1. A tanker carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline crashed on a northern California highway, catching on fire and causing a section of the highway to collapse. Authorities say the collapse could cause the largest disruption for commuters in the S

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(214) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2007

The sound of the bell that hung in the 16th street back in church Beminham Alabama before the church was bombed 1963 wit after doctor Martain Luse King Jr's 'I have a dream' speech.Today,it is a symbol for a nation marking the 50th anniversary of thr

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Former speaker of the house Dennis Hastert has been indicted on bank-related charges. A US attorney's officer in Chicago says the 73-year-old Illinois Republican is accused of structuring the withdrawal of more than $950 thousand in case to evade the

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1. Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of George Zimmerman. The neighborhood watch volunteer says he was defending himself when he shot and killed unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin, in Sanford, Florida. 2. Ecuador says its considering an asyl

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This is AP News Minute. A 25-year-old US soldier who was killed in Niger along with three other US troops has been laid to rest in South Florida. Residents lined the streets with some carrying US flags as the casket carrying La David Johnson passed b

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(168) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2017(十)月

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we take you on a trip through the northeastern state of Vermont, part of the area known as New England. (M

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The warm glow of the summer morning settles on the slopes of western Colorado. But as the sun climbs higher, deep shadows shield the landscape that remains dark and forbidding. It is among the nation's deepest, steepest and narrowest canyons. You ma

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Our oceans are alive with sound. Sound that most of us never hear. But there is one man who is definitely listening. The blue whales in the eastern North Pacific off the California coast make two primary types of calls. You know one is this very puls

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We could hope to be picked up. 我们可以希望他们收留我们。 So it was a promising opportunity, despite the thirty miles that separated the Nautilus from these Union coasts. 所以,尽管鹦鹉螺号现在离美联邦海岸还有30海里,

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Arabian camels and nomadic people are the most recent in a long line of Saharan pioneers. The history of this great region is told in ancient rock art, glimpses of a vanished world. Just a few thousan

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The Potomac River Flows Through Cities, History From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. I'm Jim Tedder. And Im Kelly Jean Kelly. Today we tell about the Potomac River. The Potomac is one of Americas most historic waterways. It flows mo

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By Joseph Mok Grand Canyon, Arizona 27 June 2007 The Grand Canyon in the Southwest state of Arizona is one of the seven natural wonders in the world. Carved out by the Colorado River over millions of years, the colorful gorge is over 400 kilometers

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People use many fancy words when they talk about Victoria. But words mean nothing when you are near her. She claps you and shakes you to your bones. Its just like you are standing on the edge of the world. As the river drops, its waters become clear,

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2009年

The warm glow of the summer morning settles on the slopes of western Colorado. But as the sun climbs higher, deep shadows shield the landscape that remains dark and forbidding. It is among the nation's deepest, steepest and narrowest canyons. You may

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(415) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2008年

It takes four days for the larva to emerge. It gorges on its own egg case, before turning to tender milkweed. It must grow fat, build up its reserves for the long migration ahead. After two weeks of manic feasting, its body mass now 2,000 times what

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What Ive got to do here is really grip just with my thighs and let them take the strain and just balance with my arms and try and protect my family jewels. Theres water at the bottom of this gorge. But you cant guarantee its drinkable. You have to fi

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There were a lot of people pulling for you when your name is called out in here. There was an eruption of applause. Um, what is your reaction to, to finally getting it? Did you feel like this was your year and also being from Boston, er, there was a

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录

1. Hurricane Iselle is expected to arrive on the Big Island of Hawaii on Thursday, bringing heavy rains and winds gusting to 85 miles per hour. It's expected to be Hawaii's first direct hit from a hurricane in 22 years. 2. Residents of more than 200

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(173) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2014(八)月

今天我们要学的词是picturesque。Picturesque形容词,意思是如画一般的、别具一格的。At least 58 people died when the most powerful earthquake in over eight decades hit Mexico, with most fatalities taking place in the pictures

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Birds of paradise! I exclaimed. 无双鸟,无双鸟!我喊。 Order Passeriforma, division Clystomora, Conseil replied. 燕雀目,直肠亚目。康塞尔回答。 Partridge family? Ned Land asked. 鹤鹄科吗?尼德兰问。 I doubt it, Mr. L

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