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Take Away English-Viking Ship Discovered 刚被发现的海盗船

The Viking longship might have looked like this. A 1,000-year-old Viking longship is thought to have been discovered under a pub car park on Merseyside. The vessel is believed to lie beneath 2 metres to 3 metres of clay by the Railway Inn in Meols,

CNN 2009-03-21

Good morning from the CNN center in Atlanta, I am Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The house has passed legislation that would impose a 90% tax on bonuses paid to employees of companies receivin

CNN 2009-01-11

I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. There is no let-up in Israel's assault on Gaza and Hamas's rocket attacks into Israel. The fighting has entered a third week with mounting casual

VOA标准英语2011--Ships Face Tougher Environmental Rules i

Ships Face Tougher Environmental Rules in California Ports Some of the most polluted places in the world are ports, resulting in health problems that some experts say can lead not only to respiratory problems, but cancer. In the United States, the we

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By Nino Gnecchi Nairobi 23 August 2006 Foreign diplomats based in Uganda are urging the Kampala government to deal more forcefully with charges that international donations to fight AIDS have been embezzled by officials once in the government. The c

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Health Report - For Smokers, Never Too Late to Quit; Diesel and Cancer This is the VOA Special English Health Report. There is new medical evidence for the expression better late than never. Researchers have found that smokers reduce their risk of dy

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By Meredith Buel Washington 24 August 2006 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan meets with European foreign ministers Friday in Brussels where he is expected to encourage them to send armed forces to southern Lebanon to help enforce the truce

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: I think we've had this headline before. Volkswagen is trying to move on from its diesel scandal - again. VW admitted two years ago to installing devices in its diesel vehicles that falsely improved their emissions tests. Now it's

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Lesson 154 - RUN A TIGHT SHIP / SIT TIGHT

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BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- China will raise the retail prices for gasoline and diesel by 300 yuan (47.53 U.S. dollars) per tonne starting Feb. 8, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The benchmark retail price of gasoline will be lifted

海运常用词汇缩写

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今天我们要学的词是jump ship。 To jump ship, 意思是跳槽。 LeBron James decision to jump ship was not unexpected, 勒布朗.詹姆斯决定跳槽并不意外。 John didn't like his new boss and jumped ship the first chance he got, 约翰

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Chinese vice premier meets with S.Korean president Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has met with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for talks on bilateral ties and regional issues. Li Keqiang arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for a two-da

海运常用缩写词汇

ABT - ABOUT ACCT - ACCOUNT A/C - ACCOUNT AGW - ALL GOING WELL B/L - BILL OF LADING B/N - BOOKING NOTE B/S - BILL OF SALE B4 - BEFORE BB - BREAKBULK BE - BOTH ENDS BL - BALE BLK - BULK BLT - BUILT BRKRS - BROKERS CF - COST AND FREIGHT CBM - CUBIC METE

WHO: Diesel Exhaust Causes Cancer

The World Health Organization, upgrading a previous warning, said June 12 that diesel exhaust causes cancer and called for tighter emissions standards, comparing the risk of exhaust to second-hand cigarette smoke. Tuesdays announcement comes after in

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BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- China will raise the retail prices of gasoline by 390 yuan (62 U.S. dollars) per tonne and diesel by 370 yuan per tonne starting Friday, the country's top economic planner said Thursday. The move, which followed three cons

2018年CRI German city bans diesel cars to combat air pollution

Hamburg has become the first city in Germany to impose a partial ban on some older diesel vehicles. The move comes as a blow to the federal government as well as the country's automotive industry. TRT World's Ira Spitzer reports. Diesel engines were