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2004 年 6 月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each
Home-made bombs, known as Improvised Explosive Devices, or IEDs, are used by terrorists not only to attack opposition military forces, but also increasingly to harm civilian populations. As a world leader in clearing explosive hazards that threaten c
The United States is a leader in supporting the clearance of dangerous remnants of war all over the world. Since 1993, we have invested more than 2.6 billion dollars to clear or destroy landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other dangerous conventional
Demining Cambodia by Hand By Karen J. Coates 1 When Aki Ra was five years old, the Khmer Rouge killed his parents. At age 10, Aki Ra got his first gun, an AK-47, and he learned to plant landmines , fi
戴安娜王妃(1961-1997)1961年7月1日出生于英国诺福克,是爱德华斯宾塞伯爵的小女儿,1981年7月29日与威尔士亲王查尔斯结婚。她是查尔斯的第一任妻子,亦是威廉王子和哈里王子的亲生母亲。
International Mine Day is on or around April the 4th every year. Its official name is International Mine Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. The aim of this day is to highlight the dangers of mines around the world and to encourage
Between 1964 and 1973, in an effort to prevent the movement of supplies, armaments and North Vietnamese fighters across neighboring territories and into Vietnam, the U.S. Air Force dropped over 270 million cluster bombs on Vietnam's western neighbor,
Lebanon has the highest proportion of cultivable land in the Arab world. Indeed, the region has a long history of agricultural activity. There is evidence that as far back as 8,000 years ago, people living in today's Lebanon cultivated fruit trees, a
IN THE NEWS -April 6, 2002: Cease-fire in Angola By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. The Angolan government and the UNITA rebel movement signed a ceas
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Some actors and rock stars use their star power for social activism. But how much power do they really have? Daniel Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School at Tufts
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By Scott Bobb Huambo, Angola 24 July 2007 Princess Diana uses a remote switch to trigger the detonation of some explosive ordinance dug up by mine sweepers in Huambo, Angola, 15 Jan 1997 The world recently marked the 10th anniversary of the death of
By Margaret Besheer Erbil, Iraq 25 June 2006 Nearly three million Iraqis are at risk each day from landmines and other unexploded bombs and munitions from conflicts past and present. By some estimates, as many as 20 million landmines are buried acro
New Documentary Illustrates Plague of Leftover Landmines In many regions of the globe, surviving a war is followed by surviving the peace. From Laos, where this new documentary was filmed, to Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Cambodia, and many other coun
Angola Still Riddled With Landmines, Despite Efforts Cautiously, meter after meter, a deminer checks if the ground is clear of mines and unexploded devices. He is working on a demining zone operated by the NGO Norwegian People's Aid five hours east o
Greek Far Right Makes Gains, Demands Landmines on Borders Supporters chant 'Greece belongs to Greeks,' as Golden Dawn leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos marches triumphantly through the streets of Athens. A reporter following the crowd asks what policy th
DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Concerns Raised About Future Progress in Mine-ClearingBy Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, September 18, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The International Camp
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 September 2006 At least 23 people were killed and two wounded by landmines in two separate incidents in eastern Sudan. A UN contractor uses a metal detector to search for mines planted along a dirt road in Juba, Sudan Ac
Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1961. She had a normal, quiet upbringing. It could never have prepared her for the fame and glamour of being a British princess. Within a few years, she changed from being a shy teenager to the most photographed person