Burma's Tourist Industry Booms This week in Rangoon 20 contestants competed for the title of Miss Tourism Myanmar 2012, a beauty pageant organized by the tourism board to appeal to foreign visitors. Tourism Board Secretary Kyaw Htun says Aung San Suu

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(三月)

Officials with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention are confirming the first case of Ebola in the US. Health official said the patient is a man whose name isn't being released, recently traveled from Liberia to Dallas and he's been captured

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(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's time now for StoryCorps. And today we're going to hear from a woman who has spent her life in pursuit of her dream of reaching outer space. Seventy-eight-year-old Wally Funk is a pilot, flight instructor

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Chapter 24 Language Barrier between Chinese and Foreigners第 24章 中外语言障碍David:Do you know any foreign experts here in China? 你认识在中国工作的外国专家吗? You:No, language is a real barrier between Chinese and foreig

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Idiom: No spine 没有勇气,胆小鬼 Hit the book: Adventurous Towering Penguin Infectious Immune system Isolation Pathogen Simultaneously For those who go, it's the trip of a lifetime and it wouldn't be complete without a selfie with penguins. B

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Traveling to a Remote Island Leandro: When you said you got a plum job working abroad, I thought you were going to Europe or Asia. Where exactly is Hueller Island? Alysson: It?s in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Here, I?ll show you on the map. Lean

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3.Good Deeds Towards Others 3.与人为善 We have all despaired at our loss over the past week and only the strength of the message you gave us through your years of giving has afforded us the strength to more forward. 一个星期以来,我们全家

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Gay Youth: The Straight Facts 少年“同志”:成长荆棘路 For most people, adolescence is a difficult time of life filled with pressure from peers, parents, and school. For gay, lesbian, and

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Venezuela Buys Oil for Cuba as Venezuelans Suffer Venezuelas state-operated oil company reportedly has bought nearly $440 million worth of foreign crude oil and shipped it directly to Cuba. The Reuters news agency says this information comes from com

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OSCE Chief Promises Freedom, Tolerance, Democracy Melanie Sully The new head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says messages of freedom, tolerance, and democracy are cr

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This is AP news minute. 1. Police in suburban Chicago said song writer Sinead OConnor had been found safe. The police released a statement Monday morning, saying they could have a well-being check for OConner after she reportedly went on a bike ride

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Containing Ebola: Window of Opportunity Closing 控制埃博拉机会之窗要关闭 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. A top health expert warns that the whole world needs to help deal with what he calls the first Ebola epidemic t

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AS IT IS 2016-02-13 Work Soothes Pain of Acid Attacks In India A caf in India is hiring women who once stayed in hiding after being attacked with acid. One woman, Dolly Kumari, says she stayed inside for two years after a man threw acid on her. He wa

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US, Cuba Normalize Relations 美国、古巴关系正常化 U.S. President Barack Obama announced a major change in U.S. relations with Cuba. He acted after that countrys government released Alan Gross, an American held in prison there for five years

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Texas Health Official Admits Mistakes in Ebola Case 防控埃博拉不力 得州卫生官员认错 A top official of the Texas health care group that treated Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan said Thursday we made mistakes. Dr. Daniel Varga said the g

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Burmas Kachin Conflict Escalates Burmese air strikes on Kachin military positions mark a significant escalation in the battle with the Kachin Independence Army, which is fighting for greater autonomy. Few reporters are on the ground. This footage was

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古巴将参加美洲峰会 美古互动是看点 The Summit of the Americas normally receives little media attention in the United States. But this year is different because Cuba, unlike previous years, is invited to the gathering in Panama, which w

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The United Nations food agency says 22 countries are particularly threatened by the global food crisis that has seen soaring prices increase hunger and led to protests and riots in some countries. The FAO says these countries are vulnerable because t

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Song: Lemon Tree Artist: Fool's Garden Part 1 I'm sitting here in a boring room It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon I'm wasting my time I got nothing to do I'm hanging around I'm waiting for you But nothing ever happens and I wonder I'm driving

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ALISON STEWART: Experts expect tomorrow's so-called Cyber Monday sales to see an uptick over last year, but will it be enough for businesses to consider the extended shopping weekend a success? For some insight, we're joined now by Shelly Banjo of Th

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