美国国家公共电台 NPR 'An Opportunity To Be Thankful': Reflecting On A First Thanksgiving In The U.S.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's Friday, which means it's time for StoryCorps. Fifty years ago, Roy Daley was living in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. He was 23 when a friend offered him a job in the United States. He hopped a pl

VOA慢速英语2011--Rahm Emanuel Gets Ready for New Job as M

THIS IS AMERICA - Rahm Emanuel Gets Ready for New Job as Mayor of Chicago BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week on our program we look at the interesting politi

VOA标准英语2010年-US Supreme Court Strikes Down Chicago

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley speaks during a news conference, in Chicago. Daley said he's disappointed by Monday's widely expected Supreme Court decision that Americans have a right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere but promised to soon push f

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Take Away English-Swimming Star 泳坛新星

Tom Daley, European diving champion with his medal. Need some inspiration ? Looking for a sporting hero to emulate ? Then look no further than thirteen-year-old Tom Daley from Plymouth in the UK. Tom is the new European swimming champion following h

VOA慢速英语--First Human Embryo Gene-Fix Could Help Stop Disease

Scientists in Oregon successfully fixed a disease-carrying gene in human embryos. It was the first time this has been done. This small effort could be a big step in preventing inherited, or gene-related diseases. A research team at Oregon Health Scie

Gadhafi Says Other Nations Should Follow Libya's Example

Roger Wilkison Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has hailed his first visit to Europe in 15 years as historic and followed up his renunciation of weapons of mass destruction with a pledge to work for worl

NPR 2010-09-08

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley says he will not seek reelection next year. The 68-year-old Daley has been mayor since 1989 following a special election after the death of Mayor Harold Washington. Daley's father, Richard J. Daley, died at age 74 of a

NPR 2011-01-07

President Obama formally announces his next chief of staff. Today I am proud to announce the appointment of an experienced public servant, a devoted patriot, my friend, fellow Chicagoan Bill Daley to serve as my chief of staff. William Daley is the b

VOA标准英语2009-Libya's Gadhafi Lashes Out at US

Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi has lashed out at the United States by likening the 1986 U.S. Strikes on Libya to Osama bin Laden's terror attacks on the United States in 2001. He was speaking Thursday in Rome, where he is on a three-day official visi

美国国家公共电台 NPR States Seek More Federal Funding For Opioid Treatment, Not More Promises

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump is going to try to refocus on opioids today. He's gathering Cabinet members, health experts and advocates for what's being billed as a White House summit on the opioid crisis. President Trump declared opioids a pu

美国国家公共电台 NPR Colorado Gun Shops Work Together To Prevent Suicides

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PBS高端访谈:大幅修正莱姆病统计数据又添新疑问

GWEN IFILL: Next: the rising toll of Lyme disease and the questions surrounding treatment. Jeffrey Brown has the story. JEFFREY BROWN: Lyme disease was first identified in the 1970s, but it now turns out that it's much more common than previously est

音乐咖啡厅:Be Still My Heart-Silje Nergaard

极素白极纯净，没有一点尘埃，仿佛天堂的所在。这样美好无暇的颜色却让人刺痛得张不开眼。在这白晃晃的空间里，Silje对着镜头睁大她那毫无表情的瞳孔，低吟浅唱，旁若无人。 我们还是需要一点杂质的，这和我们无法呼吸百分之百的纯氧是一个道理。 My heart's not lonel

Olympic Torch passes testing of worst weather

LONDON, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic Torch has passed rigorous testing to ensure even the worst of Britain's weather will not be able to put it out, the Evening Standard newspaper said Wednesday. Two prototypes withstood 50mph winds, extreme temp

美国国家公共电台 NPR Federal Government Sends Warning To Vaping Companies

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Vaping is often billed as a healthier alternative to cigarettes or a way to help smokers quit. But the manufacturing of flavored vape products has drawn minors to electronic smoking. Colorado Public Radio's John Daley has more on

Obama Chief of Staff: US Will Not Default

White House Chief of Staff William Daley says he is confident the United States will not default on its debt. Daley told CNBC television Tuesday that there are a lot of debt reduction plans on the table and everyone is stressed as the August 2 deadli

US Congressional Vote on Debt Issue Delayed

The White House says it remains confident that congressional leaders can come together and work out a way to raise the U.S. debt ceiling before an August 2 deadline. A top aide to President Obama spoke as Republicans controlling the House of Represen

英文歌曲：英国灵魂流行创作男声 Daley 最新单曲《Broken》

歌词： Not a quitter, But I need to give up this fight For my sanity, my pride Do I leave? Do I stay and try? Cos any minute, You will say the words goodbye Give me love, then change your mind And break all that I am inside. That's why I'm never g

英文流行歌曲:Daley Feat Jessie J - Remember Me：记住我

Daley Feat Jessie J - Remember Me：记住我 歌词： So you confess, To all the ways you've been seen Now you feel regret, yeah But that don't mean shit to me No, no So empty what you can say Take a minute please It's too little too late To make i