BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. This week in our series, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith talk about Calvin Coolidge and how he became president of the United States. STEVE EMBER: The early nine

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10 Describing a Musical Performance GLOSSARY to audition to sing, play a musical instrument, act, or dance for a short period of time so that someone can see and listen and decide whether one should be selected for a real performance or participation

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Calvin Coolidge: Silent VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about Calvin Coolidge. He was the vice president under Warren Harding. When Harding died suddenly a little more than two years into his term, Coolidge bec

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Now, the Special English program American Stories. Our story today is Hard Rock Maple. It is about two people living in New England. They seem like the hard rock maple trees often found in that area, nothing can make them move. Today's story was writ

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歌词: You took my heart and you held it in your mouth And with a word all my love came rushing out And every whisper it's the worst Emptied out by a single word There is a hollow in me now So I'll put my faith in something unknown I'm living on s

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Vice President Calvin Coolidge became president in nineteen twenty-three following the death of President Warren Harding. Coolidge quickly gained the trust of most Americans by investigating the crimes of Harding's top officials. The conservative eco

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Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 6 Were paying tribute to the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending August 6, 2016. Its a special week, because not only does the number one slot change hands, it goes

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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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Arizona High School Chooses Laptops over Textbooks 亚利桑那中学用便携电脑代替课本 A new high school opened in Vail, Arizona, this past July with all the resources you would expect to fi

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One kiss is all it takes 一吻便定钟情 Fallin' in love with me 与我共坠爱河 Possibilities 不知可否 I look like all you need 让我做你此生的唯一 Let me take the night, I love real easy 让我尽情享受今晚感受我平凡质朴

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Are you drunk enough? 你喝够了没 Not to judge what I'm doin 别再批判我的所作所为 Are you high enough? 你嗨够了没有 To excuse that I'm ruined 原谅我毁掉了所有 'Cause Im ruined 我已一无所有 Is it late enough? 是否一切

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EDUCATION REPORT – June 6, 2002: Geography Competition By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The National Geographic Society is a private organization that studies and

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情景对话: Elliot: Oh my God! Is that a Teddy Ruxpin doll? Rita, I want that! Rita: Your birthday just passed, Elliot. Elliot: But my coming out party is coming up. 知识点讲解: Come out 出来 【例句】 Samanthas been in the bathroom f

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2011年,Rihanna发布了她的新单曲《We Found Love》。这首歌获得了2013年的格莱美最佳短篇音乐录影带、VMA年度音乐录影带大奖、2012MTV音乐大奖年度最佳录影带等奖项,在国内大火之后被网友翻译为

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America's 30th president has been largely ignored by historians. Calvin Coolidge was sworn into office in August 1923, after the death of President Warren Harding. Elected in his own right the following year, Coolidge left office in 1929. Now, his le

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Top 5 Songs for Week Ending July 16 We're counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart for the week ending July 9, 2016. Not much changes this week. Number 5: Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna This Is What You Ca

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Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 13 Were counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending August 13, 2016. The Rio Olympics are in full swing this week and its worth noting that our lineup is p

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans, LA 03 February 2006 watch New Orleans Jazz report New Orleans is known around the world as a birthplace of jazz. Hurricane Katrina scattered many of the city's musicians an

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I feel so close to you right now It's a force field. I wear my heart upon my sleeve, like a big deal Your love pours down on me, surrounds me like a waterfall And there's no stopping us right now I feel so close to you right now (dance beat plays) I

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Cheryl Cole《Call My Name》:英国国民美女新歌强势回归! 距上张专辑《Messy Little Raindrops》发行将近两年之后,Cheryl Cole终于推出了她的全新单曲《Call My Name》,找来著名DJ Calvin Harris合作!想必大

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