10/16每日英语系列


Today's Highlight in History:
On October 16th, 1978, the College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church chose Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to be the new pope; he took the name John Paul the Second.

On this date:

In 1793, during the French Revolution, Queen Marie Antoinette was beheaded.

In 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a group of about 20 men in a raid on Harper's Ferry.

In 1916, Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic, in New York City.

In 1943, Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly officially opened the city's new subway system during a ceremony at the State and Madison street station.

In 1946, ten Nazi war criminals condemned during the Nuremberg trials were hanged.

In 1962, the Cuban missile crisis began as President Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of missile bases in Cuba.

In 1964, China detonated its first atomic bomb.

In 1964, Harold Wilson of the Labor Party assumed office as prime minister of Great Britain, succeeding Conservative Sir Alec Douglas-Home.

In 1970, Anwar Sadat was elected president of Egypt, succeeding the late Gamal Abdel Nasser.

In 1987, a 58-and-a-half-hour drama in Midland, Texas, ended happily as rescuers freed Jessica McClure, an 18-month-old girl trapped in an abandoned well.

Ten years ago: Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev submitted to the Soviet legislature a scaled-back plan to transform the Soviet economy to a free-market system. Comedian Steve Martin and his wife, actress Victoria Tennant, visited American GI's in Saudi Arabia. The Cincinnati Reds beat the Oakland A's 7-to-0 in game one of the World Series.

Five years ago: A vast throng of black men gathered in Washington DC for the "Million Man March" led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

One year ago: A seven-point-one-magnitude earthquake in the Mojave Desert shook three states and derailed an Amtrak train, but caused no serious damage or injuries. Hurricane Irene rumbled up the East Coast. A New York Air National Guard plane rescued Dr. Jerri Nielsen from a South Pole research center after she'd spent five months isolated by the Antarctic winter, which forced her to treat herself for a breast lump. Radio raconteur Jean Shepherd died in Sanibel, Florida, at age 78.

每日格言：

"To walk into history is to be free at once, to be at large among people."

-- Elizabeth Bowen, Irish-born author (1899-1973).

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Israeli leaders Sunday at the start of her latest Middle East peace mission after warning she did not expect any breakthrough between Israel and the Palestinians. Ms. Rice had talks with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert .Robert Burger has more from our Jerusalem bureau

"Rice told reporters not to expect a breakthrough, she said she did not believe her visit would produce a final document on Palestinian statehood or reach a point that invitations could be issued to the peace conference, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert also lowered expectations at the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem."

"Mr. Olmert said for the first time that an outline for a peace agreement was not a prerequisite for holding the peace conference, that is diametrically opposed to the Palestinian position, that the US should not convene the conference until an agreement is reached. Rice will try to narrow the gaps as she shuttles between Jerusalem and the West Bank, she will also visit Egypt and cap the trip on Thursday in London where she will meet with Jordan's King Abdullah."


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Agricultural Report




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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.

Rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease and bluetongue disease are all animal viruses that can ruin a farmer. An outbreak of one disease is bad enough. Britain has been dealing with foot-and-mouth and now its first cases of bluetongue. United Nations officials see the recent arrival of that virus in the United Kingdom as another sign of a bigger problem.

The Food and Agriculture Organization says animal diseases once limited to warm tropical climates are on the rise around the world. It says countries need to invest more to control them. It says things like the globalization of trade, the movement of people and goods and probably also climate change may only further their spread.

Bluetongue can kill sheep and cattle and other ruminant animals like goats and deer. It does not affect humans. The virus is spread by small biting flies called midges. It was first discovered in South Africa. It spread widely. And by the end of the 1990s, had crossed the Mediterranean. Since last year, bluetongue has been found in several countries in northern Europe. There are safe vaccines against forms of the southern virus, but not yet for the northern one.

But there is better news about one of the deadliest of all animal diseases, rinderpest. Some experts are hopeful that the world can be declared free of it by 2010. This is the goal of the Global Rinderpest Eradication Program. Vaccines have helped speed the progress.

Rinderpest can lead to starvation in areas where people depend on cattle and buffalo for food and work. In the 1800s, it killed eighty to ninety percent of cattle in southern Africa. After another epidemic in the 1980s, thirty-four African nations combined their efforts to fight the disease.

Rinderpest has also struck hard in central Asia where it started. There have still been some outbreaks in recent years. But the World Organization for Animal Health has declared most nations in the world free of rinderpest. They have not reported a case for at least five years. Some other nations have declared themselves free of it for at least two years. But they still need official recognition for trade purposes.

Other animals affected by rinderpest include yaks, sheep, goats and some pigs. It can spread through the air. It can also spread through water infected with waste from sick animals. Some animals die after just a day or two.

And that's the VOA Special English Agriculture Report written by Jerilyn Watson. I'm Steve Ember.


