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If I never met you, where would I be? How would the days go by? Would I still value life? Maybe I would have met someone else and led an ordinary life I don't know whether I would hold such sweet love No matter how hurriedly time flows on, I will onl

VOA慢速英语2010年-A Whole New World, Brought to Us by Gi

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. As the year comes to an end, we talk about some of the top technology developments of the last ten years. The technological revolution is changing the way we work and play. Mobile phones became smart

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Today, New Zealanders celebrated Waitangi Day in many places but the main events were held at the Treaty grounds in Waitangi. This is in Northland, about 3 hours drive north of Auckland. The day before, on Tuesday 5th February, leaders held a meeting

VOA慢速英语2014 What’s a GI Joe? 美国大兵

Whats a GI Joe? 美国大兵 This is Phil Murray with Word and Their Stories, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. We tell about some common expressions in American English. A leatherneck or a grunt do not sound like nice names to ca

VOA标准英语2012--Health Experts: One Last Push Needed to Eliminate Polio

Health Experts: One Last Push Needed to Eliminate Polio The oral polio vaccine has cut the number of polio cases worldwide by 99 percent since 1988. For the past 10 years, though, eliminating that last percent has remained a challenge. Even though th

英文摇滚歌曲：Laura Fygi - Forget Me Not

When first I met you by the riverside The moon was shining in a perfect light I wished upon it and I prayed a lot And whisperd true Forget me not I waited patiently and called your name My heart was broken when you never came I braved the seasons and

英语听力—环球英语 1454 Ngugi wa Thiong’o: Writing in His Own Language

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 In Kenya, a young man sits in his hi

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新西兰英语 737 Waitangi

If you do not already know about Waitangi Day, listen to previous podcasts: February 5th 2012 and February 6th 2011. Waitangi is in the Bay of Islands. It is just a short walk from the town of Paihia and across the harbour from Russell. There is a sh

VOA慢速英语2014 GI Joe

GI Joe This is Phil Murray with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. We tell about some common expressions in American English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目，我是Phil Murray。我们将

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Utah Town Remembers Its Mayor, Killed In Action In Afghanistan

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: A U.S. soldier was killed Saturday morning in Kabul, Afghanistan, in what authorities are calling an insider attack. The soldier's name was Major Brent Taylor. He was a member of the Utah National Guard and the mayor of North Ogd

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Today is Waitangi Day, a day when we remember the Treaty that was signed on Feb 6th 1840, between the Queen of England and the Maori chiefs of New Zealand. In the Treaty, Queen Victoria agreed to protect the Maori and give them the same rights as Bri

新西兰英语 244 Waitangi Day

Today is Waitangi Day. It is 170 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. This was a treaty between Queen Victoria of England and Maori chiefs in New Zealand. The Queen promised to give Maori all the rights of British citizens and to protec

新西兰英语 54 Treaty of Waitangi Claims

Midnight tonight is the deadline for all Treaty of Waitangi claims. Last year, there were 97 claims but more than 1,000 claims are likely by midnight tonight. This is the last time that anyone can make an historic claim although it will take many yea

2007年VOA标准英语-England Bans Smoking in Closed Public Places

By Delana Gbenekama London 09 July 2007 It is the beginning of a new era for smokers in England. No more lighting up in closed public places, including in pubs and private clubs. Other parts of Britain already have such bans. Delana Gbenekama reports

听歌学英语:Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue-Laura Fygi

Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Laura Fygi 今天我们听到的歌曲是Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue（别让我泪眼朦胧）原唱是美国的乡村歌后Crystal Gayle，我们听到的版本来自于荷兰的爵士歌后Laura Fygi。而这首

每日一词【1078】Nagging

今天我们要学的词是nagging。 Nagging, 唠叨个没完没了的，搅得人不得安宁的。The tennis player decided to take the season off to take care of his nagging shoulder injury, 这个网球选手决定赛季停赛，彻底治好一直

2006年VOA标准英语-Polio Cases Increasing in Afghanistan

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 06 October 2006 watch Afghanistan Polio report The number of polio cases reported in Afghanistan so far this year is up sharply over figures tallied for the whole of 2005. As VOA's George Dwyer reports, nearly all of t

VOA双语新闻 --- 以色列举行民防演习引发邻国担心

Israel has launched a major civil defense exercise amid fears of war. 在人们广泛担心爆发战争之际，以色列举行了一次大规模的民防演习。 Israel is conducting a five-day home-front security drill to prepare for the possibili

听歌学英语:Dream a little dream-Laura Fygi

Dream a little dream Laura Fygi 今天我们所听到的这首歌是曾被无数人翻唱过的Dream a little dream（做个小小的梦），原唱是红极一时的爸爸妈妈乐队（The Mamas and the Papas），而我们所要听的这个版本则