Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Today, we tell about horse expressions. In the past, many people depended on horses for transportation, farming and other kinds of wo

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AS IT IS 2016-11-26 Calls for US Vote Recount Grow, but Trumps Win Likely Will Stand Calls for a recount of ballots in the American presidential election grew louder this week as Hillary Clinton increased her lead in the popular vote. News media say

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By Mike O'Sullivan Las Vegas 19 January 2008 Voters in the Western state of Nevada are taking part in party caucuses Saturday to help choose the nominees for U.S. president. Mike O'Sullivan has a preview from Las Vegas on the first-in-the-West presid

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In Ghana, the candidate of the governing party received the most votes in the first round of Sunday's presidential election, but failed to win a 50 percent majority of the vote. As a result, there will be a runoff election later this month. Ghana's

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Electoral officials in Guinea Bissau are distributing voting materials ahead of Sunday's presidential election. Eleven candidates are running to succeed long-time President Joao Bernardo Vieira who was killed in March. Campaign workers load boxes of

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Nigerian Minister Vies for Top World Bank Job Nigeria's candidate Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has long experience at the top levels of the World Bank, where she deals with national leaders and urges action to fight poverty. This is a challenge for the world,

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Wade's Candidacy Sparks Strong Reactions In Senegalese Abroad Twelve years is enough, says veteran opposition leader and presidential candiddate Moustapha Niasse. And another candidate, former foreign minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, says Mr. Wade shou

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A U.S. Congresswoman is in critical condition and six people are dead after a gunman opened fire in an Arizona parking lot where Representative Gabrielle Giffords was meeting with constituents. The dead include a federal judge. More than a dozen peop

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Nearly half of Guinea's Electoral Commission members have signed a petition asking to elect a new head for the commission. The demand comes less than two weeks before the country is scheduled to hold presidential elections on October 24. As official

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Widely viewed as an emerging world power, Brazil chooses a new leader October 3. If pre-election polls are accurate, outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's hand-picked nominee is favored to succeed him and become Brazil's first female leader.

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Ukraine's Far Right Candidate Reflects Mainstream Nationalist Views 乌克兰极右候选人反映主流民族主义者的观点 KYIV Ukraines Svoboda party, which means freedom in Ukrainian, espouses an ultra-nationalist, anti-Russian agenda, and it

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Background:美国前总统林肯多年前写给一名男孩的书信以6万美元的高价(41万人民币)在美国售出。当这名八岁男孩告诉同学他见到了总统时,不仅没人相信而且他还受到众人的一阵讥讽。 Abra

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Ceremonies have been held across Europe to con-memorize 100 anniversary of the outbreak of world war one.More than 50 head had attended the moving ceremony held at the cemetery in M in B.where many British and Germany soldiers are buried. 100 years o

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By Naomi Schwarz Freetown 09 August 2007 In a densely populated, ramshackle neighborhood of Freetown, in Sierra Leone, Hariatu Turay is battling for a seat in parliament, one of only 64 women running out of more than 500 candidates. Naomi Schwarz vis

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Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate emerging as force within Republican Party and among conservative activists Jim Malone | Washington 09 February 2010 Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin addresses conservative activists

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By Greg Flakus Houston 22 February 2008 Democratic Party presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama faced off in a debate Thursday in Texas. VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston there was more agreement on issues than clashes over dif

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今天我们要学的词是like clockwork。 Like clockwork, 象钟表一样准确,有规律。 For the last ten years, I always call my parents on Saturday night, like clockwork, 过去十年来,我每星期六晚上都给父母打电话,非常有

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今天我们要学的词是prefer。 Prefer, 是更愿意、更喜欢的意思。 Which do you prefer, hip hop or RB? 你更喜欢嘻哈还是节奏布鲁斯?英国最新研究显示,男孩子跟女孩子一样爱读书,不过Boys prefer simple

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今天我们要学的词是 headhunter。Headhunter 猎头。Headhunters are usually people who are experienced in sales, marketing, and telemarketing. 当猎头的往往是那些具备一定销售,推销和电话推销经验的人。Most headhunte

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