HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We listen to some music from Melissa Etheridge /P Answer a question about the White House /P And tell about the results of a recent high school

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(146) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(十二)月

Despite relentless shelling in parts of Syria, today thousands of people still demonstrated across the country in support of the city of Homs. NPRs Peter Kenyon reports that four embassies and the Red Cross are working now to evacuate the wounded, in

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A bleak forecast for Social Security, the government says today the trust funds that support the program will run dry in 2033. And Medicare's hospital insurance fund is forecast to run out of money even sooner in 2024. President Obama will do tomorro

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By Shelley Gollust Broadcast: August 1, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about one of the world's greatest musicians, violinist Isaac Stern.

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The White House A listener in Cambodia heard our recent call for questions about the process of electing an American president. Tath Sok in Phnom Penh wants to know about the duties and responsibilities of

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Education Report - In Some Schools, Learning Is Not Enough of Its Own Reward A look at the debate in the U.S. over programs that pay students. Transcript of radio broadcast: 26 March 2008 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Some Americ

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Millions of people worldwide have been reported missing. Many of them went missing as a result of armed conflicts, such as the war in Syria, or in other places of violence. Large numbers of people disappear after natural disasters. A new laboratory e

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AS IT IS 2015-06-28 Children in US Help Wild Elephants in Thailand, Kenya 美国孩子们帮助泰国和肯尼亚的野生大象 On Miriam Gardsbanes 9th birthday two years ago, her aunt gave money to a group that cares for elephants. The woman, who

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Carol Lin: Sherri Carlson is the mother of three young children, ages 4, 8 and 11. Her biggest concern? Keeping junk food away from her kids. Sherri Carlson: It's an uphill battle. I try. Carol Lin: C

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People in America - Shirley Chisholm, 1924-2005: The First Black Woman Elected to the U.S. Congress She was an activist who worked to improve the lives of others. Transcript of radio broadcast: 01 March 2008 VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And

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AS IT IS 2013-10-21 Russians Question Muslim Influence 俄罗斯问题穆斯林影响 Hi again! Nice to have you with us on As It Is. Im Mario Ritter. Last week Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha. In English, the four-day celebration is

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AS IT IS 2015-07-29 Western Values Inspire Gay Rights Debate in S. Korea 在韩国西方价值观鼓励同性恋权利的辩论 The struggle for gay rights in South Korea is not one that can be seen as a conflict between Eastern and Western cultural

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Yazidi-American Activist Seeks Help for Refugees 移民美国的雅兹迪人积极寻求帮助难民 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA The plight of the Yazidis, a religious-ethnic minority in Iraq, drew world attention last year when Islamic State fighters drove th

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Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor has completed her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Now legal experts, civil rights advocates and complainers from one of her former cases are before the panel. NPR's Audie Cornish reports

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Congressional Democrats warn that the budget plan the House's Republican majority approved today by a vote of 235-193 won't go over well with voters. As NPR's Julie Rovner reports, critics say Americans will resist sweeping changes to the Medicare an

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Passion lives here. Isn't it always true? Heart is what drives us and determines our fate. 激情永驻此地。这真的永远是事实吗?心能够驱使我们并决定我们的命运。 That is what I need for my characters in my books: a passio

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埃及人不信任美国的干预 U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain are in Egypt, joining efforts by top U.S. diplomat William Burns to broker an end to the standoff between Egypts military-backed government and supporters of ousted Presid

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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? It's a debate that raged among parents and one that's divided the autism community. Now one journal that put out a paper showing an autism vaccine link is retracting it. CNN's senior medical correspondent Elizabeth C

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From the CNN news in mid Atlanta, Georgia. It is Thursday. I am Karl Azuz and this is CNN student news. First up today, we have more for you on President Obama's surprise trip to Afghanistan. Afghan forces are expected to fully take over their countr

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Hello, I am Carl Azuz, welcome you to a new day and a new month, CNN Students, we are gonna take flight with some California teenagers on the beat, but we are beginning today with an anniversary. Tonight, I come forward to the American people and to

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