2011年ESL之日常生活 24 Visiting a Ranch

English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 747 Visiting a RanchThese materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2011). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohib

VOA标准英语2015--DC Exhibit Brings Renaissance Master Out of the Shadows

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Pierogi Dumpling Project Brings Volunteers Together Chinese steamed buns. Italian ravioli. Indian samosas. No matter where you live, chances are there is a local dumpling a small mass of dough usually cooked with meat and vegetables inside. Today, we

French president says to win battle in Mali

PARIS, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande said on Monday France and its African partners are winning the battle against Islamist rebels in northern Mali. We are in process of winning this battle. As I say, it is the Malian army, i

VOA常速英语2008年-Mali Government Attempts to Open Dialogue With

By Nico Colombant Dakar 27 March 2008 Mali's government is again trying to open a dialogue with rebels from the north of its vast country, where violence, cross-border hostage takings and the number of radical groups are escalating. Human rights acti

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New congressional funding will help states keep close to 140,000 teachers and thousands more police and public service employees in their jobs. The economic downturn in the United States had forced authorities to lay off many educators at the end of

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2007年VOA标准英语-Mali Brands Recent Attacks Terrorism, Plans Reg

By Phuong Tran Dakar 03 September 2007 Mali's government has denounced last week's deadly attacks in its northeastern desert region as acts of terrorism by Tuareg nomads, but Saharan experts say the government is only looking for international sympat

英语博客：ESL Podcast 747 – Visiting a Ranch

Piero: Whats all this? Annie: Im visiting my sister and brother-in-laws new ranch next month and Im getting ready for it. I know Im a city girl, but I plan to fit right in on that ranch and work alongside all of the other cowboys. Piero: Well, you lo

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China welcomes progress in Mali's constitutional crisis

BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China said on Monday that it welcomes the positive progress made in the settlement of Mali's constitutional crisis and appreciates the mediating efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Foreign M

U.S. welcomes French military action in Mali

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In 1504, Leonardos father, Ser Piero, died. He was seventy-eight years old. There was no will, and Leonardo ended up receiving nothing. All the money went to Ser Pieros other children. Then, in 1507, Leonardos uncle Francesco died. He had been the on

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On April 15, 1452, in a tiny hill town in Italy, a baby boy was born. His father was a well-to-do businessman, Ser Piero. His mother, Caterina, was a poor young peasant girl. We dont even know her last name. Their baby was named Leonardo. Because the

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英闻天下——155 Fighting Continues in Mali

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US Calls for End to Military Takeover in Mali

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英闻天下——235 Mali Operation to be Handed over to UN: Biden

Mali's Foreign Affairs minister says his country is no Afghanistan. Tieman Coulibaly, speaking while in Paris, says the military intervention in his country is fighting a global threat. We must continue pushing them up north and then over there, ther