VOICE ONE: This is Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Louis Armstrong, one of the greatest jazz musicians. His voice, trumpet-playing skill and creativity continue to inf

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Remembering Astronaut Neil Armstrong JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English! Im June Simms. This week, we hear about a new book on natural soundscapes and the man who recorded them. We also tell about singer K

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The first man to set foot on the moon has hailed the space race of the 1950s and '60s as an example of peaceful competition between rival superpowers. Legendary U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong spoke at Washington's Air and Space Museum Sunday on the e

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Louis Armstrong Knocks Out The Beatles This week marks an unusual 50th anniversary: the last hurrah for one of the legends of American jazz and for a type of American music that, after this time, would never again be as popular. In the spring of 1964

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By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: August 6, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Health Report. American bicycle racer Lance Armstrong says he will attempt to set a record next year and wi

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Louis Armstrong By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Sunday, April 11, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: 'Satchmo' And this is Steve Ember with People in America in VOA

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Sports Mascots / Neil Armstrong / Music by Jen Chapin By Caty Weaver Broadcast: Friday, April 02, 2004 (THEME) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (THEME) This

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A firestorm has erupted over allegations on a U.S. television networks report that seven-time Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong used banned substances(物资,基本内容) to achieve greatness. Lance Armstrong won a record seven Tour de

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BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhuanet) U.S. top rank cyclist Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview on Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France. Armstrong said he was prepared to speak candidly during th

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NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- American cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of a bronze medal he won at the 2000 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, hours before the airing of his interview with Oprah Winfrey in a

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WADA confirm USADA's action on Armstrong approriate BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- World Anti-Doping Agency has again thrown its support behind USADA after a lengthy report with evidence to prove Lance Armstrong a doper. U.S. Anti-Doping Agency issued

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USADA hails UCI's right decision in Armstrong case BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Cycling's governing body UCI has made the right decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart said on

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USADA release strong evidence for Lance Armstrong doping case WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday issued a 1000-page investigation report full of evidence that shows the world's most famous cyclist Lance Armstrong

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Louis Armstrong 路易斯阿姆斯特朗 Like most of the great innovators in jazz, Louis Armstrong is a small man. But the extent of his influence across jazz, across American music and around the world has continuing stature. His life was the embod

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In 1962, NASA decided to bring more astronauts into the space program. NASA especially wanted test pilots and men with engineering backgrounds. Neil Armstrong met all the qualifications. He was less than thirty-five years old, in perfect health, and

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Neil had been younger than nearly all the other students when he first enrolled at Purdue. But hed been away for three years. When he returned in September of 1952, he was twenty-two and older than most students. He was more mature. He was ready to s

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When Neil started college, he had just turned seventeen. For the first time he was living away from his family. He got decent grades, as he had in high school. But he wasnt focused on his studies, and the science classes were hard. He described his f

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ON MAY 20, 1927, A YOUNG PILOT NAMED CHARLES LINDBERGH SET OUT FROM LONG ISLAND ALL BY HIMSELF IN A SMALL, SINGLE-ENGINE PLANE TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. IT WAS CALLED THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS. THE TRIP WAS DARING AND DANGEROUS. LINDBERGH HAD NO RAD

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It is July 16, 1969. By 9 A.M. the temperature hits a whopping ninety degrees. Thats just a typical summer morning in central Florida. The heat does not stop a crowd of a million people from coming as close to Cape Kennedy as they can get. That is wh

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Just after midnight on August 5, 1930, Neil Armstrong was born in the Ohio farmhouse that belonged to his grandparents. Neil was the oldest of Stephen and Viola Armstrongs three children. He had a younger sister named June and a younger brother named

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