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VOA慢速英语--阿拉伯结束与伊朗的外交关系

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AS IT IS 2016-01-04 Fatwa Explains IS Rules About Sex Slaves

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VOA慢速英语--2016新年愿望与计划

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AS IT IS 2016-01-03 Cemetery Goats Eat Weeds, Save Planet 国会公墓邀请山羊除草 A burial place in Washington, D.C. is using goats instead of poison to remove weeds. Congressional Cemetery, which opened in the early 1800s, is near Capitol Hil

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VOA慢速英语2016--《最后一片叶子》by欧亨利

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