Bouquinistes of Paris Seek UNESCO Recognition

Bouquinistes is the French word to call sellers of old books along the Seine River in Paris. The tradition has existed for over 400 years. However, modern technology like electronic book readers and sellers of books online are now hurting their profi

听力每日练习 lesson 43

An Appointment 1--Good afternoon, sir. 2--Good afternoon. I have an appointment with Mr Blake. My name is Ahmed Ali. 1--Ah yes, your appointment is at 4:15. Can you wait a moment, please, Mr Ali? 2--Yes, of course. ==================================

CNN 2011-03-18

Let's start with the people inside the plant. And their situation is not great. It's pretty clear they will be getting very high doses of radiation and certainly the potential for lethal doses of radiation. So you can - And they know it, don't they?

CNN 2011-09-18

A timeless dessert thing into a pickup arrives, the common quiet of the Syrer is been disturbed by the arrival of force heading to loyalist, the stronghold of further south. But this is fighting force in the making they are learning literally as go a

An Appointment

> DIALOGUE 43 1--Good afternoon, sir. 2--Good afternoon. I have an appointment with Mr Blake. My name is Ahmed Ali. 1--Ah yes, your appointment is at 4:15. Can you wait a moment, please, Mr Ali? 2--Yes

英语听力训练连载 listen 43

DIALOGUE 43 An Appointment 1--Good afternoon, sir. 2--Good afternoon. I have an appointment with Mr Blake. My name is Ahmed Ali. 1--Ah yes, your appointment is at 4:15. Can you wait a moment, please,

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Transcript: Admin worker: International Student ID card? Student: Yes, thats right. Admin worker: Have you got the form? Student: Yes, here it is. Admin worker: OK, lets see. Name Ahmed, surname Saeed, age 14, address ... (pause) ... oh, whats your a

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VOA标准英语2009-Iran's Ahmedinejad Addresses Supporters as O

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed thousands of flag-waving supporters at a victory rally to celebrate being officially proclaimed winner of Friday's election, despite widespread accusations of fraud. Supporters of Iranian President Mah

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U.S. President Barack Obamas sagging approval ratings arent only a domestic phenomenon. The international community is expressing similar emotions about a president who initially offered high hopes, but failed to meet their expectations. While one ye

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This morning we report on the death of a man who bounded across television screens filled with life. Anthony Bourdain has died. He took his own life, we're told, while in France recording an episode of his CNN program Parts Unkno

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Riz Ahmed is everywhere. He's the co-star of the comic book blockbuster Venom. He's in an indie Western The Sisters Brothers. Meanwhile he's releasing music and selling out concerts. He's also a magazine covers and might even be

【英语语言学习】想要了解一个人 先逗笑他

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This is For the Record. The White House welcomed foreign dignitaries, national security experts and community leaders to Washington this past week for what was billed as a summit to counter violent extremism. The administration t

Maradona wants to keep coaching UAE team

BUENOS AIRES, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Diego Maradona said Wednesday he would like to continue to coach Dubai's Al Wasl team, despite the club's Tuesday announcement on his dismissal, according to local media sources. Maradona, expected to meet with the c

英少年视伊斯兰国为流行偶像

Hundreds of British teenagers see ISIS as 'pop idols' like One Direction and Justin Bieber, putting children in danger of being radicalised, the country's most senior Muslim prosecutor has said. 英国最年长的一名穆斯林检察官近日表示，

也门和平谈判在日内瓦举行

Long-anticipated peace talks on the conflict in Yemen are due to start in Geneva on Monday. The talks were originally scheduled for last month, but were postponed after the main warring parties failed to agree on the terms of the talks. The talks are

Three guilty of airline bomb plot

Three men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes flying from London to America with home-made liquid（液体） bombs. A Woolwich Crown Court jury convicted Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, Tanvir Hussain, 28, and Ass

新埃博拉病例数下降

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- There has been an overall decline in the number of new Ebola cases, especially in the three most affected African countries, said a UN official on Ebola on Tuesday. Briefing on the progress in the global Ebola resp

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