ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Many of us now rely on smartphone videos and video chats to share special moments - a baby's first steps, a graduation - with family and friends who are far away. People in prison usually can't take part in that because of rules

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

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

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(34) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(五)月

We are live on the power lines in Colorado and you see up close why wild fires like nothing else in nature are. Also,tonight California's dream of hi-speed bullet trains is turning into a slow motion multibillion dollar nightmare. Guess what, your ta

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2013年(六)月

VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we take you to one of the most popular and beautiful places in the United States. It is the Grand Canyon in the southwestern state of Arizo

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(十)月

By Greg Flakus Marshall, Texas 25 April 2007 Deadly storms tore across the Mexico-Texas border Tuesday. A tornado killed six people and left a path of destruction in the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. At least three people were reported dead on th

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Historic Marijuana Vote Pits States Against US Government A historic moment for supporters of marijuana legalization in the U.S. The states of Colorado and Washington have legalized the possession and sale of marijuana for adult recreational use. The

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By Shelley Schlender Colorado 21 August 2007 The natural beauty of the American West is prompting more people to build homes in wildland areas. Wildfires are also natural in those areas, and as climate change increases temperatures and drought, blaze

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump is going to try to refocus on opioids today. He's gathering Cabinet members, health experts and advocates for what's being billed as a White House summit on the opioid crisis. President Trump declared opioids a pu

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Colorado is reviewing its oil and gas operations after a house blew up last month, killing two people. A pipe from a nearby oil and gas well had been abandoned but not properly sealed. The tragedy is prompting many questions about

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A new study published in the journal Science finds methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas operations are 60 percent higher than previous estimates from the federal government. Now, this comes at a time when we're getting more and

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's head a thousand miles or so inland. What are rural Americans thinking as the election approaches? Some rural areas may feel poor or left out, but many people who live in rural areas say they are content with their lives and

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

Lesson Twelve. Remember what Maria said about some of her earlier vacations. Have you ever visited Colorado? Yes.I've kayaked on the Colorado River, and I've camped in the Rocky Mountains many times. The Rocky Mountains are wonderful. And I've driven

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She was popular. Everybody at school knew her name. She liked the attention. She was pretty. She had blonde hair. It was long and straight. She wore expensive clothes. She wore classy perfume. She put on pricey make-up. All the other girls were jealo

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By Greg Flakus Fort Collins, Colorado 18 June 2007 We are now well into hurricane season in the western Atlantic area. The season lasts until November and forecasters say this year it will be active, producing as many as 17 named storms. They also sa

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今天我们要学的词是 clemency. Clemency 仁慈,宽恕。Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner denied clemency for a Chicago veteran who is facing deportation. 伊利诺伊州州长劳纳驳回了芝加哥一个面临递解出境的退伍军人的宽赦请

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Hello, everybody. I'm here in Colorado Springs, visiting some of the devastating fires that have been taking place over the last several days. 大家好。我正在科泉市进行访问,在过去几天这里发生了毁灭性的大火。 As many of

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今天我们要学的词是virtual。Virtual, 虚拟的,模拟的。美国和伊朗没有正式外交关系,不过美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿表示, The United States plans to open a virtual embassy for Iran by the end of this year, 美国

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

All-American Banjo Has African Roots 代表美国的班卓琴起源于非洲 NEW YORK From folk songs like Oh Susannah to its starring role in Bluegrass festivals, the banjo seems to be a quintessentially homegrown American instrument. However, as Co

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(28) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(九月)

By Greg Flakus Piceance Basin, Colorado 12 November 2007 As the price of oil soars on world markets and demand for energy grows, energy companies are looking at so-called unconventional sources such as Canada's oil sands and the vast deposits of oil

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Advocates for medical marijuana are in Washington, D.C., this week for an annual conference. But supporters of marijuana legalization are uneasy these days. That's because the new U.S. attorney general has been making tough comme

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