VOA标准英语2008年-For a Gem Stone, Cut and Polish Make the Differ

A gem stone plucked from the earth, the sea, or riverbed, often travels across continents to cutting and polishing workshops; and those are increasingly found in India. Far away, the Belgian city of Antwerp is still king in diamond trading. In these

Space Heroes 太空英雄

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美国国家公共电台 NPR New Play About 'Roe V. Wade' Is A Prism For Looking At The American Divide

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Just about every American adult has heard the names Roe and Wade. Roe v. Wade was the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in the United States. Not so many people know about the real people involved, and now a new pla

PBS高端访谈:Roe案件判决四十年后 堕胎权利仍有争议

GWEN IFILL:Forty years after it became legal, the debate over abortion has not gone away. According to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released today, 70 percent of Americans do not want to see Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision which le

各国名人英文介绍-Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson in the charity ward of a Los Angeles hospital in 1926. Her career as an actor and singer made her an icon of the twentieth century. Her trademark looks helped her become one of Hollywoods greatest ever se

名人轶事:Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962: America's Most Famous

Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962: America's Most Famous Sex Symbol The beautiful movie star had an exciting but tragic life. VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today we te

Roe v. Wade Aimed to Settle Dispute About Abortion. It Didn't.

Roe versus Wade is one of the best known Supreme Court cases. The issue is whether a healthy woman has a right to end a pregnancy through an abortion. In Texas in the early 1970s, state law barred such operations. A 22-year-old pregnant woman living

Family Members Remember America's Fallen Heroes on Memorial

Adam Phillips For many Americans, Memorial Day means the beginning of the summer vacation season. But Memorial Day was set aside as a national day of remembrance for those who have died in America's w

英文热力歌曲:Girls Aloud - Turn To Stone

Song：Turn To Stone Artist：Girls Aloud Don't turn away Keep me holding on Don't turn away Just don't leave me now You're moving in circles Looking for the love that I thought we made While I stand alone Say you wanna be certain Certain that this f

The Stone Dog

In Puerto Rico many years ago near the Condado Lagoon, there lived a poor fisherman. He lived alone in a hut. His only companion（同伴）was his dog. The fisherman and his dog were devoted to each other. They might be seen strolling（散步)on th

The Magice Stone 魔石

The Magice Stone 魔石 There once was an old man and old woman in a little house. 从前有个贫穷的老人和他的妻子住在一间小屋里. They were very poor.他们很穷. They were so poor,they had nothing to eat. 他们太穷了,没有东西

影视歌曲：《黑名单》 Made Of Stone

这首歌出自澳大利亚创作歌手Matt Corby，他曾赢得咏叹调的年度最佳歌曲。 See I left my mother's heart 啊我离开了母亲的心 See I left my father's home 离开了父亲的家 And I fell into a well of hope 我掉进希望的

美国国家公共电台 NPR Before 'Roe v. Wade,' The Women of 'Jane' Provided Abortions For The Women Of Chicago

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE) WALTER CRONKITE: Good evening. Tonight - the subject of abortion. The illegal termination of pregnancy has reached epidemic proportions in this country. The conflict between the law and re

美国国家公共电台 NPR Abortion Rights Advocates Preparing For Life After Roe v. Wade

DAVID GREENE, HOST: With the balance of the U.S. Supreme Court in question, abortion rights advocates are beginning to prepare for a future they hope never to see - one without the protections of the Roe v. Wade decision. The confirmation of Presiden

美国国家公共电台 NPR Collins Says Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Called Roe v. Wade 'Settled Law'

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine is a key swing vote in the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. She says Kavanaugh told her today he views the landmark abortion-rights ruling Roe v. Wade as settled law.

Sand and Stone 沙子和石头

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. 两个朋友结伴穿越沙漠，旅途中二人突然吵了起来，其中一个掴

学个词Learn a Word 第1510: stepping stone

今天我们要学的词是stepping stone. Stepping is spelled s-t-e-p-p-i-n-g, stepping; and stone, s-t-o-n-e, stone; stepping-stone. Stepping-stone是为了达到目的而准备垫脚石，敲门砖。阿尔及利亚最近举行议会选举，Alger

英语小达人 315 How About My Stone?

How About My Stone? 我的石头怎么样？ Sometime after Paul died, his widow, Lily, was finally able to speak about what a thoughtful and wonderful man her late husband had been. 在丈夫保罗去世一段时间之后，莉莉终于能对朋友们

Stone gets restraining order against delusional intruder

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- American actress Sharon Stone won a restraining order Thursday against the man who broke into her home earlier this month, according to media reports. The man, 38, named Bradley Gooden, was arrested inside Stone's Los

英文乡村歌曲：Barnaby Bright - The stone

Lost in motion Endless ocean Under burning sky Here we are and close together I will not let go I heard her say to the stone She was moaning his name In a way that made me long for home And the lightening came down and Exploded in fire all around her