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VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about a vice president. John Tyler was William Henry Harrisons partner on the ticket in the 1840 election; he was the Tyler of the campaign slogan Tippecanoe and Tyler, too. But

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For those of you who are following the Tour de France, you will recognize the name Tyler Farrar. He is from the town where I live, Wenatchee. The fact that he is not only in the Tour, but also doing well, has really created a buzz of excitement here.

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Oscar Pistorius is the South African Paralympic runner famous for trying to compete at the Olympics. He is known as Blade Runner because of the artificial limbs he uses to sprint. He is also dubbed the fastest man on no legs. Pistorius is the double

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Evolution continues today, and sometimes we can watch it happening. Researchers in the November 6th edition of the journal Science say that they caught in the act a population of butterflies in Ecuador potentially diverging into two distinct species.

Pistorius' bail ruling postponed again

PRETORIA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The second day of paralympian Oscar Pistorius' bail hearing ended on Wednesday without a court ruling on his application. Magistrate Desmond Nair ruled that Pistorius would remain in custody again at the Brooklyn police

Pistorius' bail hearing postponed

PRETORIA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Pretoria Magistrate Court on Tuesday postponed Paralympian Oscar Pistorius' bail hearing to Wednesday. Magistrate Desmond Nair ruled that the bail hearing be heard under Schedule 6 Offence of the Criminal Procedure A

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Scientists Look

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, a program in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about herbs and spices, and some of their many uses. (MUSIC) BOB DOUGHTY: People have been using herb

VOA标准英语2014--Calls for Tough Justice in Pistorius Case

Calls for Tough Justice in Pistorius Case The first anniversary of the shooting death of South African model Reeva Steenkamp at the hands of her boyfriend, Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, has sparked protests and calls for tougher justice in cas

VOA标准英语2014--Drama, Tears as Pistorius Testifies in Murder Trial

Drama, Tears as Pistorius Testifies in Murder Trial PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA It has been an intense week at the Oscar Pistorius trial here in Pretoria. The South African athlete took the witness box on Monday as the defense launched its case - in a tri

VOA标准英语2014--Dramatic Testimony Highlights First Week of Pistorius Murder Trial

Dramatic Testimony Highlights First Week of Pistorius Murder Trial PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA The long-awaited murder trial of South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius began this week, bringing with it drama and explosive testimony. The first week of Oscar

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tyler DeWitt: How Do We Get Kids Hooked On Science?

GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz. So remember your high school science class? Maybe you had a textbook that sounded something like this. TYLER DEWITT: Remember that a water molecule is polar, with a partial negative charge

美国国家公共电台 NPR She Turned The World On With Her Smile: Mary Tyler Moore Dies At 80

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: A moment now to remember Mary Tyler Moore. The actress died today at age 80. Moore helped redefine women's roles on TV, first playing the earnest and stylish homemaker Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show and later playing Mary

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Americans said goodbye yesterday to Mary Tyler Moore, who died yesterday at the age of 80. She won seven Emmy Awards for her work on TV, but that number doesn't quite describe her place in the culture. She played characters to wh

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Phone Call Changes Everything In Ann Tyler's 'Clock Dance'

LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Anne Tyler's latest novel is about a woman in her 60s who married young, had two children and then is widowed young. She remarries and finds her life truly changed by a phone call that was probably made in error. But, of cours

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So he took my hand and he put a ring on it. 于是他拉起了我的手，为我戴上了戒指 Because he knew I'd say yes. 因为他知道我会答应的 He's a man who knows how to take what he wants. 他懂得如何获得他想要的东西 Is thi

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AcrisiusAcrisius，king of Argos，was Hypermnestra' s grandson．He had one beautiful daughter， Danae by name． So much did he love her that he decided not to remarry after the death of his wife． But one day an oraclefrom Delphi prophesied that

THE MAKING OF A NATION 71 - John Tyler

THE MAKING OF A NATION #71 - John Tyler By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, July 15, 2004 VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English. (MUSIC) As we reported in our last prog

VOA常速英语2008年-US Scientists Win Tyler Environmental Prize

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 17 April 2008 Two American scientists, James Galloway and Harold Mooney, have won this year's Tyler Prize for environmental achievement. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the winners about their work, and about the state

Nike, Oakley move away from Pistorius for murder suspicion

BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Nike and Oakley, two corporate sponsors of Olympic blade runner Oscar Pistorius, have moved away from the South African sports star, who is charged with murdering his model girl friend on Valentine's Day. KeJuan Wilkin

Mauritius reports first toll of A/ H1N1 flu in 2010

Mauritius（毛里求斯） has recorded the first victim who succumbed to A/ H1N1 flu in 2010, local medical sources reported over the weekend. A government official aged 51 died on Saturday night in a private clinic after having been admitted on Ju