016B 社会文化: 中级课程 Jane和Will初次约会,聊到彼此的家庭背景。我知道Jane的父母来自中国,所以我很想听听,作为一个亚裔美国人,Jane的成长经历是什么样的。 Professor: That's right, Winnie,

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Next, a New Year's toast from a bartender in the most populated city of the most populated country on the planet. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports from Shanghai. ROB SCHMITZ, BYLINE: The bartender's name is spelled M-O-E. (SOUNDBITE OF T

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You are what you eat, the old expression goes. But it leaves out one crucial detail. We don't dine alone. We dine with trillions of friends. Jeff Gordon, a microbiologist at Washington University in Saint Louis. And they are partners in consuming the

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THE PORTRAZT OF A NATION Modem Australia is made up of six states and two territories: Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory. Australia is surrounded

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Houston Now the Top Refugee Resettlement City in US 休斯顿:接受难民最多的美国城市 HOUSTON The United States is the world's top refugee resettlement country. More refugees resettle in the state of Texas, and in particular the city of Hou

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Do fungi hava a food fetish? When researchers map the fungal species living on the surface of human body, they found a skin on the feet harboured the most diverse fungal community. The work is in the Journal Nature. Our skin play host to a huge varie

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Katia: Felipe, you know I like music very much. So I wanted to ask you about music in Colombia, in Ecuador. What kind of music do they have? Felipe: Well, if you go to Colombia, I think its, you know, its such a diverse country in terms of music. The

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Heres another episode suggested by a Culips listener. Compared to other countries, Canada is pretty new and very multicultural. Harp and Maura talk about how multiculturalism works in Canada and share their own family backgrounds. Where is Mauras fam

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This week, a painting by Kerry James Marshall sold for more than $21 million. It is believed to be the most ever paid for the work of a living black artist. The buyer was just revealed to be Sean Combs. It's the kind of work that m

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: American museums, their boards, their staffs, the people who visit them are far more white than the American population as a whole. It's a problem that can affect museum's bottom lines, of course. But it also seems to be in

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Sept. 11 Marked Turning Point For Muslims In Increasingly Diverse America play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:35repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update y

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This Freshly Diverse 'Seven' Ups The Firepower play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0003:01repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. KELLY MCE

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Comedian Larry Wilmore Reflects On End Of 'The Nightly Show' AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Comedian Larry Wilmore hosts the final episode of The Nightly Show on Comedy Central tomorrow night. The show has been one of late night TV's boldest attempts to satiri

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South Africa is a country that always creates an impression. We know of its diverse population, the troubled history of apartheid and its rebirth as a global travel destination. Ive been a fun of this country for many years, but this is my chance to

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Topics: Trouble with my car, Ask an American: Home Schooling, breakthrough versus to break through, to ride shotgun Words: to stick (something) into (something) ignition to turn over jumper cables to home-school to be better off primary character to

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Hispanic Group Preps Houston's Emerging Leaders HOUSTON, TEXAS Thanks to a Houston-based foundation, 34 emerging young leaders have completed a course aimed at bolstering their skills and giving them the confidence to help mold the Texas city's futur

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Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: August 19, 2004 A new map released by the Modern Language Association shows which languages are spoken where in the United States. According to the MLA map, a 33-square-kilometer area south of Los Angeles is one of the mo

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Hilary Swank is something very rare in Hollywooda two-time Best Actress Oscar winner, she won for Million Dollar Baby of course in 2005 and it came just 5 years after winning for Boys Don't Cry, and she's back in theaters right now in a great movie,

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TC Williams, the only public high school in the city of Alexandria, Virginia, is dealing with challenges. The school is known for its ethnic and cultural diversity but it has been named by Virginia's Department of Education as one of the lowest achie

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今天我们要学的词是 neighborhood。Neighborhood 居民区,小区。统计数字显示,Almost 20% of people who recently moved regarded living in a Neighborhood close to where they work as a criteria in finding a new home. 最近搬家的人

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