AS IT IS 2015-01-20 Sri Lankan Election Tests the Power of the Planets 斯里兰卡选举考验占星师水平 Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected president of Sri Lanka in 2005 and won re-election in 2010. In 2014, he called for elections again two years

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By Jerily Watson Broadcast: November 23, 2003 (THEME) ANNCR: Welcome to People in America from VOA Special English. Today, Sarah Long and Rich Kleinfeldt tell about one of the most influential social

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The Complex Issue of Metis Identity A debate over identity is playing out over a people most Americans have never even heard about. The group are called Mtis, a French word for mixed. They are the descendants of French animal trappers and native wome

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. If evolution weeds out detrimental traits, why do some seem to stick around? Well what's bad in our current environment may have been good in the conditi

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上个月,湖南永州一名女子在马路上碰瓷一名女司机,双方讨价还价之后,女子拿到了20元,竟高兴的跳起舞来。她自称半小时能讹250元,搞钱是为了打麻将。她在微博上火了,可是这下火的可

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接吻是一种古老而风行的示爱方式,也是一种甜蜜的享受,现代心理学告诉人们,93%的女子都盼望情人吻她,而男性也喜欢去吻自己所钟爱的女子。每年的7月6日是国际接吻日,这一天,让我们

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Jaguar Killed After Olympic Torch Presentation 美洲豹参与奥运圣火传递仪式因逃跑被击毙 This is Whats Trending Today: 这里是今日热点节目。 A jaguar was killed in Brazil on Monday after it got out of its leash. 周一,巴西

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European Women Answer the Call of Jihad Hundreds of young Europeans and others have joined jihadist groups in the Middle East. Experts estimate that up to 10 percent of the new members are women. These women are reacting to the lure, or appeal, of a

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - AIDS Study Finds Big Risk in Taking Breaks From Drugs to Treat H.I.V.By Caty Weaver and George Grow Broadcast: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN TH

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: To cross from Mexico into the U.S. without legal permission can mean days of walking through rivers, deserts and mountains and through places where dangerous criminals prey on migrants. Jason de Leon thinks the paths that migrant

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The famous 19th-century fairy tale collector Wilhelm Grimm suggested fairy tales dated back thousands of years. Scientists now support his theory and claim that many of the fairy tales we know and love could be over 4,000 years old. Anthropologist Ja

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JUDY WOODRUFF: And finally tonight: to languages around the world at risk of being lost. That's the subject of a new documentary premiering on some PBS stations this week and now streaming online. Jeffrey Brown has our look. NARRATOR: You are listeni

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EXPLORATIONS - Forensic Science Is Often Used to Solve CrimesBy Jill Moss Broadcast: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with Explorations in V

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American anthropologist explores diverse cultural landscape of Middle East Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 09 June 2010 Enjoying a Yemeni meal with villagers in 1986 Despite decades of close U.S. involvement in Middle East affairs, most Americans

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 18 January 2006 Scientists who study human development have always faced a dilemma. The need to procreate and protect our genetic offspring can be overridden in humans w

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You might not have as many close friends as you think. Researchers have provided new evidence that lends weight to a theory that says you can only maintain five close friendships. 你的亲密朋友也许没有你想的那么多。研究员提供的新

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Science and technology 科学技术 Crowdfunding science 集资科技 Many a mickle makes a muckle 积跬步致千里 These days, anyone can be a scientific philanthropist 眼下人人都是科技慈善家 NECESSITY, so the proverb has it, is the mot

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A drop in testosterone levels around 50,000 years ago led the the development of art and tools, researchers believe. 有研究人员认为,5万年前人体睾丸素水平的降低促进了人类艺术和工具领域的发展。 They say the drop, w

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They say having a family changes a man forever. But it may not just be a sense of duty that drives new dads to swap evenings in the pub for quiet nights at home。 A study has found that when men become fathers, their bodies suppress production of th

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我们在总结近五年亚洲与北美托福考试语法部分试题的基础上,为同学总结出错误率在60%以下的易错难题汇编,希望大家能汲取常见错误原因,从而有效地跳开托福考试中的出题陷阱. 1.[Melti

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