From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. North Korea's latest nuclear test has drawn global condemnation, the underground test prompting an emergency session at the United Nations with the Security Council condemning the North's actions. Speakin

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Lesson Four Section One: News in Brief Tapescript 1. Another American has been kidnapped in West Beirut. Fifty-three-year-old Frank Reed was abducted by four gunmen this morning. Islamic Jihad claimed

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It's a thousand times longer than any monument ever built. Started before the Birth of Christ, it was still being built when Columbus sailed to America and millions died in its making. What unspeakabl

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. Memorial Day two thousand seven is our subject this week. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Personal sacrifice and service to a nation might seem like

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From NPR News in Washington, I am Lakshmi Singh. Five days after the earthquake in Haiti, search and rescue teams continue to look for survivors. NPR's Jackie Northam is traveling with a rescue convoy about 40 miles outside the Haitian capital. She s

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[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] [00:00.44] If Only I Had Known... 假如当初我知道就好了 [00:05.80]Thomas Carlyle lived from 1795 until 1881. [00:12.69]He was a Scot essayist and historian. [00:16.09]During his lifetime he became one of the world's g

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When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: 'If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.' It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morni

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EXPLORATIONS - Doc Holliday and the Old West By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmermann. John Henry Holliday. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnso

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A historic moment, a war is ending. A new day is upon us. And let us never forget those who gave us this chance: the untold number of Iraqis who have given their lives, more than I million Americans, military and civilian who have served in Iraq. Nea

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A Visit with History: Gettysburg National Military Park 葛底斯堡国家军事公园:历史的痕迹 This week, we visit a national park that marks one of the most important events in American history. We are exploring the Gettysburg National Milit

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AS IT IS 2016-09-25 Suicides Leave Lasting Effects on Friends, Family 自杀给朋友和家人留下持久的影响 September is suicide prevention month in the United States. The World Health Organization (WHO) considers suicide a worldwide problem.

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A: Sarah. You look terrible. What's wrong? B: My grandmother just passed away. A: I'm so sorry to hear that. When did this happen? B: A couple of days ago. I just go back from the funeral. A: Is there anything I can do? B: No... not really. The sad t

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LOS ANGELES, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor, who was widely considered as of the great actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age, passed away in Los Angeles early Wednesday. She was 79. The glamorous(迷人的) queen of American

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Coping with Death 与死神和解 Vertamae Grosvenor searched for answers to her young grandsons questions of why? when his father died. Grosvenor took her grandson, Oscar, to Oaxaca, Mexico, where death, in its celebratory symbols and rituals, is 1)

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BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- China would relocate or renovate 300,000 scattered martyr tombs and 2,000 memorial facilities in 2012, according to a report from the China Central Television (CCTV) on Tuesday. The central government would subsidize 5,00

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U.S. President Barack Obama paid tribute to the nation's veterans and their families during the Memorial Day holiday, as communities across the country host their own festivities. President Obama joined his wife and top military commanders under the

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