本单元是关于奇怪的信件的对话 Alice: Hi Tim. What are you reading, or is it private? Tim: Oh, nothing. Alice: Sure it's not a love letter? Tim: I'm sure! In fact, it's a bit strange. Remember I had to return that customer's watch? Alice: Mmmm? Tim: W

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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They were at the north end of Central Park. It was a hot afternoon. They were walking near a small lake. Some people were fishing. James saw a brown pit bull. He hated pit bulls. They were dangerous dogs. They could turn on anyone, even their owner,

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IN THE NEWS - Syria Continues Attack on Dissent; Mubarak Trial Begins in Cairo This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Tens of thousands of Syrians demonstrated against the government on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Late

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By Kari Barber Dakar 29 June 2007 An airplane carrying the Ivory Coast's prime minister, Guillaume Soro, came under fire by unknown assailants Friday, leaving several dead according to early reports. Sources close to the prime minister, say Mr. Soro,

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Anthrax Has Been Widely Feared Since the 2001 Anthrax Attacks in the United BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And Im Christopher Cruise. Today we tell about

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 22 March 2007 Violence in Thailand's southern provinces has reached a level that shocked many when Muslim separatists attacked a van and killed nine passengers. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, experts say it appears the mil

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Pakistani Acid-Attack Victim Enjoys New Life in Texas After taking the oath of citizenship, Julie Aftab celebrated. I have waited eight-and-a-half years to hear those words, and those words mean so much to me, she said. Ten years ago, when she was 16

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US Says Haqqanis Behind Afghan Attacks The coalition says the attacks mark the start of the spring fighting season in Afghanistan. Militants pounded Kabul and other parts of eastern Afghanistan in coordinated attacks for nearly 18 hours. The Taliban

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The U.N. refugee agency says it is increasingly concerned about the humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as attacks by the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army, continue. The UNHCR says the number of deaths, abdu

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Clinton to Testify on Benghazi Attack Four months after the Benghazi attack that exposed startling flaws in U.S. diplomatic security, lawmakers will have their first chance to question Clinton about the incident, in what likely will be her final roun

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The African Union said its peacekeeping mission in Somalia will not be deterred by Sunday's terrorist bomb attack in Mogadishu that killed 11 Burundian peacekeepers and wounded dozens more. AU tanks patrol the street in Mogadishu on 09 Feb 2009 The

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Memorial Service in New York Honors Victims of 9/11 Attacks Ten years ago, the United States homeland came under attack. Islamic terrorists flew hijacked passenger planes into the two World Trade Center towers in New York and another into the Pentago

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Americans Resilient Despite Terror Attacks Boston from some vantage points can appear idyllic, and that's usually the feeling when the marathon is run. Tracy Shea was there and was loving it. The day was so joyful, she recalled. It was such a joyful

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By Sonja Pace London 09 March 2007 Three years ago Sunday, Islamic terrorists carried out a series of coordinated bombings on commuter trains in Madrid, killing 191 people and injuring nearly 1,800 others. For Europeans, it was a wake-up call that a

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Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft testified before a congressional panel Thursday about controversial interrogation techniques, including one known as water boarding, carried out by the CIA on key al-Qaida suspects. VOA's Dan Robinson repor

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By Greg Flakus Austin, Texas 04 August 2006 watch Austin Bat Colony report A bat in the Austin, Texas colony In many parts of the world, bats rank with snakes, spiders, scorpions and other members of the animal kingdom that are regarded as creepy or

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Indian government officials say the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team demonstrates Pakistan needs to do more to confront terrorism and proves India's decision was correct not to send its own sportsmen across the border. Sri Lankan officials and pla

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Israel Practices Biological Attack Response The Israeli government has carried out a two-day exercise it says is aimed at boosting preparedness for any terrorist attack aimed at sparking an outbreak of a highly contagious disease. Israeli officials e

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