DAVID GREENE, HOST: Here are a few numbers about New Orleans and its kids. About 40 percent live in poverty. The city consistently ranks among the highest in the U.S. for murder. And more than half of children report they have been affected by homici

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It's National Day in Kuwait. The annual holiday commemorates the Gulf state's independence from British rule in 1961. For years, the Kuwaiti embassy in Washington, D.C. has been holding a gala celebration to mark National Day. But

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President Bush Commemorates Foreign Policy Achievements and Presents Medal of Freedom to Ambassador Ryan Crocker THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. I got five days left; be seated. (Laughter.) Madam Secretary, thank you very much for your kind introducti

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BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS, in VOA Special English. Today we talk about two hugely influential computer software tools. Auto-Tune is a software program that can correct the sound quality of musi

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 11 September 2007 The reports by the top U.S. military officer in Iraq and the U.S. ambassador provided fuel to both supporters of the current policy and its opponents. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Al Pessin spoke to some of them

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EXPLORATIONS - How Two Programs Altered Music and Photography BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS, in VOA Special English. Today we talk about two hugely influential computer software tools. Auto-Tune is

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By David Gollust State Department 24 July 2007 U.S. and Iranian diplomats, meeting in Baghdad for the second time in two months, agreed Tuesday to set up a joint subcommittee with Iraq on Iraqi security issues. But U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crock

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 19 July 2007 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker Thursday offered a mixed picture of the political progress being made by Iraqi leaders in a briefing to U.S. lawmakers by video link from Baghdad. Lawmakers, in turn, expr

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By David Gollust Washington 01 May 2007 US ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker The new U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, says the reported death of Iraqi terrorist leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri would be a welcome development. But he says it would not e

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US Ambassador Crocker to Step Down from Afghan Post U.S. officials announced Tuesday that Ryan Crocker will be stepping down due to health reasons as Washington's envoy in Afghanistan sometime after major Afghan donors meet this July in Tokyo. As is

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Diagnosing Africa Conflict 诊断非洲冲突 A new research project focuses on Africas capacity to prevent, contain and resolve conflicts. The Canadian-based Center for International Governance Innovation said a better understanding is needed of the

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By Al Pessin Washington 10 September 2007 The American commander in Iraq says the U.S. troop presence there will be reduced by about 2,000 this month, and another 3,500 by the end of the year. But General David Petraeus said he needs most of the 168,

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 11 September 2007 General David Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Iraq, faced tough questions Monday while testifying before two congressional committees about what he says has been significant progress against al-Qaida and

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Im Barbara Klein. And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS, in VOA Special English. Today we talk about two hugely influential computer software tools. Auto-Tune is a software program that can correct the sound quality of musical recordings. Adobe Photos

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今天我们要学的词是swear in。 Swear in, 意思是宣誓就职。 A new Egyptian cabinet was sworn in last week, 埃及新内阁上星期宣誓就职。 The U.S. House of Representatives swore in its newest member, California representative J

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By Dan Robinson Washington 10 April 2008 Lawmakers have pressed the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, about the duration of the U.S. military presence in Iraq, and political progress by the

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By Al Pessin Washington 09 April 2008 In a second consecutive day of testimony at the U.S. Congress, the top American commander in Iraq and the U.S. ambassador reported progress on key security and political issues, but warned that the progress is fr

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By David Gollust State Department 08 January 2007 President Bush Monday completed a shake-up of key Iraq policy posts by nominating new U.S. ambassadors to the United Nations and Baghdad. The U.S. envoy to Iraq, Zalmay Khalizad, will take the United

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U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker said Thursday the Bush administration has no secret agenda in negotiations with Iraq on the future status of U.S. forces there. He said the United States does not seek permanent bases or long-term control of Iraqi

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今天我们要学的词是 reckless driving。Reckless driving 野蛮驾驶,危险驾驶。Reckless driving is a leading cause of accidents on the highways of the United States. 危险驾驶是美国高速公路事故的主要原因。Reckless dri

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