THIS IS AMERICA - Social Scientists Rethink City Living SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we tell you why an economist has written a

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Lesson19 Is it Good to Live in a Large Modern City? Text I Hate to Live in a Large Modern City

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The Big Easy and Sin City Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Many cities have interesting nicknames. Nicknames can help establish the identity of a city. They can also spread pride among its citizens. New Orleans, Louisiana

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AS IT IS 2015-12-06 Santa Fe: The City Different When American officials established U.S. Route 66 in 1926, the road cut right through the southwestern city of Santa Fe, New Mexico. For 11 years, Route 66 travelers passed through Santa Fe, known as t

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City of stars Are youshining just for me? City of stars There's so much that I can't see Who knows? I felt it from the firstembraceI shared with you That now our dreams They've finally come true City of stars Just one thing everybody wants There in t

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BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- China's Palace Museum will publicize a catalogue of all its collections of cultural relics, the museum's curator Shan Jixiang said Friday. The museum had completed cataloguing all the relics in its archives in June after s

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hick city slicker 世界各地存在一个普遍现象,那就是城市居民和农民之间互相瞧不起,用一些贬低对方的名称称呼对方。美国人在这方面也不例外。住在像纽

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流泪的萤火虫 Owl City - Fireflies Owl City You would not believe your eyes If ten million fireflies Lit up the world as I fell asleep 'Cause they fill the open air, And leave teardrops everywhere You'd think me rude, but I would just stand and.

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Enam: Oh, Katia, you're from Mexico right? Katia: Right. Enam: I want to know about the Mexico City? Can you tell me about it? How is Mexico City in terms of real estate, landscape? Katia: Well, Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the world a

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Beijing, August 14 (Xinhuanet) -- The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)(国家发改委) on Friday approved a batch of inter-city rail transit networks, spanning more than 2,000 kilometers, to accelerate(加速) regional integ

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SAO PAULO, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- English champions Manchester City have sent director of football Txiki Begiristain to negotiate the transfer of Cornthians and Brazil midfielder Paulinho. It is reported City will offer in the region of 18 million dolla

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LONDON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Argentina international Carlos Tevez was formally charged on Wednesday following the Manchester City striker was caught for driving with his license suspended and without insurance. The 29-year-old Argentinean was ban

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Tornado sweeps out beachfront neighborhood in New York City NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- A tornado ripped through a beachfront neighborhood in Queens, New York on Saturday, hurling debris into the air, knocking out power, flooding roads and even for

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Listen to the statements and check the place where they think it is a better place to stay. 1.Convenience is very important to me. I rather live near by a supermarket than a farm. 2.Noise and pollution are the factors why I consider staying away from

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Man. City go CL bottom after loss at Ajax AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- English champions Manchester City suffered a surprising 3-1 defeat to Ajax in Amsterdam on Wednesday to go bottom in Champions League Group D. Ajax started the

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Study: Living In A City Might Make You Crazy Ever wondered why those apple-cheeked Himalayan villagers look so untroubled, even as most of your friends and family make weekly visits to the therapist? You might finally have your answer -- and it reall

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I never liked this apple much It always seemed too big to touch I can't remember how I found My way before she came around I tell everyone I smile just because I've got a city love I found it in Lydia And I can't remember life before her name She kee

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Owl City只是美国大学生Adam Young一个人搞的乐队。他深受80年代欧洲电子合成器和新浪潮音乐的影响。 Adam Yound称自己为一个害羞的孩子,他从2007年开始从事音乐行业。在签约环球音乐之后,唱片

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Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil, on the South Atlantic coast. Rio is famous for its breathtaking landscape, its laidback beach culture as well as its ubiquitous graffiti. From the sandy shores of Rio de Janeiro's wealthy beach are

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Christchurch City Council has been unable to buy any insurance because of the risks of more earthquakes. From today, if there is another big earthquake which causes damage to underground pipes, there will be no insurance to repair them. The city has

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