VOA慢速英语2013 66号公路——“美国大街”

Get Your Kicks on Route 66 66号公路美国大街 This week, we go for a ride through the colorful history of Route 66, a road that has been called The Main Street of America. The idea for Route 66 started in Oklahoma. Citizens there wanted to link

2006年VOA标准英语-State Department Says Saddam Still in US Hands

By David Gollust State Department 29 December 2006 U.S. State Department officials say condemned former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein remained in the hands of U.S. military forces in Iraq as of late Friday. But they said that did not preclude the p

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Historic Route 66: T

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. This week, we go for a ride through the colorful history of Route 66, a road that has been called The Main Street of America. ((MUSIC: Ro

美国国家公共电台 NPR At State Department, 'Dissent Channel' In High Gear With Refugee Ban Protests

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In the State Department, there is an easy and usually private way for employees to register their concerns about U.S. policy. It's called the Dissent Channel. Today, an unusually large number of Foreign Service officers are using t

CNN 2011-09-01

The lights are up here on CNN Student News, but theyre out for millions of Americans on the East Coast. Im Carl Azuz, reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. It only took a couple days for the storm to billow up the Eastern Seaboard, but it co

每日一词【121】shut down：关闭

今天我们要学的词组是shut down。 Shut down的意思是关闭。比如电影院起火后不得不关闭， The movie theatre had to shut down after the fire. 煤矿因为安全考虑而关闭了， The coal mine had to shut down because of s

单词超市第111期 shut down

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Packages explode at U.S. state government buildings

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Two packages detonated（爆炸） on Thursday at two government buildings in the U.S. state of Maryland, but caused no serious injuries, state authorities said. One package detonated at the Jeffrey Building in Annapoli

VOA常速英语2008年-State Department Acknowledges Presidential Cand

By Jim Malone Washington 21 March 2008 The U.S. State Department said Friday that the passport files of all three remaining presidential candidates had been improperly breached by contract workers. The revelation prompted an apology from Secretary of

2006年VOA标准英语-US Lawmakers, State Department Clash Over Aircr

By Dan Robinson Washington 21 July 2006 A dispute between the U.S. Congress and the Bush administration over a plan to sell F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan spilled into the open Thursday during a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill. Some lawmake

VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Takes Over at State Department, Vows to

Former Senator and U.S. First Lady has officially taken up her duties as secretary of state. Clinton told assembled staff members she will depend on the advice of civil servants and work to end an era of divisiveness in Washington. Secretary of Stat

VOA标准英语2009年-State Department Says Nuclear-Free Korea Remain

The State Department said Tuesday the complete dismantling of North Korea's nuclear program remains the goal of the Chinese-led six-party negotiations with Pyongyang. The comment followed an assertion by a leading U.S. academic that North Korea appe

VOA标准英语2011--State Department Releases Annual Report

StateDepartmentReleasesAnnualReportonReligiousFreedom The U.S. State Department on Tuesday issued its annual report on religious freedom. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that violations of religious freedom embolden extremists, and said that

VOA常速英语2007-State Department Says Prosecution of Blackwater

By David Gollust State Department 30 October 2007 The State Department said Tuesday that U.S.-hired private security guards accused of killing Iraqi civilians in September may still be subject to prosecution, despite a promise of immunity given by in

新西兰英语 640 Storms at weekend

Strong wind and heavy rain hit Wellington in the weekend. The rain which began on the West Coast of the South Island, travelled up the North Island, making driving difficult for families travelling home at the end of the school holidays. The rain is

VOA标准英语2013--State Department Establishes Office for Religious Engagement

State Department Establishes Office for Religious Engagement WASHINGTON Secretary of State John Kerry has appointed a professor of Christian ethics as the first director of the State Departments Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives. The new of

VOA常速英语2007年-US State, Defense Departments Tighten Rules for

By Meredith Buel Washington 05 December 2007 The U.S. Departments of State and Defense have agreed to a new system of rules designed to increase control over private security contractors working in Iraq. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel reports from W

Clinton formally steps down as U.S. secretary of state

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hillary Clinton on Friday formally stepped down as the 67th U.S. Secretary of State, ending her four- year tenure as the country's chief diplomat. Thank you, Clinton said in her farewell remarks at the lobby of the Stat

Clinton still plans to leave State Department

Clinton still plans to leave State Department WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. government official reiterated on Wednesday that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton still planned to step down from her current job of U.S. chief diplomat. I don't th

VOA标准英语2008年-US State Department Marks 10th Anniversary of K

The State Department Thursday observed the 10th anniversary of the al-Qaida bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the twin attacks, which killed 229 people, destroyed buildings but not