He began his career as a Baptist preacher but went on to lead a sweeping grassroots effort to end racial discrimination, known as the Civil Rights Movement. Along the way, Martin Luther King Junior made history and emerged as one of the most influent

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2007年

ANNOUNCER: Welcome to People in America in VOA Special English. At the beginning of the twentieth century, American laborers often worked long hours for little pay. Many worked under extremely dangerous conditions. About five hundred thousand worker

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AS IT IS 2014-06-30 Mainstream Republicans Defeat Tea Party, For Now 共和党人与茶党的政治斗争暂占上风 Mainstream Republicans claimed a victory recently in their political battle with activists from the conservative Tea Party movement.

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Let's just look at a few of these strategies. 让我们来看看其中一些策略吧: First off, it's really interesting to see, 首先,非常有趣地,如果你们回顾下, to actually visually see, how quick the gay rights movement has ma

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Election night 2008 was a night that tore me in half. 2008年的大选之夜,我激动万分。 It was the night that Barack Obama was elected. 这一夜,巴拉克奥巴马当选总统。 years after the end of slavery, 奴隶制废除后148年,

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Fridays are awesome. I'm Carl Azuz. Welcome to CNN student news. First up, should Scotland be an independent country from the United Kingdom? Scottish voters will decide next week in a simple Yes-No vote. Scotland has been a division of the UK for 30

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Liz Waid. Voice 2 And I'm Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 What is your favorite food? Is it s

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在上一讲中我们谈的话题是:globalisation-经济的全球化。 澳大利亚墨尔本莫纳什大学的市场学系主任菲茨罗伊教授介绍说,通讯和交通运输费用的降低是

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摘要:本篇短文讲述的是环境运动勇士Wilma Subra 的事迹,一直以环保为己任的她每年要在全美及世界各地进行100多场演讲。 英语听力原文: Wilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker. After

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北京奥运28大项 参与,竞争,分享,进步 Swimming 游泳 BREASTSTROKE 蛙泳 From the beginning of the first arm stroke after the start and after each turn, the body shall be kept on the breast. It is not permitted to roll onto the back at any time. Throug

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Monday September 6 is Labor Day in the United States, a day set aside to honor American workers and the dignity of labor. The organized labor movement of the late 19th century that spawned the national holiday has waxed and waned over the years. Many

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VOICE ONE: Im Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today, we travel through city streets all over the world to explore street art, a popular and lively art movement. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Street art

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Abolitionists and Amistad Raise Slavery Issue From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation our weekly program of American history for people learning American English. Im Steve Ember in Washington. Last week on our program, we talked

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AS IT IS 2016-06-03 Americans Use Orange to Protest Gun Violence 美国用橙色抵制枪支暴力分享到: This is Whats Trending Today 以下是今日新鲜事。 Americans observed Gun Violence Awareness Day on Thursday. 本周四,美国人庆祝

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HEALTH REPORT - Drugs for Parkinson's Disease Linked to Urges to Gamble By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Parkinson dise

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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses Tea Party supporters during a rally in the desert outside Searchlight, Nev. Saturday, 27 Mar 2010. Watch: Video report by Jim Malone Windows Media Watch: Related Farabaugh report Windows Media Grass-roots cons

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(四)月

今天我们要学的词是flashpoint。 A flashpoint, 是事件的爆发地点。 An Iowa town has become a flashpoint in the debate over immigration, 爱奥华州的一个小镇成了有关移民问题辩论的热点。 Energy turned out to be a fl

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今天我们要学的词是spirited。 Spirited意思是激烈的,热烈的。竞争2008年美国总统共和党提名的侯选人举行公开辩论。媒体报道说,Republican Presidential candidates engaged in a spirited debate over controvers

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前段时间,知性美丽的艾玛小公举在英国地铁上藏了100本书,鼓励大众多读书。这让国内网友羡慕不已,不仅大赞艾玛女神秀外慧中,也纷纷表示这样有意义的活动应该要有中国版。于是,没

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Tea Party Shakes, Shapes US Politics Protests against Wall Street and economic inequality have grown in New York, Washington and other U.S. cities, as citizens speak out against corporate interests. These protests in some ways mirror the rise of the

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