Rioting is raging for a second day in Egypt. Risking arrest, thousands of protesters have again flooded into central Cairo to demand President Hosni Mubarak and his nearly 30-year grip on power. There were reports of police firing rubber bullets at t

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(245) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

The Federal Reserve and the Treasury are reportedly ready to announce a major lending program today as part of the economic recovery effort. It would help underwrite hundreds of billions of dollars in commercial debt including such things as car loa

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In preparation for takeoff, please ensure that your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright and stowed positions. We ask that you please fasten your seatbelts at this time and secure all baggage underneath the seat in front of you or in

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UNIT 1 Text A PRE-READING TASK Exercise 1 Consider the questions before reading the passage. 1. Is your college life the same as you expected? 2. What came into your mind when you became a college stu

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Taxes,Taxes,and More Taxes Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Americans do not have a corner on the death market, but many people feel that the United States leads the world with t

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Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Americas eighteenth president, Ulysses Grant, was elected to his second term in eighteen seventy-two. Grant had led the Union army of the North to victory over the Confederate

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VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we visit the Indiana Dunes. These hills of sand are near Chicago, Illinois. They rise on the shores of Lake Michigan, one of

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Grover Cleveland: Repeated VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about Grover Cleveland. When Americans remember him, it is mostly because he makes writing presidential timelines difficult. Cleveland was the nations

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California has become the largest American state to legalize the sale of marijuana. The new law took effect on New Years Day. California voters approved a measure to legalize the drug in November 2016. The law permits adults, 21 years and older, to p

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American Attorney General Jeff Sessions has cancelled a federal policy that let American states legalize marijuana. The move came just days after California, the countrys largest state, began permitting recreational use of the drug. President Donald

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Lawmakers Consider Issue of International Child Kidnappings An American doctor recently gave an emotional speech about his son to Senate lawmakers in Washington. Chris Brann told lawmakers on Tuesday about the abduction of his son Nicholas, whose mot

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. News of the American central banks interest rate cut this week was the top story in financial markets around the world. In a surprise announcement Tuesday, the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rat

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Don't Let the Cat Out of the Bag! 词汇掌故:别泄漏秘密 Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目。 Different people have different ways of saying things -- their own s

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Despite early indications of some progress toward reaching an agreement on a plan to help the ailing U. S. automakers, it now appears that is not going to be happening until next month. Democratic leaders in Congress say they have postponed the vot

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An Egypt-inspired uprising is becoming more violent in Yemen. Thousands of police officers and anti-government demonstrators fought in the streets of the capital Sanaa today. Therere reports that tonight university students were being blocked for joi

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Libya's transitional leaders say they'll hold a liberation ceremony tomorrow to start the clock towards elections in eight months. The chief of the transitional council, Mahmoud Jibril, is at the World Economic Forum meeting near the Dead Sea in Jord

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Broadcast: May 12, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: American states are struggling with their worst financial problems in about sixty years. I'm Steve Ember with Phoebe Zimmermann. Today we report ab

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First story, two U.S. federal judges have temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's new executive order concerning immigration to America. His previous order on this subject is tied up in court. The new one would have kept all refugees from enteri

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The world's tallest building is in Dubai. The question we have for you today is where is the second tallest building located?You keep watching, you will find out.I'm Carl Azuz.Welcome to CNN Student News.Let's get to the headlines. Accusations and sp

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unit 182 不伦之恋 dialogue 英语情景对话 A:I know I'm a blabbermouth, but what do you think she Should do, John? A:我也知道自己是大嘴巴。但约翰,你觉得她应该怎么做呢? B: Honey, we're in the museum now. We're not he

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