英美文化：英语中那些含有歧视义的词语

近日，卷福因在访谈中使用含有种族歧视的词语coloured(有色人种)而饱受争议，尽管他本想强调英国演艺界中种族不平等的现象。用词有风险，同志需谨慎，例如，常见的special就往往含有贬义。

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A Brazilian drug company and a nonprofit group have developed a new, simplified malaria treatment. A laboratory worker shows reporters the new combination drug for malaria Patients have to take only one

美国国家公共电台 NPR The British At 'Their Finest': How A Nation Kept Calm And Carried On

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The aging British matinee idol thinks he's been given too small a role as the uncle of twin sisters. The American who's supposed to play a hero is as dull as a stick. But a young woman in the script department has an idea that migh

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It seems like we've been hearing a lot about unsafe food these days. Just this year, there have been recalls for romaine lettuce, some varieties of the snack Goldfish and a Taco Bell-brand queso dip. McDonald's stopped selling sa

英语单词大师：Linguistic Diversity

A new map released by the Modern Language Association shows which languages are spoken where in the United States. According to the MLA map, a 33-square-kilometer area south of Los Angeles is one of the most linguistically diverse regions in the coun

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By Jeffrey Young Washington 19 June 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas, called counties, are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Africa Is Warned as Fake Malaria Drugs Spread in AsiaBy Jill Moss Broadcast: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:00:00 UTC I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. This we

VOA常速英语2008年-New Malaria Drug Launched in Latin America, Sou

By Lisa Schlein Washington 17 April 2008 A new drug that offers hope to millions of malaria sufferers is being launched in Latin America and Southeast Asia. The medicine, developed by a Brazilian pharmaceutical company and a non-profit drug developme

Rio in Formula 1 bid

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes is reportedly preparing a bold proposal to bring Formula 1 to the Brazilian city. Paes is seeking talks with Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone about the prospect of making Rio Brazil

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Linguistic Diversity in Action

Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: August 19, 2004 A new map released by the Modern Language Association shows which languages are spoken where in the United States. According to the MLA map, a 33-square-kilometer area south of Los Angeles is one of the mo

Phelps rules out Rio Olympic comeback

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Legendary swimmer Michael Phelps has ruled out the possibility of competing at the Rio 2016 Olympics, saying he is happier in retirement. Speaking ahead of Monday night's Laureus World Sports Awards in Rio de Jane

Rio mayor admits Olympic hotel concerns

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro city mayor Eduardo Paes says preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games are on track despite lingering concerns about a lack of new hotels. Speaking on the opening day of a four-day meeting between Braz

Nadal targets 2016 Rio Olympics

SAO PAULO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal has revealed the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has provided him with motivation to continue his career beyond the age of 30. The 11-time grand slam winner is competing in both the singles and do

Romario supports Ronaldo's run for president of CBF

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazil soccer legend Romario declared on Friday that he has no intention of running for the president of the Brazilian Confederation of Soccer (CBF). However, the now congressman endorsed Ronaldo to command the fu

Rio more polluted than NY, Paris or London

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro has the highest level of air pollution in Brazil, and is more polluted than many other world metropolis like New York, London and Paris, a World Health Organization (WHO) study said Monday. Accordin

Son of Romario signs with Brazilian club

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The son of former Brazil great Romario has signed his first professional contract with Brazilian third-tier side Brasiliense. Romarinho, 19, joined the Brasilia-based outfit on Thursday, less than 24 hours after qui

Cuban pitcher Pedroso dies in accident after returning from WBC

HAVANA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Cuban pitcher Yadier Pedroso Gonzalez died Saturday night in a traffic accident in his homeland Artemisa, in western Cuba, sports daily JIT reported Sunday. He and other two people were traveling in a car which crashed, a

Chinese young paddler Xu eyes on Rio Olympics

Chinese young paddler Xu eyes on Rio Olympics SUZHOU, East China, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Just back home from London two weeks ago, one of China's most hopeful paddlers Xu Xin has set his eyes on the next Olympic Games in Rio four years later. Having sta

Brazil judo seeks domination at Rio 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Days after claiming its first Olympic judo gold medal in 20 years, Brazil has set itself the bold task of being the most successful nation in the sport at the Rio 2016 Games. Sarah Menezes' victory over Romania's de

CCTV9英语新闻：China's best events and Rio Olympic hopes

Here is a look at how China has performed at the most recent Olympics. China were second in the standings in London with 88 medals overall including 38 golds. That left them eight golds behind the United States, but leading hosts Great Britain by nin