So last week I spoke at my old school, UC Berkeley. The city is as delightful as ever, a mix of fall leaves, bright sun and tramp feces. But now thinking back to my arrival there as a freshman 25 years ago. I realized this city had not only transform

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录2009

Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! 关于求救信号Mayday! Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. A listener from Venezuela sent us a question about the meaning of the expression mayday. He wrote that he often hears this expression in m

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Britain Invests Billions in Cybersecurity in Face of Russian Threat 英国投资数十亿资金应对俄罗斯在网络安全方面的威胁 LONDON Britain says it will spend more than $2 billion on cybersecurity and recruit 1,000 more intelligence o

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罗德曼访朝言行引争议 Former American basketball star Dennis Rodman is in North Korea for his fourth visit in recent months. His trip comes at a tense time, with the U.S. calling for the release of an American citizen serving a 15-year priso

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North Korean media says the government is holding another United States citizen. The official Korean Central News Agency said Kim Hak Song was detained on Saturday for suspected hostile acts. Kim worked at the Pyongyang University of Science and Tech

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AS IT IS 2015-12-05 Brazil Pursues Impeachment Against Rousseff 巴西要求弹劾罗塞夫总统 A senior Brazilian lawmaker approved impeachment hearings Wednesday over allegations against President Dilma Rousseff. During Rousseffs presidency, unem

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Bush Sets Goal of Peace in Middle East President Bush says the immediate goal facing the United States and Europe is peace in the Middle East. President delivered a major foreign policy address that s

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I did my time and I want out, so abusive Fate, it doesn't cut, the soul is not so vibrant The reckoning, the sickening Back at you, subversion, pseudo-sacred, pyscho virgin Go tell your classes, go dig you graves Then fill your mouth with all the mon

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1. Donald Trump won at least 3 of Tuesday's 5 presidential primaries. He finished 1st in Florida, North Carolina and Illinois. Missouri was a close contest between Trump and senator Ted Cruz. Governor John Kasich won his own state in Ohio. 2. Democra

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Common French Words in American English 词汇典故:美式英语中的常用法语单词 Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Bonjour! Just kidding. We are speaking English. But today we are featuring French words that we u

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AS IT IS 2016-07-22 Turkeys Parliament Approves State of Emergency 土耳其议会批准进入紧急状态 Turkish leaders are saying life will continue as normal for most people despite a state of emergency. The state of emergency, approved by Turke

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AS IT IS 2016-04-30 North Korea Sentences Korean-American to Hard Labor A North Korean court has sentenced a Korean-American man to 10 years of hard labor. Kim Dong Chul was given the sentence on Friday after the court found him guilty on subversion

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Some Accuse US of Hypocrisy Over Pakistan Doctor Case U.S. forces found and killed Osama bin Laden after Dr. Shakil Afridi gathered some information for them. He was accused of running a fake vaccination campaign designed to help the CIA collect DNA

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Egyptian Woman Works to Overcome Political Divide 埃及妇女努力克服政治分歧 CAIRO Egypt is in the midst of profound polarization, with supporters and opponents of the government facing off on the national stage, as well as the personal one

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President Donald Trump had accused his predecessor, President Barack Obama, of wire-tapping Trump Tower in the days before the November election. 唐纳德特朗普总统指责他的前任巴拉克奥巴马总统在11月总统大选之前窃听了川普

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By David Gollust Washington 09 January 2007 The U.S. State Department Tuesday expressed skepticism about the industrial Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez laughs at the swearing ceremony of new ministers in Caracas, 8 Jan 2007 nationalization plans o

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BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will advance reforms for its controversial re-education through labor system this year, according to a national political and legal work conference held on Monday. The system allows police to detain

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Vladimir Putins regime describes itself by its grudges. 弗拉基米尔.普京(Vladimir Putin)政权在描述自我时带着满腔怨恨。 The Russian president harbours a lengthy list of grievances and imagined slights, reaching from the collapse o

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Justin Bieber成名曲Baby变身咆哮版:Psychosocial Baby Justin Bieber成名曲Baby的咆哮体版?其实是和Slipknot,活结乐队的这首Psychosocial的混音~酱紫的mash-up各种欢乐啊!话说之前你有想过Justin Bieber和Slip

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Words and Their Stories: Mayday Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A listener from Venezuela sent us a question about the meaning of the expression mayday. He wrote that he often hears this expression in movies. Mayday is a

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