AMERICAN MOSAIC - 'Tis The Season for New Christmas Albums Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms with Christopher Cruise. Tuesday is Christmas. New Years Day comes a week later. As a result, you hear holiday music right now

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(144) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

Every fall, you need a new flu shot. Thats because todays vaccines train your immune system to recognize specific strains of flu, indentified by two proteins on the viruss coat, / and /. Thats where the H and N come from in H1N1. Problem is those pro

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US authorities confirm Russia is escalating its military presence in Syria. NPR's TB reports Moscow is attempting to prop up the Assad regime against the expansion of the self-declared IS. A US official says the added planes include an air-to-ground

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Crude Oil Prices Surge Despite OPEC Production Boost 尽管石油输出国产量增加,原油价格依然疯狂上涨 World oil prices have surged to record highs, even as the Organization of Petrol

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Crude Oil Prices Surge despite OPEC Production Boost World oil prices have surged to record highs, even as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries announced a boost in production. For the fi

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You'll also want to try mitten crabs. They'll be in season. 你也要试一下大闸蟹,它们会正当季。 Mitten crab/Shanghai hairy crab 大闸蟹 in season/seasonal (水果,蔬菜)当季 Seasonal fruits and veggies taste better. 当季的

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT – May 10, 2002: Effects of Global Warming By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Scientists say the warming of the Earth’s atmosphere has begun to a

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A White House meeting on Afghanistan between President Obama and congressional leaders has wrapped up. The president invited more than thirty members of Congress from both sides of the aisle to discuss current US strategy in the region. Emerging fro

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Agriculture Report - Study Links Climate Change to Changes in Crop Yields This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A new study says climate change has reduced the world's wheat and maize production. The study says rice and soybean yields h

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WFP: Sahel in Urgent Need of Aid The U.N. World Food Program said time is running out to prevent the full impact of the food crisis in Africas Sahel region. It said a donor funding shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars could soon affect emerge

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Has best-selling pop and New Age pianist Jim Brickman gone country? Jim's new album Home reveals his seldom heard country music skills. Jim Brickman has performed on concert stages the world over, but never on one of the most famous stages of them al

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'Haunted Houses' Attract Big Crowds on Halloween There is something in human psychology that makes people enjoy being scared. During Halloween season for the past 26 years, thrill seekers in Houston have come to Screamworld and paid good money to be

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A heavy sandstorm blanketed Baghdad on Thursday, causing havoc for residents of the Iraqi capital with flights delayed and dozens of residents with respiratory problems taken to hospitals. Many people on the streets of Baghdad wore scarves or masks o

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What on earth could drive this headlong rush to slaughter? Only earth herself with her insistent clocks. This story begins in the Great Rift Valley, where the continent is tearing itself apart and being reborn. The plains in the shadow of the rift, t

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Yael: They're months away, and I'm already stressed out about the holidays. Two different relatives of mine have died of natural causes on Christmas Day. You think my family's cursed? Don: If your family's cursed, Yael, then a heck of a lot of other

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I am here for your GMA to yahoo your diet. Fall can mean falling off your diet as it is get cooler. Here is how to keep your waisetline from getting bigger. Here are my top 3 tips for avoiding fall diet traps. Diet trap # 1, shorter days. For close t

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The growth of CPI, a main gauge of inflation, slightly slowed in November. It grew 3 percent year on year, down from the 3.2 percent recorded in October. Food prices, especially that of vegetables, were the main driver. For more insight, joining us n

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - 'Fallujah' the Opera; Songs of Summer JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. This week, our report on the first opera ever to explore a soldiers experiences in the Iraq War And we play

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A British Obsession 英国人迷恋的话题 British people are famous for always talking about the weather, but the weather also affects the way we speak and the phrases we use. As more winter weather batters the UK, this weeks Take Away demonstrate

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Over 300 million railway trips have been made during this year's spring festival travel rush - though the latest numbers only count until the end of February. The highest single-day travel happened on February 14th - Valentine's Day - with over 10 mi

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