Nail Polish Business Booms In Weak Economy In a factory north of Los Angeles, glass bottles are filled, boxed and then shipped to more than 100 countries around the world. This is the home of OPI, a company that produces nail polish for women from th

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(五月)

Lesson Five 听力部分 Dictation: Please prepare your paper and pen. _______, the United States Motion Picture Association began ____________. The ______ of a _____provided a _____ to __________. The _____________ were ______ understood ___________

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died on Saturday at the age of 85. Israel will hold a state funeral for Sharon on Monday. Sharon will be laid to rest at a site close to his family's Sycamore Ranch in southern Israel. Local media reported o

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I am -.For this 360 podcast transmit crack smoking mayor talks crack booth and dictionary delegations and line's voters.- he says -.Let's get started. - With rebel for reset down for remarkable interview - Bill -.Therefore it is already northern Amer

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Air pollution outside is easy to spot, hanging over the city, or sputtering from a tailpipe. But there's lot of indoor air pollution, too, even if it's not as obvious. It's caused by volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. They can come from building ma

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介绍酒店设施 我们这儿有全套一流的餐厅和酒吧。 A: Could you tell me something about the facilities in your hotel? 你能给我介绍一下酒店的设施吗? B:Of course, sir. There's a fail range of top-class restaurants and

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Summer has been and gone, can you believe it? For me, it has flown*. I suppose you have been wondering, Where on earth is Anna? Has she fallen off the planet? Has she given it all up*, moved to Nepal, and become a monk? Or is she just enjoying her Su

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My daughter is obsessed with fashion. She is only six, and it comes as a surprize to me that she is so fashion conscious. She is not so concerned with the seasons' colors or styles, but she does like to know the 'pop' fashion. I think it comes from h

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The longest recession in UK history is expected to be officially declared over today. Experts predict the beleaguered economy grew by 0.4% between October and December. The period of growth comes after a record six straight quarters of contraction. D

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Thousands of Journalists in London Cover Olympics 24/7 While the athletes are out competing for medals, journalists are busy reporting the news. Thousands of journalists have been accredited to cover the Olympics. And with the Games progressing at a

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1.Some 85 billion dollars across the board spending cuts to dramatic agencies on the military are said to kick in Friday, president Barack Obama scheduled a meeting with congressional leaders tomorrow morning. 2.In South Africa, an investigation unde

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By Franz Wild Kinshasa 23 January 2007 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Tuesday, it is giving $29 million to a German micro-finance bank's Africa division. In Kinshasa, Franz Wild looks at the success of its Democratic Republic of Cong

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By June Soh Washington 16 April 2007 Watch video report on Micro Loans Many new immigrants and refugees in the United States find out that they have a hard time landing well-paying jobs. Even with business ambitions, they can face difficulties. VOA'

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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has proposed a detailed, accelerated timetable to withdraw all Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip at the beginning of next year - months earlier than originally planned. 以色列总理沙龙推出了一项建议

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Let's go to finance now. And well, mortgage holders are welcoming yesterday's interest rate cut. It is unlikely to do much to improve business confidence. Economist Salon Lobster says all the data shows the economy is soft and he reckons the governme

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A: Honey, Ill be right back! B: Where are you going? A:I told you already! Im going to get my nails done. B: Again? You just went last week! You spend more time at the nail salon than you do here at home! Honestly, why do you need a manicure every we

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【课堂热身】 首先,let's warm up。我们还是先来热热身。在第16课的第一讲中我们学了一个与change something old and make it take on an entirely new look同义的非常形象一个地道说法:put a new face on somethin

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Are Tanning Beds Safe? Millions of people go to tanning salons, some to get a base tan before they go away on a beach vacation. The idea of the base tan is that it will protect you from burning on your sun excursion, so that what you end up with is a

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A 29-year-old woman was driving her car in the wrong place at the wrong time. She was fatally wounded by a couple of stray bullets. The bullets were intended for a 20-year-old man, who was seriously wounded by two other bullets. The shootings occurre

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By Suzanne Presto Irbil 08 June 2008 Young people in Kurdistan are embracing new opportunities to develop and expand their own businesses. Suzanne Presto speaks to one young woman who balances a family, two beauty salons and entrepreneurial classes

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