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FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. This week on our program we hear from some Americans about Christmas past, present and future. (MUSIC) FAITH LAPIDUS: Jeffrey Davis remembers Christmas two years ago

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At the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, an infant gorilla named Wumundi gets some tender loving care from a dedicated keeper and lots of attention from curious visitors. He is on with a keeper all the time 24 hours a day. Zoo spokesman Sean Anglum explains tha

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Good evening, my fellow Americans. Tonight I want to talk to you on a subject of deep concern to all Americans and to many people in all parts of the world, the war in Vietnam. I believe that one of the reasons for the deep division about Vietnam is

BEP 17 (Redux) – Presenting an Argument (Part 1)

Its our 4th anniversary and to celebrate, were bringing back one of our most popular podcasts as voted for by you, the listeners. Weve freshened up the examples and explanations, and we hope youll enjoy this new version. When youre making an argument

BEP 17 (Redux) – Presenting an Argument (Part 2)

This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on presenting an argument. This podcast is one of the most popular as voted by you, the listeners. And to celebrate our 4th anniversary, were giving it another go by updating the examples a

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Maria Montessori lived between 1870 and 1952. She was an Italian educator who has left her mark on education today. Her Montessori method of education is widely used all round the world. Many educationalists say it is the best system for child educat

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在TED U 2009的这个简短的演讲中，Jonathan Drori鼓励我们保护生物多样性 -- 从一颗颗种子做起。他提醒我们要保护人类赖以生存的植物，同时他也给大家描述了千年种子库这样一个美好的远景，在

Cowgirl1 Hall of Fame / Transylvania/ The Jewels and the Ori

Broadcast: April 18, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach and Shelley Gollust This is Doug Johnson. On our program today, we play some doo-wop music... answer a listener's question about places in the United State

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin Dies

By Larry James Moscow 23 April 2007 Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who had been in declining health for several years, has died at the age of 76. Mr. Yeltsin served as Russia's president from 1990 until his surprise resignation on December 3

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin Dies of

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 23 April 2007 Russian President Boris Yeltsin waves as he arrives at Helsinki airport (File photo - 20 Mar 1997) Russia's first freely elected president, Boris Yeltsin, has died of heart failure at the age of 76. VOA's Lisa Mca

2007年VOA标准英语-Southeast Asia Terrorist Group Splits, But Reta

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 28 February 2007 The Southeast Asia group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), which has been blamed for a series of bombings over the past several years, has splintered into factions and may be heading in new directions. VOA's Nan

VOA标准英语2012--Sales of Luxury Cars 'Booming'

Sales of Luxury Cars 'Booming' Despite the financial uncertainty in Europe or the slowdown in China, the market for luxury cars has never been better. Last year, British automaker Rolls Royce sold more than 3,500 ultra-luxury models like a $450,000 P

VOA标准英语 Accused Mumbai Terrorist Finally Finds Lawyer

The sole surviving gunman suspected of participating last year's terrorist attack in Mumbai has been having difficulty keeping a lawyer. His latest court-appointed counsel had threatened to quit after angry demonstrators surrounded her home. But the

2007年VOA标准英语-New Majority in a New Congress

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 04 January 2007 watch New Congress report The new, 110th session of the U.S. Congress opens today with Democrats enjoying majority status in both houses for the first time in 12 years. But whether they can translate

2007年VOA标准英语-Astronomers Search for Origin of What Cannot be

By Jessica Berman Washington 14 September 2007 Scientists have known for some time that most of the stuff in the Universe is so-called dark matter, material that cannot be seen directly because it does not interact with light. That makes it very diff

学个词Learn a Word 第1048期 Influx

今天我们要学的词是influx。 Influx, 意思是流入，涌入。 Local animal shelters saw an influx of stray dogs at the peak of foreclosures, 破产房高峰期间，当地宠物收容所流浪狗的数量大幅度增加。目前，美国职棒

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有钱人的不同消费观念

To the average Joe, the luxury-watch business might seem completely upside down. The most expensive, in-demand watches these days are solid black, ultrathin timepieces with little or no identifying brand markers. They are designed not to be noticed.

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听歌学英语：Adam Lambert-Two Fux

I only trust my tarot cards 我只相信我自己的塔罗牌 Pink flamingos in my yard 粉色火烈鸟盘旋在我庭院之外 People think that I'm from mars 人们都觉得我来自火星 Whatever 随他们去 Only smoke that holy green 只吞吐着