Economics Report - US Congressional Committee Fails to Identify Budget Cuts This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. An American congressional committee reported failure earlier this week. The committee failed in its effort to cut the federa

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(289) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语 Legal Lad

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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Written by Jill Moss (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a writer who helped influence modern culture. Her name was Susan Sontag. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Sus

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Grammar Girl here. Aliza in Alaska recently asked whether she should use who or that to refer to a board of directors. Today we're going to decide whether companies are people or things; in other words, whether you use the relative pronoun who or tha

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 06 December 2006 Ndiaye Diop lifts her daughter over trash in Pikine, 17 Oct 2006 In the developing world's fast-growing cities, formal systems for managing garbage are sometimes insufficient. In Senegal's capital, Dakar, tras

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STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an American spacecraft that has a date with a comet. We hear the latest about a Space Shuttle commander whose wife co

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By David McAlary Washington 01 February 2006 Claims that our solar system has a 10th planet beyond Pluto are supported by a new finding by German and French astronomers. They calculate that it is bigg

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By David McAlary Washington 22 June 2006 Archeologists have identified what might be the world's oldest known jewelry. It consists of 100,000-year-old shells from the Middle East with holes bored in their centers. If the shells were used as beads fo

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Monti Sworn in as New Italian PM Economist Mario Monti has been sworn in as Italys new prime minister, with a mandate to restore stability to the countrys economy and respectability to its politics. At European Union headquarters in early October he

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The United Nations chose the theme of women and science education for this year's International Women's Day to highlight the gender gap in many parts of the world between the number of men and women scientists. Yanti, a scientist developing new chemi

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Demonstrations against long-serving governments continue to roil the Middle East and North Africa Friday from Libya eastward to Bahrain. In Libya, more protests as well as funerals for those killed in recent unrest were held after midday prayers, and

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Astronomers have detected the brightest explosion ever witnessed in the heavens. It was a flash of light from across our galaxy so powerful that it bounced off the Moon and illuminated Earth's upper atmosphere. The researchers say if the blast had oc

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Jess: Right, Tom, tell me, what three things could you not live without? Tom: Well, I guess you say me playing with my new toy just now. It's my iPod touch and it is fantastic. I often take long bus journeys at the weekend and on this little electron

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A: Hello. You've reached Albert. B: I'm Jack. Are you still interested in renting a room? A: Yes, very much so. B: Would it be all right if I asked you some questions? A: Fire away. B: I just want to make sure that we are compatible. A: That's a good

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A: Hello, Albert here. B: Hi, Albert. I'm Jack. Are you still thinking about renting a room? A: Yes, I need a room badly. B: Can I ask you a few questions? A: I'm an open book. B: I want to make sure that we get along okay. A: I'm with you. We both n

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A: Hello, Albert speaking. B: This is Jack. Are you still interested in renting a room? A: Oh, yes. B: Would you mind answering a couple of questions? A: No problem. B: Since we might be roommates, I want to make sure there's no friction. A: You are

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今天我们要学的词是confidential。 Confidential, 秘密的。 Shredding is one of the easiest ways to get rid of confidential information, 纸张打碎机是处理保密信息最简单的办法之一。 The investigator said that all informat

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今天我们要学的词是influential。 Influential, 是有影响力的意思。美国民主党联邦参议员肯尼迪星期一宣布支持民主党总统参选人巴拉克.奥巴马。Of all the endorsements in the Democratic Party, Mr. Kennedy's

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Roger Federer of Switzerland during an Australian Open press conference in Melbourne, 31 Jan. 2010 Swiss Tennis champion Roger Federer and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt are among the contenders for the 2010 Laureus World Sports Awards, which will be h

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