'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville, Part One

Captain Benito Cereno hurried aboard his ship. It was ready to sail. A bright sun and a soft breeze promised good weather ahead. The ship's anchor was raised. And the San Dominick -- old but still seaworthy - moved slowly out of the harbor of Valpara

'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville, Part Two

We present the second of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. Last week, we told how African slaves on a Spanish ship rebelled in seventeen ninety-nine. They killed most of the Spanish sailors. Only the cap

'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville, Part Three

We present the last of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. As we told you in earlier parts of our story, rebel slaves seized the ship San Dominick off the coast of Chile. They killed many of its officers a

VOA慢速英语--'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville, Part One

We present the first of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. Here is Shep O'Neal with the story. Captain Benito Cereno hurried aboard his ship. It was ready to sail. A bright sun and a soft breeze promised

VOA慢速英语--'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville, Part Three

We present the last of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. As we told you in earlier parts of our story, rebel slaves seized the ship San Dominick off the coast of Chile. They killed many of its officers a

VOA慢速英语2018--'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville, Part Two

We present the second of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. Last week, we told how African slaves on a Spanish ship rebelled in seventeen ninety-nine. They killed most of the Spanish sailors. Only the cap

2007年VOA标准英语-Sadr Ministers Quit Iraqi Cabinet Pressuring Ma

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 16 April 2007 Six cabinet ministers loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr quit the Iraqi government Monday to protest the prime minister's refusal to set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. and other coalit

2006年VOA标准英语-Revenge Attacks Follow Sadr City Bombings

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 24 November 2006 Angry Shi'ites Muslims launched reprisal attacks on a Sunni mosque, political headquarters and several Baghdad neighborhoods, a day after a series of blasts and mortars killed more than 200 Shi'ites.

2006年VOA标准英语-Rains, Violence Disrupt DRC Polls

By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 29 October 2006 Security forces have had to intervene in several parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after voting for presidential and provincial elections was broken up by rioting. In the west of the country, there

2006年VOA标准英语-Violence Erupts in East Timor Following Prison

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 01 September 2006 Violence between rival gangs has erupted in the East Timorese capital of Dili, injuring at least six people and renewing fears of civil unrest. The clashes follow the recent escape from prison of scores of

2007年VOA标准英语-Moqtada al-Sadr Reemerges in Public, Mahdi Army

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 25 May 2007 Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has made his first public appearance since the Baghdad security crackdown began in February, again demanding the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. The leader of the powerful Mahdi

VOA标准英语2011--Studies: How Whales, Fish Might Adapt To

Studies: How Whales, Fish Might Adapt To Warming Ocean Two new science studies provide a glimpse of how some important Pacific Ocean sea creatures could adapt to a changing climate. One study describes how gray whales successfully adapted to previous

2006年VOA标准英语-New Contraceptive Device Available for U.S. Wom

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 20 July 2006 watch Implanon report The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new birth control device for American women. The device is called Implanon. It already is being used by two and a half million wo

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There has been a great deal of discussion and controversy about funding the drug Herceptin for women suffering from breast cancer. It is a very expensive drug made by the Roche company. Pharmac is the organisation which buys drugs and provides them f

AlphaGo围棋排名超越柯洁 成为世界第一棋手

AlphaGo is now the world's No 1 Go player, ending thousands of years of human dominance in the game. AlphaGo现在已经成为世界第一围棋手，结束了几千年的人类在该棋类的统治地位。 According to the latest GoRating, AlphaGo

AlphaGo背后的人脑

Lee Se-Dol is the world champion of Go, the ancient Chinese board game that is considered the worlds most complex. This week, the South Korean took on an artificially intelligent computer program called AlphaGo created by DeepMind, a British company

李世石对弈AlphaGo扳回一局

Mark one up for man over the machine. The world champion of the ancient Chinese board game of Go has finally found a way to beat Googles AlphaGo computer, after losing three straight games last week. 这是人类战胜机器的时刻，世界围棋冠军

AlphaGo击败李世石被授名誉九段

Google's artificial intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo on Tuesday triumphed in its final game against South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Sedol to win the five-game series 4-1. 周四，谷歌人工智能程序AlphaGo在与韩国围棋高手李世石的最后

英语听力—环球英语 1112 Alpha Boys School

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Robin Basselin. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 That is the sound of reggae

2016年CRI Chinese Top Go Players: AlphaGo Can Eventually Beat All Human Players

Ke Jie says the machine is improving its play every day, which is hard for human beings to achieve. I said before that I could beat AlphaGo easily and now I still believe I have more chances to win the match against AlphaGo. But the thing is AlphaGo