VOA慢速英语 2007 1225b

HOST: Im Shirley Griffith with a VOA Special English program for the Christmas holiday. Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christians around the world are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. In the United States, people are observing the Christmas holiday i

NPR 2012-02-16

It's not a done deal yet but a payroll tax cut extension is on track to pass in the GOP-led House. Today, House Speaker John Boehner said the measure that also extends unemployment insurance will be brought to a vote this week. We were not gonna allo

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英语语法：105 When Should You Capitalize Titles?

Grammar Girl here. Last week we talked about capitalizing words in the business world. Today we're going to talk about capitalization in general. If you recall, in English, we capitalize proper nounswords that name a specific thing or person, words s

英语语法：106 When Should You Capitalize Words?

Grammar Girl here. In today's episode, well talk about capitalizationits overuse and its misuse in the business world. Lets talk about why capitalization of some words is a capital idea, and why uppercasing other words could be considered a capital o

英语语法：151 “Use” Versus “Utilize”

Grammar Girl here. Today guest-writer Bonnie Trenga is helping us talk about two sets of words that listeners get confused: pleaded guilty or pled guilty, and use or utilize. Plead Versus Pled Mike from Georgia is transitioning from law enforcement t

Enjoying the Familiar and Unfamiliar at Brigham Young University

It did not take long for Louise Rosa Paulsen to recognize that she needed something other than the traditional Danish higher education experience. Paulsen is from Copenhagen, Denmark. The now 27-year-old started seeking a bachelors degree at the Univ

TED公开课:会心一笑 Julia Sweeney:神啊,饶了我吧

Julia Sweeney (God Said, Ha!) performs the first 15 minutes of her 2006 solo show Letting Go of God. When two young Mormon missionaries knock on her door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs.

NPR 2009-11-12

The nation is paying tribute to its war veterans today in suburban Washington, President Obama spoke at the annual ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. To our veterans, to the fallen and to their families, there is no tribute, no commemoration,

VOA标准英语2011--Undersea Cable Could Revolutionize Ocean

UnderseaCableCouldRevolutionizeOceanography This past April, there was a big volcanic eruption in Americas Pacific Northwest. If you missed it, you're not alone. It happened under the ocean off the northern Oregon coast. Since then, several research

VOA常速英语2007年-US Criticizes Vietnamese Detention of US Citize

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 11 December 2007 Vietnam has been holding four Vietnamese-born American citizens since late November, accusing them of terrorism. The U.S. ambassador to Hanoi has criticized Vietnam's conduct in holding the U.S. citizens. Mat

VOA标准英语2012--Reality of Mormon Life More Complex Than Romney Image

Reality of Mormon Life More Complex Than Romney Image Iconic temples, a world-famous choir, and clean-cut missionaries sent worldwide by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. But a visit to suburban Salt Lake City shows h

VOA标准英语2011--'The Book of Mormon' Dominates Tony Awar

'The Book of Mormon' Dominates Tony Awards The American Theater Wing gave out its annual Tony awards on Sunday, honoring plays and musicals staged on Broadway in New York - considered the highest level of the U.S. theater industry. Broadway is an ind

VOA标准英语2012--France's First Mormon Temple Sparks Controversy

France's First Mormon Temple Sparks Controversy Until recently, Chesnay was mostly known because of its proximity to Versailles, the dazzling 18th-century palace that was home to French Sun King Louis XIV. But today, this small town west of Paris is

美国国家公共电台 NPR From Mormon Missionary To LGBTQ Advocate (And International Rock Star)

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Dan Reynolds is known to millions of fans around the world as the lead singer of the popular band Imagine Dragons because of hits like Radioactive, Thunder, and last year's chart topper, Believer. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, BELIEVER) IM

Not Adopting EU Constitution Will Marginalize Britain, Warns

Michael Drudge The principal architect of the European Union constitution says Britain will be left on the sidelines of Europe, if it rejects the treaty in a referendum. The warning about Britain's pl

VOA常速英语2007年-Romney Assures US Voters Mormon Church Would No

By Jim Malone Washington 06 December 2007 Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has tried to assure voters the Mormon Church would not influence his decisions should he win the White House next year. Romney spoke on faith and politics at the

每日一词【438】polygamy：一夫多妻

今天我们要学的词是polygamy。 Polygamy, 是一夫多妻。提到一夫多妻制，大家都会想起摩门教。The Mormon Church disavowed polygamy more than a century ago, 其实，摩门教会早在一百多年前就放弃了一夫多妻制

经济学人315:接纳摩门教徒,有容乃大

MORMONS are outing themselves. In 2010 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints launched a multi-million-dollar campaign to counter misconceptions about the religion, and last October it was vastly expanded. Billboards have now gone up in a do