AS IT IS 2015-12-22 Burundi Refugees Asked to Fight Their Own People Burundi officials say refugees who fled to neighboring Rwanda are being asked now to fight against their homeland. An adviser to Burundi's president told Voice of America that Burun

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AS IT IS 2015-12-22 What Is the 2015 Word of the Year? 2015年的年度词汇是什么? The American dictionary Merriam-Websters 2015 Word of the Year is not even a word. It is a three-letter suffix: -ism. -Ism is a noun suffix. Merriam-Webster.com d

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Alibaba Buys South China Morning Pos t 阿里巴巴欲购买《南华早报》部分股份 E-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced last week that it is buying the South China Morning Post, SCMP. It is the leading English-language newspaper in Hong K

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AS IT IS 2015-12-09 Donald Trump, John Lennon, and #InternetTheBeatles 唐纳德特朗普,约翰列侬,和披头士 #TrumpOnCNN Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is all over social media today because of comments he made Monday. Trump ca

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AS IT IS 2015-12-09 Deaths, Damage As Storm Hits Great Britain 致命风暴袭击英国 Two people died. Roads and highways are closed. Homes are without power. And travelers are stranded in Great Britain because of record rainfall. The rain set reco

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'A White Heron,' by Sarah Orne Jewett 《白苍鹭》by 萨拉朱厄特 The forest was full of shadows as a little girl hurried through it one summer evening in June. It was already 8 o'clock and Sylvie wondered if her grandmother would be angry with

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AS IT IS 2015-12-12 #WelcometoCanada, X-Men, and a Laughing Orangutan This is Whats Trending Today. Syrian Refugees in Canada Justin Trudeau became the Canadian Prime Minister in November, and on Thursday night he may have made his biggest social med

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Why Are Americans so Angry? Americans are angry and growing more frustrated, but the reasons are mixed. At shopping day sales, they fight over who gets the biggest television. At their childrens soccer games, they attack the coach if their team is no

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AS IT IS 2015-12-14 Florida is No. 1 for Americans on the Move 研究显示佛罗里达州乃美国人首选定居地 Florida is the state where Americans and immigrants choose most to settle, shows the latest research. Population continues to move f

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AS IT IS 2015-12-16 Saudi Arabia Announces New Islamic Military Alliance 沙特阿拉伯宣布建立新伊斯兰军事同盟 Saudi Arabia has announced the creation of an Islamic military alliance to fight terrorism. The Saudis will lead the 34-natio

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Yahoo's Mayer Has Huge Compensation Package 雅虎CEO梅耶尔坐拥巨额赔偿协议 Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has a huge pay package, although her companys share price has slumped, reports Bloomberg News. She is the 23rd-highest paid executive of 20

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AS IT IS 2015-12-17 Anti-Immigrant Party Loses Elections in France 法国右翼反移民政党选举落败 In France, an anti-immigrant political party has lost regional elections. The National Front had led in at least six of the countrys 13 regions

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AS IT IS 2015-12-08 Socialists in Venezuelan Elections Voted Out 社会党在委内瑞拉大选中败北 The socialist government in Venezuela has lost control of the legislature after national elections, say officials. Officials say the opposition w

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Central Bank Chief Says Job Market Is Improving 美央行行长表示就业市场正在改善 The head of the United States central bank says she expects the U.S. job market to continue to improve. Janet Yellen says the inflation rate should rise clo

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For or Since: What Is the Difference? Have you ever wondered how to talk about an event that began in the past and continues into the present? In English, we often use prepositions to place a noun, pronoun or noun phrase in time. This way, we can com

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AS IT IS 2015-12-11 Planned Parenthood Slaying Suspect Says He Is Guilty The man accused of killing three people and injuring nine in a shooting in Colorado last month said in court on Wednesday that he is guilty. Police say 57-year-old Robert Dear a

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AS IT IS 2015-12-06 The Latest From Paris: Climate Conference Update 巴黎气候大会最新报道 At the United Nations climate change summit in Paris this week, participants talked about natural disasters and how they impact the worlds most vulner

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AS IT IS 2015-12-05 Brazil Pursues Impeachment Against Rousseff 巴西要求弹劾罗塞夫总统 A senior Brazilian lawmaker approved impeachment hearings Wednesday over allegations against President Dilma Rousseff. During Rousseffs presidency, unem

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Who Doesn't Have a Tattoo? Body Ink Surges 纹身人气激增 Soccer star David Beckham, voted Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine, has more than 40 ofthem. Actress Reese Witherspoon has an image of a star with blue swallows. Even the British Prime

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30 Phrasal Verbs to Help You With Technology 数字时代创造的30个动词短语 Welcome back to Everyday Grammar from VOA Learning English. This is our third episode on phrasal verbs. As you know, a phrasal verb is a phrase with two or more words

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