N. Korean Defectors Celebrate Christmas 朝鲜叛逃者庆祝圣诞节 SEOUL North Korea, an atheist one-party state, does not allow celebrations of Christmas or other religious holidays. But, many North Korean defectors do mark the holiday, because

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Thousands of pilgrims have joined local Palestinians in Christmas celebrations in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. 数千名朝圣者云集约旦河西岸城市伯利恒与当地的巴勒斯坦人一起庆祝圣诞节。 Christmas mass was celebrated

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The faithful have flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas. 世界各地的信徒聚集到约旦河西岸的伯利恒庆祝圣诞节。 A fragrant cloud of incense filled the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, as Palestinia

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Today's current events coverage begins with the report on the death of a controversial world leader. Fidel Castro, who ruled the Caribbean island nation of Cuba for almost 50 years, died Friday at the age of 90. His brother Raul who took over the cou

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For many people in America, yesterday was a day off school or work. The holiday became official on the third Monday of January in 1986, after President Ronald Reagan had signed it into law more than two years earlier. But in recent years, the U.S. go

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Sand Sculptors Celebrate Transient Art 沙雕塑家庆祝短暂的艺术 LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Sculptures made of sand are transient, here today and gone tomorrow, subject to the whims of wind and waves. Yet each year, artists spend hours creating e

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Russians Head Into Holiday Facing Economic Malaise 俄罗斯人在经济隐忧中庆祝新年 MOSCOW Russian preparations for the New Year holiday are clouded by economic recession and a tumbling currency, the ruble. Nonetheless, people in the Russia

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Dialogue: Hurry up, Xiao Gao. The sooner we finish our work, the sooner we can go home andspend time with our families! The Spring Festival is almost here! 京晶:快, 小高,早收工早回家过年啊!春节马上就到啦! Yeah, thats righ

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Thailand Celebrates King's Birthday by Releasing 1,066 Turtles Hundreds of people gathered at a beach in Thailand on Wednesday to release 1,066 turtles into the sea. The event was one of many around the country celebrating the birthday of Thailand's

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On June 8th, much of the world observes United Nations World Oceans Day. The idea is to remind people how important the world's oceans are to all life on Earth, to celebrate their beauty, and to bring attention to the impact human activity has on the

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Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities). It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year

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Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the Occasion of World Environment Day 联合国教科文组织总干事伊琳娜博科娃女士世界环境日致辞 Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care. 七十亿个梦想、

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接吻是一种古老而风行的示爱方式,也是一种甜蜜的享受,现代心理学告诉人们,93%的女子都盼望情人吻她,而男性也喜欢去吻自己所钟爱的女子。每年的7月6日是国际接吻日,这一天,让我们

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Brazil Celebrates Victory in World Cup Opener 巴西庆祝世界杯揭幕战胜利 RIO DE JANEIRO The football World Cup opened Thursday night in Brazil with a 3-1 victory for the host country. Nearly 80,000 fans attended the match in Sao Paulo while

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World Cup Celebrations Subdued in Rio Working Class Neighborhood 世界杯庆祝在里约热内卢工人阶级社区遇冷 RIO DE JANEIRO Football fever is building as Brazil prepares to launch the 2014 World Cup on Thursday, but celebrations in some

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Three years after the 2008 war between Georgia and Russia, the temporary ceasefire lines between the two look increasingly like permanent borders. 2008年格鲁吉亚与俄罗斯爆发战争,三年后的现在,两国间的临时停火线越来越像

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65 世界难民日 DATE=7-9-01 TITLE=DEVELOPMENT REPORT - World Refugee Day BYLINE=Jill Moss (Start at 1'01

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中国第二届全国交通安全日 There are about 160 million electric bicycles in China. The numbers are increasing at a rate of 15 percent a year. The growing number of electric bicycles on the road has also increased the fatality rate. Last yea

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今天我们要学的词是surprise。 Surprise, 出人意料的。 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Monday, 美国国防部长盖茨星期一突如其来访问阿富汗。女儿生日快到了。 We plan

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今天我们要学的词是Passover。Passover, 指的是犹太教的逾越节,首写字母P大写。 The Jewish Passover holiday began at sunset last Friday, 上周五,随着日落的到来,犹太教逾越节开始了。 Passover commemorates

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