Desmond Tutu

00:00:02 OPRAH WINFREY: Hattie Mae, this child is gifted, and I heard that enough that I started to believe it. 00:00:08 ROGER BANNISTER: If you have the opportunity, not a perfect opportunity, and you don't take it, you may never have another chance

2012年ESL之商务英语 12 Setting Up Conference Calls and Videoconferences

Setting Up Conference Calls and Videoconferences Ewan: Whos running the videoconference next week? Petra: I am. Desmond put me in charge of it last week. Ewan: Oh, somebodys moving up in the world. Its nice that hes giving you more responsibility. Pe

2006年VOA标准英语-Jamaican Music Legend Desmond Dekker Dies of He

By Brian Wagner Miami 26 May 2006 Desmond Dekker album cover Jamaican singer Desmond Dekker, who helped bring reggae to an international stage in the 1960s, died at his home in Britain on Thursday. His manager said the 64-year-old suffered a heart a

2006年VOA标准英语-Desmond Tutu Discusses His Life as an Advocate

By Amanda Cassandra New York 19 October 2006 Nobel Prize winner and influential religious leader Desmond Tutu was in New York to talk about South Africa's struggle with apartheid and his personal path to becoming an activist as detailed in a new bio

VOA标准英语2010年-Anti-Apartheid Hero Desmond Tutu to Re

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and and former Anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu talks during a press conference in Cape Town, South Africa, 22 Jul 2010. Tutu announced he is retiring from public life after his birthday on Oct. 7 when he turns 79. South Af

第114期:家人是上苍对我们最大的恩赐

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.Desmond Tutu, Social Rights Activist 「你不能选择你的家人，他们是神给你的礼物，如同你是他们的礼物。」德斯蒙德杜图 德斯蒙德杜图(19

美国国家公共电台 NPR Above The Ballet, Where The Tutus Are Made

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Next week, New York City Ballet will present its sixth annual fall fashion gala, where fashion designers are paired with choreographers to create new dances and new costumes - and perhaps one for BJ Leiderman, who writes our theme

美国国家公共电台 NPR Building Museum Exhibit Chronicles Scourge Of Evictions, Homelessness

DAVID GREENE, HOST: You know, it's pretty rare for a book about a wrenching social problem to read like great literature. But when Evicted: Poverty And Profit In The American City came out in 2016, it won a Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur genius grant

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Pokemon Inspired A Citizen Science Project To Monitor Tiny Streams

DAVID GREENE, HOST: It is springtime. And in parched western states, a lot of people are watching closely as snows melt and the rivers rise. Now, satellites can monitor water levels in the biggest rivers, but they do not spot the smaller streams and

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Hacksaw Ridge,' A War Hero Changes Attitudes About Conscientious Objectors

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My name is Barry Burke. I've been friend with Rafe, Kurt and Desmond since we all went to camp together. I'd be remiss if I didn't say a few words about his dad. I remember the time in 6th grade when he snuck us out of PE. ___________1________. Come

【英文短篇小说】The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding（2）

Well, of course not. Why should I be? Old Colonel Lacey laughed, a deep, rumbling laugh. I wouldn't put it past you, Em, he said. When you look your most innocent is when you are up to something. Revolving these things in her mind, Mrs Lacey went on:

【英文短篇小说】The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding（3）

They'd been very sweet, really, letting her lead her own life, not understanding in the least why she wanted to live in Chelsea in the way she did, but accepting it. That was due to Em of course. Grandfather would have kicked up no end of a row. Sara

【英文短篇小说】The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding（5）

The scene was indeed dramatic enough. A few yards away Bridget lay in the snow. She was wearing scarlet pyjamas and a white wool wrap thrown round her shoulders. The white wool wrap was stained with crimson. Her head was turned aside and hidden by th

PBS高端访谈:加州太阳能项目对栖息地的影响

JUDY WOODRUFF:Now the challenges of combating climate change. This week, the European Union announced it was loosening its strict environmental regulations in the face of economic setbacks. In the U.S., renewable sources of energy like wind and solar

VOA常速英语2008年-Desmond Tutu Discusses Kenya Political Crisis

By Erin Brummett Washington, D.C. 26 February 2008 Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu remains optimistic of a resolution to Kenya's political crisis as early as Tuesday. Archbishop Tutu told VOA he is hopeful, despite suspension of talks in Nairobi Mo

VOA常速英语2013--世界最大太阳能电厂在加州落户

World's Largest Solar Plant to Go Online in California 世界最大太阳能电厂在加州落户 WASHINGTON The world's largest solar thermal plant is set to go online in California by the end of the year. While wind and sun-generated energy are gen

《血战钢铁岭》男星的角色诠释之旅

Any actor or actress would admit that its tricky to play roles based on real people. 扮演一个以真实人物为原型的角色十分棘手，任何一位演员都会认同这一点。 On one hand, they do mountains of research to make sure theyre

冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第464期:第二十七章 艾德(1

Arya had no choice but to go with him, wishing it had been Fat Tom. 艾莉亚别无选择，只好跟他走，心里好希望他变成胖汤姆。 With Tom, she might have been able to linger at the door on some excuse and hear what Yoren was saying,

英语听力—环球英语 1486 Desmond Tutu: Working for Justice

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Colin Lowther. 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 A small child is very sick. He ha