单词:pin one's hopes on
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Welcome to This Is America with VOA Learning English. Steve Ember brings you music for the New Year. In the United States and other countries, this old Scottish song, Auld Lang Syne is played when a new year begins. The song is about remembering old
By Parke Brewer Liu Xiang burst on the track scene in 2002 when he set an Asian and world junior record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.12 seconds. Last year, Chinese sports journalists vot
London's transport agency has introduced a bicycle rental system throughout central London to encourage people to ride bikes rather than drive, take taxis or use other public transport. It's an effort to alleviate congestion on London's overcrowded r
Libyan rebels and government forces have staged several offensives in the battle for control of the country. To get a clearer picture of the situation on the ground, VOA's Susan Yackee spoke to our correspondent Phil Ittner who is currently in the op
A Chinese-made self-driving container straddle carrier, said to be the first of its kind in the world, is now undergoing testing at a port in Shanghai, reports China Central Television. A container straddle carrier is a freight carrying vehicle that
Despite the often raw intensity of his poetry, Robert Pinsky, a lanky, handsome man in his seventies, has the relaxed air of a jazz musician as he prepares to read an excerpt from his long poem History of My Heart. The poet explains that the work re-
get one's hopes up 产生期待,使产生期待 Don't get your hopes up, because probably it's not going to happen. 不要过分期待,因为那种事情基本上不会发生的。 You shouldn't get her hopes up like that. 你不能使她产生那样
Sierra Leone hopes to become Africa's biggest exporter of iron ore with the opening of a new mine in the central Tonkolili district. Geologists say the new mine holds more then five billion tons of iron ore. Before mining can begin at Tonkolili, geol
Guinea-Bissau's Lone Brewery Hopes to Tap National Pride Through coups, conflicts and other upheavals, one constant for many West African countries has been the presence of a national beer. After going years without one, Guinea-Bissau is now hoping t
One of Nashville's most respected musicians, saxophonist and composer Dennis Taylor, always dreamed of recording his own album as a bandleader. That dream came true with his debut set Steppin' Out. But, Dennis never lived to see its much-anticipated
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 07 April 2007 An East Timorese boy plays with a dog at a refugee camp on the grounds of a church in Dili, 07 Apr 2007 Nearly 40,000 people are living in makeshift refugee camps in East Timor, afraid to return
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BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China's badminton head coach Li Yongbo on Tuesday said the badminton team has prepared well for the London Olympic Games but won't set goals for the all-mighty team. Now the team is in good shape and doesn't have any inju
By Brian Wagner Miami 02 November 2007 Haiti is looking to a small shrub called jatropha to fuel an alternative energy boom that may help cut the impoverished country's reliance on oil and charcoal. VOA's Brian Wagner reports the efforts already are
LONDON, June 23 (Xinhua) -- China's first Grand Slam champion Li Na said here on Saturday that she hopes to do better this year than her second round loss in last Wimbledon. The 30-year-old shocked the world by breaking through at the French Open to
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