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AMERICAN MOSAIC - A Music Camp Where Grown-Ups Learn to Play BluegrassBy Sarah Randle and Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, September 01, 2006 HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English

Electric Bike Ban in New York Hurts Food Delivery Workers

A ban on electric bicycles in New York City is hurting delivery workers who depend on them to earn a living. Many of the workers are immigrants. Electric bicycles, or e-bikes, have foot-powered pedals like other bicycles. But they also have electric-

VOA慢速英语2015 Will the US Pay Workers for Family Leave?

Will the US Pay Workers for Family Leave? The United States does not require businesses to pay workers who are sick or caring for a new baby. President Obama and some other U.S. lawmakers want to change time off or leave policies. Supporters say paid

VOA慢速英语2016--戏剧探究汽车产业没落后的工人生活

Play Looks Into Workers' Lives When Car Industry Failed 戏剧探究汽车产业没落后的工人生活 Detroit, Michigan has been the center of Americas automobile industry since the early 20th century. Detroit, the Motor City as it is known, is ho

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tax Bill Favors Adding Robots Over Workers, Critics Say

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The tax bill that's now being crafted in Congress is huge. It's more than 400 pages. And we're going to look at two parts of it. First, Republicans call the bill the Tax Cut and Jobs Act. Critics say maybe it should be called the

英语小达人 217 How to Annoy Your Co-workers

How to Annoy Your Co-workers 怎样惹怒同事 1. Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17-inch paper, 99 copies. 1. 将复印机设置为缩印一半的大小，加黑，A3纸，复印99份。 2. Insist on keeping your car windshie

Spanish Workers Protest Austerity Measures

Spanish workers protested in the streets against government plans to impose new austerity measures that will cut their wages. Thousands of people poured into the streets of Madrid Sunday night in a spontaneous protest sparked by calls on Internet soc

Migrant workers invited to prominent holiday gala

BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Four migrant workers were invited to a high profile gala on Saturday evening, which was once mainly reserved for distinguished intellectuals. Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunsh

29 kidnapped Chinese workers released in Sudan

BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday evening that the 29 Chinese workers kidnapped last month by Sudanese anti-government forces have been released and have arrived safely in Nairobi. The 29 persons are currently in soun

Workers in Europe protest austerity measures

BEIJING, Sep.27 (Xinhuanet) --? As thousands of demonstrators（示威者 ） marched in European capitals on Wednesday to protest recent austerity measures, officials in Brussels proposed stiffening sanctions（制裁） for governments that fail to

Greek Workers Strike Against Austerity Measures

Greek unions have started a series of strikes and protests to show their resistance to the new and wide-reaching austerity measures up for a vote in parliament on Thursday. Unions representing job sectors ranging from government workers to sailors an

Inflation Squeezes Vietnamese Workers

Vietnam recently devalued its currency, the dong, by 9.3 percent against the dollar. Analysts say soaring inflation here makes life harder for many Vietnamese workers. Consumer prices in Vietnam this January were more than 12 percent higher than they

圣诞节习俗：奥地利的圣诞习俗

奥地利 Christmas celebrations start with the feast of St. Nicholas. Saint is accompanied with a devil. He asks small children about their good and bad actions. Toys, sweets and nuts are gifted to good children. Brass instruments are used for playi

South African Platinum Producer Fires 12,000 Workers

South African Platinum Producer Fires 12,000 Workers JOHANNESBURG The worlds biggest platinum producer has fired 12,000 workers in South Africa after they engaged in an illegal strike, company officials said Friday. The nations main mineworkers' unio

环球英语 — 144：Undocumented Workers

Voice 1 Hello. Im Ruby Jones. Voice 2 And Im Marina Santee. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 Come with us Voice

中英双语新闻——143 Ups and downs of social workers

Li Siting, 25, has visited an elderly hospital patient for two weeks to try to persuade him to agree to surgery for lung cancer. 25岁的李思婷（音译）近两周经常去医院看望一位住院的老人，并试着说服他接受肺癌手术。

如何地道表达“冷死了”？

1. It's freezing/chillyout there! 外面冷死了! 2. It's a bit nippytoday, but I will still run my usual distance。 虽然今天有点冷，但我还是会坚持和往常跑一样远的。 3. There is a real nip in the airtoday。 今天寒气袭人

Government Workers Strike in Britain

Hundreds of thousands of medical workers, teachers, border guards and other public sector employees went on strike Wednesday in Britain to protest government plans to reduce their pension benefits. Most public schools and other services were closed W

美国小学英语教材3:第154课 旗帜 我们的旗帜

Flag, Our Flag 旗帜，我们的旗帜 Flag, that waves the whole day through, 每天飘扬的旗帜啊， Do you know that we love you? 你知道我们爱你吗？ Do you know, 你知道， As you blow, 在你飘扬的时候， That our hearts are

环球英语 — 448：Waste Workers in India

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 Usha Chaumar was born to a poor famil