Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday reconciliation efforts between the main Palestinian factions will not mean progress for the region unless Hamas accepts international terms for peace talks with Israel. Clinton spoke to VOA in advance o

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(二月)

A: Do I need to take any special safety precautions in this city? B: This is a very large city with a lot of crowds to work your way through. Keep in mind that poverty makes people a little more desperate. A: What should I watch out for? B: You have

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A: This city is much larger than the one I live in, and I wonder if there is anything special that I need to keep in mind. B: Crime can happen anywhere, but it is a little worse here because of the poverty. A: Should I be vigilant about anything in p

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A: Is there anything special I need to think about as I tour this city? B: You need to keep in mind that this is a very poor country. Things are a little more desperate here than you are used to. A: What do I need to look for? B: Be particularly vigi

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autobiography /ˌɔ:təbaɪ'ɒɡrəfɪ/ In her autobiography The Story of My Life, Helen Keller tells how unruly she was as a young child. -- story of a person's life written by the person himself ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌

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By George Dwyer Washington, DC 03 March 2006 watch Top Cars report One of Consumer Report magazine's top cars Consumer Reports magazine's annual survey of preferred automobiles is out, and the results

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Last week, we discussed one problem for medical journals: the question of authorship. You would think that all the scientists who took part in a research study would be listed as authors. But that is

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By Wang Yiru New York City 24 April 2007 Western culture is fascinated with celebrity and beauty, where being thin is often equated with being attractive. The mass media and fashion industry often perpetuate this myth. But a controversial ban on unde

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 25 March 2007 Residents of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, are relieved but bitter, as calm has returned after two days of brutal fighting between government forces and the guard of opposition leader

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says it is too early to say if the United States' troubled relationship with Syria is headed for a thaw. Syria's ambassador to Washington, Imad Mustafa, paid an unusual high-profile call at the State Department Thu

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U.S. authorities report that the number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States has reached 286 across 36 states. But the Obama administration says it is cautiously optimistic that the outbreak of swine influenza A H1N1 virus will be mild

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The first man to set foot on the moon has hailed the space race of the 1950s and '60s as an example of peaceful competition between rival superpowers. Legendary U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong spoke at Washington's Air and Space Museum Sunday on the e

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist and commentator Charles Krauthammer has died. He was 68 years old. Krauthammer has been a mainstay of The Washington Post and Fox News for years. The Post confirmed his death this

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By David McAlary Washington 03 May 2007 Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. is shown posed for a studio portrait in his space suit in this June 1962 file photo One of the first U.S. astronauts and only the fifth American in space, Walter Schirra, has die

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By Brian Wagner Miami 06 February 2007 A U.S. astronaut has been arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap and kill a female Air Force officer. From Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that incident with Lisa Nowak involved an apparent rivalry over the

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By David McAlary Washington 10 July 2006 U.S. space shuttle astronauts are on their second spacewalk in three days, acting as orbiting mechanics at the International Space Station. They are making repairs to the outpost's cooling system and its rail

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By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 13 September 2006 watch Older Father report Studies show older mothers are more likely to have children with Down Syndrome and other abnormalities. Now new research suggests children of older fathers are also at risk

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MILAN, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan club vice president Adriano Galliani said on Monday that they have no plans to sell Robinho or Alexandre Pato in January. Robinho has been rumoured in connection with a return to his former club Santos, while Pato r

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SAO PAULO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Santos coach Muricy Ramalho has warned Brazil striker Robinho he will need to take a substantial pay cut if he is to rejoin the Brazilian club. Ramalho is confident the player is willing to return to the side where he ma

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Brett: Hi, Mom. Come in. Welcome to my new place. My roommates arent here right now or Id introduce you. Mom: Hi, dear. This is...uh...nice. Brett: It is, isnt it? I know you were a little worried about me moving out and into a house with five roomma

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