[ 本帖最后由 vanbryan 于 2007-10-16  12:09 编辑 ]

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This is an historic time for our Nation's economy. Last week, we learned that September was America's 49th consecutive month of job creation -- the longest uninterrupted period of job growth on record. And on Thursday, we learned that the American economy set a new record for exports in a single month. Millions of American jobs depend on exports. More exports support better and higher-paying jobs -- and to keep our economy expanding, we need to keep expanding trade.

This week, I traveled to Miami to discuss the importance of trade and to call on Congress to pass new free trade agreements. In January of 2001, America had trade agreements in force with three countries. Now we have agreements in force with 14 countries, including seven in Latin America. And Congress now has an opportunity to increase America's access to markets in our hemisphere by passing three more free trade agreements in Latin America with Peru, Colombia, and Panama.

These three agreements will expand America's access to 75 million customers. These 75 million customers are the equivalent of the populations of California, Colorado, Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, and Massachusetts combined.


The first of the new Latin American trade agreements that my Administration negotiated is with Peru. This agreement would level the playing field for American businesses and workers and farmers. While almost all Peruvian exports to the United States now enter duty-free, most American exports to Peru face significant tariffs. The free trade agreement would immediately eliminate most of Peru's industrial tariffs, as well as many of its barriers to U.S. agriculture exports, and make American products more affordable and more competitive in that country.

The second of the new Latin American trade agreements that my Administration negotiated is with Colombia. Colombia is now our fifth largest trading partner in Latin America and the largest market for U.S. agricultural exports in South America. The free trade agreement with Colombia would immediately eliminate tariffs on more than 80 percent of American industrial and consumer exports. It would provide significant new duty-free access for American crops. And for the first time in history, U.S. companies would be able to compete on a level playing field.

The third of the new Latin American trade agreements that my Administration negotiated is with Panama. This agreement will immediately eliminate tariffs on 88 percent of our industrial and consumer goods exports to Panama. It will increase access for American farmers and ranchers. And it will open opportunities for American businesses to participate in the multi-billion dollar project to expand the Panama Canal.

As we work to pass these trade agreements with nations in Latin America, we'll also work to pass a landmark free trade agreement with an ally in the Far East -- South Korea. This agreement would open up one of the world's most powerful economies to more American goods and services exports. This agreement is projected to add more than $10 billion to America's economy. And like our agreements in Latin America, this agreement would strengthen our relationship with a democratic partner in a critical part of the world.

I know many Americans feel uneasy about new competition and worry that trade will cost jobs. So the Federal government is providing substantial funding for trade adjustment assistance that helps Americans make the transition from one job to the next. We are working to improve Federal job-training programs. And we are providing strong support for America's community colleges, where people of any age can go to learn new skills for a better, high-paying career.

Expanding trade will help our economy grow. By passing these trade agreements, we will also serve America's security and moral interests. We will strengthen our ties with our friends. We will help counter the false populism promoted by hostile nations. And we will help young democracies show their people that freedom, openness, and the rule of law are the surest path to a better life. So I call on Congress to act quickly and get these agreements to my desk.

Thank you for listening.



[ 本帖最后由 vanbryan 于 2007-10-16  12:12 编辑 ]

哦！好久没学英语老！

每日格言没看懂。。。:L

小怪物很爽啊！英语都免修了的！

不听英语已经多年

I'm here~~~~~~~~~~

Today's Highlight in History:

On October 17th, 1979, Mother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

On this date:

In 1777, British forces under General John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, New York, in a turning point of the Revolutionary War.

In 1919, the Radio Corporation of America was created.

In 1931, mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to eleven years in prison. (He was released in 1939.)

In 1933, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany.

In 1945, Colonel Juan Peron staged a coup, becoming absolute ruler of Argentina.

In 1957, French author Albert Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.

In 1978, President Carter signed a bill restoring US citizenship to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

In 1989, an earthquake measuring seven-point-one on the Richter scale struck northern California, killing 67 people and causing $7 billion worth of damage.

In 1994, leaders of Israel and Jordan initialed a draft peace treaty.

In 1997, the remains of revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara were laid to rest in his adopted Cuba, 30 years after his execution in Bolivia.
Ten years ago: In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State James Baker said Iraqi President Saddam Hussein "must fail if peace is to succeed." The Cincinnati Reds opened up a two games-to-none World Series lead, beating the Oakland A's 5-to-4.

Five years ago: President Clinton told wealthy contributors at a Houston fund-raiser that "you think I raised your taxes too much. It might surprise you to know that I think I raised them too much, too" -- a statement that drew criticism from both Republicans and Democrats. A bomb exploded aboard a Paris subway car, wounding 29 people. The Cleveland Indians won the American League pennant by defeating the Seattle Mariners, 4-to-0, in game six of their playoff series.

One year ago: The FBI reported that serious crimes reported to police declined for seventh straight year in 1998 and murder and robbery rates reached 30-year lows. Former nurse Orville Lynn Majors was convicted of murdering six patients at a western Indiana hospital; the jury deadlocked on a seventh count. (Major is serving a 360-year prison sentence.)

每日格言：

"Some people always sigh in thanking God."

-- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet (1806-1861).