Focusing on the main problem/issue What is the main problem? What is the real issue (here)? (I think) the major problem is . . . Our primary concern is . . . The crux of the matter is . . . (As I see it), the most important thing is . . . The main pr

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Afghanistan Faces Crucial Year of Elections, Security Transition 阿富汗将面临艰巨一年:选举、安全是关键 KABUL After more than a decade of war, Afghans have another tough year ahead. In 2014, they face the complete withdrawal of inter

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(十二月)

The U.N. Security Council convened an emergency meeting on North Korea November 29th -- the ninth such meeting this year --after the DPRK launched its highest and longest ballistic missile to date, demonstrating the regime's relentless determination

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Malaysians Brace Themselves as Government Cuts Key Subsidies 马来西亚政府削减关键补贴 平衡预算 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian authorities are slashing subsidies on fuel, natural gas and sugar in a bid to get government debt under control. As

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VP Biden to Tackle Key Conflicts in Travels to Ukraine, Turkey 副总统拜登前往乌克兰 土耳其时着手解决关键冲突问题 WHITE HOUSE U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will tackle two conflicts at the forefront of American foreign policy w

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Traditional Healers Key to Stamping Out Ebola in Guinea 传统治疗师成几内亚铲除埃博拉病毒的关键 CONAKRY Guinea is the last country in West Africa where people are still getting sick from Ebola, and health authorities are rallying tr

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White House budget director Peter Orszag told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that investing in health care is key to creating economic growth. 美国白宫预算办公室主任欧尔萨格星期二在国会表示,对医疗保健的投资是创造经济增长

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The longest presidential election campaign in U.S. history is in its final week, and Democrat Barack Obama continues to hold a lead in the polls over Republican John McCain. Both candidates are focused on the economy in the final days of the campaign

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Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are seeking crucial votes in Indiana and North Carolina, where primary elections will be held Tuesday. Meanwhile, Democrats in the in the small Pacific island territory of Guam made

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Obama Has Major Stake in 2014 US Elections 奥巴马成2014年国会中期选举关键 U.S. voters head to the polls next November for congressional midterm elections with enormous political stakes for President Barack Obama. All 435 seats in the Rep

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Music Played Key Role in US Civil Rights Movement 音乐在美国民权运动扮演关键角色 For all its unity of purpose, there were many divisions in the civil rights movement. One of the most stark divisions played out in the music that urged t

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今天我们要学的词是pivotal。 Pivotal, 意思是关键的,重要的。 The quarterback was pivotal in the team's postseason success, 这个四分位对球队季后赛的成功起到了举足轻重的作用。 This game is a pivotal test for

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Earlier, we spoke to Zhang Beichen, a senior member of China's Antarctic Scientific Expedition on board the icebreaker Xuelong. He was also on the ship when the Xuelong freed itself. He said there was a lot of excitement when the ship finally got fre

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Yesterday was like school picture day for dozens of new members of the next U.S. Congress, the 116th Congress in American history, except that their new semester hasn't started yet and a handful of House and Senate contests haven't been decided yet.

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All eyes in the U.S. presidential election campaign are on Pennsylvania, where voters will cast ballots Tuesday in the race for the Democratic Party nomination. Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are campaigning in the state almost non-stop. 所

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With just two weeks to go until Election Day, U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are campaigning in states that could decide the election on November 4. An aide to Barack Obama says he will suspend his campaign later this week

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