hurt I shall walk alone I will hide, keep the pai

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1. The head of the International Monetary Fund will be in a New York City courtroom this morning. Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces charges he sexually assaulted a maid in his New York hotel room. Strauss-Kahn's attorneys say he will vigorously fight the

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AS IT IS 2016-01-07 Hundreds of US Military Children Sexually Abused 美国数百名军人家属儿童被性虐 Hundreds of children in American military families are sexually abused each year, reports the Associated Press. The Defense Department con

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Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program we listen to music from superstar Whitney Houston ... And answer a question about the Old Believers religious group ... But first, we meet a new amb

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Robbie Williams 最新单曲《Shine My Shoes》现场版释出啦!强势新单这次是想再创佳绩的节奏吗?Robbie 可真是勤快呢,新单一首接一首,质量不减。一直继续支持他哦。 歌词: Another dawn, another day

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1. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is issuing a gloomy warning about the nation's economy. Bernanke says the recent financial turmoil means economic activity will be subdued through the rest of this year and into next year. 2. There are new de

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1. 【真题】 She was so _____ in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door.(1996.1) A.attracted B.absorbed C.drawn D.concentrated 2.【真题】 It has been revealed that some gover

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Shirin Ebadi, born in 1947, is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist. She is most famous for winning the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize. The panel of judges praised her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women

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Today, Listen to English visits the world of British pop music. I started by doing some research. Who is Amy Winehouse? I asked my children. There was silence. The children sighed and rolled their eyes. It is very embarrassing for them to have a pare

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 听播客学英语

Today we visit the Channel Islands. The Channel Islands are a group of islands in the English Channel, close to the north coast of France. But they are not part of France. And they are not really part of Britain either. The British Queen is also rule

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