Wide-eyed high schoolers mingled with world-class talent recently at New York's Carnegie Hall. Since 1991, professional choruses have attended a week of master workshops, rehearsing a major choral work to be performed for the public at the famed musi

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2011年3月

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one or two at a time by bargaining at the grocery, at the bakery and the butcher's until one's cheeks burnt. Three times Della counted it. One dollar

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Welcome to the White House. And I am honored to join you for the National Day of Prayer. I'm sorry Laura is not here -- she's out selling her book. (Laughter.) Shirley, thank you very much for being the Chairman of the Na

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By Doug Levine Washington 06 January 2006 Renowned rhythm and blues vocalist Lou Rawls died of lung and brain cancer January 6 at a hospital in Los Angeles, California. He was 72 years old. Known for

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I believe in honor, faith and service. I believe that a little outrage can take you a long way. I believe in freedom of speech. I believe in empathy. I believe in truth. I believe in the ingredients of love. This I believe. On Mondays we bring you ou

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Interfaith Worshipers Celebrate Sea, Surf Each morning at Huntington Beach, which calls itself Surf City, the surfers are out early to catch the waves. It is a passion and a lifestyle, said veteran surfer Tom Morey, who invented a modified surfboard

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AS IT IS - Memorial service held for the victims of the bombing at the Boston This is AS IT IS. Hello, Im Caty Weaver. A memorial service was held in Massachusetts Thursday for the victims of the bombing at the Boston Marathon. President Obama, his w

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By Tendai Maphosa London 29 August 2007 A statue of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, is seen after it was unveiled in Parliament Square, London, 29 Aug 2007 A three-meter bronze statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela

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London Olympic Park Gets Major Tes t Londons Olympic Park got its first major test last week when nearly 150,000 fans came out to see competitions in several sports. They were part of the final stages of preparations for the Games, now fewer than 80

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US President Attends Inaugural Prayer Service There was a performance by an African American gospel choir. And a muezzin's call to prayer. The president sat quietly in the front row as the service featured a diversity of religions. Episcopal Bishop K

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South Sudan Puts on Dress Rehearsal for Independence The countdown is on for South Sudan's independence July 9, and the country's future capital is making its final preparations for the big day. Joy in Juba Right now we're on one of Juba's main stree

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Jewish Temple Encourages Worship Through The Arts Located in the Beverly Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, one synagogue is also a theater where people come for an experience unlike traditional Jewish services. David Baron is the founding rabbi of t

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Over six decades, the Reverend Billy Graham electrified audiences around the world. He counseled American presidents, and he transformed evangelical Christianity. Today, the man known as America's pastor passed away at the age of

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(SOUNDBITE OF DAN ROMER'S NOW THAT THIS OLD WORLD IS ENDING) ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The award-winning composer Dan Romer is best known for scoring TV shows and films like Beasts Of The Southern Wild. Recently his career took a turn from movies to video g

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Our next guest has written a few musical numbers that you just might recognize. This wake up tune. (SOUNDBITE OF BJ LEIDERMAN'S MORNING EDITION THEME) SIMON: A theme with true commercial appeal. (SOUNDBITE OF BJ LEIDERMAN'S MARKETP

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The script of this programme 本节目台词 The instantly recognisable Royal Albert Hall Neil: So Jean, whats your favourite kind of music? Jean: Well, thats a tricky question, Neil. I like lots of different types of music. Neil: Well thats good, becaus

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President Bush has led the nation in a day of prayer and remembrance for the people killed by the winds and flood waters of Hurricane Katrina. 布什总统主持了今天全国的祈祷日活动,纪念在卡特里娜飓风和洪水中丧生的民众。

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Topics: Native rate of speech, to preach to the choir, common sense, though at the end of a sentence, possess vs. own, allow you to vs. allows you to, pronouncing twenty and ninety, picking a suitor, a make-out scene Words: native rate to preach to t

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 11 November 2009 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd r) and French Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy (3rd r) lay a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of Unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, 11 Nov 2009 Two days after 20th anniversar

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Recently a man proposed in front of 20,000 people at London's Olympic Stadium. Charity mascot Wendell Raphael, 40, was shown on the big screen at a test event saying: Bindi Bhambra, will you marry me? She was shown in tears nodding her head to say ye

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