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No one is unaware of the name of that famous English shipowner, Cunard. 英国著名的船主苟纳尔的名字是没有一个人不知道。 In 1840 this shrewd industrialist founded a postal service between Liverpool and Halifax, 这位精明的企业
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: The War in the Pacific 建国史话- 太平洋战争 STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. (MUSIC) American military planners had to make
克里达沃斯谈伊朗叙利亚问题 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Friday. Some 30 heads of state, including Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, are among 2,500 participants attending the ann
Jana: So, Peter, I've been asking you about hunting for treasure. Can I ask you a few more questions? Peter: Sure. Jana: So why are there so many sunken ships in South Africa? Peter: Well I guess around the southern tip of Africa because of the reall
[00:02.80]5 Listen and read. [00:07.00]Gulliver's Travels Part 1 [00:11.71]On May 4th 1699, [00:15.16]I left England for the South Seas [00:18.18]on a ship that was called the 'Antelope'. [00:21.94]For the first six months of our trip, [00:24.54]ever
独立清新:The Weepies - All That I Want 来自温馨甜蜜的夫妻团体The Weepies,清淡的民谣小调,香味浓度适中,听觉刺激感上乘,2009年的圣诞节,有着The Weepies的陪伴,相信孤单的人也不会寂寞。 A
Explorations - Eleanor Creesy Helped Guide One of the Fastest Sailing Ships Ever Built STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Eleanor Creesy. She helped to
1. The UN tribunal says it will conduct a full investigation into Slobodan Milosevic’s death. The former Serb leader apparently died of natural causes in his prison cell in the Netherlands where he
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Monday's raid on ships carrying pro-Palestinian activists brought international criticism of Israel. The ships loaded with aid tried to break a three-year-old Israeli blockade of Gaza. The raid in internati
Harbor 港口 When people don't use their cars, they keep the cars in garages or parking lots. 人们不使用汽车时,会把车放在车库或停车场里。 Then where do people keep their ships? 那么人们把船放在哪里呢? A harbor is
Lay down Your sweet and weary head The night is falling You have come to journey's end Sleep now And dream of the ones who came before They are calling From across the distant shore Why do you weep? What are these tears upon your face? Soon you will
Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. As we described last week, British forces attacked Washington in the summer of eighteen fourteen. They burned the Capitol building, the White House and other public buildings
Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Detail of a mural by Allyn Cox in the Capitol building. The painting shows the burning of the Capitol in 1814. The United States declared war on Britain in eighteen twelve. I
A National Anthem Is Born During War of 1812 - The Making of a Nation No.38 国旗在1812年战争中诞生 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning English. Im Steve Emb
AS IT IS 2014-09-12 Ebola Fears Affect Asian Rice Export The growing number of Ebola cases in Africa is having an effect on farmers, exporters and shipping companies in Asia. The rice industry in Thailand is among the first to be severely affected. A
Armed pirates have hijacked a U.S.-bound oil tanker carrying about $200 million worth of crude off the coast of Oman. Authorities say the Greek-flagged vessel has a crew of 25, including 17 Filipinos, seven Greeks and one Georgian. This is the second
The Streaming Down the Yangtze team has arrived in Yichang, Hubei Province and visited the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower station. The dam also helps to prevent floods and boost river navigation. The team's passenger ship went throu
The worlds tallest tower and Japans biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Sky Tree, has opened to the public. Representatives of the building developer, the Tobu Railway Company, cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony. Nearly 8,000 visitors were expected t
The International Maritime Bureau in London reports piracy incidents on the high seas increased nearly 40 percent in 2009 from a year ago. Pirate activities off the coast of Somalia accounted for more than half of all attacks worldwide. In its annual
Italy says U.S. and British forces have freed an Italian vessel that was hijacked off Somalia on Monday. The MV Montecristo had been seized 1,000 kilometers off Somalia's eastern coast, carrying 23 crew members from Italy, Ukraine and India. The Ital