The Memorial will not be fully completed and available for the public in 2011. New director, Chris Ward, presented this report to the Port Authority board. He told them the September eleventh Memorial would not be completed in time for the 10th Anniv

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Washington Parade Honors Those Killed Serving in US Military 华盛顿游行纪念阵亡美军将士 Every year, on the last Monday in the month of May, millions of Americans honor the memories of those killed while serving in the armed forces. Memor

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(五月)

Its Thursday, and today the barricades on Boylston Street are down. Pedestrians, shoppers and business owners are returning to the Boston street and some of them are adding to a makeshift memorial, honoring the victims of last weeks violence there. T

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But I want to head back to Paris because Jim Sciutto was going to try to grab one of those New York City police officers to talk about why they were in paris today and he managed to do that. Take it away Jim. Okay, Carol, I tell you credit where cred

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President Bush Attends Dedication of 9/11 Pentagon Memorial THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Mr. Vice President; Secretary Gates; Madam Speaker; Justices of the Supreme Court; members of my Cabinet and administration; members of Congress; Admiral Mulle

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A Yard of Bubblegum We had an interesting weekend this past Memorial Day weekend. We went to the town of Monroe which is on the outskirts of Seattle. My son had a baseball tournament. It would have lasted for three days if they had won on both Saturd

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Americans who smoke are beginning to feel unwanted as federal laws prevent them from smoking in public buildings The World Health Organizations says smoking is considered a high risk factor in six of the eight leading causes of death worldwide. Medic

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A screengrab taken from the South African Broadcasting Corporation live feed shows China's Vice President Li Yuanchao delivering a speech during the memorial service for late South African President Nelson Mandela at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesbu

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AS IT IS - Memorial service held for the victims of the bombing at the Boston This is AS IT IS. Hello, Im Caty Weaver. A memorial service was held in Massachusetts Thursday for the victims of the bombing at the Boston Marathon. President Obama, his w

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By Kent Klein Washington 24 May 2008 On Monday, Americans honor their military war dead. In his weekly radio address Saturday, President George Bush says Americans should remember the sacrifices of U.S. troops past and present. Democrats are also hon

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Memorial Day [May 31] is a U.S. national holiday that pays tribute to Americans killed in military service. Each year during the three-day holiday weekend around Memorial Day, the veterans group known as Rolling Thunder rumbles into Washington, D.C.

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Globes showing environmental challenges are lining the National Mall for Earth Day activities. Week-long activities to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day in the United States have kicked off with an eco-village on the National Mall and gre

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Washington Newseum Honors 82 Journalists Killed in 2012 They were killed last year while doing their jobs. The Newseum in Washington has added 82 names to its Journalists Memorial. Photojournalist Ahmed Ismael Hassan al-Samadi was shot in Bahrain whi

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: On Memorial Day, we remember soldiers who were killed while serving their country. But those who have died by suicide are often overlooked. Army Specialist Robert Joseph Allen took his own life in 2012 when the suicide rate for act

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Honoring The Other Fallen Of Sept. 11: Sickened Ground Zero Volunteers play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0003:59repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your

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Next today, Monday was a day of remembrance in the U.S. The Memorial Day holiday honors those who died while serving in the nation's conflicts. 下一则新闻:周一是美国阵亡将士纪念日节日,纪念那些在国家冲突中牺牲的士兵

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Across the United States, Americans marked the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with solemn memorial services and heartfelt tributes. Mona Ghuneim reports from VOA's New York Bureau. A child tosses a rose into the refl

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By Mona Ghuneim New York 07 September 2007 As the sixth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terror attack approaches, construction of a memorial and museum at the site of the former World Trade Center has been underway for more than a year. The N

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今天我们要学的词是upcoming。 Upcoming, 意思是即将到来的,比如: The upcoming match, 就是指即将举行的比赛。 The pop singer has started promoting his upcoming album, 这名流行乐歌手开始为自己即将发行的新唱

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Today the increasingly bitter presidential campaign was suspended. The two political rivals bowed their heads at a makeshift memorial in the pit at Ground Zero. Earlier at 8:46 in the morning, the time the first plane hit the World Trade Center 7 yea

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