Todd: OK, hello, could you say your name please? Diana: Yes, my name is Diana Heyne. Todd: Diana, where are you from? Diana: I live in Chicago. Todd: Great, Chicago! How long have you lived in Chicago? Diana: Actually, only for a year. I'm mostly a m

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语访谈对话

Grammar Girl here. Today's topics are style guides and how to deal with book titles. Joe called in with this question: With all of the style guides that are out there -- APA, MLA -- why would anyone use Chicago? I was finding it very hard to believe

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Official campaigning has begun in Ivory Coast's long-delayed presidential race, as election officials continue preparations for the vote on October 31st. This weekend, Ivory Coast's 14 presidential candidates officially hit the campaign trail, raisin

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 26 July 2006 The Bush administration has endorsed legislation to change U.S. law to accommodate a controversial anti-terrorism surveillance program that some critics have called illegal. A Senate hearing focused on the i

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United States Women's Soccer team head coach Pia Sundhage has named the 18 players who will be going to Beijing for the upcoming Olympic Games. Chris Cox has the story. Briana Scurry warms up with teammates during a training session (2007 file photo

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[00:00]S:I'm, I'm just boning up for your Bruce Wayne meeting in the morning. [00:06]I pulled all the files on the proposed power plant and, uh, the Mr. Wayne's hoped-for investment. Uh... [00:16]This is all very interesting, though a bit on the te

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 02 October 2007 Multiple human rights and press associations have condemned the detention of journalist Moussa Kaka in Niger. He faces life imprisonment if found guilty of supporting a rebellion against the government. Phuong Tra

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Poet Rupi Kaur: 'Art Should Be Accessible To The Masses' DAVID GREENE, HOST: Rupi Kaur has been called the pop star of poetry. She's 24 years old. And she's famous for these raw, minimalist poems she posts on Instagram to more than a million and a ha

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By Brian Wagner Miami 07 April 2008 Doctors and other trained professionals can face steep challenges when they move to the United States and pursue their careers. License requirements and added education can make it a difficult transition. VOA's Bri

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By Jim Stevenson Washington 18 January 2006 Women's figure skating has produced unpredictable finishes in recent years at the Winter Olympics. Tara Lipinski was the surprise winner at the 1998 Nagano

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 09 April 2006 A woman casts her vote in Pecs, 197 kms south of Budapest, during the first round of parliamentary elections in Hungary Sunday, April 9, 2006 Hungarians are voting

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Barca lose Puyol in Benfica win MADRID, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona paid a heavy price for their comfortable 2-0 away win over Benfica in Champions League as they lost captain Carles Puyol with a serious arm injury. Puyol fell badly in the second

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COIMBRA, Portugal, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Benfica won a fourth successive Portuguese League Cup on Saturday after beating Gil Vicente 2-1 in the final. Rodrigo gave Benfica a 30th-minute lead, but Gil Vicente levelled through Ze Luis on 78 minutes. But

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By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 08 June 2007 Oil producers in the Persian Gulf are breathing a sigh of relief as Cyclone Gonu weakened to a tropical storm. Shipping and port officials say the storm caused very little damage to major oil fields in the

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By Shally Zomorodi Los Angeles, California 11 December 2006 watch The Little Man Abbas Kazerooni as a young boy A young boy forced to live on his own by his parents. That's the story author Abbas Kazerooni shares in his new book, The Little Man. But

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今天我们要学的词是epitome。 Epitome, 是典型、缩影的意思。The soldier killed in the bombing incident was described as the epitome of a warrior, 被炸死的那名士兵被说成是斗士的缩影。The popular boy is considered the

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Todd: OK, hello, could you say your name please? Diana: Yes, my name is Diana Heyne. Todd: Diana, where are you from? Diana: I live in Chicago. Todd: Great, Chicago! How long have you lived in Chicago? Diana: Actually, only for a year. I'm mostly a M

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BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Participants in the second China-Africa People's Forum called for the establishment of a new model for NGO cooperation between China and African countries. About 300 delegates from China and 35 African states are attendin

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A human rights group has accused Western oil firms of whitewashing abuses connected with a gas pipeline in Burma. The group also says Burma's military government has siphoned billions of dollars from the project, helping to keep them in power. Worke

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Spain midfielder Cazorla defends Casillas over recent form MADRID, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Spain midfielder, Santi Cazorla strongly defended the form of goalkeeper Iker Casillas on Wednesday as the Spanish national side prepared to fly to Minsk ahead of

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