Russia's Gazprom energy monopoly is preparing to cut gas supplies to Ukraine if Kyiv does not repay a $2 billion debt by December 31. But Ukrainians dispute the Russian figure, and say they have enough supplies to last through the cold winter months

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)

Come on everybody. Get up and do something. December the 5th is International Volunteer Day. This highly important day was started by the United Nations in 1985. Its aim is twofold: first, to thank volunteers around the world for giving their time to

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Steve Jobs is the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. He is the largest individual shareholder in Walt Disney. Jobs name is associated with innovative products like the iPod, iPhone and iTunes. He is a much-res

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HEALTH REPORT-Testing for Pre-Diabetes By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: April 17, 2002 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. American health experts say more people should be tested for a condit

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Peace Corps. President John Kennedy began the program in nineteen sixty-one. The Peace Corps sends Amer

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By Barry Wood Tirana, Albania 26 September 2006 US Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, listens to Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic as they hold a joint news conference U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met Tuesday with Mont

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By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 24 May 2007 One year after a massive earthquake struck Indonesia's Java island, thousands of people hit hardest by the disaster still struggle to rebuild their lives. As Chad Bouchard reports from Yogyakarta, ai

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International pressure for the release of Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, from prison is mounting. But Burma's pro-democracy activists and opposition politicians say the international response, including from the United Nations, needs t

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Alt-Rock Band Celebrates 10th Anniversary The Seattle rock band Minus the Bear has spent a decade traveling together -- and recording four albums in its own studio in Seattle. The band's recent album, Omni , changes the pattern. Minus the Bear releas

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On the streets of Egypt, people are doing three things: celebrating their revolution, memorializing those who died in it and getting down to the nitty-gritty work of building their country's future. For the past three weeks, Farah El Moataz's frantic

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A: I really love this car! B: Great! I was hoping that it would go to a driver who appreciates it. A: How much are you willing to take for the car? B: As I am sure you noticed, the price on the window is five thousand dollars. A: Don't you think you

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On Friday afternoon a judge sentenced lawyer Mickey Mantle to 24 hours in jail for contempt. Mantle had just won a lawsuit against a man who had struck Mantles client. The client had accidentally spilled a diet soda onto the defendants new sneakers,

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The president of the Philippines has picked yet another fight. Rodrigo Duterte is the president who called for war against drug dealers, encouraged killings and has even boasted of past killings himself. Now, he is fighting a ven

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Trump's next and last stop in his Asia tour will be Manila. That visit is seen as a chance to hit a kind of reset button on the long-standing alliance with the Philippines. President Obama's relationship with President Duterte of t

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Stephanie Kirkham来自英格兰西北部Lancashire的Ribble Valley. Stephanie Kirkham的声音随各而清新,跟Lene Marlin很类似.号称森林精灵 Stephanie Kirkham的曲子都是由她自己创作歌词, 歌词描写的不是矫情的恋爱故事,也不哗众取宠,很像邻家女孩的淡淡倾诉. 英文歌词:

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By Greg Flakus Houston 22 February 2008 Democratic Party presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama faced off in a debate Thursday in Texas. VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston there was more agreement on issues than clashes over dif

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英语作文-中考 Directions: For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic The Development of a Private Car. You should write no less than 150 words and base your composition on the outline(given in Chinese) below

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Sub-Standard Electronics Donated to Africa Causing Pile Up of E-Waste The safe disposal of unwanted computers, printers, mobile phones, and other electronics, collectively known as e-waste, is a growing problem across Africa. The world produces more

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Thousands of Boy Scouts from across the United States and around the world are celebrating 100 years of scouting at this year's Boy Scout National Jamboree. The Scouts stage the event every four years, bringing together boys ages 11 to 18 for 10 days

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Tuesday's comments were the first since Rodrigo Duterte became Philippines president, confirming he was open to talks with China. During the speech before his country's Air Force, he said he wanted friendly relations with China and that he was agains

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