A widening trade deficit indicating increased consumer demand along with falling unemployment claims are showing that the economy may be picking up steam. NPRs Audie Cornish reports. First, the US trade deficit saw some increases in import, partly b

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Scathing words from President Obama to Republican leaders critical of his handling of the US economy. NPRs Ari Shapiro reports that during an appearance in suburban Cleveland, Mr. Obama singled out House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio. Presiden

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Pakistan today opened its border crossing to NATO supply convoys into Afghanistan. It had been closed since a US helicopter strike killed two Pakistani soldiers on the border 11 days ago. Also in Pakistan today, at least seven people were killed in t

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Kattle you are gonna be famous. To pet owner Donna Hill, She is just as much a part of my family as any child is to another family. Kattle is her everything. You can't beat the unconditional love. The same from Roxy's owner Jeremy Bret. She's our bab

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225 美国能应付生化武器的恐怖袭击吗? Is the US Prepared for Bioterrorism? Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 Jul 2001 09:46 UTC A panel of experts has warned U.S. lawmakers that the United S

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今天我们要学的词是freshman。 Freshman, 新生。The freshman quarterback led the team to victory, 这个大学一年级的四分位带领球队赢得了比赛的胜利。He was voted the freshman player of the year, 他被评选为年度最佳

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By Dan Robinson U.S Lawmakers have expressed renewed concern about the security situation in Afghanistan, saying more must be done to safeguard the Afghan people so they can go to the polls on October

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1. The rising Missouri River has ruptured two levees in northwest Missouri. That sent torrents of floodwaters to the rural farmland toward the Iowa town of Hamburg and the Missouri resort town of Big Lake. 2. House officials say the House Ethics Comm

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Will US, Allies Destroy Islamic State Group? 美国及盟国能否摧毁伊斯兰国? From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. 美国之音慢速学英语节目,这里是时事新闻。 This week, Islamic State militants released a video sho

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AS IT IS 2016-06-09 Clinton, Trump Must Overcome High Negatives Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are running for president facing historically negative views from voters. Larry Sabato of the Center for Politics at the University o

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AS IT IS 2015-10-09 US Congressman Drops Out of Race for House Speaker 美国国会议员竞选众议院议长 California Congressman Kevin McCarthy has dropped out of the race for one of the most powerful positions in the United States. Mr. McCarthy

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baloney kickback 有些人很善于说谎,或者是在形容某些事物的时候夸大其词。下面我们给大家介绍一个美国人在这方面常用的俗语:baloney。人们用baloney这个

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今天我们要讲的几个习惯用语里面都有number这个词。大家一定知道number是数字。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是: his number is up。这个习惯用语起源于一次大战期间军队里的行话,说His number is up

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JEFFREY BROWN:And, for more, I'm joined by two congressmen who were briefed by Ambassador Pickering and Admiral Mullen today. Republican Congressman Ed Royce of California, he's soon to take over as chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. An

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about the sexism Durant faced early on in her career. 所面对的性别歧视进行了很细致的描述 That's right. 没错 When she was first elected, 她最初当选的时候 it was still an old boy's club in the senate. 参议院还是男人的世

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We're almost a month into the strike, 罢工已持续近一个月 and we've got millions of kids stuck home from school. 无数孩子待在家里不能上学 Do you blame the White House or Congress? 你会不会责怪白宫或国会 I personally hav

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So what can I say? 那我能说什么 That there's a lot in flux, and it'll be tight. 不确定因素很多,票数胶着 Okay. Thanks. 好的,谢谢 Yeah. Sure thing. 应该的 Hey, Francis, it's me. 弗朗西斯,是我 Call me back. 回我电话

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Peter? 彼得 Christina. 克里斯蒂娜 Where are you? 你在哪里 I'm, uh... 我... I'm not... I'm not... I'm not doing so well. 我现在...感觉不怎么好 Where are you, Peter? 你在哪里,彼得 I'm in my car. Are you driving? 在车里,你

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A condition called atrial fibrillation produces an abnormal heartbeat. People feel their heart race and they lose their breath. It may last a few seconds, but it can get worse and worse with age, leading

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US, Israel Withdraw from Racism Conference Challiss McDonough Durban, South Africa 4 Sep 2001 02:14 UTC The United States and Israel have walked out of the World Conference Against Racism in protest o

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