今天我们要学的词是inauguration。Inauguration 就职典礼。1月21号是美国总统奥巴马第二个任期的就职典礼。Security is airtight for the inauguration. 就职典礼的保安措施滴水不漏。Officials are expecting inaug...
BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. pop star Beyonce Knowles was questioned after she performed at the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President Barack Obama over whether she lip-synched to the national anthem. On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. M...
CARACAS, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government confirmed Tuesday that President Hugo Chavez will not be able to be sworn-in Thursday, Jan. 10, as the Constitution stipulates. The president of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello read a lette...
Many New Zealanders got up early this morning to watch the inauguration of Barack Obama on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC. After the Vice President, Joe Biden, was sworn in, Barack Obama also took the oath. He put his hand on the...
BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Eighteen ninety-two was a presidential election year in the United States. In that year, most parts of the American economy were expanding. But one part was not d...
Obama inauguration part In 1881, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, went to the White House to find something for President James Garfield. Was it: Listen to the programmeObama inauguration party a) gold b) hidden bottles of wine...
Inauguration address Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, we observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom -- sym...
Millions of South Africans stayed up late Tuesday night to watch live broadcasts of the inauguration of Barack Obama. In cafes, restaurants and private homes, they discussed the message and significance of the event. The inauguration of Barack Obama...
It is a four-day weekend in the U.S. capital city of Washington, with a holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday and Inauguration Day on Tuesday. The significance of the back-to-back holidays honoring the slain civil rights leader and the...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - February 14, 2002: Inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt By David Jarmul VOICE 1: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (Theme) American...
