美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-08-24

We're starting in Syria. The situation in this Middle Eastern country is the world's largest humanitarian crisis. That's according to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in Syria's on-going civil war

VOA慢速英语2015 IS在巴尔米拉罗马剧场处决20人

Islamic State Executes 20 in Palmyra Roman Theater IS在巴尔米拉罗马剧场处决20人 A Human Rights group says that the Islamic State militants have executed 20 people in the ancient Roman theater in Palmyra, a UNESCO World heritage site. The

联合国称摧毁神庙为“反文明罪行”

AS IT IS 2015-09-02 UN: Temple Destruction Is a 'Crime Against Civilization' 联合国称摧毁神庙为反文明罪行 A United Nations official says Islamic State militants have destroyed the Temple of Bel in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra. Th

帕米尔拉的状况可能比预期中好

AS IT IS 2016-04-01 Palmyra May Be in Better Condition Than Expected 帕米尔拉的状况可能比预期中好 When the Islamic State militants blew up the Temple of Bel in the ancient city of Palmyra in August 2015, experts feared they would destro

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Wk 09 (1 March 1954) USA Tests Its Biggest Nuclear WeaponThis Week in HistoryThe USA explodes a huge hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. In 1954, the USA tested a massive hydrogen bomb nicknamed Bravo at Bikini Atoll, part of the Mars

AS IT IS 2016-04-08 Islamic State Suffers More Setbacks in Syria

AS IT IS 2016-04-08 Islamic State Suffers More Setbacks in Syria Islamic State (IS) militants have been defeated in northern Syria by rebel fighters and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, according to sources close to the fighting. Military a

China, US Stock Markets Drop for Second Day

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VOA慢速英语2015 伊斯兰武装分子占领两座主要城市

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Millions of US Citizens Live in Territories

Many parts of the United States were first territories with the plan that they would someday become states. Former territories include Oklahoma, which became a state in 1907; New Mexico and Arizona, which became states in 1912; and Hawaii and Alaska,

伊拉克和叙利亚反击IS势力

AS IT IS 2016-03-25 Anti-IS Forces Launch Attacks in Iraq and Syria 伊拉克和叙利亚反击IS势力 Iraqi forces have launched an attack in Mosul and Syrian troops entered Palmyra in an offensive against the Islamic State militant group. On Thurs

儿童故事集：Bertie and the Merchant of Palmyra

Proofread by Claire Deakin. This is Natasha, and while Ive been away doing a bit of globe trotting, I didnt forget about my old friends. I sent Prince Bertie the Frog a postcard from Mount Everest, but unfortunately it didnt arrive because the postma

美国有线新闻 CNN 2016-8-13

Up next, it's made from Egyptian marble. It costs more than $140,000 to create. It stands 20 feet tall and weighs almost 11 tons and that's in only two-thirds the size of the original. 下则新闻，它是用埃及大理石制成的。建造费用超过

ISIS重新占领历史名城帕尔梅拉

Islamic State retakes historic city ofPalmyra ISIS重新占领历史名城帕尔梅拉 Islamic State fightersappear to have reconquered the historic city of Palmyra after days of intensefighting on its outskirts prompted a withdrawal by the Syrian mi

叙利亚军队从ISIS夺回巴尔米拉

Syrias armed forces say they have driven Isis militants out of Palmyra, recapturing the city of Roman ruins as part of a regional push that is putting pressure on the jihadis across Syria and Iraq. 叙利亚武装部队表示，他们已把伊拉克和

CCTV9英语新闻：Concerts held in Palmyra's legendary amphitheatre

Another concert has recently been held in the legendary amphitheater in the Syrian city of Palmyra. This marked the Roman theater's second event in two days. Singing folk songs and playing traditional music, this concert was known as The Gate of the

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November 1st, 1765The Stamp Act takes effect, as Britain imposes a tax on its American colonists. They respond with stiff resistance and Britain later repeals the Act. But the episode sets the stage for the American Revolution a decade later. 1952The

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November 1st, 1765The Stamp Act takes effect, as Britain imposes a tax on its American colonists. They respond with stiff resistance and Britain later repeals the Act. But the episode sets the stage for the American Revolution a decade later. 1952,Th

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November 1st, 1765The Stamp Act takes effect, as Britain imposes a tax on its American colonists. They respond with stiff resistance and Britain later repeals the Act. But the episode sets the stage for the American Revolution a decade later. 1952,Th