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IN THE NEWS - Same-Sex Marriage Faced a Serious Test this Week in the United States 新闻报道 - 美国最高法院本周审理同性婚姻相关案件 From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。
A: Thank you for joining us this evening at Chez Attitude. B: I am Mr. Foster, and we have a 7:00 dinner reservation tonight for four people. A: Welcome, Mr. Foster, if you would have a seat in the lounge area, our hostess will be ready to seat you i
It's a big country, but still, how can anything be left of Iraq? When you look at the news on TV, all you see is one explosion after another. Helicopters falling from the sky, and vehicles flying into the sky. Suicide bombers committing homicide, and
Festivals There was a traffic jam. We set off firecrackers. I sent Christmas cards. We came back for the family reunion. I got a red envelope. We worship gods with fruits. We played riddles. I ate a mooncake. I floated lanterns on water. The lantern
Mother taught us to rub stuff dumplings by hand. After eating stuff dumplings, we went out with lanterns. There are still lots of people playing riddles in front of the temple. Though we didnt get the right answers all the time, we still had lots of
People joke that no one in Los Angeles reads; everyone watches TV, rents videos, or goes to the movies. The most popular reading material is comic books, movie magazines, and TV guides. City libraries have only 10 percent of the traffic that car wash
Big stock exchanges in the United States are linked in what is known as the national market system plan. The idea is to process deals and report the best available prices to the public as quickly as possible. But there are other ways of investing tha
The lawyer for former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic say he will conduct his own defense before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague, where he faces charges of genocide and war crimes committed in Bosnia i
At Smithsonian Festival, Art and Music from Black DC Neighborhoods One group at the festival performs using song and dance to showcase African traditions that are deeply rooted in Washington's black Southeast neighborhoods. The group is performing Ta
London Olympic Park Gets Major Tes t Londons Olympic Park got its first major test last week when nearly 150,000 fans came out to see competitions in several sports. They were part of the final stages of preparations for the Games, now fewer than 80
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has asked South Africa for short-term financial assistance to get his government and the public service working again. Mr. Tsvangirai first unsuccessfully sought assistance from Western donor nations. Morgan
New Malaria Vaccine Passes Safety Test The fight against malaria may have taken a promising step forward with the latest tests of a new kind of vaccine, which aims to keep people healthy and prevent the infection from spreading. Most malaria vaccines
AhmadinejadSpeechTriggersWesternWalkout Diplomats from the United States and Europe walked out of the U.N. General Assembly Thursday amid a strident address by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Iranian leader blamed Western powers for world
US Cities Entice Foreign Investors With Green Cards Regions within the United States, hit hard by the economic recession are actively seeking foreign investors to help create more jobs. In exchange, the U.S. government is giving permanent residency,
India Primed to Invest Abroad Investments by Indian companies in foreign countries have risen sharply as they look for newer markets and resources to fuel a growing economy. For nearly 150 years, Harrisons Malayalam has grown rubber and tea on massiv
Scientists Suggest Adding Selenium to Diets in Malawi The study, which was published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that most Malawi soils do not have an adequate amount of selenium required for human nutrition. In the report, researchers a
International Performers Flock to Texas Music Festival Playing on Austin's club-lined Sixth Street, the British folk group Skinny Lister charms the crowd. It cost them a lot of money to come here two years in a row but group guitarist Daniel says it
North Korea Marks Anniversary Without Missile Test North Korea celebrated the anniversary of what it calls the Day of the Sun with a festival of flowers and members of the military saluting statues of Kim Il Sung and the late leader Kim Jong-Il. Ther
A: Devi, do you have any preference for where you would like to go for dinner for your birthday? B: I don't really know where I want to go. I am having trouble thinking of a particular restaurant. A: There is a great restaurant directory here in the
Oscar: What are you doing? Elena: Im getting ready for the test. Oscar: By writing the answers on a cheat sheet? Youre not going to get away with that. Elena: I got a D on the last test and I have to do better on this one. If I dont get at least a B,