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The Sign Makers Do the Sign Makers control us? They must have quite a profitable income and prestige. I wonder if they are the ones down the street with the large houses. I feel jealous. If I had thought about it when I was younger, I would have poi

VOA慢速英语2011-Imaginations at Work: A Saddle Maker and

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Some jobs require little or no creativity. Other jobs are all about creativity. This week on our program, we meet two A

VOA慢速英语2014 Basket Maker Teaches Women in Africa 编篮“高手”教非洲妇女编篮

Basket Maker Teaches Women in Africa 编篮高手教非洲妇女编篮 Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. Im Caty Weaver. Today on the show we meet a basket artist whose work was recently on display at the Smithsoniann Craft Show.

VOA标准英语2012--Violin Maker Keeps Family Tradition Alive

Violin Maker Keeps Family Tradition Alive These are the tools that I inherited from my grandfather, he says while making his second violin from scratch at his home. Some of them came from my great-great-grandfathers workshop as well. He says violins

VOA标准英语2014--'Maker Faires' Encourage Kids to Create

'Maker Faires' Encourage Kids to Create RESTON, VIRGINIA Hands-on creations from robots to rockets were highlighted at a Northern Virginia Maker Faire. Artists, inventors and hobbyists shared their knowledge of things they make themselves, which incl

趣味青春英语 第66期:Meet your maker

Idiom: meet your maker(get ready to die) 去死吧，去见上帝吧！ Hit the book: Influence Classical Flamenco Mariachi Live in peace with Ethnic Hold out

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2683 deal maker

今天我们要学的词是 deal maker. Deal maker 意思是擅长促成交易的人。British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is a deal maker whose presidency could be good for Britain and Europe. 英国外相约翰

英文歌曲:History Maker

History Maker Delirious? Is it true today that when people pray Cloudless skies will break Kings and queens will shake Yes it's true and I believe it I'm living for you Is it true today that when people pray We'll see dead men rise And the blind set

2006年VOA标准英语-AIDS Cuts Deadly Swath Through Portions of

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 08 March 2006 Population growth in most of Africa is expected to rise sharply over the next 50 years. But, in southern Africa, AIDS is cutting a deadly swath through tw

CCTV9英语新闻：From abandoned container to 'Maker Space'

In recent years China has seen a growing interest in small and medium sized enterprises, with many people from various walks of life taking up an entrepreneurial career path. Despite this booming industry and start-up culture, obstacles and hurdles c

VOA标准英语2010年-Drug Maker Accused of False Advertisin

A county in the U.S. state of California is suing GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Avandia, a controversial diabetes drug. The lawsuit was spurred by a report on the drug released by the U.S. Senate last week (March 22). That report accused the drug com

Chipmaker AMD to cut workforce by 10 percent

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Computer chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) on Thursday said it plans to cut its global workforce by about 10 percent in a move to reduce operational costs. The layoff will occur across all functions globall

VOA标准英语10月-UN Launches Campaign with Diaper Maker to Elimina

The UN Children's Fund, in partnership with diaper-maker Pampers, is launching a global campaign to eliminate tetanus by 2012. UNICEF reports the disease kills about 140,000 newborn infants and 30,000 mothers every year in the poorest countries in t

VOA标准英语2010年-Mountain Guitar Maker Enjoys Worldwide

Wayne Henderson has earned a reputation as one of the best acoustic guitar makers in America. He has made guitars for some half a century in his hometown in the mountains of Virginia, about 570 kilometers southwest of Washington. There is a long wait

英闻天下——351 Boeing, Battery Maker at Odds over 787 Fix

After proposing a permanent fix for its Dreamliner 787 to the Federal Aviation Association last Friday, Boeing has met with its Japanese battery maker GS Yuasa on how to get the Dreamliners back in the air. Boeing's said to be proposing a stronger co

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese drug maker postpones IPO amid pricing concern

Chinese drug maker Aosaikang Pharmaceutical became the first company to postpone its initial public offering after China reopened its IPO market. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has allegedly halted the proposed listing after Aosaikang pri

造梦的人 The Dream Maker

When I was very small, I had lot of imaginations. Sometimes I imagined myself being a princess, sometimes I imagined that I were a pilot. The things I dream about sound so ridiculous, but my father never blames me, he even helps me to finish my dream

CCTV9英语新闻：McCartney stages gig, and guitar-maker reminisces Prince

leading lights of the music industry have continued paying tribute to the late singer and guitarist, Prince, who died on the 21st of April. Paul McCartney played a gig in Prince's hometown of Minneapolis on Wednesday night, and we also now meet the g

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TWENTY-EIGHT Constantine felt himself morally cornered, and in consequence became excited and involuntarily betrayed the chief cause of his indifference to social questions. All this may be very good, but why should I trouble about medical centres wh

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3213 swath

今天我们要学的词是 swath. swath 用作名词的意思是大片的。Swaths of eastern China were choked by heavy smog on Tuesday, bringing travel chaos to the region's roads and airports. 中国东部大片地区周二被严重的雾霾笼罩，