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

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北京奥运28大项 参与，竞争，分享，进步 KayakSlalom 皮划艇激流回旋 英文原文 The uniform of the competitors and all persons holding an official position may include the flag of their NOC Olympic emblem or, with the consent of the OCOG, the OCOG Olympic

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Angela Merkel was born in Hamburg in 1954. She became Germanys first female Chancellor and the first from communist East Germany in 2005. Forbes magazine listed her as the most powerful woman in the world in 2006 and 2007. Western media often dub her

VOA标准英语2010年-Children of Child Marriages More Likel

Those mothers who marry younger were significantly more likely to have ... infant and child malnutrition. - Anita Raj Child marriage has been outlawed in India for years. Women cannot legally marry before they reach the age of 18. Yet the practice pe

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Bog Snorkelling

Hello, Im Callum Robertson and this is Entertainment. Next Monday, August th 27 , in Britain is a national holiday or what we call a bank holiday and several thousand people will be heading off to a small village in Wales which is hosting the World B

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北京奥运28大项 参与，竞争，分享，进步 Kayak-Slalom 皮划艇激流回旋 英文原文 At the Olympic Games, the names of the competitors will be placed on the side of the boats. The precise positioning will be determined by the Competition Committee. The dimen

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北京奥运28大项 参与，竞争，分享，进步 Kayak-Slalom 皮划艇激流回旋 英文原文 No form of publicity of propaganda, commercial or otherwise, may appear on sportswear, accessories or, more generally, on any article of clothing or equipment whatsoever worn

Hollande and Merkel Face Berlin Showdown

LONDON - They will try to overcome policy differences as the threat of a Greek exit from the euro looms closer German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President-elect, Francois Hollande, meet for the first time in Berlin Tuesday against the back

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'It's A Huge Loss': Friend Mourns Anthony Bourdain

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

Wen holds talks with Merkel

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday exchanged views with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on major bilateral issues. After the closed-door meeting, Wen said this year, the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the

VOA标准英语2009年-Merkel Meets With Obama, Addresses Congres

By Kent Klein White House 03 November 2009 German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in Washington to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by addressing a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. Ms. Merkel met earlier with U.S. President Ba

Merkel defends legal action against fiscal profligacy

BERLIN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended on Thursday Germany's insistence on empowering the European Commission to prosecute over-spending governments under the fiscal compact. It would be logical, if the Commission ... co

听歌学英语：This Feeling-The Chainsmokers / Kelsea Ballerini

I'll tell you a story before it tells itself 我要讲述一个故事在它呈现在你面前之前 I'll lay out all my reasons, you'll say that I need help 如果我阐述我的理由你可能会说我不可理喻 We all got expectations, and someti

CCTV9英语新闻：Premier Li visits Fisher and Paykel research center

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang continues his visit to New Zealand. Today he visited the Fisher and Paykel Research Centre, and attended a cultural activity in Auckland. Fisher and Paykel is a well-known household appliance company in New Zealand. In 2012

Stekelenburg pulls out of Dutch squad

THE HAGUE, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Maarten Stekelenburg has withdrawn from the Dutch squad for their forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Moldova and Sweden. Medical research on Monday in Amsterdam revealed that the AS Roma goalie has not recovered en

Van Ginkel debutes in Dutch squad for Germany

ZEIST, The Netherlands, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The 19-year-old Vitesse midfielder Marco van Ginkel received his first call-up for the Dutch national team for the friendly against Germany on November 14 in Amsterdam. Van Ginkel was included in a squad of

Stekelenburg agrees contract with AS Roma

THE HAGUE, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg reached a personal agreement with AS Roma on Saturday. On Friday Ajax and Roma already practically agreed on the transfer fee of around six million euros, but both clubs are still t

英语PK台 第359期:飞行赤子心—专访空军上尉Tom Bould

Track One From a very young age I had a bit of a fascination with flying 我自儿时便有些迷上了飞行 Bit of a fascination with speed 着迷那样的高速（驾驶） As I went through school and into my A-Levels I wanted to pursue a flying