影片《12回合》由曾拍摄《虎胆龙威》、《深海狂鲨》等经典影片的著名导演雷尼-哈林(Renny Harlin)执导,讲述了一位谦逊的新奥尔良州侦探丹尼-费舍尔(约翰-塞纳饰),与一名高智商犯罪分子迈尔斯-杰克逊(艾丹-吉伦饰,该演员在热门美剧The Wires中出演重要角色)之间的斗

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on their wedding day, 1947. How would you celebrate your wedding anniversary ? A party with your friends perhaps, or maybe a dinner for two in a small intimate restaurant? Britains reigning monarch Queen Elizabet

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ECONOMICS REPORT - 75th Anniversary of the 'Great Crash' By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Friday, October 29, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Graphic Image Seventy-f

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THIS IS AMERICA - Grand Ole Opry Celebrates its 80th Anniversary on Radio By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, October 31, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'

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To fly off the handle To bark up the wrong tree 美国人在十七世纪初来到北美洲大西洋沿岸的东部地区定居。此后,他们了花两百多年时间来开拓西部的大片处女地。

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1. An Iraqi woman confesses on Jordanian TV that she tried to blow herself up with her husband in one of three suicide attacks in Amman. 2. In Iraq, Sunni Arab leaders demand that US and Iraqi troops

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In honor of its 50th anniversary, Motown Records, the label that produced some of the greatest soul music of all time, has released an album of fan favorites. Below are the Top 10 fan-voted hits from Motown 50 Fanthology. Doug Levine | Washington 16

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1. Fire fighters are working to get more people back into their homes after authorities lifted evacuations orders prompted by the wildfire near Colorado Springs. Officials say the fire is now 65% contained. 2. Former Vice President, Dick Cheney says

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Protesters filled streets and blocked traffic inNew York City for a second straight night. They are protesting a grand jurysdecision not to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of a blackman. The UN peacekeeping force in Liberia says

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Hit the Spot, Hit Bottom, Hit the Books 含有Hit的三个词的词义掌故 Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - a VOA Special English program about American expressions. Im Rich Kleinfeldt with some expressions containing the word hit. 现在是美国之音

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BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. Rounder Records is an independent music company celebrating its fortieth anniversary. Rounder is a major label that specializes in roots music, including bluegrass an

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All demonstrations banned with defense minister in charge and army captain still in Moroccan military hospital Scott Stearns | Dakar 23 December 2009 Photo: AP Guinea military leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara (L) salutes next to his aide Abubakar Tou

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The Four Freshmen Celebrate Their 65th Anniversary The Four Freshmens current lineup features Brian Eichenberger, Curtis Calderon, Vince Johnson and Bob Ferreira and they have a new album, Love Songs. Founded in 1948 by two brothers, Ross and Don Bar

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Six years ago this week, South Sudan became an independent state. The moment marked the end of decades of fighting between rebels in the predominantly Christian south and their northern Arab rivals in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum

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Tens of thousands of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians turned out in the streets of Vietnam to commemorate the communist victory in the Vietnam War 30 years ago. 几万名越南军民走上街头,庆祝共产党赢得越南战争胜利30周年。 V

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An Al-Qaeda militant group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the wave of bombings in central Iraq, which left up to 60 people dead. Although, the authenticity of the group's online statement is yet to be verified. They're called the 'Islamic Sta

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A group of Chinese officials and middle school students have taken part in an event in the Swedish community of Sodertalje, located around 30-kilometers southwest of Stockholm, to mark the 10th anniversary of a 'sister-cityhood' with the city of Wuxi

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I realized today, that yesterday's date was special: 10/10/10. It was October 10th, 2010. I had been too busy over the weekend to stop and realize the curious and interesting date. While I was chatting to my sister-in-law today, she mentioned that sh

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - May Day in America: Mostly a Time to Celebrate Nature's Labor By Ed Stautberg,Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, April 29, 2005 HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special Engli

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Pripyat, Ukraine. A dead city. Homes, schoolrooms, playgrounds, and other places are crumbling as wild nature reclaims the land. Pripyat once had some 50,000 residents(居民) . Now they are gone, perhaps forever. Only the artifacts of their live

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