To visit the island of Sakhalin is to be reminded of the shifting fortunes of empire. 访问库页岛,提醒着人们帝国命运的不断变化。 From Imperial Japan to Tsarist Russia, and later Soviet rule,Wars and changing boundaries have shape

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(十一月)

By Tabinda Naeem Washington, DC 29 September 2006 watch Natural Museum report The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum complex. Its 17 museums display many of the treasured icons of America's past, the vibrant arts of the present an

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(九月)

231. Venues of China中国的游览胜地 venturesome-vigilant Venturesome travelers in China have a host of venues from which to choose. From the verdant grasslands of the steppes of Inner Mongolia to the verbal acrobatics of Xiangsheng comedy duo p

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 胡敏托福词汇记单词

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. Welcome. Si ntese. (Laughter.) Laura and I welcome you to the Rose Garden for what is going to be a spectacular evening. We are so glad you are here. Ambassador Garza, thank you for coming. Ambassador Sarukhan

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 美国总统每日发言

Never underestimate the power we women have to define our own destiny. Its the story of womens fight for equality, brought alive by a group of female film makers. But despite it being in 21st century and nearly 100 years after women got the votes, su

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英伦广角

Buying a suit can be an important investment when you are trying to improve your look for business or career advancement. Wearing a standard off-the rack suit for business or a job interview does not always mean success. Fit is very important. The ou

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 白领美丽英文诵典365

It's been fifty years since the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was created by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand to promote regional stability and economic cooperation. With the subsequent inclusion of Br

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(11月)

President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon have pledged to overhaul their countries' bilateral relationship to confront urgent challenges ranging from security threats to environmental dangers. The two leaders spoke at Mexico's pre

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(四月)

Residents and businesses in the Indian city of Mumbai, say they are eager to return to normal following the bloody three-day siege that killed nearly 200 people and turned the city into a battle zone. Raymond Thibodeaux has this report from Mumbai w

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)

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

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 舞曲狂欢

By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 20 February 2007 New Orleans Mardi Gras mask The Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans comes to an end today. And while the crowds are larger than last year, this year's celebration was still considerably smaller than be

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(二月)

US Bead Parties Boost Ugandan Women Its party time for Madison Blandford and three dozen of her girlfriends. The 11-year-old invited her classmates and neighbors to see - and buy - beaded jewelry made by women in Uganda. My grandma got me a bracelet,

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(七月)

India, Pakistan Take Steps to Boost Trade It is music to the ears of merchants on either side of the India-Pakistan border. Top trade officials from both countries cut the ribbon recently on the four-day Lifestyle Pakistan trade fair in New Delhi - b

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(四月)

The $23 million International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina is located at the site of a famous 1960 civil rights lunch counter protest. ...the more these important stories are told, the better we are at understanding who we are as

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(二月)

Mixed Views in Iraq on 10th Anniversary of US-Led Invasion It's early morning in central Baghdad's Bataween district. Out-of-work laborers huddle on the street hoping to pick up a day's wages. Abed Khaled is a house painter. He's been coming here for

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(三月)

By Scott Stearns Washington 05 October 2007 President Bush welcomed Muslim leaders to the White House Thursday evening for an Iftaar dinner breaking the fast during the holy month of Ramadan. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA常速英语(十月)

Are turkeys a part of your culture? They are over here in the U.S. You have probably heard about the Thanksgiving turkey. Did you know that the tradition of celebrating by eating a turkey started with the Native American Indians? It was the Wampanoag

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

By Paula Wolfson White House 20 December 2007 President Bush says he is looking forward to his trip to the Middle East, and is curious about what lies ahead for Russia. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports the president used an end-of-

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十二月)

Canterbury Stained Glass Opens Window on Medieval World 坎特伯雷彩色玻璃打开中世纪世界窗口 LOS ANGELES A display of stained glass art, now in Los Angeles, has opened a window on life in medieval England. The art work from Canterbury

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(十一月)

Each clan had its own separate gods and totems to water and wind, fire and night. They were kept in the caravan town of Mecca, in a shrine of wood, stone and cloth. It was called, the Kaaba, the Arabic word for Cube. Pre-Islamic-Arabs worshiped a num

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力:文化博览2008年