The ancient landscape of Ireland is steeped in myths and legends. Some go back 3000 years into the mystery of its Bronze Age people. They left behind hoards of extraordinary work in gold. But nobody k

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 其他文化

By David Byrd American Michael Phelps hopes to surpass Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals and the 19-year-old American took the first step Saturday in record time. Phelps won the men's 400-meter

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--雅典奥运

[ti:UNIT 1 The Olympics Lesson 2 Swimming for Gold] [0:02.457]UNIT 1 第一单元 [0:03.946]The Olympics 奥运会 [0:06.231]Lesson 2: 第二课: [0:07.713]Swimming for Gold 游泳金牌 [0:10.017]THINK ABOUT IT! [0:11.562]Have you ever gone swimmi

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By Roger Hsu Washington, D.C. 05 July 2007 Two decades before the famed California gold rush in 1849, America's first gold rush occurred in the southeastern state of Georgia. This gold fever opened new frontiers, but nearly destroyed the Cherokee Ind

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Economics Report - How Gold Became the Gold Standard for Trade 经济报道 - 黄金是如何成为贸易金本位的? This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 The best example of something

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Better known for its diamond fields, gold exploration and mining in Sierra Leone is on the increase. The British company, Cluff Gold, has announced it will build a mechanized gold mine in the southern Kangari hills after finding large deposits of gol

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LONDON, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese teenage divers won the men's 10m platform synchro final on Monday, carrying on China's gold streak in diving competitions at the London Olympics. Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan, 16 and 17 respectively, resisted pressur

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

A fire started in the engine of a truck, 100m deep in a gold mine in Waihi at 5am this morning. Twenty-eight men were working in the mine at the time, some of them 300m underground. They immediately went to a safety chamber which is a large metal she

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Over the past 12 months, gold prices have increased by nearly 50 percent. But the high prices have not dampened India's appetite for the precious metal. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on India's cultural affinity with gold. A customer select

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When I see the TV series, the image of good person is to keep silence all the time, so that they wont get into the trouble or cause problem. It seems that silence is gold, it is good to keep silent. While I think silence is not always gold, sometimes

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语作文

U.S. women won the Olympic gold and silver medals Friday in the All-Around Gymnastics competition. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at the event in Beijing and has details. Nastia Liukin competes on the uneven bars during the women's individual al

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Andrew Gold, versatile singer, musician and composer whose songs included the chart success in the 1970s Lonely Boy and Thank You For Being a Friend, has died at his home in California, aged 59, according to media repor

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女友在某公司工作了一年,因为英语不好,平常甚少说话,但做事非常勤快,深得上司得喜爱。是一年一度的Review时候了,她被召入办公室面谈,大家猜想她一定获得很高评分。大约10分钟后,

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The Wanted,英国新晋男子偶像组合,之前介绍过一些他们的歌哦.2011年The Wanted的新单曲Gold Forever真是一首明亮温暖的歌啊,Butterflies, butterflies..we were meant to fly. You and i, you and i..colours in the sky.

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SAN JOSE, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Jermaine Jones and Clint Dempsey scored as the United States moved into the Gold Cup semifinals with a 2-0 win over Jamaica in the quarterfinals on Sunday. The host team will meet the winner of the match later Sunday bet

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

WASHINGTON - Archer Brady Ellison of the United States was only 19 when he competed in his first Olympics four years ago in Beijing. Now 23, he is the world's top-ranked male recurve archer and is a favorite for the mens individual gold medal at the

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今天我们要学的词是gold standard。 Gold standard, 意思是同类事物的最高标准。 The iPhone is the gold standard in the smartphone market, iPhone是智能手机市场上最棒的产品。曾带领加州大学洛杉矶分校十次赢得

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SHANGHAI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hosts China showed their power in teamwork on Sunday as they claimed both the men's and women's relay golds at the ISU World Cup Short Track speedskating Shanghai leg. South Korea continued their good form to win their t

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BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, announced Tuesday that it is banning local regions, institutions or individuals from setting up gold exchanges apart from the existing Shanghai Gold Exchange and Sh

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Gold prices looking towards upside: expert DUBAI, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The rising of gold prices has halted near its six-month high last week, said Gerhard Schubert, head of precious metals at Dubai's largest bank Emirates NBD, in his weekly analysis

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