STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. This week in our series, Doug Johnson and Shirley Griffith discuss the presidential election of nineteen twenty and the man who won, Warren Harding. DOUG JOHNS

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre . Since the 4th century AD, it's been the holiest shrine in Christianity. Many Christians believe this is Golgotha where Jesus was crucified. But the majestic church contains another traditional site of utmost venerat

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VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: Half Dome in Yosemite National Park And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about one of the most famous national parks in the United States. You can find it h

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AZUZ: It's a modern marvel of engineering. Reportedly, the largest movable object constructed on land, a dome tall enough to cover the Statue of Liberty and wide enough to cover the U.S. Capitol building. 阿祖兹:这是现代工程奇迹。据报道

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Roam Rome on Fleet Feet 2 We’re off again For the fast track to the Colosseum, our son advises us to take a tour with one of the Englishspeaking hawkers who approach tourists outside this 82 A.D. am

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Hello everybody, and welcome back to a thrilling game at the Tokyo Dome with the US Team taking a drumming at the hands of the Japanese national team going into the second half, 51 to 26. The US Dream Team is made up of NBA veterans--- supposedly the

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There is another famous church in Paris built to that other Mary in the Bible known as Mary Magdalene. 巴黎还有一个著名的教堂是为《圣经》里另外一个玛莉亚而建的,这个玛莉亚叫做抹大拉的玛莉亚。 This church to

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Several States have so few people that they send only one Representative. 有几个州人数太少,只能选送一名众议员。 The Senate and the House of Representatives together are called Congress, and when Congress is holding a meeting a fla

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Men say they have found in Jerusalem the tomb of Adam, the first man. 据说人们在耶路撒冷找到了亚当世界上第一个男人的墓, They have also found the tomb of ChristHis sepulcherand right near Christ's tomb they have found in the

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Transcript (by myconsent, for reference only) An architectural marvel, the center of the Golden Global Pagoda in Bijapur India contains the worlds largest stone dome, built without any supporting pillars. The planned height of the structure is more

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Michael Kitchen A bombing at a major Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, has left at least 15 people dead and dozens injured. The incident has prompted violent rioting in the are

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Iron Dome defense system uses cameras and radar to track incoming rockets and can shoot them down within seconds of their launch. The system was developed by Rafael, the Israel Military Industries, at a cost of $200 million. Robert Berger | Jerusalem

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1. At least 8 people were killed and 38 injured Sunday when a bus carrying Mexican tourists crashed into a pickup truck. Authorities say the driver told them the bus had brake problems. 2.President Barack Obama is seeking support from the public on l

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This is AP news minute. 1. President Barack Obama is reassuring foreign leaders the U.S won't abandon its alliance obligations despite president-elect Donald Trump's top campaign rhetoric. Obama met with the Greek president and prime minister on Tues

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US Jellyfish Land on Asian Dinner Tables Jellyfish are lovely creatures to behold underwater, as their gelatinous, tentacled bodies undulate in the currents. They are also a nuisance and a hazard. They can sting swimmers and clog fishing nets. But, a

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去美国旅游一定不能错过这10大景点。从黄石公园、大峡谷到恶魔岛、自由女神像...今天就来学学这些地方的英语名是什么。我们一起玩美国! 最吸引人的十大美国景点 本期关键词: Travel: 旅

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Three hundred years ago, Catelyn knew, those heights had been covered with forest, 凯特琳知道三百年前这片高地完全被森林覆盖, and only a handful of fisherfolk had lived on the north shore of the Blackwater Rush where that deep, s

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Unit 11. Visions of the future. Part 1. Warming up. A. Keywords. businesses, office, transport, advertising. Vocabulary. clerical worker, client. Listen to some predictions some people have made about the business world in the next 20 years or so, ad

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A small drone sparked enormous disruptions at London's Gatwick Airport this week. Thousands of passengers were grounded as police struggled to stop the drone or drones from flying into restricted airspace. Police have arrested two

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SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: We're going to take you now to a bookstore in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It's called the Ateneo Grand Splendid, and National Geographic just named it The World's Most Beautiful Bookstore. This may be news to some people, but ALL T

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