Iran is reacting to the increasing pain of economic sanctions. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is urging greater efficiency and motivation, and Iran's vice president is threatening to stop doing business in dollars and euros. As new U.S. and U....
今天我们要学的词是knee-jerk reaction。 Knee-jerk reaction, 膝跳反应，意思是本能的第一反应。 Investors' knee-jerk reaction to the market downturn led to a sell-off, 投资人对市场下滑作出的本能反应造成股价暴跌...
Wendi: Alright, so I want to talk a little bit about what people's impressions of you are when they see you're tattoos, either strangers or people that actually know you. Rina: Some people it can be negative. Some people are interested and I have no...
By Michael Bowman Washington 19 February 2008 Reaction from around the world to the retirement of Cuban President Fidel Castro has been mixed and cautious. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. Fidel Castro's retirement formally ends the rul...
By Kari Barber Dakar 03 October 2007 When the United States officially launched a new military command for Africa, this week, several countries on the continent reacted positively to the new post. Liberia even offered its own territory as a possible...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 12 June 2006 In Somalia's capital, there are mixed reactions over the recent closure of public cinemas by hard-line Islamists, with some people believing the closures are just the beginning of repressive measures, while oth...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 27 January 2006 watch Election Reaction Green banners, scarves and hats - supporters of Hamas Hamas, the Islamic militant group sworn to destroy the state of Israel, h...
THIS IS AMERICA - Artistic Expression in Reaction to 9/11 By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, September 06, 2004 WRITER: "Hey, it's okay. Maybe I can help. I've never written a eulogy before, but I'v...
EXPLORATIONS -September 11, 2002: Reaction to September 11 By Mario Ritter VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, EXPLORATIONS. One...
Alisha Ryu In Iraq, the nomination of a former exile with close ties to the United States to become the country's interim prime minister on June 30, has met with with mixed reactions from Iraqis. Most...
