The Obama administration is promising a review of the airport security procedures after the Christmas day attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight. A Nigerian man suspected of trying to detonate explosives on the plane bound for Detroit has bee

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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and British Prime Minister David Cameron, 6 Aug 2010. British Prime Minister David Cameron and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari have pledged to work together closely to fight terrorism following talks in Londo

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上次我们学了几个由down这个词组成的习惯用语。今天再要讲的几个习惯说法也包括down, 而且还都是复合词。 Down这个词最基本的意思是向下或者降低。 今天要学的第一个习惯说法是:downplay。

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今天我们要学的词儿是downplay。 Downplay something是指对某事轻描淡写。The coach downplayed the team's loss in the season opener,意思是教练并不看重球队赛季首场比赛的失利。The diplomat downplayed the breakdown o

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今天我们要学的词儿是downplay。 Downplay something是指对某事轻描淡写。The coach downplayed the team's loss in the season opener,意思是教练并不看重球队赛季首场比赛的失利。The diplomat downplayed the breakdown o

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 10 September 2006 U.S. and Afghan officials acknowledge that Taleban forces are posing serious challenges to security in Afghanistan. But they add that, although Taleban fighters are fueling some of the country's worst vio

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BRUSSELS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Finance ministers of eurozone countries downplayed(不予重视) inflation risk in the European single currency club on Monday, despite the recent rises due to higher oil prices. Inflation(通货膨胀) in the euro a

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 20 June 2007 Expectations are low in the Middle East following a White House Summit between President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, last week's

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downplay轻描淡写或者低调处理 今天要学的习惯说法是:downplay。 downplay这个习惯说法出现在四、五十年前,down这个词最基本的意思是向下或者降低。组成downplay这个复合词的第二部分是play,p

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