标签:turki 相关文章
150 years ago today, one of England's most famous composers was born. Sir Edward Elgar was the son of a piano tuner and was largely self-taught. His music, stirring, patriotic and emotional captured the spirit of England. It has endured as music we
This is Whats Trending Today. 欢迎收听今日热点节目。 For Christians around the world, Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. It is the first day of a six-week religious observance before the Easter holiday. 对于全世界的基督徒来说,周
Listen Read Learn Daniel: May, is this the Hall of Ancient China? May: Yes. Look at these historical relics here, amazing! Daniel: Why are they all in glass boxes? May: For protection. Some relics will turn to dust if exposed to air. Daniel: So there
在这个节目中我们将学到: 经典语境背诵 Dad: For the vacasion I suggest we stay in Beijing. We can have a good rest during the vacation. Tough, we have been here for a long time, we can always find place exciting to go to Im afraid my
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 18 March 2007 Buzzing Hong Kong is better known for keeping lights on all night and the Wind turbine air conditioner running full blast, not saving energy. But engineers in the city have introduced an innovative wind energ
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. Today we travel to the mountains of Wyoming for a trip to Jackson Hole. VOICE ONE: This beautiful valley was named after the nineteenth-c
By Dan Robinson Washington 10 June 2008 U.S. lawmakers have questioned a State Department official about the validity of diplomatic assurances the United States receives from foreign governments that they will not use torture. VOA's Dan Robinson rep
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 30 August 2007 Turkey's new president presided over a ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of the final battle in the 1922 Turkish War of Independence. As Dorian Jones reports for VOA from Istanbul, President Abdullah Gul sa
By Amberin Zaman Batman, Turkey 19 April 2006 Kurdish demonstrators Turkey has in recent years adopted a series of democratic reforms in an effort to meet European Union standards for membership. But
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 March 2007 After a fact-finding mission around the globe, a U.N.'s special investigator found that, while governments are quick to condemn torture, the practice is common in many parts of the world. The investigator has subm
Artists Preview London Cultural Olympiad in New York Participating artists and journalists gathered Wednesday at New Yorks Gramercy Park Hotel to talk about the event. Festival director Ruth Mackenzie said 25,000 artists, representing all 204 countri
Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change This year something new has appeared on the streets of Saudi cities, female shop assistants. For now, they're only found in lingerie stores. King Abdullah signed a decree to change the law after years of pro
Nominated Movie Scores Feature Sophistication, Cultural Diversity Movie music has come a long way since the early days of film, when all it did was set a mood for the story. Daniel Carlin chairs the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television departme
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Dinner At The Center Of The Earth is a novel that winds together the stories of a prisoner, his guard, mothers, sons, spies, statesmen, traitors and lovers. Sometimes - maybe even more than sometimes - they're the same person. Dinn
The British Council, the United Kingdom's worldwide cultural body, said it is suspending operations in Iran after its staff members were unable to gain entry visas. The organization also said its local employees have been singled out for intimidatio
Turkish health minister Recep Akdag says preliminary tests show five more people are infected with the bird flu virus. The cases were detected in four provinces, raising the number of suspected and co
By Ravi Khanna Washington, D.C. 23 November 2007 Three weeks after President Pervez Musharaff declared emergency rule, Pakistan's political unrest continues to make headlines around the world. Although President Bush says the Pakistani general has do
By Sean Maroney Washington 21 December 2007 Earlier this month, Venezuelan voters rejected President Hugo Chavez's sweeping constitutional reform plan. His former defense minister, General Raul Baduel, was among the opponents of the plan, and he tell
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 27 February 2008 Turkey is continuing to send its forces into northern Iraq, in an operation against Kurdish rebels. The Turkish armed forces said it killed 77 rebels Tuesday and lost five soldiers. Since the incursion began
Voters across Europe are casting their ballots in European elections, expected to see a record low voter turnout and gains for far-right and far-left parties. In Italy, scandal hit Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is the only leader of a large EU me