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WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Baseball Terms: This Is a Whole New BallgameBy Shelley Gollust Broadcast: Sunday, August 13, 2006 Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Baseball is A

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Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve' In Trouble With The Curve, Gus Lobel knows more about scouting new talent for baseball teams than anyone else in the business; but his failing eyesight and old-fashioned attitudes may end h

US Presidential Candidates Woo Iowa Voters Ahead of Key Vote

US Presidential Candidates Woo Iowa Voters Ahead of Key Vote Just a week before the Iowa caucuses, which mark the beginning of the U.S. presidential election process, both Republican and Democratic candidates are rallying for voter support in the sta

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After suffering a life-threatening illness, singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter had time to reassess her priorities. She came to believe in more fully appreciating the blessings each day brings From NPR News, this is weekend edition. I am Liane

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P: Hey Yang Chen why are you playing Hail to the chief? I thought we were a sports show - are we going political? Y: Not really. You see, Patrick, the presidential election is in its final stretch - the home stretch - the final lap - just like in长跑

美国学生历史 第204期:The year 1863(4)

But he would not admit failure. 但是李将军不会认输。 Led by Pickett of Virginia, thirteen thousand men charged across the valley between the two armies directly at the Union center. 在弗吉尼亚人皮科特的带领下，1.3万士兵越过

美国学生历史 第205期:The year 1863(5)

But Bragg was now greatly strengthened by soldiers from the Mississippi and by Longstreet's division from Lee's army in Virginia. 但是，此时的布拉格得到来自密西西比士兵的补充，也得到朗斯特里特从弗吉尼亚李将军那里

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Millions of Americans recharge their phones and screens and laptops before they go to bed at night, but do they recharge themselves? Arianna Huffington says we're in the midst of a sleep deprivation crisis that creates anxiety as w

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Lesson 91 - PASS THROW A CURVE / THROW FOR A LOOP

to throw a curve to throw for a loop 美国人在打棒球时经常喜欢发曲线球，使球的方向会发生突变，这样给对方造成错觉，不能回击那个球。这和其他球类运动，

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1. Coastal fog has brought hope of relief to firefighters battling Northern California's wildfires. More than 1,400 fires are still burning in that state. The fires were mostly started by lightning storms but quickly spread because of dry conditions

CNN 2012-08-12

Good evening, everyone. We are coming to you from Oak Creek, Wisconsin, again tonight. There are significant new developments to tell you about in the wake of Sunday's shooting at the Sikh Temple. There is also here in Oak Creek a quiet, ongoing effo

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says Enemy Vulnerable in Iraq

By Cindy Saine Washington, DC 05 July 2006 watch report Bush Troops President Bush spent part of his Independence Day holiday delivering a speech to U.S. troops at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He thanked them for their courage, and said terrorists ar

英文歌曲：Britt Nicole - Who You Say You Are

Yeah, yeah. You know my name. I know You wrote my story-y-y. But there are days, I can't see a happy ending. No, no. Life get's hard. Sometimes it just hurts. It's kicking me down and throwing me curves. When I feel the rain. I won't be afraid. 'Caus

英文蓝调歌曲：Britt Nicole - Who You Say You Are

You know my name. I know You wrote my story-y-y. But there are days, I can't see a happy ending. No, no. Life get's hard. Sometimes it just hurts. It's kicking me down and throwing me curves. When I feel the rain. I won't be afraid. 'Cause I know, I

美国学生历史 第195期:从布尔·朗到莫福利保罗(9)

The next morning Grant attacked in his turn and slowly but surely pushed the Confederates off the field. 第二天早晨他反攻南方军，当然，他击退了南方军。 Halleck then united Grant's, Buell's, and Pope's armies and captured Corint

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音乐咖啡厅:Remember when

Remember when-- Alan Jackson Remember when I was young and so were you And time stood still and love was all we knew You were the first, so was I We made love and then you cried Remember when 曾几何时我年轻过你亦如此 时光静止你我除爱别无所知 我之初