VOA慢速英语--Turkey’s Top Military Group Replaces Military Leaders

Turkeys top military group has decided to replace the leaders of the army, air force, and navy. Local media reported the decision to change heads of the military branches after their terms expired. The moves are the most recent changes to the armed f

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Report Blames Guinea Military for K

A UN investigation into September's killing of opposition protesters in Guinea says military leaders were directly involved in the violence. Guinea's military blames the killing on political opponents and 'uncontrollable elements' of the army. Scott

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1. unconcern /ˌʌnkənˈsə:n/ -- lack of concern, anxiety or interest; indifference The audience is breathless with anxiety during the daring tightrope act, though the acrobats themselves performed with seeming unconcern for their own safety. 在大胆

CNN 2011-07-07

Good morning. Hi, good to see you there, thank you, bye. Hey, guys, how are you doing? How are you. Great to see you. We have a very event-filled mission ahead of us. We have 12 days. We'll be very, very busy. You can tell we have an abridged crew. A

Military1 Education

Broadcast: Jan 16, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We continue our series of reports about how foreign students can study at an American college or university

U.S. Military Women Closer Than Ever to Combat Zone

By Zlatica Hoke A growing number of American women are joining the U.S. Armed Forces to serve in an ever wider array of duties. In the past decade, they have eroded one of the last remaining barriers

Abridged Taiwan epic to hit mainland cinemas

BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng's wartime blockbuster Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, originally a two-part series lasting four-and-a-half hours, will begin screening in the mainland in May in a condensed, 150-minu

TED演讲 拍摄神秘的世界(1)

Okay, so 90 percent of my photographic process is, in fact, not photographic. 好的，事实上，我摄影过程的百分之九十不仅仅只是照相。 It involves a campaign of letter writing, 它是一个包涵了写信， research and phone c

2007年VOA标准英语-Military Surge in Iraq Assessed in US Congress

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 11 September 2007 General David Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Iraq, faced tough questions Monday while testifying before two congressional committees about what he says has been significant progress against al-Qaida and

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Top US Military Officer_

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Last week President Obama again called for ending a ban against people in the military who are openly homosexual. That was one of his campaign promises. This week America's top military officer expressed su

voa标准英语2008-Military Women Take on New Roles in Iraq

Despite official U.S. policy banning women from military jobs that could put them into direct combat, women have increasingly been part of the ground operations - and seen fighting - in Iraq. A special team of female soldiers has accompanied male tr

S Korea, DPRK hold rare military talks

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the Democratic（民主的 ） People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held rare working-level military talks Thursday, the first time in nearly two years, the defense ministry said. Three officials from both sid

Senior military officials urge improved work styles

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Two senior military officials on Thursday called for improved work styles within the military and greater efforts to fight formalism and bureaucracy. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC),

Russia sends military satellite into space

MOSCOW, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Russia successfully launched a Cosmos class military satellite on Monday, said spokesman of the Russian Space Forces Alexei Zolotukhin. A Soyuz-U carrier rocket carrying the military satellite blasted off from the Plesetsk

China's military attack helicopter independently developed

BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Thursday refuted reports that China's military attack helicopter Z-10 pirated U.S. technologies, saying the helicopter's manufacturer had used independent intellectual property rights.

U.S. military says no big troop buildup in Asia Pacific

WASHINGTON, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The United States is not shifting big number of troops into the Asia Pacific region, but will try and upgrade its engagement with limited means and foster allies' participation, said Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Marti

China to set military zones for defense industries

China to set military zones for defense industries BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- China is considering protecting its defense-related scientific, technological and industrial facilities as military zones, according to a People's Liberation Army (PLA) o

U.S. hands over last military base to Iraq

BASE IMAM ALI, Iraq, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military handed over its last base in Iraq to the Iraqi authorities on Friday, a day after the U.S. force marked the end of its mission in the country. The transfer ceremony was held at the base in th

2018年CRI Military high-level talks help promote Sino-US military ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior military officials have met with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis during his three-day visit to China. During a meeting with Mattis, President Xi said that China and the United States should work to devel

英语听书《白鲸记》第388期

Concerning the officers of the whale-craft, this seems as good a place as any to set down a little domestic peculiarity on ship-board, arising from the existence of the harpooneer class of officers, a class unknown of course in any other marine than