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AS IT IS 2016-08-05 Experimental Zika Vaccine Clinical Testing Begins 寨卡病毒疫苗临床试验开始 The United States government has begun the first clinical testing of an experimental vaccine designed to guard against Zika virus. 美国政府首

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AS IT IS 2016-08-05 Can Hackers Break into U.S. Voting Machines? 美国投票机遭黑客入侵？ Recent attacks on American computer systems have raised concerns that electronic voting machines could be future targets. 最近对美国计算机系统的

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AS IT IS 2016-08-04 Free Trade an Important Issue in US Elections 自由贸易成美国总统选举重要议题 An international free trade agreement has become an important issue in the American presidential election. The agreement appears to be a b

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AS IT IS 2016-08-04 Ugandan Company Demonstrates Solar-Powered Bus 乌干达演示太阳能汽车 A bus powered by the suns energy has made its public debut. Kiira Motors Corporation demonstrated the new electric bus recently at a sports center in th

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AS IT IS 2016-08-04 Rio Olympic Games Open This Weekend 里约热内卢奥运会本周末开幕 Olympic athletes, high-level officials and other people have been arriving in Rio de Janeiro for the opening of the 2016 summer games. The opening ceremon

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AS IT IS 2016-08-04 North Korea Continues to Test Long-Range Missiles 朝鲜连续测试远程导弹 South Korean and U.S. military officials say North Korea carried out a ballistic missile test early Wednesday. 韩国和美国军方官员表示朝鲜本

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AS IT IS 2016-08-06 Sasha Obama Has a Summer Job 奥巴马小女儿暑假餐厅打工 This is Whats Trending Today: No summer beach vacation in the northeast U.S. state of Massachusetts is complete without an order of fried clams at a seaside restaur

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AS IT IS 2016-08-17 Researchers Exploring Ways to Fight Roundworm Infection 研究人员探索对抗蛔虫感染的新途径 Researchers in Ireland and England may have discovered a new way to fight roundworm parasites. The researchers say they ident

VOA慢速英语2016--奥迪新汽车能与交通信号交流

AS IT IS 2016-08-18 New Audi Cars Will Communicate with Traffic Signals 奥迪新汽车能与交通信号交流 German carmaker Audi is equipping some of its 2017 models in the United States with technology that will communicate with traffic signals.

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AS IT IS 2016-08-20 Amazing Olympic Photos on World Photo Day 神奇的奥运会：世界摄影日照片 This is Whats Trending Today: Friday was World Photo Day. According to World Photo Days website, August 19 is the day the photographic process kn

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VOA慢速英语2016--消防员与美国西部野外火情战斗

AS IT IS 2016-08-19 Firefighters Battle Western U.S. Wildfires 消防员与美国西部野外火情战斗 This week, a fast-moving fire forced American officials to order the removal of more than 82,000 people from an area north of San Bernardino, Ca

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