Northern Portugal is known for its black grapes used in the production of world-renowned sweet port wine. Dry soil and high altitude mean fewer grapes. But also a high concentration of sugar in the grapes exposed to the Sun on steep slopes. Port wine

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(九月)

HRW: Release AU Report on S. Sudan A rights group is criticizing the African Union for delaying release of a commission of inquiry report on South Sudans conflict. Human Rights Watch says the AU should reverse its decision and immediately publish the

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now we report on the big effect that the repeal of the Affordable Care Act would have on hospitals. Exactly what effect depends on whether and how Congress makes good on a promise to replace the law. Here's what is known - the cu

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Katia: Felipe, you have been to the Galapagos? Felipe: No. Katia: But you lived in Ecuador right? Felipe: Yes, well you know the problem is that going on travel into the Galapagos is really expensive for us. Katia: What do you mean for us? Is it expe

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Would my returning to this subject arouse suspicions that could jeopardize our escape plans, if we had promising circumstances for trying again later on? 又来讨论这个问题,结果恐怕是引起他为疑虑,以致将来有好机会到来,我

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Diplomatic efforts are continuing in an effort to secure a cease-fire in Georgia and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the former Soviet Republic. 有关方面目前仍然在通过外交途径,为俄罗斯从格鲁吉亚撤军、保证双方的停

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年8月

Planting the Chinese flag on a disputed island in the East China Sea, Japanese helicopters hover as this turf dispute gets ugly. Protest in Japan, Hong Kong and Beijing as a nationalist spirit grips. A hard fact proves that Japan is a monster, a devi

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The Bush administration is urging U.S. lawmakers to quickly pass its sweeping $700-billion bailout plan for financial institutions that are holding large amounts of bad mortgage debt. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in television intervie

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(九月)

'Reluctant Fundamentalist' Explores Cultural Misconceptions Changez, a son of an intellectual Pakistani family and a brilliant financial advisor, has everything going for him: a great job on Wall Street, a beautiful American girlfriend, connections.

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(五月)

The White House says next week President Bush will announce his plans for U.S. troop levels in Iraq for the rest of his time in office, an announcement that will also affect how many additional troops he can send to Afghanistan. Officials say senior

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(九月)

Leaders of the world's advanced economies have drawn their three-day summit to a close by meeting with counterparts from major emerging economies to propose what they call a vision on climate change. 世界上最发达国家的领导人结束了三天的

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 19 November 2007 The European Union is urging former Kosovo guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci, who appears to have won Saturday's election as prime minister, to hold back on any unilateral declaration of independence for the Serbia

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By Daniel Schearf Irbil, Iraq 22 February 2008 Iraqi radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has extended for another six months a cease-fire between his Mahdi army militia and U.S. and Iraqi forces. Daniel Schearf reports from the northern Iraqi city

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By Deborah Tate Washington 15 February 2008 The chairman of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee is to meet with his House counterpart Friday to try to resolve the political standoff over legislation to overhaul wiretapping legislation before curre

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By Sonja Pace London 08 February 2008 There has been no shortage of dire predictions recently of the potentially disastrous consequences if NATO does not pull together to put more troops and equipment on the ground in Afghanistan. Senior U.S. officia

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By Scott Stearns Kigali 19 February 2008 President Bush says he is backing independence for Kosovo because he believes it will bring peace to the Balkans. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports Russia and Serbia say Kosovo's unilateral d

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By Paula Wolfson White House 19 March 2008 President Bush marked the fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq with a speech at the U.S. Defense Department. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush took on his critics, say

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(三月)

The top U.S. military commander in Iraq and the U.S. ambassador told Congress Tuesday that progress in Iraq is fragile and reversible, and called for continuing U.S. commitment, including an open-ended pause in U.S. troop withdrawals after the last o

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年4月

This group of former Chinese and American government officials and scholars on international law and international relations just concluded their dialogue in Washington DC. The roundtable discussion was focused on the ruling's legality, possible reac

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By Dan Robinson Washington 06 November 2009 President Barack Obama President Barack Obama goes to Capitol Hill on Friday to urge Democrats to support legislation that would reform the U.S. health care system. The House of Representatives will meet i

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)