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1.The Dow closes up as talks drag on in Washington about rescuing the nation's financial institutions. Plans for a 700-billion-dollar bailout come as US suffers its largest bank collapse in history. Republicans on Capitol Hill want less government i

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(363) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(九)月

26After the plague the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, 2Take a census of the whole Israelite community by families-all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army of Israel. 3So on the plains of Moab by t

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An Italian couple murdered four people in the house next door. They slit the throats of their neighbor, Maria Como, and her mom. Then they slit the throats of Mrs. Como's 2-year-old little boy, Perry, and a woman who just happened to be visiting. Fin

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NB: This is not a word for word transcript Yvonne: Hello, I'm Yvonne Archer and Alice has joined me for today's 6 Minute English. Hello, Alice! Alice: Hello, Yvonne. Yvonne: Of course, the world news is often about the financial crisis, so I thought

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The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush during a farewell visit to Baghdad has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to three years in prison. Muntader al-Zaidi (File) The trial of Iraqi journalist Muntader al-Zai

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By Jessica Berman Washington 12 April 2006 An international team of anthropologists has discovered fossils in eastern Ethiopia that they say may be a missing link between our earliest and more modern

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(142) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(四月)

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 18 January 2006 Scientists who study human development have always faced a dilemma. The need to procreate and protect our genetic offspring can be overridden in humans w

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More and more of what you use your computer for is actually happening in the cloud. So, since people are rethinking the way they do things, we rethought the computer as the Chromebook. The always new computer. Chromebook doesn't slow down or need upg

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1) sore throat 喉咙痛 2) cough 咳嗽 3) cough drops/throat drops/lozenge 止咳糖 经常咳嗽的人很痛苦啊,比如林妹妹。

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More and more of what you use your computer for is actually happening in the cloud. So, since people are rethinking the way they do things, we rethought the computer as the Chromebook. The always new computer. Chromebook doesn't slow down or need upg

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今天我们要学的词是throes。 Throes, 意思是阵痛、动荡。 Greece is in the throes of an economic recession, 希腊目前正处于痛苦的经济衰退期。 The book is about a couple who went through the throes of a messy divorce, 这本

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今天我们要学的词是throes。 Throes, 意思是阵痛、动荡。 Greece is in the throes of an economic recession, 希腊目前正处于痛苦的经济衰退期。 The book is about a couple who went through the throes of a messy divorce, 这本

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

By Mike O'Sullivan Palmdale, California 06 September 2006 Engineers in the California desert are testing a new communications platform that blends modern electronics with old technology. Developers say a helium-filled balloon carrying high-tech equi

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By Wang Yiru Washington 05 April 2007 Watch American Philanthropy report Each year, Business Week magazine publishes a list of the 50 Most Generous American Philanthropists based on charitable donations over the past five years. Billionaire investor

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(四月)

1. President Bush says he is keeping troop strength in Iraq mostly the same until the next president takes over. About 4,000 Marines support troops are slated to return in the coming months. But no Army brigades will pull out this year. 2. Western i

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(409) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(九)月

1. A new Barack Obama ad that begins airing on national cable tomorrow calls John McCain's reaction to the recent financial turmoil erratic. The ad also accuses McCain of trying to shift debate from the economy to Obama's character. Sarah Palin has

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(390) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十)月

1. The Dow drops below 9,000 for the first time in five years. Investors are gloomy about the economy and the health of corporations. Shares of General Motors tumbled almost 30 percent to their lowest level since 1950. 2. President Bush will meet wi

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(393) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十)月

A philanthropist is a person who helps others. Usually a philanthropist gives money although people who volunteer their time to help others are also philanthropists. New Zealand is lucky to have many volunteers, many people who give donations of mone

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Topics: Preventing Violence in Schools Post Columbine; American Territories: U.S. Virgin Islands; although versus even though; lite; rate versus rank Words: campus massacre outcast bullied minor to claim clique to retaliate Caribbean inhabitant exoti

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Because we can't see into the Earth, we have to use other techniques, which mostly involve reading waves as they travel through the interior. 我们无法看到地球的深处,因此不得不使用别的方法,主要包括观察波在地球内部的

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