Wal-Mart、Bharti将携手于印度开设零售卖场

The chairman of Indian telecommunications company Bharti Enterprises has announced a joint venture with Wal-Mart that will let the American superstore chain open hundreds of Wal-mart stores in India over the next five years. Large retailers such as

VOA标准英语2012--Downtown Art Walk Provides New View of Los Angeles

Downtown Art Walk Provides New View of Los Angeles Central Los Angeles is undergoing a renaissance - at least one night every month. It is both a party - and an artistic pilgrimage. One evening each month, nearly 50 downtown galleries open their door

VOA标准英语2012--Social Media Drives Publicity in Trayvon Martin Case

Social Media Drives Publicity in Trayvon Martin Case Across the United States, African Americans mobilized in memory of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and in protest over the fact that the man who shot him had initially avoided criminal charges. Early o

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begin 开始 before 在前面 believe 相信 between 介于两者之间 become 变成 because 因为

Sharjah Art Biennial

Amber: Hello, I'm Amber and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we visit the largest art event in the Arab world - the Sharjah Art Biennial in the United Arab Emirates. (A biennial is an event that happens every 2 yea

印度人不欢迎Wal-Mart

American retail giant Wal-Mart is even closer to setting up a chain of supermarkets across India in partnership with Indian mobile phone company Bharti Enterprises, and many people in India are not happy about it. Bharti chairman Sunil Mittal told r

2007年VOA标准英语-Wal-Mart Reports Worst Sales Figures in Nearly

By Mil Arcega Washington 14 May 2007 April sales figures show a disappointing month for Wal-Mart. The world's largest retailer reported a big drop in sales last month -- its worst decline in nearly 30 years. As VOA's Mil Arcega reports, Wal-Mart is n

2007年VOA标准英语-Wal-Mart Officials Visit India Amid Protests

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 25 February 2007 Shoppers enter the Wal-Mart store in Williston, Vermont (file photo) Executives from the U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart visited India last week to discuss a joint venture with a domestic company in the count

2006年VOA标准英语-Controversial Art Exhibit Blends Visual Art wit

By Zulima Palacio Washington 20 June 2006 Watch Art and Politics report An exhibit now showing at American University's Art Gallery in Washington, D.C. blends visual art with political statement. It includes statements against war and violence, raci

VOA标准英语2012--At Smithsonian Festival, Art and Music from Black DC Neighborhoods

At Smithsonian Festival, Art and Music from Black DC Neighborhoods One group at the festival performs using song and dance to showcase African traditions that are deeply rooted in Washington's black Southeast neighborhoods. The group is performing Ta

VOA标准英语2010年-Art Imitates Life in Spy Thriller 'Sal

Angelina Jolie stars in a new fast-paced espionage thriller about a top CIA operative accused of being a 'mole' - a Russian agent planted in America's intelligence network. Here's a look at the action-drama Salt. Do you think everyone is who they say

VOA标准英语2009年-Al-Shabab Group Threatens More Terror Attacks i

Somalia's militant al-Shabab group has promised to launch more attacks against African Union peacekeeping troops a day after 11 soldiers from Burundi were killed in blasts claimed by the group. On an Internet website, al-Shabab posted pictures of th

VOA标准英语2009年-Somalia's al-Shabab Names 3 UN Agencies 'E

Somalia's extremist insurgent group, al-Shabab, says three U.N. agencies working with the country's U.N.-backed transitional government have been declared enemies of Islam and their operations in Somalia have been shut down. A statement released by

2006年VOA标准英语-Halabja Bears Scars 18 Years After Chemical Att

By Margaret Besheer Halabja 16 July 2006 Halabja cemetery Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is facing several trials on separate charges of crimes against humanity. One of those trials will focus on the 1988 gassing deaths of some 5,000 Kurds in

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Victims of Halabja Chemical Attack Still

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 16 March 2007 Friday March 16 marks the 19th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish village of Halabja. For the first time, Iraq's central government has marked the occasion by calling for a min

每日一词【1060】Habitual：习惯性的

今天我们要学的词是habitual。 Habitual, 大家都知道，Habit是习惯的意思，后面加上ual，成为形容词，Habitual就是习惯性的。 A habitual liar, 老喜欢撒谎的人。 A habitual offender, 惯犯。 The habitual drunk

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今天我们要学的词是habitual。 Habitual, 大家都知道，Habit是习惯的意思，后面加上ual，成为形容词，Habitual就是习惯性的。 A habitual liar, 老喜欢撒谎的人。 A habitual offender, 惯犯。 The habitual drunk

VOA标准英语2009年-Al-Shabab Asks Foreign Fighters to Come to

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 16 September 2009 A senior commander of radical Islamist militant group al-Shabab in Somalia has issued a public call for foreign fighters from around the world to come to Somalia and join its fight against the Western-backed

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Southern Somalia is a dangerously unpredictable place. We flew into the region, unsure what reception we could expect from the commanders of al-Shabab, the radical Islamist insurgent group, viewed by some as al-Qaeda's proxy in the Horn of Africa. Ou

2007年VOA标准英语-Blair to Step Down as Labour Party Leader; Hand

By Sonja Pace London 10 May 2007 Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Thursday he is stepping down as leader of the Labour Party and will hand over power to a new prime minister June 27. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London. Tony Blair chose