名人演讲 "A Crisis of Confidence"

Good Evening: This a special night for me. Exactly three years ago, on July 15, 1976, I accepted the nomination of my party to run for President of the United States. I promised you a President who is not isolated from the people, who feels your pai

白领美丽英文诵典365 -008 Confidence Builders

Confidence Builders Confidence: you either got it or you ain't, right? Wrong. Most people learn confidence as they go through life. Even if you are shaking like a leaf on the inside, you'll make a lasting impression if you can come across as confiden

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VOA标准英语2011--Economic Confidence Declines in US, Euro

Economic Confidence Declines in US, Europe Separate reports on U.S. consumer confidence and European economic sentiment added to the volatility in global markets Tuesday. In the U.S., consumer confidence fell to its lowest level in 16 months, while t

NPR 2008-07-23

Congressional budget analysts say a Bush administration plan to rescue mortgage backers, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, could cost the government up to 25 billion dollars. The House may vote on the rescue package as soon as tomorrow. NPR's Brian Naylor

2006年VOA标准英语-Los Angeles Getty Museum Features Treasured Ico

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 15 November 2006 Los Angeles residents are getting a glimpse of art treasures from the ancient monastery of St. Catherine's in the Sinai desert. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the display of religious art at the J. Paul Gett

2006年VOA标准英语-Getty Museum Reopens Villa Amid Controvers

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 26 January 2006 After eight years of renovation, the Getty Museum will reopen its antiquities museum Saturday in a replica Roman villa on the California coastline. The o

英语作文-考研 Importance of Confidence

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VOA标准英语2009年-New Poll Shows Lack of Confidence in Kenya's Go

One year after the signing of a power-sharing agreement in Kenya, a new survey indicates a sharp decline in public confidence in the country's coalition government. The poll comes as corruption scandals and a proposed electoral commission widen the

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-4-6

This is AP News Minute Andrew Getty, the heir to theGetty family fortune, has been found dead at a home in Los Angles. Officialssay the cause of death appears to be natural causes or an accident. Iranian negotiators say theyllstay as long as necessar

2006年VOA标准英语-Getty Center Restores Art Treasures

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 19 September 2006 The Getty Center is one of the leading art institutions in the United States. It is also major center for restoration of damaged art works. The Getty museum has been embroiled in recent controversies

美国国家公共电台 NPR How To Preserve Your Polaroid

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Do you still have old Polaroid pictures stashed away? Are they all washed out and faded? NPR's Neda Ulaby visited a museum exhibition of Polaroid photographs taken some 35 years ago that look as though they had just slid ou

美国国家公共电台 NPR TV Series 'Trust' Revisits 1973 Kidnapping Of Oil Tycoon J. Paul Getty's Grandson

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The 1973 kidnapping of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty's grandson in Italy was the subject of the recent movie All The Money In The World. Now it's the center of a new TV series called Trust. It debuted yesterday on FX. NPR TV critic Eric

美国国家公共电台 NPR Getty Museum Acquires Collection Of Architect Frank Gehry

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Frank Gehry has designed world-renowned buildings, including the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain. Recently, the Getty in LA acquired a vast archive of Gehry's work that spans three decades of the

TED英语演讲:改变世界的照片

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LA brush fire closes Getty Museum

LA brush fire closes Getty Museum Hundreds of people have been evacuated （被撤退） from the world-famous Getty art museum in Los Angeles as a brush fire rages in nearby mountains, officials say. The fire broke out around 1300 local time (2000 GMT)

2007年VOA标准英语-Italy Calls Agreement With Getty Museum to Retu

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 02 August 2007 Italy's culture minister is calling an accord reached with the J. Paul Getty Museum for the return of 40 ancient artifacts historic and a victory for artistic ethics. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome t

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The Top 10 Things We're Glad the Recession Killed

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CCTV9英语新闻：US exhibit features replicas of Chinese caves

This weekend, the Getty Center, one of the most famous museums in the U.S., will open a new exhibit years in the making. The Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on Chinas Silk Road features incredible full-size replicas of ancient painted caves fo