Nigerian Students Threaten Massive Protests Over Fuel Price Increase Fuel prices in Nigeria more than tripled in some areas of the country this week after the government announced an end to the fuel subsidy. Iny Ememobong, a spokesperson for the Nati

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十二月)

本单元是关于圣诞节购物的对话。 Alice: Hmm, what do you think, you two, how do I look? Helen: Ooh, it's a gorgeous dress, Alice, but the other one seemed nicer. Alice: Mmm, it is lovely, isn't it? But you're right, the blue dress looks better. Tim? T

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This Cell Phone Needs No Battery 不用电池的新型手机? A dying battery is a huge annoyance for cell phone users. But for engineers? It's inspiration. Can we design a smartphone which can make a phone call and have a conversation without the

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For examplehis words flowed swiftly now, I had to concentrate to catch it allthe emotion of jealousy. 例如他说话变得迅速起来,我不得不集中精力去捕捉每一个字嫉妒的情绪。 I've read about it a hundred thousand times, see

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Paul / England speaker The typical thing that annoys people, or annoys me, in the theater is the rustling and crunching of different food types, and also the kicking, whether it's intended or not, the kicking of the back of your seat. And also, in so

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It's true that some people have more hurdles in life than others. But commentator Joseph C. Phillips says regardless of the trials and tribulations, one factor can improve the lives of all people hope. An 8th grade reading teacher recently told me t

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 12 November 2006 Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman co-star in a comedy-fantasy about an author with writer's block and the ordinary man who discovers he is a character in one of her books. Will Ferrell stars

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 23 June 2006 Preparations are under way for transfer of the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula from Nigeria to Cameroon. Initial outrage over the decision seems to have died down, and residents are agreeing to be resettled in Niger

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BRICS Push for Political Clout Brazil and three other large developing nations caught the atttention of a Goldman Sachs economists more than a decade ago, prompting him to preeict they had the key ingredients for powerful economic growth. These so-ca

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The African Union's peacekeeping force in Somalia has reached 50 percent of authorized strength for the first time, with more reinforcements expected soon. Africa Union peacekeepers man entrance to the presidential palace in the embattled Somalia ca

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(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS BAND CLUB) THE BEATLES: (Singing) It was 20 years ago today Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile. So may I introduce t

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Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, aka Prachanda, looking down at cheering supporters as he rides around Kathmandu's Ring Road, 4 Apr 2010 The leader of Nepal's Maoists, who have enforced a mostly peaceful shutdown of the Himalayan country since Sat

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About two weeks ago, I found that my eyes were feeling quite itchy. The feeling lasted all day, and has continued ever since. About one week ago, my nose started running, as if a little water tap had been turned on all of a sudden. No, I'm not sick.

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Any noise annoys an oyster but a noisy noise annoys an oyster more. 任何噪音都会惹恼一只牡蛎,可是吵杂的噪音会惹得牡蛎更火大。 学习重点: 1.annoy 惹恼;打搅 annoy (v.) 惹恼;打搅 annoying (adj.) 讨厌的;恼

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Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: August 14, 2003 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER -- the sound of silence in American English. RS: If you're looking for clues to people's emotions, you could listen to what they say. Y

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24. DRAW : DOODLE :: (A)talk : whisper (B)travel : ramble (C)run : walk (D)calculate : add (E)eat : gobble 25. CONCERTED : (A)meant to obstruct (B)not intended to last (C)enthusiastically supported (D

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