Low-Lying Areas of New York City Suffer Flooding Sounds of sump pumps fill the air in low-lying areas of New York City. Don, a water systems professional in Brooklyn, has been on the job, pumping out basements since before dawn. He says the worst flo

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十月)

Historic Ferry Keeps Giving Passengers Enjoyable Rides WASHINGTON Ferries once were a vital means of transportation across rivers. On the Potomac River, which runs through the Washington region into the Chesapeake Bay on the U.S. East Coast, there on

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Chiles former President Michelle Bachelet is returning to office after a run-off election today. John Nielsen reports the center-left Bachelet easily defeated her opponent from the right-wing governing coalition. Bachelet won 62% of the vote accordin

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Yesterday, we reported on a train accident in that brought of New York City. 4 people were killed and more than 60 other were injured when 7 cars jumped the tracks. The big question now is what happened. Was the train going too fast? Was there a prob

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Hey, I'm Carl Azuz, for 10 minutes of commercial-free news for the classroom. First up, President Obama has issued a new executive order. Part of it will make it illegal for U.S. government agencies to provide local police forces with certain kinds o

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Advocates for self-driving cars love to tout the benefits the cars would bring, such as fewer accidents and less congestion. Another alleged value of being a passenger rather than a driver is more productivityyou could work rather than concentrate on

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骑自行车的人都有这样一个愿望:有一辆永远不会被偷走的自行车.近来智利学生就发明了一种防盗自行车。 自行车被偷是防不胜防滴! Wall Street Daily: Being headquartered in Baltimore, many of our employees

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 08 February 2008 A woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing two pilots and threatening to blow up a 19-seat commuter plane in New Zealand. Police say the mid-air drama took place over the country's South Island. From Syd

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 06 June 2008 At least 21 people died and more than 50 were wounded when a blast tore through a suburban Colombo commuter bus during the Friday morning rush hour. An explosion on another bus in central Sri Lanka later in the

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 12 July 2006 A day after India's financial capital, Bombay, was hit by a series of powerful explosions on commuter trains, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged the country to stand united in the face of terrorism.

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The cost of fuel is rising quickly, and people throughout the world are looking for cheaper ways to get to work and travel. VOA's Kent Klein looks at how people are being affected by these changes. (Part 2 of 5) Motorbikes and bicycles are a way of

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enate Majority leader Harry Reid and Minority leader Mitch McConnell could have a deal to reopen the government by Tuesday. However, it's unclear if the House will go along with it. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Philippines Tuesday, killing a

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 22 March 2007 Violence in Thailand's southern provinces has reached a level that shocked many when Muslim separatists attacked a van and killed nine passengers. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, experts say it appears the mil

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Summer Heat Stifles Tokyo as Japan Rebuilds Economy The Japanese economy was hit hard by the huge earthquake in March, with the twin disasters of the tsunami and the ensuing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant impacting severely on economic output.

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By Sonja Pace London 09 March 2007 Three years ago Sunday, Islamic terrorists carried out a series of coordinated bombings on commuter trains in Madrid, killing 191 people and injuring nearly 1,800 others. For Europeans, it was a wake-up call that a

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: City planners can play a role in the effort to slow down climate change. How? Well, for one thing, they can create neighborhoods and transit systems that let people live without cars. For one city manager here in California, thoug

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By Lisa Bryant San Sebastian, Spain 12 May 2006 With the recent declaration of a permanent cease-fire by the Basque terrorist group ETA, many believe Europe's regional independence struggles are dying

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Explosions happened Wednesday morning at around 7:40 AM, Beijing time, in front the provincial Party Committee office building in Taiyuan, the capital city of north China's Shanxi province. Police say one person was injured, and two vehicles were dam

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By Amy Katz Washington, DC 13 February 2006 watch Security Tests report Two recent tests in Washington, DC show the government's efforts to make the United States safe from terrorists. In one, the Was

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The Minister of Transport, Steven Joyce, said yesterday that some railway lines will probably be closed. The line between Napier and Gisborne, the northern Wairarapa line and the inland Taranaki line usually have just one train a week. It is possible

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