By Jade Heilmann Dakar 31 December 2007 Hundreds of thousands of followers of the Mouride religion have flocked to the holy city of Touba, Senegal, to mourn the death of their spiritual leader Serigne Saliou Mback. The 92-year-old Caliph of the Mouri

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十二月)

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now a story about a crime that triggered more crime. In India, a charismatic, self-styled guru has been sentenced to 20 years for raping two female disciples 15 years ago. His conviction last week unleashed a torrent of violence.

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

成为NASA宇航员需要何种资质? Have you ever wondered how one becomes a NASA astronaut? It begins with filling out anapplication. The US space agency received more than 18,000 applications when it announcedlate last year that it was looking

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(六月)

2-6-A Identifying the Major Event in a Conversation W: Here we are, Mr. Wang. This is a newly-built building. M: What a fine building! How many floors are there? W: Forty. Our company has offices on four floors in the building. M: Yours is really a b

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A jury in Massachusetts has sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for the 2013 attack that left four people dead and more than 260 wounded. His lawyers had argued he should be sentenced to life in prison, claiming he was a follo

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This is All Things Considered from NPR News. I'm Michele Norris. And I'm Andrea Seabrook. Okay, be honest. When was the last time you got lost driving and called a friend on your cell phone to get directions or dialed your spouse to give a heads-up

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Now the breaking news on the death of a world leader who made America see red, as in Fidel Castro red, Venezuela's Socialist president Hugo Chavez. He knew how to push hot buttons, which may explain why, on getting news of his passing, the chairman o

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You aspire to do great things? Begin with little ones. 想成就大事,就要从小事开始。(Augustine of Hippo) 图片1

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今天我们来看一看继续保持用英语怎么说: L: Hey honey, you know what? I have almost 60,000 followers now! 亲爱的,你知道吗?我现在有将近6万个粉丝了耶! D: Oh wow, that many? Keep up the good work! 噢,有这么多

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经典语境背诵 May: On our way to the suburbs, Dad always gets confused with the directions. Interestingly, Mom would blame him at first and then give the right direction. Dad promises Mom that he would not make the same mistake again. But you kn

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UNIT5 READING TASK A Follower of Bill Gates I have been a friend of Bill Gates for a long time.I knew him when he was a student at Harvard University.We were surprised when he left University to set up his own company Microsoft and make his own softw

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Romney Faces Political Challenge Over Religion In U.S. presidential politics, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has a narrow lead over Georgia businessman Herman Cain in the latest CNN-ORC poll. Most political analysts consider Romney the fro

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US Soccer Hosts Costa Rica in Key World Cup Qualifier As most followers of World Cup qualifying know, it's crucial to win your home games. U.S. forward and new captain Clint Dempsey, a star for England's Tottenham Hotspur, says he and his American te

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to music. Many people were shocked and upset by the death of singer-songwriter Prince last April. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, WHEN DOVES CRY) PRINCE: (Singing) Dig if you will the picture of you and I engaged in a kiss. MARTIN: New Y

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The newest album by Ray Davies features him in a reflective mood. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG) RAY DAVIES: (Singing) Girl, I want to be with you all of the time. INSKEEP: Ray Davies. His name looks like Davies to Americans. He's riffing o

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By George Dwyer Washington 09 April 2008 Next week (15-20 April 2008), Pope Benedict XVI makes his first official visit to the United States. He is scheduled to meet with President Bush at the White House, deliver an address at the United Nations, an

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Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. 领袖和跟风者的区别就在于创新。(Steve Jobs) 图片1

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You are a bird, you are a plane, you are a super hero. sort of. because a study finds that experience in super power and virtual environment can turn you to a dukitor in real life. the work is in the journal plus one. 60 men and women flew over a vir

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Common Threats Keep Egypt, US Relations Going 共同威胁将维系美国与埃及的关系 CAIRO Relations between Egypt and the United States have hit a new low after Washington announced a cut in military aid to its once key Arab ally. But, common

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 10 June 2008 International and local rights groups condemned the restrictions imposed by the Indonesian government on a Muslim sect, saying the move restricts religious freedom. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins has more fro

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