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By Gary Garriott Broadcast: November 3, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. People have been recycling metals for hundreds of years. Today, re-using metal waste o
VOA2003（下）-发展与科学
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Pro-democracy activists in 2006 listen to parliament proceedings on a mobile phone in Katmandu, Nepal Activists fight for different things. But one thing many activists around the world hold in com
VOA慢速英语2007年（十二）月
Well, students struggling to make ends meet, but so are schools. We've talked about this for months now and budget cuts mean your kid could soon have more classmates. How many more? The sky's the limit in Georgia where the state Board of Education ha
CNN2010年(五)月
In Washington, the only movement seems to be another step closer to the August 2nd deadline. In less than six days the federal government could run out of money and default on its bills. Next hour on Capitol Hill, the doom's day scenario is laid out.
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The US and Russia have an agreement for each nation to scale back nuclear arsenals by a third. After months of deadlock, today president Obama announced a landmark deal to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty which expired in December. To
2010年NPR美国国家公共电台3月
The president of South Korea is ordering more troops to the island that North Korea attacked on Tuesday, killing four and injuring 18. NPR's Louisa Lim reports from Yeonpyeong that some people are spending this day sifting through charred debris. Amo
2010年NPR美国国家公共电台11月
Unit 1O A glimpse of the Age Part Ⅰ Getting ready A The following words and phrases will appear in this unit. Listen carefully and study the definitions. 1. cosmopolitan: composed of people or elements from many parts of the world 2. proximity: nea
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Australia Day is celebrated annually on January the 26th. It is an official national holiday and most Australians take the day off work. All schools close. Australia Day commemorates the creation of the first British settlement in Australia in 1788.
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Section B Green Spaces in Cities Where do children play? Years ago, any open field, any vacant lot, any group of trees — these were the places where children played. As families left family farms, s
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Rochelle Gollust Broadcast: August 22, 2004 ((THEME)) VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we bring you the second part of our program about American songwriter Cole
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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Cloned dairy cows at a farm in Maryland The United States government has decided that food from cloned cattle, pigs and goats is safe to eat. The Food and Drug Administration also says it found no
VOA慢速英语2008年（一）月
Two weeks ago, we reported about developments with electric planes and flying cars. That technology could bring change to commercial and personal travel. Last week, two companies, Kitty Hawk and Uber, announced their plans to bring flying cars to rea
2017年VOA慢速英语(五)月
Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, is a private university in the American state of Georgia. In 2003, Sarah Luthans believed it would be the best place for her to study painting. But after two years there, Luthans found she wanted more crea
2017年VOA慢速英语(十)月
Falling Oil Prices Affect Nations Differently 石油价格下跌对各国造成不同影响 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. 美国之音慢速学英语节目，这里是经济报道。 World oil prices have dropped by about 3
2014年VOA慢速英语(十一)月
Fashion never ceases to surprise me. Recently, a fashion designer came up with another strange creation. His idea comes straight from the garbage dump, so to speak. He makes sweaters from used plastic
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环球影城的环球魅力 by Rebecca Fratzke Universal Studios Hollywood a place for fun, entertainment, and even history is taking its first steps in a 25-year plan to expand the park. The new outline envisions an incredible growth of the amusemen
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Hindbad was a hardworking but poor porter. He lived in Baghdad and earned his living by carrying various packages to given addresses. All his toil from early morning till late at night earned him just enough to get by. He was very bitter about his co
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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, the drug company Merck announced that it would end a lobbying campaign for Gardasil, its new vaccine for girls and women. Bottles of Gardasil The vaccine is designed to protect against four
VOA慢速英语2007年（二）月
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Protesters in Jena, Louisiana Thousands of protesters from around the United States marched this week in the small town of Jena, Louisiana. They came in support of six black teenagers arrested for the beat
VOA慢速英语2007年（九）月
He was at the door when Ned called, Varys. The eunuch turned back. How did Jon Arryn die? 他走到门边时，奈德叫道：瓦里斯，太监回过头。琼恩艾林是怎么死的？ I wondered when you would get around to that. 我还在想你什么
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