The British pound's value reached its highest point against the US dollar in 26 years. On Tuesday, the pound was worth two United States dollars for the first time since 1992, and the dollar later slipped to its lowest point against the pound since

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At the store, Doris was pacing the floor. You didnt see Hildy anywhere along the way, did you? she asked Violet and Henry when they arrived. No, we didnt, Henry said. Were you expecting her? This is her shopping day, Doris answered. She always comes

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Dad, Can You Tell Me How to Get Rich? My dad put down the evening paper. Why do you want to get rich, son? Because today Jimmy's mom drove up in their new Cadillac, and they were going to their beach house for the weekend. He took three of his frien

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Broadcast: Apr 09, 2003 Pessin: Alisha, I know you had a chance to go into western Baghdad with the Army units today. Tell us what that was like and what you saw. Ryu:

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White House economists are warning the fasical cliff out of spending cuts in tax hikes could hurt stores, and consumers raining and standing during the holiday season. On this cyper Monday, analysts say it could be the biggest online shopping day in

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老板Tom打电话给秘书Susan。 Tom: (On the phone) Hey Susan, how are things at the office? 嘿,苏珊,事情办理顺利吗? S: Oh, hi boss. Things are fine. But...aren't you supposed to be on a plane right now? I booked you on a 9:30 fli

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By Lisa McAdams Feodosia, Crimea 09 August 2006 Many in Ukraine, particularly in the Russian-speaking south and east, remain hostile to the United States - their former Cold War foe. Russia has warned that relations between the neighbors would suffe

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Ten years ago, Al Gore's documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, argued forcefully that climate change should be a mainstream concern. The world seemed to hear that argument, though the current U.S. administration appears to have som

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So why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 13 October 2007 Israeli and Palestinian officials are cautiously optimistic about the upcoming of visit of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, due to arrive in the region on Sunday. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's

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European travel companies are planning for a possible Greek exit from the eurozone. The economic and political turmoil in Greece has already hit bookings for this summer. Greek tourism officials earlier this year noted a drop in demand. Last year tou

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For more, we're joined in the studio by Ding Yifan from the Institute of World Development, under the Development Research Center of the State Council. Q1. Let's start with the macroview, what do you make of Chinas new growth target for 2015? Q2. Eco

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has addressed the country's key business leaders and economic officials at a New Year gathering. Abe stressed the importance of revitalizing the Japanese economy and he outlined the policies he hopes will achieve tha

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今天我们要学的词是, withstand。 Withstand, 是经受、承受的意思。Withstand the test of time, 是指经受得住时间的考验。美国加州南部野火肆虐,但是很多经济学家认为,当地的多元经济能够承受这场

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 September 2007 As France considers how many troops it will send to a year-long EU-U.N. peacekeeping operation on the borders shared by Sudan and its neighbors, Chad rebels are wary the peacekeepers will support President Idris

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It seems Australians didn't spend as much money in the department stores and shops in May. Bureau statistics speakers show retail rose just by 0.3%. The discretionary spending on items like clothing and eating out declined in the month. economists ho

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It takes one to know one, in this Moment of Science. Yael: Don, what are you doing with all that candy? Don: Oh great--now I'm going to have to find someplace else to hide my stash of goodies. You just can't trust anyone these days. Y: Now if that is

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Officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve have scaled back forecasts about how much they are likely to raise borrowing costs this year. They say the weaker global growth picture is changing their calculations. For now the U.S. Federal Reserve is not rais

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