California Immigrants Become Politically Active City officials in Rosemead in the San Gabriel Valley were trying to close a poultry store. It sells freshly slaughtered chickens and other birds, with their heads and feet on, the way that many Asian im

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(九月)

Technology Report - IBM Says Minds Will Control Machines Within Five Years This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Controlling a device with your mind. Powering your home with the energy of your own activities. These are two of the develop

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Researcher Explores Native American Herbal Remedies Hikers often explore the foothills of the Angeles National Forest, but this group of hikers has a purpose. They are learning how Native Americans used the local vegetation in their healing, includin

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our series on American higher education, we discuss programs that are available in the Middle East. We talked last week about Michigan State University which opened a campus in August in

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《今晚给我你的爱》是少女组合Twins《双失情人节》英文版。中英文的歌词场景、意境都很相似:情人节的约会,两个人选,自己爱的和爱自己的。只是中文版本的结局更凄凉:我爱的人没有来,爱我的人也没有等我,到处都成双成对的情人节,我榨不到一个吻;而英文版的更决绝

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EXPLORATIONS - Mesa Verde National Park: Protecting the Culture of Ancient Native Americans STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a large National Park establish

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 29 November 2006 A German man who was detained in Macedonia and who says he was tortured while in CIA custody, is in Washington seeking support for his campaign to obtain an explanation and an apology from the U.S. governm

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By Al Pessin Washington 30 May 2007 Iraqi boy takes cover behind US soldier after gunshots ring out in busy central Baghdad commercial district, 28 May 2007 The U.S. military says all 20,000 additional combat troops President Bush ordered to Iraq in

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By Craig McCulloch Vancouver 24 January 2006 Canada's Conservative opposition has won the country's general election, ending 12 years of Liberal government. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper gives th

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 June 2006 Sauri, in western Kenya, is one of a dozen so-called Millennium Villages set up across the continent by American and African development experts and funded by governments and private donors. Local committees wi

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Heart Failure Drug Not as Effective on US Patients Before new drugs are approved for use, they go through a multi-step approval procedure. In recent years, the process has become more globalized, but a new study suggests that the results of clinical

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Yoga Helps Mentally Ill Improve Their Lives Ericpaul Clark has been taking yoga classes for several months. Hes been in jail and a psychiatric facility after abusing drugs. Today, he says hes clean and looking forward to a better life. Yoga helps kee

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By Mike O'Sullivan San Francisco 10 April 2006 April 18, San Franciscans will remember one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, the Great Earthquake of 1906. Local officials say it is a tim

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By Scott Stearns Whtie House 16 June 2007 President Bush says opposition legislators want to raise taxes on Americans, undermining what he says is his pro-growth economic policy. Democrats say they want to help boost economic growth by lowering energ

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今天我们要学的词是excessive。 Excessive, 过度的。美国政府计划提出议案。 The planned legislation would allow the government to block excessive rate hikes by insurance companies, 拟议中的提案可以让政府有权制止医疗

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今天我们要学的词是competitive。 Competitive, 有竞争力的。美国总统奥巴马星期二晚上将发表国情咨文讲话, His speech will focus on keeping the U.S. competitive with its economic rivals, reducing unemployment and cutt

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Bruno: Hey, what are you doing? Give me back that remote ! Tamara: The movie I want to watch is on right now. Do you mind ? Bruno: Of course I mind! Im watching the playoffs . Cant you see that? Tamara: The playoffs? Oh, Ill watch with you. Bruno: Yo

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今天我们要学的词是diversity。 Diversity, 多元。 The school is committed to improve the diversity of its student body, 学校致力于提高学生的多元化。星期一是美国法定假日,马丁.路德金日。 It's a time for peopl

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 17 January 2007 The U.S. ambassador to Kenya says the United States is pushing Somalia's transitional government to hold talks with all groups of Somali society to bring peace and stability to the volatile country. Meanwhile

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By Bill Rodgers Washington 15 March 2006 The latest sectarian violence in Iraq has raised questions about the future of the U.S. mission to establish a secure and democratic country, three years after

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