Heritage versus Marketing

“I have a dream...” It is among the most celebrated speeches in American history. “My four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin

VOA标准英语2012--Central Africa Region Named World Heritage Site

Central Africa Region Named World Heritage Site A region in Central Africa with some of the last great populations of forest elephants, gorillas and chimpanzees has been declared a U.N. World Heritage Site. It consists of about 25 thousand square kil

VOA标准英语2014--Pope Francis Hopes Dual Canonizations Will Reconcile Church

Pope Francis Hopes Dual Canonizations Will Reconcile Church On April 27, two popes - John the XXIII and John Paul II - will be made saints in a ceremony at St. Peters Square. The dual canonization is part of the current popes program to reconcile lib

2017年CRI 'Belt and Road' playing a role in world heritage preservation: UNESCO head

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova speaks to China Radio International recently in Paris. [Photo: China Plus] As preparation gets underway for next month's Belt and Road summit in Beijing, the head of UNESCO took some time to speak to China Radio I

Camp Connects Cambodian-American Children to Their Heritage

Every summer for the past 15 years, Cambodian-American adoptees and their families have come from around the country to gather in the state of Colorado. The families take part in a special camp in the Rocky Mountains. It is called the Cambodian Herit

2007年VOA标准英语-'Heritage Speakers' Return to Native Languages

By Steve Mort Orlando, Florida 07 June 2007 A little more than a decade ago, the number of people studying foreign languages in the U.S. colleges was on the decline. Now, the Modern Language Association of America reports enrollment is rising rapidly

新西兰英语 278 Heritage buildings

A heritage building is a building that is important to our history so we want to save it. It is usually a beautiful building. When a change is needed to that building for its use today, there can be a problem of how to keep its heritage value. Many c

一个学校,五种语言

One School, Five Languages 一个学校,五种语言 In New York City public schools, 176 different languages are spoken among the more than 1 million students. For 160,000 children, English is not their first language. New Yorks Department of Educat

AS IT IS 2016-09-16 Americans Mark Start of Hispanic Heritage Month

AS IT IS 2016-09-16 Americans Mark Start of Hispanic Heritage Month This is Whats Trending Today.... Thursday marked the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States. Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 through Oct

VOA标准英语2012--Liberian Diaspora Debates Reconstruction, Dual Citizenship

Liberian Diaspora Debates Reconstruction, Dual Citizenship Former Liberian foreign minister Olubanke King-Akerele, in a keynote speech, proposed a public-private sector partnership whereby Liberians abroad can set up businesses at home. But, she said

VOA标准英语2011--Dual Tree Lighting Illuminates Annual Holiday Debate

Dual Tree Lighting Illuminates Annual Holiday Debate It's the Christmas holiday season in the United States, and with it comes an annual argument: Should local, state and federal governments put up Christmas trees, or even call attention to Christmas

VOA标准英语2013--Palestinian Elders Keep Heritage Alive at Refugee Camp Weddings

Palestinian Elders Keep Heritage Alive at Refugee Camp Weddings At a Palestinian wedding in Dibbyeh, Lebanon, many traditional customs are practiced, including the Debke - a dance performed throughout the region. The Palestinian version dates back hu

VOA标准英语2013--Burma Seeks World Heritage Status for Ancient Royal Capital

Burma Seeks World Heritage Status for Ancient Royal Capital As Burma opens up, thousands of tourists are flocking to Bagan, the largest concentration of Buddhist monuments in the world. Bagan's millennium-old brick structures are Burma's equivalent o

英语单词大师：Heritage Speakers

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster, Musa Nushi, a 27-year-old Iranian with a master's degree in English teaching from Tehran University. MUSA NUSHI: English is in high demand in Iran because lots of people are going

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--'Heritage Speakers'

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster, Musa Nushi, a 27-year-old Iranian with a master's degree in English teaching from Tehran University. MUSA NUSHI: English is in high demand in Iran because lots of people are going

VOA标准英语2011--French Class Connects Haitian Children with Their Heritage

French Class Connects Haitian Children with Their Heritage The U.S. state of Florida is home to one of the largest Haitian communities outside the Caribbean nation. The city of Miami even has a neighborhood known as Little Haiti, where Haitians maint

VOA标准英语2010年-Dual Infections Of TB And AIDS Make Ea

Tuberculosis infects nearly ten million people each year and kills nearly two million. It is primarily a lung disease that spreads easily among people with weakened immune systems. Sub-Saharan Africa is still the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS disaster, b

学个词Learn a Word 第1698-dual

今天我们要学的词是dual。Dual 双重的。A number of Taiwan residents who hold dual citizenships have chosen to renounce their American citizenship to avoid paying taxes under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. 一些拥有双重国籍的

Protect Chinese traditional heritage, urges senior leader

Protect Chinese traditional heritage, urges senior leader ZHANGJIAKOU, Hebei, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's traditional and cultural heritage needs to be better protected by the government, senior leader Li Changchun said Wednesday. Li, a member of the

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2935 dual citizenship

今天我们要学的词是 dual citizenship. Dual citizenship 双重国籍。Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was removed from office because of his dual citizenship. 澳大利亚副总理乔伊斯因为双重国籍被免除职务。T