AMERICAN STORIES - Short Story: The Exact Science of Matrimony by O.Henry STEVE EMBER: Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES. Our story today is called The Exact Science of Matrimony. It was written by O. Henry. Here is Barbara Klein

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Social Media, Emerging Street Opposition Are Forces Behind Syrian Uprising For seven weeks a popular uprising against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been raging. Emboldened by successful movements to topple dictators in Tunisi

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Foreign representatives in CIFTIS hail China's opening up policy Foreign representatives taking part in the ongoing China Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) have hailed China's decision to further open up its service industry,

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By Jeri Watson and Caty Weaver Broadcast: December 26, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about five special people who died during the past year. We st

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Section 20 Famous Musicians 1How many musical instruments can you think of? 2Can you named anyone famous for playing what you chose? 3How many are from the 20th century? 4Before then, most famous musi

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Science in the News Aspirin From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I'm Mario Ritter. And I'm Avi Arditti. Today, we tell the story of aspirin. People have known since ancient times that aspirin helps to reduce pain and high body temp

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New Orleans, Havre de Grace: American Places That Hold Special Memories Welcome to EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Im Mario Ritter. Some places can create strong memories. We often clearly remember important events in our lives and link them wit

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This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Egypt's government faced international criticism when it blocked Internet service to try to suppress the uprising there. But Egyptian activists found

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Education Report - A Living Science Exhibit Grows at a Museum This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Outdoors, in the open air, seems like a natural place to study natural science. It also makes sense in a place like Southern California wh

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By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 30 August 2006 watch Touchable Science report Glenn Mills is part teacher, part scientist, and part inventor. We think you'll enjoy what he calls his touchable science. Inventor Glenn Mills Meet Glenn Mills. For nearly 5

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 27 April 2006 Eritrea's presidential spokesman says his country is pursuing a long-term food security strategy that largely shuns foreign food aid as a way of making the coun

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Haiti's First Lady Champions Social Causes Sophia Martelly, the wife of Haiti's new president, Michel Martelly, is juggling the care of four children and a change of lifestyle from when she was simply the wife of a popular musician, her husband's pre

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Doctors Achieve Milestone Using Artificial Heart With No Beat In March, two doctors at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston achieved what medical experts call a major milestone by implanting a continuous-flow artificial heart in a human patient. The

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Beirut Walls Become Forum for Social, Political Messages Barely a wall in Beirut is untouched. From murals to political messages to advertisements, the walls are serving as a place for public dialogue and political debate. Whether it's a message agai

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Boasting an impressive list of screen credits in her native Italy, actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta is probably most famous on the world stage for her role as a ruthless assassin in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. Cucinotta also playe

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David Penny, a world-famous magician who can make elephants and locomotives disappear, is being investigated by the FBI. A woman charged him with sexual assault while she was visiting him on his private island, about 50 miles northeast of Puerto Rico

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The Beijing municipal government will spend 100 million yuan or nearly 15 million US dollars on the purchase of social service projects. It aims to meet various needs of the public and boost the development of social organizations. Chen Zhe has the s

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今天我们要学的词是recipe。 Recipe, 是菜谱的意思,my favorite recipe, 就是我最喜欢的菜谱。Recipe也可以引申为诀窍和方法的意思。A recipe for success, 是成功的诀窍;a recipe for disaster, 意思是这么做势

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US Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner holds a press briefing at the close of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Busan, South Korea, 5 Jun 2010 Financial chiefs of the world's leading economies have wrapped up a ga

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今天我们要学的词是, crucial。 Crucial, 是关键的意思。Crucial factor, 是关键因素,crucial decision, 是关键决策。美国2008年总统大选的共和党参选人,原田纳西州参议员汤普森星期二晚上首次参加公

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