VOA标准英语2012--China Beats US as World's Top Auto Market

China Beats US as World's Top Auto Market Whole books and hundreds of studies have been written about the American automobile culture - our love affair with the car. But the United States is no longer the worlds largest auto market. China is. Time ma

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A monk was in charge of the garden within a famous Zen temple. He had been given the job because he loved the flowers and trees. Next to the temple there was another smaller temple where there lived a very old Zen master. One day, when the monk was e

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This is Morning Edition from NPR news.I am Steven Skip and I am Renee Montagne .Time now for our consumer health segment. Lots of people turn to physical exercise to get their bodies in shape. The concept of reshaping the mind is more elusive. Some

VOA标准英语2010-India's Automotive Ambassador Refuses to

Much of the recent attention paid to India's automotive sector has been on ultra-affordable cars, such as the $2,500 Tata Nano, or the latest expansion of joint ventures with foreign manufacturers. But there is one indigenous car, on India's roads si

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 March 2008 The body of mystic monk Padre Pio, one of the world's most popular saints, has been exhumed in preparation for public veneration. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome the body of the Capuchin friar will go o

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A year after Burma's military crushed protests led by Buddhist monks, human rights groups accuse the government of continuing to harass of the clergy. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, experts on Burma see little sign of change in the country, des

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By Doug Levine Washington 27 June 2007 It's been more than 15 years since saxophonist Joshua Redman won first prize at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. That honor proved to be a worthwhile stepping stone, as he went on to record mo

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A nearby stupa holds the skulls of some of more than 10,000 people who were murdered at Wat Samruong Knong. Around its base are a series of murals that show what happened here - in this mural, Khmer Rouge soldiers cut open their victims and cook body

VOA标准英语2011--Gretchen Parlato's 'The Lost And Found'

Gretchen Parlato's 'The Lost And Found' Features Wide Range of Jazz Influences We all know what winning an American Idol competition can do for a singer's career. Even a Top 10 showing can keep a performer working for years. Winning one of the world'

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2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Creates World's Largest Marine Reserve

By Scott Stearns White House 15 June 2006 President Bush has created the world's largest marine reserve. Mr. Bush acted to protect an area of the Pacific Ocean that is roughly the size of California. More than 7,000 species of marine life live in a

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Centuries ago in the Middle Ages, religious scribes labored over lavishly illustrated books. Most of these illuminated manuscripts were made by anonymous artists. Now scientists say they have a new kind of evidence that could revea