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Destination: New Orleans 前进纽奥良 Dialogue A Karen is greeting Martin. Karen： Welcome to New Orleans! Martin： Thanks, I've come to experience Mardi Gras. Karen： Well, you're in the right place. Martin： I can't wait to see people in cos

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Americans in Maine would say their state is best known for its seafood, especially lobster. Texas and North and South Carolina argue about which state has the best barbecue. And the same goes for New Yorkers and people from Chicago when it comes to w

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Seven Years After Katrina, New Orleans Still Struggles to Rebuild In the aftermath of Katrina, the city of New Orleans was in ruins. One hundred twenty of the citys 200,000 homes were destroyed. Eighty percent of the city was flooded. It wasnt the hu

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Tropical Storm Lee to Soak US Gulf Coast The U.S. Gulf Coast is getting a major soaking this weekend from Tropical Storm Lee. The storm is expected to dump as much as 50 centimeters of rain in parts of the southern states of Louisiana, Mississippi an

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(green part is The Louisiana Territory) Explanation: In the late 1700s, New Orleans was one of the United States most important ports, since it was a city next to the water where ships or large boats could come and go. The United States used New Orle

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I believe in attachment to place. I believe that watermarks fade, tears dry and lives mend. A year after the flood, the nation is remembering Hurricane Katrina. And some of us, whether labeled displaced, evacuated or back home, will wonder if we stil

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 24 April 2008 U.S. President George Bush met with the leaders of Mexico and Canada in New Orleans earlier this week, giving that city much needed attention as it continues to recover nearly three years after it was devastat

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By Deborah Block Washington, D.C. 27 February 2006 watch New Orleans report It has been six months since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the city of New Orleans, Louisiana and parts of the U.S. Gulf Co

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Hurricane Gustav crashed into the U.S. gulf coast Monday bringing strong rain but winds that were weaker than initially expected. Most residents of New Orleans had already fled the city, where water is now splashing over the levees that were rebuilt

2007年VOA标准英语-New Orleans Marks 2nd Anniversary of Hurricane

By Robert Raffaele Washington 30 August 2007 The city of New Orleans in the southeastern U.S. state of Louisiana on Wednesday marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina -- one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States

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By Erika Celeste Mississippi 30 August 2007 It has been two years since the greatest natural disaster in U.S. history swept ashore in the form of Hurricane Katrina. Lost lives, homes and businesses changed the American South and Gulf Coast forever. Y

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学个词Learn a Word 第1704-airtight

今天我们要学的词是 airtight。Airtight 严密的，无懈可击的。Our team played airtight defense tonight. 我们球队今天晚上的防守无懈可击。His argument appeared virtually airtight. 他的论证听上去滴水不漏。Secu