新西兰英语 814 Cardboard Cathedral Open

The new cardboard cathedral in Christchurch is now open. The builders handed the cathedral over to the Anglican church on Friday and gave the bishop a cardboard key as a symbol. The bishop blessed the church so that it is now a religious building. Vo

VOA慢速英语2012 AMERICAN MOSAIC - An Explosion of Color at the National Cathedral Flower Mart; Sheep and Wool Celebrated at Maryland Festival

AMERICAN MOSAIC - An Explosion of Color at the National Cathedral Flower Mart; Sheep and Wool Celebrated at Maryland Festival JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. This week on our program we visit two

Barcelona’s Cathedral Gets Building Permit 130 Years Later

Barcelonas Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona, Spain, is finally getting a building permit, more than 130 years after work on the structure began. City officials announced the permit agreement earlier this month. It ended a long argument over the

VOA标准英语2012--Mother Teresa Added to National Cathedral Human Rights Porch

Mother Teresa Added to National Cathedral Human Rights Porch At the choral evensong service held to dedicate the carving of Mother Teresa, the Reverend Samuel Lloyd paid tribute to the Albanian nun who spent her life caring for the poor and the oppre

2007-10-25, Salt Mine Cathedral - 盐矿大教堂

Where once only salt miners traveled, today, tourists track through tunnels hundreds of feet deep into the caverns of Zipaquir mountain in Colombia. Their destination, a Catholic cathedral carved from the mineral deposits of the old mine. More than 1

Lesson 177 - HIT THE CEILING / BLOW ONE'S TOP

我们讲过几个表示非常生气的习惯用语，例如像：To make one's blood boil.我们今天再来讲两个和生气有关的俗语。我们要讲的第一个俗语是：To hit the ceiling.

US Debt Ceiling Votes Invite Partisanship

In coming weeks, the U.S. Congress is widely expected to raise the federal governments debt ceiling, thereby allowing it to borrow additional funds and service Americas $14 trillion national debt. Congress has never failed to raise the borrowing limi

音乐咖啡厅:Macklemore - Neon Cathedral

歌词： Song：Neon Cathedral Artist：Macklemore Aha Uhm 1-2 'Round here they sing broken hymns The prayers flow better when they're soaked in gin The amp's dusty and sits in the corner By a bartender that'll pickpocket your heart And a jukebox th

新西兰英语 587 Christchurch Cathedral

The Anglican cathedral in Christchurch was badly damaged in the February 22nd earthquake. Later after-shocks have caused more damage and it is now not a safe building. Today the Bishop announced that the cathedral will be taken down, slowly, to about

新西兰英语 595 Cardboard Cathedral for Christchurch

A cardboard cathedral will be built near the centre of Christchurch city by the end of this year. First listen to March 2nd 2012 to hear about the Christchurch cathedral in the Square. Most of the Anglican churches were very badly damaged during the

每日一词【481】glass ceiling：玻璃天花板

今天我们要学的词是glass ceiling。 Glass ceiling, 玻璃天花板，指看似无形，但实际存在的障碍。奥巴马赢得民主党总统候选人提名，使黑人总统成为可能。 For some, a black president symbolizes the smashi

U.S. Senate approves postponement of debt ceiling deadline

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate on Thursday approved the postponement of the federal government's debt ceiling until May to keep the federal government in operation and give lawmakers more time to mull over how to rein in the government's

False ceiling collapses at Delhi Games venue

NEW DELHI, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- A portion of a false ceiling at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue（犯罪地点） of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in the Indian capital, collapsed Wednesday, causing no injuries, reported the Indo-Asian

Obama Announces Deal to Raise Debt Ceiling

U.S. President Barack Obama has announced an agreement with congressional leaders on a compromise deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling and keep the government from defaulting on its $14.3 trillion debt. Mr. Obama told reporters at the White House

每日一词【1151】ceiling：上限

今天我们要学的词是ceiling。Ceiling, 是房间天花板的意思，可以引伸为上限。美国现行联邦债务上限是14.3万亿美元。 Some Republican lawmakers are opposed to raising the debt ceiling without tackling government spe

学个词Learn a Word 第1261期 debt ceiling

今天我们要学的词是debt ceiling。 Debt ceiling, 借债限额。The US government hit the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling in May, 美国政府五月份达到了14.3万亿美元的借债最高限额。 美国总统奥巴马设法增加借债限额的

学个词Learn a Word 第481期 Glass ceiling

今天我们要学的词是glass ceiling。 Glass ceiling, 玻璃天花板，指看似无形，但实际存在的障碍。奥巴马赢得民主党总统候选人提名，使黑人总统成为可能。 For some, a black president symbolizes the smashi

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US House Passes Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

The U.S. House of Representatives late Monday passed a bill to raise the country's debt ceiling in exchange for cuts in government spending - one day ahead of a potential default on America's $14.3 trillion national debt. The action now shifts to the

Plans to Raise US Debt Ceiling Mired in Congress

Daunting hurdles remain for two legislative plans to cut U.S. government spending, raise the federal borrowing limit and avert a national debt crisis experts warn that could stall Americas fragile economic recovery and send financial shock waves arou