VOICE ONE: Im Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. In the early eighteen hundreds, traveling in the United States was dangerous. Business and trading were limited. Then came the waterway called th

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(十二)月

After Rick Perry accused president Obama of pursuing a policy of appeasement in the middle east at a news conference. He turned the podium to a conservative Israeli politician, who is as blunt spoken as the Texas governor. I want to thank governor Ri

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1Now Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the prophet, a descendant of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. 2Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak set to work to re

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 以斯拉记

Why so many woman support their husbands when scandal hits Govenor Spitzer was not alone at the podium, he was joined by his wife of more than 20 years, Silda Wall Spitzer. Why do these spouses of high-profile men remain by their side in the midst o

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Good morning, from the CNN Center here in Atlanta, I'm Melissa Long. It's Monday morning, December 15th. Here is a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Will he or won't he? The question many in Illinois are asking as calls mount fo

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GWEN IFILL:Our next story takes us to the Jersey Shore. That's where the president headed today to take a look at its recovery in the aftermath of last fall's superstorm. Today's visit was a less somber occasion than his last New Jersey tour. Judy Wo

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You gonna be there? Wasn't planning on it. 你会出席吗,没这个打算 I'd like you to be there. 我希望你能去 Everybody respects you. 大家都尊敬你 Want me to vouch for you? 想让我为你做担保 Listen, I'm gonna tell you somethi

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今天我们要学的词是sock。 Sock, 大家都知道,是袜子,不过做为动词,还有打击的意思。 Snowstorms socked North America this winter, 北美地区今年冬天遭受暴风雪的猛烈袭击。 The local economy was socked w

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

ECONOMICS REPORT - U.S. States and Gambling By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, July 16, 2004 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Graphic Image Some form of gambling is l

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 健康与经济

今天我们要学的词是stump。 Stump, 意思是游说演说。President Obama stumped for New Jersey governor Jon Corzine's re-election effort, 美国总统奥巴马为新泽西州长柯赞参选连任站台。Former President Bill Clinton stump

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry announced Thursday that he's dropping out of the race for the GOP nomination and endorsing former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for president. I have come to the conclusi

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们要学的词是drag。 Drag, 作为名词,有累赘的意思。 He did not want to be a drag on his children, 他不愿意成为孩子们的负担。 He has always been a drag on the group, 他总是给集体拖后腿。 在美国总统大

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NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday declared a state of public health emergency for all of New York State, in response to this year's increasingly severe flu season. As of Saturday, a total of 19,128 cases of influenza hav

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1.A massive fire North of Los Angeles has doubled in size, burning nearly two dozen homes and threatening thousands more. It's among at least eight fires currently burning in California. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has issued emergency declaratio

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This is AP News Minute. The Justice Department filed a civil rights lawsuit Mondy against North Carolina and its governor over the law restricting the use of public restrooms by transgender people. This comes after governor Pat McCrory filed his own

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: More secret money is finding its way into politics, this time at the state level. Perhaps even B.J. Leiderman, who writes our theme music, has made a contribution. Nonprofit groups have popped up around the country affiliated with

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New Mexicos governor 新墨西哥州州长 How to grab them 怎样赢得人心 Susana Martinez shows how Republicans might one day woo Latinos 苏珊娜?马丁内斯的作为表明,也许有一天共和党会迎合拉美裔人 The Republicans new w

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Sir Paul Reeves died after a short illness yesterday, aged 78. He was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1985 to 1990, the first Maori Governor-General. There will be a state funeral later this week to honour him. He was an unusual choice for Gover

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本期内容: China appointed a new chief securities regulator. Liu Shiyu, chairman of Agricultural Bank of China and former vice-governor of the central bank, replaced Xiao Gang, who was sackedapparently blamed for months of stockmarket turmoil. T

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Why, do ye see, the old man is hard bent after that White Whale, 怎么,你可知道,老头儿一心一意要捉到那条白鲸, and the devil there is trying to come round him, and get him to swap away his silver watch, 那个恶魔就专想诱骗

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