Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he fully supports President Obama's decision to appoint General David Petraeus to replace General Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in Afghanistan. And as NPR's Rachel Martin reports Gates says the strategy t...
Marathon running(马拉松赛跑) NB: This is not an accurate word-for-word transcript Dan: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. Im Dan Walker Smith and in todays programme Im joined by Nuala OSullivan. Nuala: Hi Dan. Dan:...
The 2007 Berlin marathon for males over 55 was unusual in that the winner cheated. Hank skipped two checkpoints during the race. The electronic tracking chip that all runners must wear confirmed that Hank had run only 17 miles of the 26-mile marathon...
Could you run 26 miles? The London Marathon is an annual event and of the thousands of runners who take part, many of them have a story to tell as to why they are running the 26.2 mile (42.2 km) course around London. This year the pressure was on fo...
It's a long way to the finish line This weekend, around 35,000 runners filled the streets of London, running the 26th annual London Marathon. The course is 26.2 miles long (42 km), and goes past many of Londons landmarks, such as the Tower of London...
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By Dan Robinson Washington 14 June 2006 The U.S. House of Representatives is preparing for a major debate Thursday on Iraq, with high political stakes for Republicans as well as Democrats amid a continuing national debate on the war there. ---------...
EXPLORATIONS - Running a Marathon By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Runners at the start of the Baltimore Marathon. And this...
THIS IS AMERICA - Marathons By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, April 12, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve E...
THIS IS AMERICA -April 8, 2002: Marathons By Shelley Gollust and Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: This year, thousands of people from many nations are running marathon races in the United States. Many cities...
