VOA标准英语2011--Forced Marriage Continues in Many Countries

Forced Marriage Continues in Many Countries Young girls forced into marriage is still a reality in many parts of the world, and it doesn't just happen in developing nations. Activists, African first ladies and victims gathered at a conference in Los

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Being Forced Out of a Position Julianna: Ha ha! The wicked witch is dead! Hugo: What are you talking about? Julianna: Bettina is stepping down as chairperson of the committee. I thought this day would never come. Hugo: Thats a big surprise. I never t

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Robyn Williams: If you read about ancient Greece it's uplifting to recognise how free and egalitarian they were, and how this enlightenment was the basis for the rise of culture for drama, philosophy, the growth of natural science and an understandin

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One of the worlds most serious problems is the use of child labour. June 12 is the World Day Against Child Labour. All around the world people will take part in activities to raise awareness of the damage child labour does to children, families and s

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The Labour Party will not ban men from becoming candidates for election in some seats. The Labour Council wants to discuss the idea during the Labour Party conference in November of having 50% women MPs. However, David Shearer, the leader of the Labo

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First check back to November 18th about the Labour Party conference. During the conference last weekend, David Cunnliffe refused to say if he supported David Shearer as Leader of the Opposition. This looked as if Mr Cunnliffe wanted to challenge Mr S

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The Labour Party held their annual conference over the weekend. More than 500 members attended. A member is someone who pays a membership fee to belong to the Labour Party. This includes the 34 Labour Members of Parliament. The Leader of the Oppositi

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VOA标准英语2008年-European Groups Call for Action Against Forced

By Dorian Jones Istanbul 16 June 2008 Several governments and women's rights groups say forced and arranged marriages are a growing problem in European countries. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul the Turkish city recently hosted one of a series me

VOA标准英语2013--Mexico Authorities Free 275 Trapped In Forced Lab

Mexico Authorities Free 275 Trapped In Forced Lab Bioparques de Occidente is a tomato sorting and packing company in the municipality of Toliman in the western state of Jalisco. The management finds workers to get the tomatoes ready for export in nea

VOA标准英语2013--Malta Forced to Cancel Repatriation of African Refugees

Malta Forced to Cancel Repatriation of African Refugees Tired, hungry and dehydrated, 68 migrants who'd set sail from Libya were rescued by Maltese patrol boats Wednesday 50 kilometers off the coastline, after their vessel lost power. It's the second

VOA标准英语2014--Detained American Provides Glimpse Into Chinese Forced Labor Practices

Detained American Provides Glimpse Into Chinese Forced Labor Practices SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA An American Fulbright Scholar who was arrested in China for stealing spent eight months assembling Christmas lights in a detention center. Stuart Foste

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【主题】 Today I would like to talk to you about something that is a hard task that you do want to , not because it's necessary. What's it ? Let's listen to a simple situational dialogue and find it . A : I cant understand why Tom accept his pres

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain's Labour Party Suffers Heavy Losses in

By Tom Rivers London 05 May 2007 In Britain, results from local elections Thursday show that Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party has suffered big losses, especially in Scotland. Tom Rivers reports from London that with Mr. Blair likely to leave

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The United Nations Children's Fund is calling for a halt to the forced recruitment of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It says all warring parties in North Kivu Province forcibly recruit children into their armies. Lisa Schlein re

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Today is Labour Day. Most of us celebrate the day by enjoying a holiday. However, the reason for Labour Day at first was to celebrate the eight-hour working day. The story about the eight-hour working day in New Zealand is about a carpenter called Sa

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After the Labour Party lost the election, the leader, Phil Goff, resigned. Later this week the Party will choose another leader. They will choose between two men David Shearer and David Cunliffe. Both men have been speaking at Labour Party meetings.

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By Sonja Pace London 10 May 2007 Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Thursday he is stepping down as leader of the Labour Party and will hand over power to a new prime minister June 27. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London. Tony Blair chose

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An 11-year-old boy from Germany has caused a domestic incident by claiming he's the victim of forced labour because his mother asks him to do the chores. The youngster even called a police emergency line to complain he was being treated like a slave

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At the just concluded 2018 Yale US-China Forum held in New Haven, Connecticut, cooperation between Chinese and American companies was a topic that drew heated discussions among guest speakers. A number of US companies and scholars have refuted the US