VOA慢速英语 2008 1230a

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Alfalfa is sometimes grown on marginal land We have a question from Jonah Ojowu in Benue State, Nigeria, about a subject we have discussed in the past. Jonah is a postgraduate student in soil and w

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A significant focus at this year's F1 event in Shanghai is being directed at Chinese driver Ma Qinghua, the first-ever Chinese-born driver on the F1 circuit. Ma completed his home debut at the bottom of the first practice session this afternoon. CRI'

国家地理-2008-04-30 Farm Restoration 农场变湿地

Dale Aden has been farming most of his life, just like his father, and his fathers father. I am a third generation farmer on this land. His land is in Okabena, Minnesota, right along the Okabena creek, where for many years, Aden watched helplessly a

2007年VOA标准英语-Coney Island's Astroland to Close at Summer's E

By Nathan King New York City 12 July 2007 New York's Coney Island is one of the Big Apple's most visited attractions. Its beach, boardwalk and amusement park have been attracting visitors for more than a century. But its largest theme park -- Astrola

London's Theatreland

Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Rob. Amy: And I'm Amy. Rob: Hi Amy. Today we're off to the theatre, to London's Theatreland to be more precise. Amy: Great! Theatreland. That's the area of London where many of

Details on Formula One Argentine Grand Prix are spread

BUENOS AIRES, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The route for the Formula One Argentine Grand Prix, to be held on 2013, 2014 and 2015 by the South American country in Mar del Plata city, at 400 kilometers south of Buenos Aires, was published in a local auto racin

VOA慢速英语 2007 0306a

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. To call something marginal means it is not very good. Farmers have their own way to define marginal land: It is the last to be planted under good conditions, and the first to be avoided under poor c

VOA慢速英语 2007 1106a

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Farming Marginal Lands By Mario Ritter / Broadcast: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 16:00:00 UTC This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. An Australian farmer stands on land damaged by lack of rain last year To call land marginal mea

2007年VOA标准英语-Racing Fans Get Behind Britain's Lewis Hamilton

By Tendai Maphosa London 19 July 2007 Lewis Hamilton is only 22 years old and is already making sports history as the first Black driver in Formula One racing, but in his rookie year he is also setting records that may take some time to beat. Tendai

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By Steve Herman India Goa Land 23 January 2008 The tiny coastal state of Goa has become the first state in India to rescind the creation of special economic zones - putting it into conflict with the central government and powerful developers across t

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Sugarland's latest album sold more than 202,000 copies its first week of release to give the duo its third Number One debut on both the Billboard 200 and Country Albums charts. Sugarland describes The new album Incredible Machine as a collection of a

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LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Now to Garden City, Kan., which doesn't fit the stereotype of a small, Midwestern city. It is isolated and rural. But it's also economically thriving and culturally diverse. Decades ago, Garden City embraced the meatpack

英闻天下——401 Audio of Bradley Manning's Statement Leaked

The Freedom of the Press Foundation has posted the 68-minute recording of Bradley Manning's voice on its website. The audio excerpt from his testimony features Manning discussing his motivations behind releasing the cables and logs to WikiLeaks. I be

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China's infant milk powder sector is set to undergo a major reshuffle in the new year when tougher new industry regulations take effect. Tomorrow will see, what many call the tightest rules ever launched by China, come into force. Under the new rules

英语听力：自然百科 Farm Restoration 农场变湿地

Dale Aden has been farming most of his life, just like his father, and his fathers father. I am a third generation farmer on this land. His land is in Okabena, Minnesota, right along the Okabena creek, where for many years, Aden watched helplessly as

VOA标准英语2008年-Astroland Amusement Park in New York's Coney Is

An icon of New York's Coney Island, the Astroland amusement park, is closing its doors after nearly 50 years. Victoria Cavaliere reports that Astroland's owners and the residents of Coney Island say the shutdown marks the end of an era and also brin

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes is reportedly preparing a bold proposal to bring Formula 1 to the Brazilian city. Paes is seeking talks with Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone about the prospect of making Rio Brazil

Lawmakers demand reform of China's food monitoring system

BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers and political advisors have urged the government to restructure the country's food supervisory system to regain customer confidence as Hong Kong's newly-adopted purchase ban on baby formula refueled the

经济学人:信息不对称之柠檬市场理论与效应(下)

Signalling explains all kinds of behaviour. 信号行为能够解释各种各样的行为。 Firms pay dividends to their shareholders, who must pay income tax on the payouts. 企业给股东支付红利，股东必须为这笔支出缴纳收入税。