By Jill Moss Broadcast: October 27, 2003 This is Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Development Report. A study finds that one out of sixteen women in Africa will die during 1)pregnancy or 2)ch

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(162) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2003(下)-发展与科学

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has changed Church teaching about the death sentence. The new teaching says that the earlier policy was outdated and that the church should work to end the death penalty. The Vatican said the Pop

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剪辑自《Antz》 The ant: -oh, Don’t worry, I’m okay. The princess: -you? You’re okay? Hey, who cares about you? -I almost died here The ant: -will you please calm down? -you are not gonna le

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Idiom: Matter of life and death (sress something important) 生死攸关的事情,极为重要的事情 Hit the book: can't wait to do sth 等不及去做什么 brazil 巴西 rude 粗鲁的 Sweden 瑞典 Switzerland 瑞士 be supposed to 应该做

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The Red Death had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. Blood was its Avatar and its seal --the redness and the horror of blood. There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at th

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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IN THE NEWS - Death of Brain-Damaged Florida Woman Fuels Debate About End-of-Life Issues By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, April 02, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.

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AS IT IS 2016-09-14 After Death, Some Choose to Continue Their Online Lives What happens to our images on social media or the internet after we die? Evan Carroll is someone who thinks a lot about this question. Carroll co-wrote a book called, Your Di

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Hurricane and Tropical Storm Irene has risen sharply to at least 40 as of Tuesday, as more bodies were pulled from floodwaters, according to state authorities. Eleven states in the U.S. east coast r

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A pre-screening of Bruce Willis'Death Wish remake was held in Beijing on Monday evening, ahead of its official theatrical release in China on September 21st. A number of industry insiders and ordinary moviegoers came out to watch the film. Film Criti

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Convicted killer Kenneth Boyd has become the 1,000 person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. 自从1976年美国恢复死刑后,已经执行了第一千宗死刑。 Boyd, 57, received a lethal inject

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Do you believe in life after death? the boss asked one of his employees. Yes, Sir. the new recruit replied.Well, then, that makes everything just fine, the boss went on. After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother's funeral, she stopped

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- A week after storms devastated part of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil, the death count reached 742, local authorities said Wednesday. According to the authorities, there are at least 200 people missing.

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European and World Health Organization scientists say a deadly outbreak of E. coli bacteria that has killed 18 people is a rare and virulent(致命的) strain of the bacteria. The latest victim died Wednesday night in Germany. The United Nations agen

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Villagers pull a boat with people after rescuing them, on a flooded road in Biyagama, Sri Lanka May 17, 2016. Photo taken on May 18, 2016 shows the site of a landslide in Kegalle District in Sri Lanka. The death toll from Sri Lanka's flash floods and

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Death toll in Guatemalan earthquake rises to 52 GUATEMALA CITY, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina on Thursday confirmed that the death toll of the 7.4- magnitude earthquake rose to 52, 22 people remain missing, and 1.2 million

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BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Scientists have decoded the genome of Black Death which caused one of the worst plagues in human history. The finding was published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature. A team of German, Canadian and American sc

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Adam Navis. Voice 2 And I'm Marina Santee. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Children know about death. Th

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Life after death 死后重生 Do you believe in life after death? the boss asked one of his employees. Yes, Sir. the new recruit replied.Well, then, that makes everything just fine, the boss went on. After you left early yesterday to go to your grand

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Liz Waid. Voice 2 And I'm Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 The clock counts down days, hours,

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