Hi, I'm Anderson Cooper, welcome to podcast. Charities that have promised to be helping veterans accused of lining their pockets instead, new developments, keep them honest. Also the ridiculous. Let's get started. Another Keep Them Honest report from

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2012年(九)月

No one knows if the Lost City of the Atlantis is real or just a myth. But there are some folks in Florida just off the coast of Miami have decided to build their own Atlantis. Part of it is already in place, and we sent NBC's Kerry Sanders 45 feet do

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Topics: Americans Abroad-The Founding of Liberia; The Gateway Arch; to struggle versus to fight versus to carry on; to churn and burn; hipster doofus Words: to sponsor to colonize liberty to declare intention abolitionist gateway arch to expand memor

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10 Ways To Stand Out at The Next Party 10个方法让你在聚会里脱颖而出 Since it is Memorial Day weekend and many of you will be spending time with family and friends, I thought you would enjoy a lesson that you can put into practice this we

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 生活英语听力文章

网上直播葬礼 把距离拉近或拉远? These days a lot of people say they live on the Web - checking sports scores, reading online newspapers, downloading music and videos, and so forth. 现在有很多人说他们在网上过日子,他们上

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Topics:Famous Americans Marian Anderson; in a heartbeat versus in a second versus in a moment; old versus stale Words: choir philharmonic to tour segregation scholarship memorial to draw attention to (something) patriotic accomplishment goodwill amba

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We're now in Washington D.C., the capital city of America. 我们现在在华盛顿特区,美国的首都。 I think this city's name must be connected with president Washington. 我想这个城市的名字肯定与华盛顿总统有关。 Yes. Geo

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It's like a giant finger, five hundred and fifty-five feet high. 它就像一根巨大的手指,有555英尺高, It seemed a mile high, 看起来足有1英里高, but it is really only about a tenth of a mile highnot even as high as a low mount

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Princess Diana's memory is undimmed in the UK. It has been ten years since Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash with Dodi Al Fayed in Paris, yet she remains an iconic figure in the UK, whose image continues to dominate magazine covers

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1. A false alarm caused tension on Capitol Hill for several hours Friday. The Capitol was briefly seal ed off and the Rayburn House Office Building was searched after an unidentified caller reported g

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THIS IS AMERICA - Springtime in D.C. From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Bob Doughty. It is here at last: the Washington D.C. spring, when Americas capital bursts into color. We can ride a bus, a bicycle

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Online Funeral Services Grow in Popularity These days a lot of people say they live on the Web - checking sports scores, reading online newspapers, downloading music and videos, and so forth. Now, people are also dying on the Web. At least their fune

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Beth Collum finds the name of a family friend, John Barovetto, who was killed in Vietnam, 31 May 2010 The U.S. National Park Service and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund say six names have been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, bringing the t

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美国悼念枪击案遇难者 Three-year-old Knijah Bibb was visiting a relative when a bullet fired outside came through the house and killed her. Tyler Johnson lost his life at age 25, one of the victims of a random shooting at a shopping mall. Ru

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Monday was observed as Memorial Day, a day to pause and reflect on the many who have died serving in the military. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden attended services to honor the dead. Some of those who died gave their lives not fo

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(六)月

NEW YORK, May 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks expanded gains on Friday ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend as surging commodity prices overcame disappointing economic data. European Central Bank Governing Council member George Provopoulos said that Gre

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

1. President Barack Obama heads to Tucson today to attend a memorial service for the victims of Saturday's deadly rampage. Thousands are expected to attend the public memorial at the University of Arizona's basketball arena. Six people were killed in

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(一月)

1. The big snow and ice storm heading up the east coast is making a mess for anyone on the go. Sunday, the storm dropped heavy snow and ice on eastern and mid Atlantic states. 2. Scores of world leaders are arriving South Africa for Tuesdays memorial

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Jefferson kept his promise to Sally Hemings. All four of their children were freed while Jefferson was still living or by the terms of his will. Their son Beverley and daughter Harriet settled in Washington, D.C. Madison moved to Ohio, earning a livi

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 名人认知系列 Who Was

Welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter in Washington. Today, we have a special report on the memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela. Thousands of mourners attended the service on Tuesday in Johannes

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