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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Recycling programs usually give new life to materials like paper, metal, plastic and glass. But a program in the eastern United States is recycling shellfish to help the Chesapeake Bay. Oysters are

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Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Americas eighteenth president, Ulysses Grant, was elected to his second term in eighteen seventy-two. Grant had led the Union army of the North to victory over the Confederate

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Last-minute rehearsals, and the final touches are taking place before tonight's tree lighting ceremony in Rockefeller Center. This year, the Norway spruce soars nearly 9 storeys and it is the centerpi

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In the oysters were raised in much the same way as dirt farmers raised tomatoes- by transplanting them. First, farmers selected the oyster bed, cleared the bottom of old shells and other debris, then

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. With oil around one hundred dollars a barrel, this may be a good time for a short history of petroleum. Petroleum has been important since ancient times. The Greek historian Herodotus told of its use

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BBC News with Jonathan Izard. The FBI Director James Comey has confirmed for the first time that his agency is investigating alleged Russian government interference in last year's U.S. presidential election. Mr. Comey told the Congressional Intellige

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Small amount of oil has hit the beaches, the tip of iceberg, so to say, but the beaches are just one part of the economic equation. CNN's Reynolds Wolf live in Pass Christian, Mississippi this morning. Reynolds? I'll tell you, just moments ago we wer

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Today was the annual Oyster Festival in Bluff, Southland. More than 4,000 people attended to eat oysters raw or cooked and to watch competitions: to see how fast someone can open 50 oysters or how fast someone can open and eat 6 oysters. Bluff oyster

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October 20: Colchester Oyster1) Feast2) For nearly two thousand years,people have been cultivating the common British oyster in the lower reaches of England' s Colne River－－ever since the town now known as Colchester was a Roman fortress.The Roma

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - Questions of Wrongdoing Trouble President Grant's Second Term By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, August 04, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in

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A: Could you please reserve a taxi for me? B: Do you think a private vehicle might be more to your liking? A: A private vehicle? No, thanks, I won't need one. B: Even better than a private vehicle is a limo. How does that sound? A: T A X I, please. B

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A: I need a taxi, please. B: We have various transportation services. Would you prefer a private vehicle? A: No, thanks. A taxi is just fine. B: May I suggest a limo? It's nice to pamper yourself once in a while. A: I don't want anything except a tax

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A: I'm going to need a taxi. B: You don't have to restrict yourself to a taxi. We can offer you a private vehicle. A: A private vehicle, huh? No, a taxi is okay. B: Some people find a limo to be much more comfortable than a taxi. A: No, I wouldn't be

VOA标准英语--Texas Boasts World-class Latin American Art

Members of the wealthy Rockefeller family of New York helped establish the Museum of Modern Art and revive the old Cloisters medieval museum, both in New York City. The Rockefellers contributed to the restoration of Versailles Palace in France. And t

VOA标准英语2010年-Christmas Tree Rises In New York

America's Thanksgiving holiday is nearly two weeks away, but there are already some signs that the Christmas season is here. That was the impression at New York's Rockefeller Center on Friday as workers carefully put in place and secured a 22 meter t

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The Rockefeller family, after celebrating the 99th birthday of its billionaire patriarch David, is now planning a funeral for his doctor son after a morning plane wreck. 图片1 Richard Rockefeller died at the controls of his private Piper Meridian P

VOA常速英语2007年-Christmas Goes Green

By George Dwyer Washington 18 December 2007 New York's Rockefeller Center Plaza is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks - and one of its most popular tourist stops as well. The busiest time of year comes during the Christmas season, when a g

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1. Long-time columnist Robert Novak says he's retiring immediately, a week after being diagnosed with the brain tumor. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Novak's condition is dire. The 77-year-old told the paper that he plans to receive radiation an

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 09 December 2007 The U.S. Congress is wasting no time launching its own inquiry into a decision by the U.S spy agency to destroy tapes of interrogations of terror suspects. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Central Intelligence