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Water Cycle 水循环 All the oceans on earth are salty, while inland water is typically fresh. How does water become salty? We'll answer a listener's question -- today on Earth and Sky. DB: This is Earth and Sky. We recently visited the Austin Childr

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Many VOA Learning English stories and programs use the words sentence and statement. But what exactly does each word mean? Are there differences between the two? This week, our question comes from Armando. Here it is: Question: Whats the difference b

Earth and Sky:Fire Cycle 火灾规律

Fire Cycle 火灾规律 The El Nino phenomenon of 1997-98 unleashed torrential rain in some parts of the world, while creating abnormally dry conditions in others. And it sparked record numbers of wildfires. Learn more about climate and wildfire -- toda

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This the VOA Special English Development Report. Picture a bicycle with a two-wheeled carriage in place of a back tire. India has millions of these cycle rickshaws. The operators are called pullers. They ride through the streets pulling passengers a

AS IT IS 2016-05-14 First US Woman to Lead Combatant Command

AS IT IS 2016-05-14 First US Woman to Lead Combatant Command The first woman to lead one of the largest U.S. military commands officially began the job on Friday. Air Force General Lori Robinson is the new head of the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM)

VOA标准英语2009-US Creates Military Cyber Command to Defend

The U.S. Defense Department is in the final stages of creating a new military command to defend against attacks on the nation's military computer systems. We report from the Pentagon on plans for U.S. Cyber Command. Deputy Secretary of Defense Willi

VOA标准英语2010年-Major US Military Command Closure Caus

On August 9, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the elimination of a major U.S. combat command as a cost-cutting measure. The Joint Forces Command employs about 6,000 people around (the US southern city of) Norfolk, Virginia. People who li

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I understand you have a shield for me. With your swordcraft and this shield, I guarantee you'll win. Show me how it works. Certainly. When you're competing in the tournament, you pin your opponent under the shield, a snake strikes... Your opponent wi

新西兰英语 179 Seven New Cycle Tracks

The government said that work on the first seven cycle tracks which were promised earlier this year will start in the summer. This will cost $9 million. Another $41 million will be spent later. Together these cycle tracks will be called The Great Rid

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2007年VOA标准英语-New US Africa Command Won't Have Its Own Troops

By Al Pessin Washington 03 May 2007 The U.S. military officer responsible for building the new command for Africa says it will not have its own contingent of combat troops, as other U.S. regional commands do. In a VOA interview, said the creation of

2006年VOA标准英语-NATO to Take Command of Security in Eastern Afg

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 03 October 2006 Heavy smoke billows from a burning armored vehicle of a Canadian military convoy after a suicide bomber rammed into the convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2006 NATO has confirmed plans to assume milit

2007年VOA标准英语-US Middle East Command Changes as Part of New I

By Al Pessin Tampa, Florida 17 March 2007 Admiral William Fallon (left) and General John Abizaid at change of command ceremony A U.S. Navy admiral took command Friday of the part of the U.S. military that is fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

2007年VOA标准英语-Gates: Africa Command Will Give US More Effecti

By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 February 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has announced that the U.S. military will create a new command for Africa. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon officials say the command is to be established by Septemb

VOA常速英语2007年-US Official Says New Africa Military Command Wi

By Kari Barber Dakar, Ougadougou 14 November 2007 On a stop in Burkina Faso, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte talked about U.S. plans for a new military command for Africa. The command has been controversial on the continent where some

学个词Learn a Word 第535期 defining moment

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VOA标准英语2008年-New US General Takes Command of NATO Troops in

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 03 June 2008 The U.S. general who led allied ground forces in the invasion of Iraq has taken command of NATO troops in Afghanistan. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports General David McKiernan takes charge as commanders in Afghan

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Classical music fans in Beijing are now embracing a massive work-the complete cycle of Beethoven's 9 symphonies with The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Paavo Jarvi, an internationally famous Estonian conductor, is the artistic director of the or

VOA常速英语2008年-US General Says No Plans for Africa Command HQ

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 11 April 2008 The head of the new U.S. military command for Africa says the United States has no plans to move its headquarters to an African location once it becomes a full-fledged command in October. U.S. Army General William

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You always pull this From your bag of tricks You toss a tear on your cheek Just to see what sticks Dashboard light reads midnight You don't want me to go The house is dark, you're falling apart And you hate to be alone But I don't get it What's wrong