2008年ESL之商务英语 03 At the Convention Center

03At the Convention Center GLOSSARY convention center a large building that is used for very large group meetings,with rooms for speaking, eating, dancing, and more* The American Medical Association has its annual meeting at the downtownconvention ce

VOA慢速英语2011--Unequal Treatment Drives Disability Righ

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT – Reports Show Some Conditions Worsening

DEVELOPMENT REPORT – Reports Show Some Conditions Worsening in Developing World By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, December 20, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report.

Republican National Convention Opening in New York

By Deborah Tate The Republican National Convention, which will nominate President Bush for another four-year term opens in New York Monday. Republicans chose New York, a mostly Democratic Party strong

Republican Convention Officially Nominates President Bush fo

By Deborah Tate The Republican National Convention goes into its second of four nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City. President Bush's expected to win the nomination Tuesday night when the

Democratic Party Convention Underway

By Dan Robinson The Democratic national convention, which on Thursday will nominate Senator John Kerry for president, is underway in Boston. Major figures in the Democratic Party are among the speaker

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Tobacco in Developing Countries

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - April 8, 2002: Tobacco in Developing Countries By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Tobacco smoking has long been considered an international health pr

Wildlife Convention Protects Animals Great and Small

AS IT IS 2016-10-06 Wildlife Convention Protects Animals Great and Small Delegates from around the world met this week in Johannesburg, South Africa to discuss how to stop the trade in endangered animals. Representatives from 183 countries attended t

VOA标准英语2008年-Democratic Convention Paints All-American Image

Perhaps the most important goal Democrats have at their presidential nominating convention in the western state of Denver, Colorado is to project an all-American image for their candidate, Barack Obama. The four-night convention will give Democrats

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Reports Sharp Increase in Disabled War Victi

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 15 May 2008 The United Nations says the number of people in Africa with disabilities has doubled in a decade. VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from Addis Ababa victims of conflict are a large percentage of the increase. U.N.

VOA标准英语2012--Hundreds of Thousands of Cluster Munitions Destroyed

Hundreds of Thousands of Cluster Munitions Destroyed A new report says governments that joined the treaty banning cluster munitions have destroyed nearly 750-thousand of the weapons since 2008. However, it also says there are credible allegations of

VOA标准英语2012--Easing Displacement through Development

Easing Displacement through Development Last year there were more than 26-million people displaced within their countries by violence, conflict or natural disasters. A new report says development initiatives may help alleviate or even prevent displac

VOA标准英语2010年-African Farmers say Report on Reductio

Delegates from 171 countries and several hundred civic groups are meeting next week in Uruguay to discuss ways to reduce tobacco consumption around the world. A controversial report published on the eve of the meeting says some of the proposed measur

英语单词大师：TESOL Convention

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and today on Wordmaster -- it's TESOL time! RS: Next week is the thirty-eighth annual convention of the group known as TESOL: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. TESOL says there are one-point

VOA标准英语2008年-Republicans Open Convention With Low Key Appeal

The Republican party began its national political convention Monday in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a shortened opening day schedule that focused on efforts to put together aid packages for people on the U.S. Gulf coast, affected by Hurricane Gustav. T

Republican Convention Gets Down to Business Tuesday

TAMPA, Florida U.S. Republicans meeting in Tampa, Florida, plan to get down to business Tuesday after their national nominating convention was delayed a day by the effects of Tropical Storm Isaac. The Republican National Convention will finally kick

Romney gets moderate boost from GOP Convention: poll

Romney gets moderate boost from GOP Convention: poll WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney gained a moderate boost from the GOP National Convention last week, according to a Gallup poll released Monday. Foll

Republicans' pre-convention image ties Democrats' among U.S. voters: poll

TAMPA, the United States, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The favorability of the Republican Party among U.S. registered voters matches the 2008 pre-convention level, and has a virtual tie with that of the Democratic Party, shows a poll released Wednesday. Forty

Republicans Ready for Tuesday's Convention Open

TAMPA, Florida Members of the Republican Party are gathering in Tampa, Florida amid the threat of bad weather for their week-long U.S. presidential nominating convention. Convention organizers have canceled their Monday program because of the approac

Democrats Gather for National Convention

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