Collectibles have been a part of almost every culture since ancient times. Whereas some objects have been collected for their usefulness, others have been selected for their aesthetic beauty alone. In

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(155) / 评论(0) 分类 新东方现代文背诵篇章

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The last film by documentary giant Albert Maysles is getting a rare screening this week in New York. It's called In Transit. It was finished more than two years ago just before the award-winning director of Grey Gardens and Gimme

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

VOICE ONE: Im Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Les Paul, one of the most influential people in modern popular music. He was a skillful guitarist who played an energeti

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(九)月

英文歌词: Oh yeah, i'll tell you something, I think you'll understand. When i'll say that something I want to hold your hand, I want to hold your hand, I want to hold your hand. Oh please, say to me You'll let me be your man And please, say to me Y

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Ethiopia Looks to a Future Without Meles Zenawi Life is returning to normal in Ethiopia's capital after more than two weeks of mourning for longtime ruler, Meles Zenawi. Abi Hailemichael works in a barbershop in the Bole neighborhood of Addis Ababa.

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Charles Schulz wrote the popular comic stripPeanuts for fifty years Written by Jerilyn Watson (THEME) VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Charles M. Schulz who

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Word Search is a fun word puzzle. People learning English can play. People teaching English can play. Each puzzle is for one player. The player searches for hidden words. The hidden words are on a grid. The grid contains 100 squares or more. Each squ

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You collapse drowsy I pull you up to me Our fingers are grazing It seems you want me Dawns taking me away from From you From you Lying on the sofa, we cannot feel time passing It seems no word will explain it Norway voices are surrounding us And the

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, we will tell about newly-found organisms that are said to be among the oldest living organisms on Earth. And, we will tell a

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Oscar Nominees Named; New 'Les Mis' Soundtrack Climbs the Charts; Art Exhibit Explores Our Digital Selves Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we listen to music from the Oscar nominated movie, Les

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By Efam Dovi Accra 26 October 2006 Cocoa trees in a plantation in Ghana Ghana is battling with the spread of a cocoa virus that has been diminishing yields, according to agricultural experts. The West African nation is the second-largest exporter of

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By Shally Zomorodi Los Angeles 20 June 2006 watch Tehrangeles report Los Angeles has become home to thousands of Iranians immigrants, to such an extent that the city is sometimes referred to as 'Tehrangeles.' Although many of them fled Iran and cann

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US: Meles' Death Loss for Sudan Peace Process Prime Minister Meles Zenawi played an active role in helping end the long-running civil war in Sudan. The U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Princeton Lyman, says his passing is a great loss. H

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Capriles Calls Off Protests in Venezuela to Avoid Violence In Caracas's Bolivar Plaza, supporters of President Maduro held an event to celebrate his victory. But there were few supporters of opposition leader Henrique Capriles out in Caracas. He is d

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now we're going to tour the threatened Chicano murals of East Los Angeles. Most of the shops have signs in Spanish. There are places selling fruit juice, wedding dresses. And in a little storefront, a bunch of women are exercising

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 26 December 2007 Born in the small town of Waukesha in the Midwest U.S. state of Wisconsin in 1915, Les Paul showed signs of musical ability at a young age. From those small roots, the musician and inventor traveled th

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American anthropologist explores diverse cultural landscape of Middle East Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 09 June 2010 Enjoying a Yemeni meal with villagers in 1986 Despite decades of close U.S. involvement in Middle East affairs, most Americans

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Before I started my new job, I didnt know that I would be working so closely with another employee of the company. I was used to a lot of autonomy in my last job, and I have always been self-directed. I didnt need close supervision and the boss never

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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 13 November 2009 Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (file photo) Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says failures in the U.S. financial system are largely to blame for Africa's economic crisis, and pointed to China

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Before Comedy Central's celebrity roasts, before American Idol's Simon Cowell, before Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, one man abused people on TV and in clubs like no other. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: La

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