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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
Each year since two thousand one, the American State Department has published a Trafficking in Persons Report. It measures efforts by countries to fight human trafficking. This year's report, out Monday, adds the United States for the first time. The
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Traditional Test for Cervix Cancer Being Used to Test for Other Cancers This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in Special English. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Avi Arditti. Today, we tell about a new way to test for cancers of the female r
Investigators in southern India are still searching for the cause of India's worst air crash in more than a decade. Eight people survived Saturday's crash, but 158 were killed. There were conflicting reports Sunday on whether searchers had found the
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,
Five Leading Men Vie for Best Actor Oscar In The Descendants, a bittersweet family drama directed by Alexander Payne, George Clooney plays Matt Smith, a successful lawyer who finds himself at life's crossroads. After a boating accident, his wife is i
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
US Troop Reduction to Test Afghans In his State of the Union address this week, the president put the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan into high gear ahead of next years withdrawal deadline. This spring our forces will move into a support role
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
A: Welcome to our restaurant, Chez Attitude! B: Our reservation is under the name of Foster at 7:00 for four people. A: Yes, Mr. Foster, our hostess will be with you in just a moment. B: We would like to begin with a cocktail while we are waiting. Wo
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,