CRI实用英语课堂 Unit 41 The Memorial Day 阵亡战士纪念日

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This spring marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederic Chopin, who was born and raised in a village just outside Warsaw. His musical legacy forms an integral part of modern Poland's cultural identity. For any visitor to Warsaw, it does not

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 25 July 2007 Soaring temperatures and forest fires have forced thousands of holiday-goers in southern Italy to evacuate hotels, campsites and other tourist sites. From Rome, Sabina Castelfranco reports there have been at l

美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-11-12

Veterans Day Celebrations are underway across the US. Vice President Dick Cheney attended the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery where he commended the military for making their country proud. A massive weekend search has turned up no sign of a

VOA双语新闻 Bush Defends US Military Base Closings

President Bush is defending plans to close some U.S. military bases, saying the savings will help refocus forces on fighting terrorism. The president spoke at graduation day for the U.S. Naval Academy. 布什总统为关闭一些美军军事基地的计

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-07-20

1. The Pentagon says the captured American soldier shown in this Taliban video is a 23-year-old from Idaho. Bowe Bergdahl vanished nearly three weeks ago from his base in eastern Afghanistan. In the video, he's heard saying he's scared he won't be a

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-17

1. Police in Baltimore say Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was not to blame for a fender-bender he had Thursday night. Phelps will be cited for driving without a license and failure to establish residency in Maryland. Phelps lived in Michigan f

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This is AP news minute. 1. Vice president Mike Pence visited a Jewish cemetery near Saint Louis, where he condemned anti-semitism and the vandalism at that cemetery that left more than 150 headstones damage. 2. The trump administration is reversing a

VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - Remembering Wars of the Past

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. November eleventh, nineteen eighteen, was the day Germany signed a cease-fire agreement with the Allies in World War One. Some countries observe November eleventh as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day. Firew

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS - A special place that honors thousands of soldiers from World War 2

AS IT IS - A special place that honors thousands of soldiers from World War 2 Hello from Washington. Im Jim Tedder. Today we are off to the Philippines to hear about a special place that honors thousands of soldiers from World War 2. Then we travel t

VOA标准英语2008年-Americans Honor Their War Dead

By Paula Wolfson White House 25 May 2008 Americans are marking the Memorial Day holiday weekend - a time set aside to honor the nation's war dead. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, in Washington, this is also a time for the roar of motorcycle engines - as

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Lebanese Fable Follows Female Fight For Peace Where Do We Go From Here? opens with a group of black-clad women moving slowly from the village toward the cemetery. But, instead of walking, they sway and slide in a mystical dance, establishing the film

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Seeks to Calm Tensions on Israel-Le

Relatives and friends of Lieutenant-Colonel Dov Harari react during his funeral at the military cemetery in the coastal city of Netanya, Israel, 4 Aug 2010. A clash between Lebanese troops and Israeli soldiers Tuesday left Harari dead and was the mos

VOA标准英语2009-US Veterans Groups Speak Out On Afghanistan

By Jim Malone Washington 16 November 2009 As President Barack Obama considers sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, veterans' groups are speaking out, though not always with one voice. At Arlington National Cemetery near Washington DC, Afghan war

VOA标准英语2013--Black History Illuminated by Tracing Lives of Former Slaves

Black History Illuminated by Tracing Lives of Former Slaves Arlington National Cemetery is just outside Washington, D.C. Before it became America's most prestigious military cemetery, it was a thriving community of slaves and then former slaves. Here

VOA常速英语2015--奥斯维辛幸存者的故事

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'From The Mundane To The Magnificent': Photos From The Chicano Rights Movement

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The movement to achieve civil rights for African-Americans is well known at this point. What fewer people probably know is that a parallel movement for civil rights for Mexican-Americans was going on at the same time. In Los Ange

美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-05-15

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Ceremonies have been held across Europe to con-memorize 100 anniversary of the outbreak of world war one.More than 50 head had attended the moving ceremony held at the cemetery in M in B.where many British and Germany soldiers are buried. 100 years o

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The tantalizing mysteries of Stonehenge may have come one step closer toward being solved. New radiocarbon dates of human cremation burials there indicate that Stonehenge was used as a cemetery from its inception just after 3,000 BC until well after