Lara Croft, The Tomb Raider

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Picture a gamer, someone who spends countless hours immersed in one of those online role-playing alternate realities. And what do you see? Is it a physically fit female closer to 40 than 14? If not, you may need to rethink your assumptions about geek

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Nigeria’s 'Queen of Golf' Helps Others Learn the Game

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Study: More Female College Students Than Ever Identify As Liberal

The victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election came as a surprise to many people in the United States. Most political observers predicted Trump would lose the election to Hillary Clinton. But he won, in large part because of older male

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Amy Winehouse feeling the pressures of fame One of the UK's top young female vocalists has cancelled a series of high-profile European concerts following a short stay in hospital after suffering severe exhaustion . Smokey-voiced jazz and soul singer

英语语法：205 Woman Versus Female

Grammar Girl here. Today's show will cover the difference between the words woman and female. First we had Nancy Pelosi taking over as Speaker of the House, then Hillary Clinton running for president, and now we have Sarah Palin as the Republican vic

60秒科学:Gal Gamers Geekier Than Guys

Gal Gamers Geekier Than Guys A study in the Journal of Communication found that women who engage in a role-playing game online actually spend more time in the alternate reality than the guy players do. Karen Hopkin reports Picture a gamer, someone wh

Female Genital1 Cutting

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阿富汗第一位女码农制作打击鸦片题材的电子游戏

First Afghan Female Coders Create Opium-Fighting Video Game Young Afghan women in the western province of Herat are breaking traditional barriers as their countrys first female coders. The women not only learned to code, but also created a video game

Conference in Kenya Pushes for Global Ban on Female Genital

By Cathy Majtenyi An international conference to press for the eradication of female genital mutilation in Africa and around the world opened in Kenya Thursday.

<词海拾贝>Pass The Buck：把责任推给另一个人

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By Mil Arcega Washington 18 July 2007 The traditional face of video gaming is changing. In a bid to attract more players, some of the major game developers are adding new content, new colors and a new attitude in a bid to attract a new generation of

Female Astronauts to Be Sent into Space on Shenzhou 10

China's first female astronauts could be sent into space on Shenzhou 10, which is scheduled to be launched in the coming two years. CRI's Shuangfeng files this report from Jiuquan. It has been 48 years since the first female astronaut in the world, V

Female Hormones and Heart Disease

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Freed U.S. female hiker leaves Iran

TEHRAN, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- One of the three detained （被扣留的） U.S. hikers（徒步旅行者） left Iran on Tuesday evening after being released on bail of 500,000 U.S. dollars few hours earlier. Xinhua reporter was told in Tehran's Mehra

2007年VOA标准英语-UNICEF Urges End to Female Genital Mutilation i

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 September 2007 The United Nations Children's Fund says the practice of female genital mutilation remains unacceptably high in Egypt.But, a UNICEF representative tells VOA the Egyptian government is committed to ending this

【跟着美剧练发音】老友记12

原文： Joey: I'm tellin' you Ross, she wants you . Ross: She barely knows me.We just live in the same building. Chandler: Any contact? Ross: She lent me an egg once. Joey: You're in! Ross: Aw, right. Woman: Hi, Ross. Ross: Hey. (stutters something