Weekly Address: President Obama Commemorates the Ninth Anniversary of the September 11th Attacks 每周电视讲话:奥巴马总统纪念911袭击九周年 WASHINGTON In this weeks address, President Obama marked the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 a

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1. Sunni militants turned over the bodies of 15 Shiite to authorities in Kirkuk, the latest sign of sectarian violence ripping Iraq. 2. Speaking in Cairo, Secretary of state John Kerry singaled US discontent with Iraq Shiite prime minister Nouri al-M

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Many people were in line to see the new Memorial at the World Trade Center. Bill asked a Memorial volunteer, Can I look at the reflecting pools without standing in this long line? She said, Sure. Go inside the Winter Garden over there. It was a 10-mi

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World Freedom Day is a celebration started by former U.S. President George W. Bush. It commemorates the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The tearing down of the Berlin Wall was the beginning of the end for communist rule in many parts of Europe. Bush

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Appalachian Music Celebrates Modern Culture, Immigrant Past To me the difference between a violin, and a fiddle, is that a violin never had a beer spilled on it... That is the difference. Will Fanning laughs at his joke as he rocks on his chair outsi

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UN Marks 20th Anniversary of Human Rights Declaration 联合国纪念世界人权宣言20周年 UNITED NATIONS On this years International Human Rights Day, on December 10, the United Nations will mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Vienn

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New Statue of Liberty Museum Honors the Immigrant Experience A new 2,400 square-meter museum is set to open on New York States Liberty Island next year. The museum celebrates the world famous Statue of Liberty. The statue was a gift from the people o

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Anniversary Holds Memories for Japanese Americans War Vets 美国退伍军人举行活动纪念二战结束70周年 LOS ANGELES This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and American veterans of the war have been holding commemo

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【中美国庆差异】 介绍: 我们来对比下中美国庆的不同: 1. 美帝国庆节叫什么? Independence Day 独立日 2. 在哪一天呢? 每年7月4号,July Fourth,federal holiday(联邦假期) 3. 这一天在纪念什么?

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An Israeli air strike near another UN-run school in Gaza has killed at least 10 people. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the attack, calling it a moral outrage and a criminal act. The blast hit the entrance of the school in

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中文文本: 每周电视讲话:奥巴马总统号召全美人民在阵亡将士纪念日向牺牲的英雄们致敬 华盛顿消息:在本周的电视讲话中,奥巴马总统号召全美人民与他一起追思和纪念那些为这个国家而

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这是911死难者纪念音乐会演唱曲目之一,也是一首著名的反战歌曲。原作于第一次世界大战后,以白描的手法讲述了一个英国士兵在法国战场上度过的圣诞节:德军和英军同时在战壕里哼唱着寂静的圣诞夜,不同的语言但同样的曲调、相似的心情。于是,一首接着一首的圣诞歌交融

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今天我们要学的词是mark。 Mark, 有纪念的意思。星期二是2001年美国遭受911恐怖袭击的六周年。President Bush called for Americans to mark the attacks with memorial services and candlelight vigils, 美国总统布什呼吁美

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1. President Barack Obama is honouring Lyndon B. Johnsons efforts to pass the Civil Rights Act. Americas first black President spoke at the LBJ Presidential Library commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. 2. After casting a wide n

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This month marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. Civil War - a conflict that nearly tore the United States apart. Eleven southern states seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America, vowing to maintain their

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When President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy jointly commemorate the 65th anniversary of the allied landing in Normandy, France on June 6 they will turning the page on another war that bitterly divided the two countries - in

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Americans are marking the Memorial Day holiday weekend - a time set aside to honor the nation's war dead. In Washington, this is also a time for the roar of motorcycle engines - as one group of veterans remembers not just the dead, but the missing. 美

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China has dismissed four officials over a stampede at a mosque in the country's northwest region that left 14 people dead. The Sunday tragedy in Xiji county of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is blamed on poor organization and management. It happen

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And coming up, we observe one-minute silence in remembrance and in thanksgiving. 这次新闻的主要内容有,让我们默哀一分钟,追悼、感恩。 Here in England, a memorial service has taken place at one of the cathedrals of football i

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充满着回忆气息的歌曲Littlest Things来自于外国版赵薇Lily Allen。 Sometimes I find myself sittin' back and reminiscing 有的时候我靠着墙会不自禁的回想起那些过往 Especially when I have to watch other people kissin' 尤

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