Well, you've probably all heard about Nik Walenda, the man who recently walked 1,500 ft above the Gran Canyon on a two inch thick wire, with no protection, and no net. I watched him 'live' as he took every step, and every breath. I actually found mys

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

Goods flowed down this riverway from France and Switzerland on their way to the sea for transshipment all over Europe. Nobles along the way collected tolls, but big profits could still be made by whol

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EXPLORATIONS - November 27, 2002: Keiko the Whale By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we te

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Welcome to Talking Sport! Today we meet taekwondo fighter, Rohullah Nikpai. Rohullah is from Afghanistan and in 2008 he won his country's first ever Olympic medal. Taekwondo is a martial art that first became an Olympic sport in 2000. Join Natalie in

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EXPLORATIONS - Koshland Science Museum By Broadcast: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. T

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The U.N. General Assembly has voted to ask the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on whether Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia earlier this year conforms to international law. From United Nation's headquarters

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