BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. MARIO RITTER: And Im Mario Ritter. This week on our program, we talk about the growth in the Hispanic population, America's largest minority group. We also tell you a

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(六)月

AS IT IS 2016-04-03 Saving Wild Areas May Have Unexpected Results Wild horses, oxen and reindeer are returning to Siberia for the first time in 10,000 years. Their new home is Pleistocene Park, a wilderness area on Russias Kolyma River. The park open

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One-Third of U.S. Counties Have More Deaths than Births 美国有三分之一的县的死亡率超过出生率 Recently, we reported on the importance of counties in the United States. 最近我们就美国郡县的重要性进行了报道。 Today w

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New technologies aid in conservation efforts at the National Zoo Susan Logue Koster | Front Royal, Virginia 19 July 2010 The National Zoo opened a cheetah science facility in 2007 at its conservation center in Front Royal, VA. Cheetahs are considered

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US Woman Fights to Save Cheetahs Since ancient times, people have regarded cheetahs with awe for their beauty, grace and unique ability to reach speeds of up to 110 kilometers per hour. But today, the species - which once ranged across Africa, India

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Health Services in eastern and central Kenya are getting a big boost through a new $100 million dollar program. The U.S. development agency, USAID, has awarded the funds to an international non-profit organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins Univer

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Where Does NY Garbage Go? 纽约的垃圾去哪儿了? BROOKLYN, NY The population of our planet is growing, as are the piles of garbage that humanity is producing. But where does all this garbage go? It turns out that in New York City, trash is not

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报告称克里米亚人权状况恶化 Human rights conditions have deteriorated in Crimea since its annexation by Russia last year, with Crimean authorities accused of discriminating against minorities, suppressing freedom of expression, and forcin

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写作题目 In many cities and all over the world, there is a serious shortage of water supplies. What are the causes of and solutions to the scarcity of water resource? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for y

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- we talk with the author of a book called Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language. RS: Ilan Stavans is a professor of Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst Colleg

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Reporter: A universal two-child policy is expected to be passed by the top legislature by the end of the week as it concludes its latest bimonthly session on Sunday. The new rules would come into effect on January 1. Zhai Zhenwu, Head of the China Po

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今天我们要学的词是overweight。 Overweight, 超重。随着生活水平的上升和食品结构的调整, More than a quarter of the adult population in China is overweight or obese, 如今中国四分之一以上的成年人都超重或是肥

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Climate change is normally bad news for endangered species, but in the case of Australias Grey Nurse Shark, some scientists suggest it might actually help their fight for survival. The Grey Nurse Shark is one of Australias most critically endangered

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Chapter 35 The United States in 1860 第35章 1860年的美国 361. Growth of the Country. 361.国家的发展 The United States was now three times as large as it was at Jeffersons election. 此时美国的领土是杰斐逊当选总统时的三倍,

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What is extraordinary from our point of view is how well it turned out for us. If the universe had formed just a tiny bit differentlyif gravity were fractionally stronger or weaker, if the expansion had proceeded just a little more slowly or swiftlyt

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Marion: So you lived in Dublin for awhile, didn't you Mauve? What's life like in Dublin? Mauve: I think life in Dublin is very different from everywhere else in the country. It's the biggest city in Ireland. It's got a population of about a million I

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The giant panda is no longer an endangered species, following decades of work by conservationists to save it. 经过动物保护工作者几十年的努力,大熊猫不再是濒危物种了。 The official status of the much-loved animal has been c

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manganese n. 锰(元素符号为Mn) mantle composition 覆盖物的成分 Mercury n. 水星 molten v. 溶化;adj. 熔铸的 monitor n. 监视器,监控 mudflow n.[地] 泥流 Neptune n. [天]海王

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Theincrease inthenumbersofmarriedwomenemp- (50)loyedoutsidethehomeinthetwentieth centuryhadlesstodowiththe mechanizationofhouseworkandan increaseinleisuretimeforthesewomen thanitdidwiththeirowneconomic

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Marion: So you lived in Dublin for awhile, didn't you Mauve? What's life like in Dublin? 玛丽恩:你在都柏林住过一段时间,对吧,莫夫?都柏林的生活怎么样? Mauve: I think life in Dublin is very different from everywhere

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