国家地理:July 4th: Exploring the Myth 美国国庆

The 4th of July is America's birthday bash . This summer ritual of picnics, parades and pageantry celebrates the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the most cherished document in our history. It declared an end to England's c

unit18 The Myth of Superwoman 女超人的神话

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The Myth of Passion Passion has somehow become a funny thing. At first its commonly defined as a love you have for something ; something you kind of do during your free time. But today, passion goes beyond that. With all the buzz on lifestyle design

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By Zulima Palacio Washington 26 September 2007 The organization that runs George Washington's estate near Washington, D.C. opened to the public a typical slave cabin from the 18th century. Most of those present at the dedication say the tiny house br

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By Jim Malone Washington 02 January 2007 State Funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral for former President Gerald R. Ford, 2 Jan. 2007 Official Washington bid farewell to former President Gerald Ford on Tuesday. Mr. Ford, the 38th pres

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Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has signed decrees granting formal recognition to the Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. But VOA Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports analysts say the move could promote separatism in R

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Appeals for Emergency Aid for Victims of Geo

The United Nations is appealing for more than $58.5 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by the crisis in Georgia over the next six months. Aid agencies report their biggest problem remains one of access. L

Geophysicist Probes Ocean's Secrets

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: We're going to hear about something called geofencing. You might know about it. But if you don't, it's wireless technology that tracks mobile devices entering and exiting a specific area. Up to this point, it's mostly been used b

TED演讲:格格不入者的心声(8)

In it are the stories of how many times I've had to reinvent a self from the ruins of my choices, 书里讲述的是我如何在人生选择的废墟中重生的故事。 the stories of how my seeming failures were really just weird-ass portals to so

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Romulus, so the myth goes, founded Rome. 这则神话说罗穆卢斯建立了罗马城。 They even had a date for it, 753 BC, and would later count the years from that date as the Greeks did from the Olympiads. 人们甚至说出建城的年代：公元

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We can probably all recount at least a dozen weird and alarming things parents, teachers, and older siblings told us about our eyes when we were kids. For instance, we'd be permanently cross-eyed if we didn't stop making those faces at our brother or

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush: Breakaway Regions Must Remain Part of Geo

U.S. President George Bush says Russia must not lay claim to the breakaway Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush says all Russia forces must leave Georgia. Russia says there i

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吸烟无助于减肥

Smoking doesn't keep fat off A new Australian study debunking the myth that cigarettes keep weight down is a further warning about the dangers of smoking, an anti-smoking body says. A new Australian study debunking the myth that cigarettes keep weigh

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