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Well or Good? Here at VOA, I am a teacher. But outside of work, I am a language learner, too. Having studied three languages, I know that sometimes the simplest words can be the most elusive. 在美国之音节目中,我是一名教师。但是在工
Stars Shine at the 76th Oscars Over the years Oscar has been held on to tighter than any other arts award in the world. This heavy gold-1)plated statue has become 2)arguably more famous than many of t
This is Scientific Americans 60 Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber, this will just take a minute~ Want to suss out the existence of a shy mammal in a tropical jungle? Just check a bloodsucking leech. Scientists estimate that about a quarter of the w
Books and Arts; Book Review; 文艺;书评; Otters in the wild 野生水獭 Beguiling carnivores 欺骗性的肉食动物 A muse to poets, a mystery to scientists 诗人的灵感,科学家的谜团 Poets dig my style 诗人尽挖我的风采 Ot
Carmen: Hi, Im looking for Waldo. I was told that he comes in here from time to time. Have you seen him? Antonio: Waldo? I havent seen him in a while. He comes in sometimes, but its pretty hit-and-miss. Carmen: I cant seem to pin him down. Every time
Based in Tobay, England, Jim Allen is a former aerial photography analyst for the British Royal Air Force. And it is by analyzing aerial photography that Jim Allen believes he has discovered one of th
Visitors to the Amazon rain forest in South America face different rules for how they can interact with wild animals. A new report issued by the animal rights group World Animal Protection says that animals suffer when they are kept in captivity so t
Now, Words and Their Stories, a weekly program from VOA Learning English. On this show, we explore common phrases and expressions in American English. Today we talk about a saying that comes from nature -- the weather, to be exact. Lightning is a pow
Sri Lanka: Lives and the Social Order 斯里兰卡:生命与社会次序 The Tamil Tigers, as the rebels in Sri Lanka are known, were awaiting a possible clash with government forces. Instead they w
Soon we will be in a position to go forth in the field with sequencers on our backs to hunt bacteria in tiny crevices of the habitat's surface, 不久的将来,我们还将可以通过便携式的测序机完成这样的操作,直接寻找到那些隐
living at different places evading into various spaces my compass has broken; Im losing the way an ongoing madness has led me astray My past breathes down my neck and it seems now that all I can do is go back to beginnings when all lay ahead a fading
One of the rarest mammals in North America is staging a comeback in the mainland United States. Wildlife biologists have tracked wolverines on mountainsides where they haven't been seen in many decades. But several new studies suggest the recovery co
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama met with the U.S. Congress top Republican, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Sunday in search of a deficit-reduction package that would prevent substantial spending cuts and tax increases from going in
In the Dogon village of Komokan in Mali, preparations are underway for a rare event, the Village Dama. Damas can be held only after a good harvest, and in this environment, that doesnt happen very often. The Dama is a mask festival that honors deceas
Arab Bank阿拉伯银行The long arm of the plaintiff原告的长臂American victims of terrorism sue a bank, claiming it abetted attacks美国恐怖主义的受害者们控告一家银行,声称其支持恐怖袭击HAMAS, the Islamic militant grou
神父,你不能带她进去!拳击班的领班十分惊讶地说道。 拉尔夫抬眼望着天空。只要你告诉我,咱们怎么能把她从这里带开,而又不至于因为有意作难孩子惹得基里所有的警察出来制止咱们,
倏忽即逝的链状闪光在云层里驰掣游动,时而飞出云底,时而钻入云中,明明灭灭,蔚为壮观。草原中被雷电击中的孤树散发着焦糊味,冒着烟;他们终于明白这些孤零零的牧场卫士为何死去
二、政治历史类 10/125/148/119 Nations should pass laws to preserve any remaining wilderness areas in their natural state, even if these areas could be developed for economic gain. (有些人认为)国家应该通过法令保护任何存留的原
They say that children learn languages the best. But that doesnt mean that adults should give up. We asked some of the polyglots in TEDs Open Translation Project to share their secrets to mastering a foreign language. Their best strategies distill in
They say that children learn languages the best. But that doesnt mean that adults should give up. We asked some of the polyglots in TEDs Open Translation Project to share their secrets to mastering a foreign language. Their best strategies distill in