VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: A modern sign marks the Santa Fe Trail. Behind, an example of adobe architecture. And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we take you to a city in the

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(三)月

Italy's New 'Bullet Train' Aims to Shake Up Euro Travel The new bullet-shaped Italo trains can travel at a top speed of 360 kilometers per hour. They are run by NTV, a company headed by Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo, which invested $1.3 billion. H

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As if he didn't have it tough enough in a wheelchair from three surgeries, 66-year-old Celedono Carrera was a target for two young apparently heartless thieves. Carrera is just finding out his mid-afternoon ordeal two weeks ago outside his apartment

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这首歌属于德文经典,早在1972年就收录在 Esther 的同名专辑中,当然是以LP的形式。1982年出版了CD版,至今仍为人们所喜爱。歌词取自德国诗人海涅(Heinrich Heine,1797-1856)的诗篇《归乡》(Die Heimkehr,1823-1824),有删节。怀旧是民谣类歌曲的永恒主题。这首歌

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百年老式有轨电车见证里约奥运 Theres something special about old trams, such as Istanbuls Nostalgia Tramway, whichreturned to the city more than 25 years after it was closed. In Rio de Janeiro, an extensivenetwork of tram lines, includin

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UK. We are perhaps the pre-eminent law firm in the light rail sector, having acted for the concession company on the Arrow Light Rail project in .ottingham in the Midlands, which is the first such scheme to reach financial close under the UK governme

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It sounds too good to be true. Convince young people to embrace the European Union by giving all 18 year-olds a free pass to travel around the continent by train, a pass worth up to 500 dollars. The idea has been gaining currency after a speech last

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AZUZ: From the Middle East, we're taking you to the European country of France, where a strike is causing severe disruptions in the nation's train services. France's state-owned rail company says about 87 percent of its high speed trains and 80 perce

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When the Labour government bought Kiwi Rail last year (see May 10 2008) the National Party said this was a big mistake. However, now the National government has to find some money to improve the trains. Today, we heard that the government will spend

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It is perhaps the offer they cannot afford to refuse. High speed rail for the ambitious northern cities like Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and H. The government said this is a fast track to a better life. I think its a real opportunity here as the cha

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President Barack Obama wants the United States to join other industrialized countries in having an extensive high-speed rail system. The president has unveiled his plan to accelerate the development of high-speed rail in the U.S. President Obama, ac

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 October 2009 In India, two passenger trains have collided, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 20 others. India's massive rail network ferries millions of passengers across the country, every day. The ac

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 13 March 2006 South African rail and port workers embarked on a one-day strike Monday to protest restructuring of the national transport corporation. Commuters in all m

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 12 January 2006 watch Rebuilding Plan report The Bring Back New Orleans commission released its long-awaited reconstruction plan Wednesday. Among its recommendations: elim

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 03 July 2006 Over the past 10 years, South Africa has seen its major cities sprawl, their populations grow, and traffic on road and rail networks explode. Nowhere is this more evident than in the greater Johannesburg-

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Steve: So do you go by Andrew, or is Andy OK? Andy: Ah, Andy please. Steve: Can you tell us about the work you do with your website? Andy: Sure. I've made a website for people to study English using movie trailers. (OK) Movie commercials. (OK) On the

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By Kurt Achin Paju, South Korea 11 December 2007 Regular cargo train service has resumed between the divided Koreas for the first time in more than half a century. South Korea plans to send tons of supplies into North Korea by rail on a daily basis.

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A landslide near Kaikoura blocked the road and railway from Picton to Christchurch on Friday night. While small landslides on the narrow road near Kaikoura are quite common, this is the biggest one ever in this area. It is about 100m long and covers

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President Barack Obama wants the United States to join other industrialized countries in having an extensive high-speed rail system. The president has unveiled his plan to accelerate the development of high-speed rail in the U.S. 奥巴马总统希望美

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It is being reported Chinese rail giant CRRC is going to join the bidding for Britain's second high-speed railway project. The plan is to link London with the northern British city of Birmingham. The UK parliament has already approved the first stage

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