St.1 Valentine's2 story started a short time before his death in AD 280. The emperor at the time was namedClaudius. He decided that none of the men in the army could be married. Saint Valentine, whose real name was Valentinus, was a Christian3 priest

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For most of us, the season evokes a kind of universal memory. My strongest memory of Christmas is the tree with all of the presents underneath it. And usually in the morning I wake up really early like at five o'clock. And when you come downstairs Ch

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Tradition says early English settlers known as the Pilgrims held the first celebration in sixteen twenty-one in Plymouth, Mas

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Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, is an annual celebration of the patron saint of Ireland. It is a national holiday in Ireland, and millions of Irish people all over the world where there are Irish communities celebrate. Celebrations are based on all th

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Celebrating Christmas: A Visit With Nicholas 圣诞老人,报上名来 Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ, the Nativity of the babe in the manger whom Christians believe was the Son of God. In

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Valentine's Day Traditions Around the World Americans celebrate Valentines Day each year on February 14. Images of hearts are everywhere, as are red roses and boxes of chocolates to give to that special person. You could say that love is in the air.

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Unit 4. Approaching Culture. Part 1. Warming up. A. Keywords. gift, luck, Vocabulary. symbol, even,set, Argentina. People in all countries enjoy gifts, sometimes the meanings are different in different cultures. Listen to the following dialogues and

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Speaking in degradation A conversation can take a sudden turn And reaching the point of violence Because your silence left you without a hand to hold Your past will lead you on to make... Making a final judgement Based on your bias will never bring y

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1. Victory within reach. President Barack Obama set his sights on rallying House Democrats Saturday for a final health care push for Sunday's vote. He called the bill the single most important step US government has taken on health care since Medicar

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VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Our story today tells of ships, explorers, pirate attacks and wars. It is the story of an old military base, the Castillo de S

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Development Report - Feeding the Hungry, but Not With Pigeons A listener wonders if the birds could be caught and exported to crisis areas as protein to prevent starvation. Transcript of radio broadcast: 18 May 2008 This is the VOA Special English D

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A student at Xinjiang Normal University in China has a question for our Foreign Student Series. Akbar Mamat wants to go overseas after graduation and would like some information about Washington Univ

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The Language of Love: How Not to Write a Love Letter 爱的语言:如何不写情书 Saint Valentines Day falls on February 14. Traditionally, Valentines Day is the day when lovers show their feelings for each other. They do that with presents like f

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By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: July 2, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Nicole Nichols. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell about discoveri

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剧码: 黑手党的女儿 Acheng:Who's that? Sophia: Saint Jude-he's the saint of lost causes. Like my cousin, Anna, who can't stop getting pregnant. She's a lost cause. Acheng:Is that your cousin in the back? Sophia: Yep. She's always got a bun i

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Saddam Hussein Saint Kitts and Nevis Salam Faiad, 巴勒斯坦财政部长 Salfit, 巴勒斯坦城镇名 Sami Al-Arian, 南佛罗里达州大学一教授 Sanaa Santa Pola, 西班牙地名 Sao Paulo* S

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Kids React to Pop Star. This Episode: Selena Gomez . OK, hello! Oh my gosh! What's going on? Hey! Hey! Nice to meet you! Selena Gomez. She's lucky, she got to meet him. Thanks for being so sweet to me, you are sweet to me. He is the dude from transfo

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In a small village, there lived a potter. He had a donkey. Everyday his donkey would carry soil from the field to his house. Since the field was quite far off, the potter would rest under a tree midway, tying his donkey nearby. 在一个小村庄里住

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今天是3月17日。在欧洲、北美,甚至国内,很多外国人都会戴上绿帽子。因为今天是爱尔兰的盛大节日:St. Patrick's Day (圣派特里克日)。这是一个外国人放飞天性的节日:穿绿衣、戴绿帽、喝啤

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Valentine's Day 情人节 Valentine's Day is named for Saint Valentine, 瓦伦丁节(情人节)是为纪念圣.瓦伦丁而命名的。 an early Christian churchman who reportedly helped young lovers. 瓦伦丁是早期的一位基督教教士,传说曾

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