VOA慢速英语--全球80%内源性阿片类药物来自美国

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AS IT IS 2016-03-20 Israeli and US Jews: Alike and Different 以色列与美国的犹太人:相似与不同 Jews in Israel and the United States share pride in their religion, says the Pew Research Center. But there are also differences in how they v

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VOA慢速英语--奥巴马总统周日出访古巴

AS IT IS 2016-03-19 President Obama to Visit Cuba Sunday 奥巴马总统周日出访古巴 President Barack Obama travels to Cuba Sunday, becoming the first American president to visit the communist-ruled island nation in almost 90 years. Obama admin

AS IT IS 2016-03-19 Watch Live Video of Bald Eagles Hatching

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AS IT IS 2016-03-21 Obama Begins Historic Visit to Cuba 奥巴马开始对古巴进行历史性访问 President Barack Obama has arrived in Cuba, becoming the first American president to visit the island nation in almost 90 years while still in offic

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AS IT IS 2016-03-18 Kurd Militants Claim Ankara Attack 库尔德激进组织声称制造了安卡拉恐袭 A Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility for the suicide car bombing Sunday in Ankara that killed 37 people. The Kurdistan Freedom Falco

美国三分之一的创新人才是移民

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AS IT IS 2016-03-17 Obama Names Garland to Supreme Court

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AS IT IS 2016-03-17 Firm Fined $10 Million For Belly Fat Fraud

AS IT IS 2016-03-17 Firm Fined $10 Million For Belly Fat Fraud A California company paid a $10 million fine for Internet ads about miracle weight loss products. A miracle, it wasnt. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (or FTC) said the companys product

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AS IT IS 2016-03-18 Boko Haram Bombs Mosque in Nigeria 博科圣地组织袭击尼日利亚清真寺 The suicide bombing attack of a mosque near Maiduguri, Nigeria, killed at least 22 people and wounded 17 Wednesday. The two bombers were female, acco

VOA慢速英语2016 巴基斯坦一政府班车被炸 15人殒命

AS IT IS 2016-03-18 Bus Bombing Kills 15 in Pakistan 巴基斯坦一政府班车被炸 15人殒命 A bomb exploded on a crowded bus Wednesday in the northwestern Pakistan town of Peshawar, killing 15 and injuring 30. 据报道，周三巴基斯坦西北

VOA慢速英语2016 法国禁止商店丢弃未售食物

AS IT IS 2016-03-18 France Bans Stores from Trashing Unsold Food 法国禁止商店丢弃未售食物 France has become the first country to ban supermarkets from throwing away unsold food. 法国是第一个禁止超市丢弃未售食物的国家。

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双重否定

The Story of the Double Negative 双重否定 In this weeks episode of Everyday Grammar, were going to talk about two common types of double negatives. A double negative is when you use two negative words in the same clause of a sentence. Lets take a