The next phase in the race for the White House, with Hillary Clinton set to throw her supporter now behind Barack Obama come to Saturday. The presumptive nominee himself was in Virginia, signaling the beginning of the general election campaign. ABC's

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2008年

1. fluid /ˈflu:ɪd/ -- 1. substance that flows 2. not rigid; changing easily Air, water, molasses and milk are all fluids. 空气、水、糖蜜和牛奶都是流体。 During November, the military situation remained fluid, with advances and retres

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - Grover Cleveland: A Democrat Wins the White House in 1884 By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, October 13, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Sp

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - May 26, 2002: Lucille Ball By Mario Ritter VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we t

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There are only three fruits which are completely native to North America: blueberries, Concord grapes and cranberries. Cranberries, which are harvested in the fall, have a special place in American tradition as a celebration food of Thanksgiving and

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As the crisis in Egypt continues to escalate, the role of the security and intelligence forces becomes more critical. President Hosni Mubarak said he will not run for re-election, and he appointed intelligence chief General Omar Suleiman as vice pres

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EXPLORATIONS - William Shakespeare: Star of Stage and Screen Welcome to EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we complete our story about the English writer William Shakespeare. Last week, we talked about Shakespeare's life, his plays and poems

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Marvel Comics Superhero 'Thor' Hits Big Screen A super-hero inspired by Norse mythology leaps from the pages of Marvel Comics onto the big screen in an action adventure directed by Kenneth Branagh. Here's a look at Thor. THOR: What realm is this? Alf

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Study Supports Breast Cancer Screening Every Two Years A new study finds that women who have a mammogram every other year are less likely to get a suspicious result requiring additional testing as compared to women who have the breast cancer screenin

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Tymoshenko Conviction Puts Ukraine at Crossroads with Russia, Europe A Kyiv court has sentenced former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in jail for abusing her power in a 2009 gas deal with Russia. The conviction and jail sentence comes

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 07 June 2007 Former governors in Nigeria suspected of corruption have showed up in Abuja for a meeting with an anti-corruption body, but several others are on the run. The government of new President Umaru Yar'Adua has vowed t

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SAO PAULO, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Lucas Moura was unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Tuesday after the European transfer window opened for business. The youngster left Brazilian club Sao Paulo in a deal reportedly worth around 26 million U.S. do

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Big Harvests Expected for Major U.S. Crops; May Add to Pressure on Prices By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agric

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Earlier this month, a prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, retracted a report that linked autism to a vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella. Autism is a complex disability that affects a person's ability to communicate and interact with othe

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 31 October 2007 About 40 international aid groups have issued a joint appeal to the international community about the growing humanitarian crisis in Somalia. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, the groups say that security h

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今天我们要学的词是screen。 Screen, 有检查的意思。All women over 50 should be screened for breast cancer regularly, 凡是五十岁以上的妇女都要定期进行乳腺癌的检查。 美国全国铁路客运公司将首度开始对乘

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US Could by 2017 Be World's Biggest Oil Producer The International Energy Agency says that by 2017 the United States is likely to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest oil producer. The Paris-based energy agency said Monday in its annual forec

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Food and supplies from around the world continue to arrive in Port-au-Prince, Haiti as rescue workers search the rubble for survivors of Tuesday's devastating earthquake. VOA Correspondent Brian Wagner is in Port-au-Prince. We're driving around now w

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A bureaucrat was hiking when he came upon a shepherd tending a large flock. The bureaucrat took a fancy to the sheep and asked the shepherd, If I can guess how many there are, may I have one? The shepherd thought it unlikely the man would guess the e

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: I was on assignment in San Francisco recently, and it involved some food tasting. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: So this is Chef Crenn's brioche served with a little bit of cultured butter and sea salt. It's her grandmother's recipe. What's

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