Decade Later, Debate Goes on Over US Government Faith-Based Partnership A truck filled with food boxes arrives at the doors of the Church of the Nazarene in the Philadelphia suburb of Colingdale in time for the weekly Family Dinner. Neighborhood fami

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(136) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十二月)

Country and Western Singer Roger Miller Had Many Hit Songs Written by Paul Thompson (THEME) VOICE ONE: Im Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And Im Sarah Long with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about music writer and per

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Country Music Album Sales Up in 2011 In 2011, Country album sales increased more than four percent over the previous year and a number of Country artists enjoyed crossover success on the pop charts. In 2011, the Eli Young Band earned its first Number

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Syrian Government Forces Continue Crackdown Witnesses say that Syrian security forces moved into the Damascus suburb of Kaswah Saturday, a day after they surrounded the area and swooped down on protesters. A Syrian rights group says at least 20 peopl

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THIS IS AMERICA - The State of Vermont: Fertile Farmland, Green Mountains and Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Christopher Cruise. This week on our program, Steve Ember and Barbara Klein take you on a trip through the northeaste

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

By Larry London Washington, D.C. 26 June 2007 Watch Relient K Report Relient K is a band from Canton, Ohio. They are considered to be part of the alternative, punk pop and Christian rock genres. The group formed in 1998 and has received numerous awar

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Non-count Nouns I'd like to buy some ____________. How much do you need? Let's see. Five ____s* should be enough. All right. Five____s of ________. Anything else? No, that will be all for today. *Use measure words with non-count nouns. For example: T

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A young woman who is a nursing student at Pasadena College has disappeared. She had just started her final semester, and was planning to graduate two weeks before Christmas. She is one of our best students, said Mrs. Nelson, an instructor. Its certai

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 17 January 2006 Protesters walk past a makeshift road block in the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast Militant supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo are staging a secon

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 February 2007 Uganda's parliament on Tuesday approved sending 1,500 peacekeepers to Somalia. Faced with a worsening security situation in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the country's prime minister says a robust peacekeeping

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Cancer Rate Doubles in Transplant Recipients Organ transplant recipients have a much greater risk of cancer than the general population, according to a new study, but the reason is not entirely clear. Cancer growth is often triggered by viruses, and

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)

By Gary Thomas Washington 05 January 2007 The top U.S. intelligence job is changing hands just over two years after President Bush signed a law creating the post. The Office of Director of National Intelligence was established to break down bureaucr

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 18 January 2006 Scientists who study human development have always faced a dilemma. The need to procreate and protect our genetic offspring can be overridden in humans w

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While one former Congolese warlord has been ordered released by the International Criminal Court at The Hague, proceedings are just beginning against another one. One analyst says the ICC needs to be more careful about the timing of such cases, espe

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(七月)

By Margaret Besheer Nahr El-Bared, Lebanon 02 June 2007 For a second day, the Lebanese Army intensified its shelling of Islamist militants holed-up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. The army is trying to bring the two week-long stand

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 December 2006 Paralyzed woman crawls out of a tent at a shelter for internally displaced people in Baghdad's Shi'ite neighborhood Kazimiyah, 6 Oct 2006 The International Organization for Migration reports thousands of peopl

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By Carolyn Weaver New York City 04 May 2007 The sixth annual Tribeca Film Festival, which runs through May 6, features more than 150 films from around the world, including dozens of documentaries and narrative features from the Middle East, Africa an

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USS Cole Bombing Suspect Faces Arraignment at Guantanamo A Saudi Arabian man accused of being the mastermind behind the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, Nov. 9 before a military commission at Guantanamo Bay. Abd

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)

Server: Can I clear these plates and get them out of your way ? Alvin: Sure, were all done. Can I get the rest of that in a doggie bag ? Server: No problem. Ill wrap it up for you. Is there anything else I can get you? Did you leave room for dessert

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I waved my hand to get the waiters attention. Waiter: Yes? Leslie: The check, please. Waiter: Would you like any dessert, or some tea or coffee? Leslie: No, just the check. Thanks. Waiter: Here you are. Ill ring that up for you when youre ready. Lesl

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