VOA慢速英语2009-The MAKING OF A NATION - American History Series

Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. As we reported in our last program, slavery supporters failed to push through Congress a bill to make Kansas a slave state. Congress, instead, let the people of Kansas vote o

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-07-29

1. Authorities in Massachusetts have released the 911 call and police communications that led to the arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates. The sergeant who made the arrest can be heard telling dispatchers that Gates was being uncooperative an

CNN 2009-08-15

Im Reggie Aqui at the CNN center in Atlanta, Georgia. Heres a look at whats happening right NOW IN THE NEWS. President Obama, in Montana, pushing his health care reform, as many polls show most Americans against his proposal, the president has been

CNN 2009-05-21

Good morning from the CNN Center here in Atlanta, I'm Melissa Long. It's Wednesday. Here's a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The House takes up a credit card reform bill today. It passed 90-5 in the Senate. Now it's designed t

美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-11-20

Michael Vick is starting his time behind bars . That's according to a US marshal and court documents. Vick was scheduled to be sentenced next month on a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge. But documents show Vick decided to turn himself into autho

美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-09-27

Idaho Senator Larry Craig will have to wait as a judge considers his request to withdraw a guilty plea in an airport sex sting. The ruling will likely come after Craigs deadline to resign his Senate seat at the end of this month. Myanmars junta says

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-08-27

1. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is striking back against critics in the US. Al-Maliki says Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin need to come to their senses . Both lawmakers have called for al-Maliki's ouster . 2. The Atlanta Fa

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-08-28

1.President Bush says Washington politics benched Alberto Gonzales. The embattled attorney general is leaving after months of defying calls to resign over charges of misconduct. His last day will be September 17. 2.Suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterba

AP 2011-09-02

1. Irene is long gone but her aftermath lingers. In Vermont, roads are impassable due to flooding. Many states are also facing flood woes and electricity is still out for millions along the East Coast. 2. Post Irene disaster aid from Washington could

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-09

1. Firefighters in California are getting no help at all from the weather. Gusty conditions have already helped spread some of the flames. Forecasters say a high pressure system will be keeping things hot and dry for the coming days. 2. Vice Preside

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-21

1.Former NFL star quarterback Michael Vick left a Kansas prison early Wednesday to begin home confinement in Virginia. Vick spent 19 months behind bars for financing a dogfighting ring. His agent says resuming a football career will not be his immed

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-16

1. A wildfire continues to rage in Northern California and so far firefighters have not been able to contain it. The fire on the Santa Cruz Mountains has forced more than 2,400 people from their homes. Officials say the fire has now grown to more th

2007年VOA慢速英语special200708040040

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. For the last several weeks, professional athletes have been on the first page of newspapers as much as in the sports pages. Some news stories are about extraordinary careers. Others are about athletes behav

2006年VOA标准英语-Opus Dei: A Closer Look at the Orthodox Ca

By Amy Katz Washington, DC 27 April 2006 watch Opus Dei report The best selling novel The DaVinci Code has been made into a major Hollywood movie, which arrives in American theaters on May 19th. The C

英国男子的--梦话

My vision of hell is a lentil casserole. 我的版本的地狱是个扁豆砂锅。 I haven't put on weight your eyes are fat. 我没胖是你的眼睛胖了。 Vampire penguins? Zombie guinea pigs? We're done for done for. 吸血企鹅?僵尸豚鼠?我

原版英语小短文 184. Carry the Groceries Home (2)

Two weeks later, Brian bought a sturdy wooden stick. He took it into Gristedes. He bought his groceries. The checker put them in four double plastic bags. He took the stick and the four heavy bags outside. He put the bags on the sidewalk. He put two

原版英语小短文 183. Carry the Groceries Home (1)

In New York City, grocery stores are hard to find. It's a lucky person who lives within a block of a grocery store. Delis and little restaurants are everywhere, but grocery stores are few and far between. The closest grocery store to Brian was Griste

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-11

1. The National Transportation Safety Board says three of nine presumed victims of a helicopter-plane collision over the Hudson River have been recovered. A small plane collided with a New York City sightseeing helicopter carrying Italian tourists a

每日一词【792】second chance：第二次机会

今天我们要学的词是second chance。 A second chance第二次机会。The surgery gave him a second chance at life, 手术给了他再生的机会。Do you believe that everyone deserves a second chance? 你认为每个人都应该有改过自新

学个词Learn a Word 第792期 second chance

今天我们要学的词是second chance。 A second chance第二次机会。The surgery gave him a second chance at life, 手术给了他再生的机会。Do you believe that everyone deserves a second chance? 你认为每个人都应该有改过自新