Designing a Quake-Resistant Building Starts at the Soil

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Builders in developing countries are often not required to build strong buildings. So, when a disaster strikes, the damage is often widespread. 发展中

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The Pentagon plans to shoot down a disabled spy satellite to prevent a potential deadly gas leak, officials said. Upon notification of the descending NRO satellite, the President and his national and homeland security advisors reviewed the options a

NPR 11-12:Remembering the Tiger Death March 令我终生难忘的“死亡行军”

Korean War POW Wayman Simpson remembers the Korean officer who led the Tiger Death March, a brutal trek that claimed nearly 100 lives. This is Dave Isay, creator of StoryCorps, the project that records the stories of everyday Americans. StoryCorps a

March 8 Marks 'A Day Without a Woman'

This is Whats Trending Today March 8 is International Womens Day. In the United States, some people will be marking the day by protesting. Wednesday is being called A Day Without a Woman. Organizers of the Womens March on Washington proposed the demo

2006年VOA标准英语-New US Mars Mission to Get Better Look at

By David McAlary Washington 06 March 2006 The newest American mission to Mars is hurtling toward the red planet, due Friday to examine it in the sharpest detail yet. It will be the largest spacecraft

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By David McAlary Washington 10 March 2006 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Another U.S. spacecraft has begun orbiting Mars to study the red planet in unprecedented detail. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter w

2014年CRI 中国国防部敦促美停止侦察活动 北约称上千俄军人在乌克兰境内

China's Defense Ministry is pointing the finger at the United States as being responsible for a series of close encounters between Chinese and US jets along China's coastline. At the same time, the China's Defense Ministry is urging the United States

March Madness Enthralls Basketball Fans

Its known as March Madness. That is the nickname for the annual(年度) mens college basketball tournament that decides the champion from among the United States largest [Division 1] colleges and universities. The closely followed tournament and why

CCTV9英语新闻：Defense Ministry asks US to stop reconnaissance

China's Defense Ministry has asked the US to stop conducting reconnaissance activities close to China to prevent hazardous incidents. Spokesperson Yang Yujun was responding to US claims that two Chinese jet fighters last week unsafely intercepted one

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今天我们要学的词是March Madness。 March Madness， 三月疯狂，也就是每年三月中过后开始的大学篮球甲级联赛。 The 2010 March Madness bracket has been released, 2010年三月疯狂的比赛分组表已经公布了。 M

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军事英语词汇 导弹 missiles 洲际导弹 intercontinental missile 中程导弹 mediurn-range missile 巡航导弹 cruise missile 核弹头 nuclearwerhead 地对地导弹 surface to-surface missile 地对空导弹 surface-to-air missile 舰对空导弹 ship-to-air missile 空对空导

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By Cindy Saine Washington 17 November 2007 Busloads of African Americans from across the United States converged on Washington Friday, to march around the Justice Department building, demanding more enforcement of hate crime laws. One reason for the

US New Home Sales Fell in March

Sales of new homes in the U.S. fell last month, but still are edging higher than in the last months of 2011. The government's Commerce Department said Tuesday that buyers in March bought new houses at an annual pace of 328,000, off more than 7 percen

Italy, Brazil to play friendly in March

ROME, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Italian Football Federation confirmed on Friday that Italy and Brazil will play an international friendly in March in Geneva, Switzerland. Cesare Prandelli's side will take on the South American giants on Thursday 21 March,

GM sales jumps 11.4% in March on strong demand

CHICAGO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- General Motors Co. said on Friday that it sold 206,621 vehicles last month, up 11.4 percent from a year ago, as higher gasoline prices triggered demand for smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles. The U.S. automaker said

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Ford outsells GM in March U.S. sales

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Home prices decline March in most cities

BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- New home prices declined in most of 70 major Chinese cities in March, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Wednesday. In March, 46 cities out of the statistical pool of 70 major cities saw drops in new home price

CCTV9英语新闻：China dismisses recent tension as 'old tricks'

Chinese Ministry of National Defense has said recent incidents in the South China Sea are old tricks used to stir tensions and smear the reputation of Chinese armed forces. The Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun made the remarks on Tuesday, in response

US Consumer Spending Advanced in March

U.S. retail spending increased at a solid pace in March, an indication that consumer confidence is growing even as gasoline prices remain high. Consumer spending drives about 70 percent of the U.S. economy, the world's largest. The government said Mo