Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson became president of the United States in March of eighteen twenty-nine. Thousands of his supporters came to Washington to see him sworn-in. Many

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1.Excuse me, my name is Marco Benini. I have an appointment with Mr. Ramirez. 2.Would you take a seat over there, please? I’ll call you when he’s ready. 3.Erm…he did ask to see me right away, as

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The Soviet news agency TASS reports that an American cancer researcher has defected to the Soviet Union. According to TASS, Arnold Loskin, his wife and three children arrived in Moscow today after being granted political asylum. TASS said Loskin has

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Within these last 19 months at least 45 satellites have circled the earth. Some 40 of them were made in the United States of America and they were far more sophisticated and supplied far more knowledge to the people of the world than those of the Sov

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1983年4月7日,美国"挑战者"号航天飞机在太空飞行期间,两名航天员在太空自由自在地飘飞行走了3个多小时.这是人类首次不系绳索自由地在太空行走. 航天员为何能在太空行走呢?原

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Winslow Homer: America's PainterBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Sunday, March 05, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with People In America in VOA

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考研英语中经常遇到熟词僻意,所以考生在背单词时要注意一词多义的把握,要注意挖掘和体会,下面整合了常见20个熟词僻意,大家先看看。 考研英语 1. remove v. 调动,免职 That officer must b

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My 16-year-old son, Jeff, is a boy any parent would be proud of --until you see the floor of his room, covered with layers of clothes, magazines and sports equipment. Recently I accompanied Jeff to th

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Twelve men have walked on the moon. And now you can, too. Virtually, that is. Because planetary researchers are enlisting everyday citizens in scientific exploration of the surface of the moon. At the Web site moonzoo.org, you can check out new high-

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[00:12.09]Unite [00:13.31]联合 [00:14.52]Kingdom [00:15.50]王国 [00:16.48]The unted kingdom [00:17.95]联合王国 [00:19.41]Consist [00:20.78]组成 [00:22.15]Consist of [00:23.38]由组成 [00:24.61]London heathrow [00:26.59]伦敦希思罗机场

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - Fighting World War Two: Powerful Germany Begins to Face DefeatsBy David Jarmul Broadcast: Thursday, November 16, 2006 THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Henry Ford Made the Automobile Industry an Important Part of the Nation's EconomyBy Richard Thorman Broadcast: Sunday, December 03, 2006 ANNOUNCER: People in America, a program in

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Photographer Margaret Bourke-White was one of the leading news reporters of the twentieth centuryBy Shelley Gollust Broadcast: Sunday, May 14, 2006 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara K

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Employee-Management Relations Facing Business Challenges at Saturn Negotiating a Radically New Contract Richard LeFauve of General Motors and Donald Ephlin of the United Auto Workers (UAW) had been ad

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Belarus has executed two men convicted for a fatal 2011 metro bomb attack, despite protests from European human rights groups and calls for a re-trial. Belarussian news media reported Saturday that Vladislav Kovalyov and Dmitry Konovalov, both 25, ha

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欧盟承诺加强核安全 BRUSSELS, March 25 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Tuesday that the European Union (EU) remains strongly committed to reinforcing nuclear safety and security. Barroso made the remarks

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single 单身; engaged 订婚; married已婚; widowed丧偶; divorced 离婚; separated 分居; be living together 同居; spouse 伴侣; In a relationship有对象; It's complicated说不清; In an open relationship有对象,但开放; In a civil

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Why are these people now less likely to take their own lives? Urbanisation and greater freedom have helped. 为何这三类人自杀几率变低?城市化和更多自由起到了帮助作用。 Accounts of those who attempt suicide, and of the rela

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JUDY WOODRUFF: As we heard earlier, President Obama, during a trip to the United Kingdom in April, said that it should stay in the European Union. Today, from Stanford University in California, the president gave his appraisal of yesterday's outcome.

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thread n.(缝衣服的)线;头绪 Do you have a needle and thread I can borrow? 你有针和线可以借我吗? I missed a few words, so I lost the thread of what you were saying. 我错过了几个字,因此我弄不懂你在说什么。 T

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