Is the World a Mess? 世界局势是否一片混乱 From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. 美国之音慢速学英语节目,这里是时事新闻。 The word mess can be used to describe something complex or very difficult to deal with. A

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12. to ask (someone) for (one's) hand: to ask girl's parents for marriage approval(指男人请求女方家长应允将女儿嫁给他, 这里的someone是指女方的家长,one则是指要求婚的对象,hand 只能用单数形式) Mr. Su

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the unabating violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Six months of Palestinian attacks on Israeli civilians, police, and soldiers have left nearly 30 Isr

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A space ambassador(大使,代表) could be appointed by the United Nations to act as the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with Earth. Mazlan Othman, a Malaysian astrophysicist(天体物理学家), is set to be tasked with c

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - U.S. Accuses 12 Countries of Not Doing Enough to Stop Human TraffickingBy Jill Moss Broadcast: 2006骞?鏈?2鏃? I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Development Report.

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CAIRO, March 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Egypt Saturday on a two-day visit as part of his first trip aboard as Washington's top diplomat, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported. Kerry, who planned to visit a number

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KIEV, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Kiev on Wednesday ruled out the possibility to hold bilateral talks with Russia over crisis in eastern Ukraine.P In today's environment, I believe that bilateral negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are not on the agenda,

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MOSCOW, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Monday criticized the U. S. 2012 report on human rights and accused it of applying double standards, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. Russia believed the 2012 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which wa

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hillary Clinton on Friday formally stepped down as the 67th U.S. Secretary of State, ending her four- year tenure as the country's chief diplomat. Thank you, Clinton said in her farewell remarks at the lobby of the Stat

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WASHINGTON, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The United States and Cuba have agreed to formally reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies, U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday. This is a historic step in our efforts to normalize relations with th

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Ukraine's president has warned that a full-scale invasion from Russia could be on the horizon - with Europe powerless to fight the Kremlin's 'aggression'. 乌克兰总统已经发出警告,一场由俄罗斯发动的全面入侵可能即将到来,欧

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MUNICHU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says major powers meeting in Munich to discuss the situation in war-torn Syria have agreed to a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in one weeks time. Kerry told reporters early Friday in Munich that

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法国重申支持埃及民主过渡 PARIS, Spet. 9 (Xinhua) -- French foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius on Monday reiterated Paris' support for dialogues between all Egyptian factions in a bid to establish a democratic state in the most populo

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1. Barack Obama got the support of at least 4 Democratic convention super delegates on his day off today. That's building on his momentum from yesterday's North Carolina primary win. Meantime, Hillary Clinton was in West Virginia, vowing to stay in

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莱克星顿 希拉里克林顿新书欠精彩 influencers 对这本枯燥乏味回忆录的最好诠释是为代理人和有影响力者写就的简明手册 Hard Choices, a new memoir published on June 10th. As she worked tirelessly to prepare for

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Cuba and the outside world 古巴及外围世界 Rekindling old friendships 旧友重拾 Cuba is once again resorting to geopolitics to support a failing economy 古巴再次诉诸地缘政治,以支撑其低迷经济 CARLITO, a wiry man with greyi

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BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The 100th birth anniversary of former Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Huang Hua was marked Friday in Beijing. A veteran diplomat, Huang led negotiations with the United States on the establishment of diplomatic relation

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PARIS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Tuesday that France looks to foster new relations with Iran following the inauguration of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The minister (Fabius) expressed France's wishes of seein

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美国人平时所用的许多短语,看似普通,但有的会有特別意义,究竟是俚语、口语或俗语,没有绝对的定义。其实名称不重要,最重要的是懂得意义和用法,不是吗? 1. to have(many) irons in the

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JUDY WOODRUFF: In the race to the White House, the candidates are taking different approaches in the final days leading up to the first debate. John Yang reports. JOHN YANG: This morning, Donald Trump offered his take on the unrest that has gripped C

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