Technology Report - Could Waste Plastic Reduce Our Need for Oil? 科技报道 - 塑料制油技术是否可以减少美国的石油需求 From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技

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1. similarity /ˌsɪməˈlrɪti:/ -- likeness; resemblance The two pills are alike in color and shape, but there the similarity ends. 这两颗药丸的颜色和形状都很相像,但相似处也仅限于此。 2. simile /ˈsɪməli:/ -- comparison

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: What do you call a lawsuit that appears to be intended to suppress public speech? RS: To critics it's a SLAPP -- a strategic lawsuit against public participation. University of De

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1. impunity /ɪmˈpju:nɪti:/ -- state of being not punished; freedom from punishment, harm, loss, etc. As a reult of stricter enforcement, speeders are no longer able to break the law with impunity. 由于更为严格的执法力度,超速者再也不

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Imagine a baby alone in the woods, how would he eat? Where would he sleep? As humans, we come into this world completely helpless. Mostly, we just know how to breathe and cry. Animals, on the other hand, stagger to their feet within minutes of birth,

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EXPLORATIONS - April 10, 2002: Wiley Post By Paul Thompson Anncr: Now the VOA Special English program, explorations. Today Shirley Griffith and Doug Johnson tell about pilot Wiley Post. He set new rec

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Anil Gupta 在发展中国家内寻觅着那些不知名的发明家们--那些本地的被贫困所掩盖的天才企业家,他们的能力可以改变很多人的生活。他展示了小蜜蜂网络(Honeybee Network)是怎么帮助这些人去建

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The last hidden world---China. For centuries, travelers to China have told tales of magical landscapes and surprising creatures. Chinese civilization is the worlds oldest. And today, its largest, with well over a billion people. Its home to more than

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It has transformed the landscape. Late winter in southern Yunnan is a busy time for local farmers as they prepare the age-old paddy fields ready for the coming spring. These hill slopes of Yunyang county plunge nearly 2,000 meters to the floor of the

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By Barry Newhouse Irbil 12 May 2007 A massive search operation is under way south of Baghdad for three members of a U.S.-led patrol that came under attack Saturday morning. U.S. military spokesman Major General William Caldwell said of seven American

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绝不平凡!这对Avril Lavigne而言已经算是温和的形容词了。她是一个引领流行文化的女子、一个爆发力十足的灵魂,一个狂野不羁的女孩。她是那种大约两岁左右,就能够以声音引起人们激赏的怪胎。她是那种没办法乖乖坐在课堂上,但是却充满了自信和决心,并且一个人跑到纽

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 07 March 2007 An investigation into Israeli efforts to protect civilians during last year's war in Lebanon has erupted into an open conflict, pitting the prime minister against the top government watchdog. As Robert Berger

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By VOA News Havana, Cuba 13 February 2007 watch Inside Cuba part 1 Today, we begin a special series of reports: Inside Cuba - Reporter's Notebook. As 80-year-old Cuban President Fidel Castro remains largely out of the public eye, recuperating from u

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On January 1, the Czech Republic takes over the rotating six-month European Union presidency from France at a time when the 27-nation bloc is facing a host of problems. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports for VOA. Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenb

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By Isabelle Boucq Paris 07 April 2006 Last November, as predominantly Muslim youths rioted in the suburbs of Paris, the media around the world struggled to find a way to tell the story. A Swiss magazi

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By Anita Elash Paris 18 May 2007 Newly elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy has named his new government. It's a much smaller cabinet than before, and half the jobs went to women. Anita Elash reports for VOA from Paris. Ever since his election as

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James: Hello, are you Muriel Douglas? Muriel: Yes, and you must be James. It's nice to meet you at long last. James: Yes, you too. Thanks for agreeing to meet with us about the new account. My associate, Susan Kim, should be here any minute. Would yo

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今天我们要学的词是crunch time。 Crunch time, 意思是关键时刻。The last two weeks before playoff are crunch time, 季后赛之前的两周是关键时刻。The last couple days of the campaign are crunch time for the candidates, 选举投

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 09 January 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says it remains extremely concerned over the security situation in eastern Chad where there are now more than 220,000 Darfur refugees from neighboring Sudan and over 100,000 internally d

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By Scott Stearns Marrakech 02 November 2009 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) with Moroccan Foreign Minister Taib Fassi Fihri before their bilateral meeting Marrakesh, 02 November 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there will

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