Chicago Working to Reduce Gun Violence Gun violence is an issue in Chicago, Illinois, Americas third largest city. The Chicago Tribune reported that 61 people were shot in the city during the long Christmas holiday weekend. Eleven of those shot died,

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

America: Safer Than Ever, But Still Vulnerable 美国:比以前安全,但是仍然易受攻击 “Terrorism has become the challenge and the calling of our generation” said Michael Chertoff, the

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An anonymous benefactor who has been leaving cash hidden throughout San Francisco has spoken out about the decision to share their wealth - as winners share their joy online. 近日,有神秘的捐赠人士在美国旧金山到处藏钱,并且公布

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UNIT 5 Text A PRE-READING TASK Exercise 1 Before reading the passage, answer the questions. 1. Are most people today ready to help others when they are in trouble? 2. Is it necessary for our society t

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Cities have a lot to offer, theater, music, restaurants, birds...Yes, birds. But city birds are not other birds, because big cities inhabited by birds with big brains, that's according to a study in the Journal Biology Letters. It can take smarts to

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A: Can I help you find something? B: I would like to buy a new fridge. A:Is there one in particular that you like? B: I was looking at this Kenmore refrigerator. A: Ah yes, that is a great refrigerator. B: What's so great about it? A: It's both affor

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That's bullshit 胡说八道 例句: That's bullshit,she will never fall in love with him. 胡说八道,她永远也不会爱上他。 That's bullshit,I don't believe a word of it. 胡说八道,我一句也不相信。 A:You are the only person

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[00:04.36]American officials are seeking ways for cities to grow without expanding into surrounding open space. [00:14.00]They are trying to rebuild the centers of older industrial cities. [00:19.91]And they want to help people use less resources suc

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So, in the morning the drive time in Los Angeles, for example, is 7:30 to 9:30. 因此,例如,洛杉矶早上上班的高峰期是7:30到9:30。 Most people are going to work during those hours. 多数人都在这个时间段上班。 In other ci

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Narrator: Part Three. Listening Exercise 3.1. Listen to the following sentences, pausing your machine after each sentence to write down the essential details of what you have heard: a. Manchester, one of the most important cities in England, is consi

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Seventy-nine degrees north latitude is near the top, at the cold edge of the world. In the winter, when temperatures plunge below freezing, there is complete darkness at noon. During summer, the sun shines at midnight, there is no place to hide. Dang

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - Blacks Set Out in Search of a Better Life in 1920s American SocietyBy David Jarmul Broadcast: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:00:00 UTC VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in S

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Bicycle Mayor Program Shows Promise in Mexico City Her position is not official, but Areli Carreon of Mexico City is a mayor. She may be the bicycle mayor, but to her it is an important position. She works to make people in one of the worlds most con

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Too Much Tourism? Cities particularly in Europe are increasingly taking steps against tourists. 各个城市,尤其是欧洲的城市都开始越来越多地对游客采取措施。 Venice, Italy, for example, is planning to bar some large passenge

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Singapore retains its title as the world's most expensive city for a fourth consecutive year, according to the latest cost-of-living survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit. 根据经济学人智库发布的最新生活成本调查,新加坡连续

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When Stefano Boeri imagines the future of urban China he sees green and lots of it. Office blocks homes and hotels decked from top to toe in a verdant blaze of shrubbery and plant life; a breath of fresh air for metropolises that are choking on a tox

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China's housing market is recovering, but unevenly. First-tier cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, have seen a real estate boom in the first two months of the year, with housing inventory dropping after the government issued a series of

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Hello, I am Fredricka Whitfield. Here are the top stories we are following for you right now. US Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell is blasting what he calls the Democrats' arrogant approach to health care reform. The Senate passed a procedural measur

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Youre not under arrest, despite the fact that you probably have some drugs in your pocket. Because theres a good chance your paper money contains trace amounts of cocaine. According to a study presented August 16th at the American Chemical Societys n

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This is Scientific America's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Most of us dont think twice about getting behind the wheel even for short hops to pick up some milk. And thats not just because cars are convenient, or b

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