President Obama announced an agreement with Congressional Republicans Monday. It would extend for two years the tax cuts put in place by former president George W. Bush. The tax cuts were to end in January. The compromise extends current income tax r

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(178) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

突破口语之独白(2):Chinese New Year中国新年 To the Chinese people, Spring Festival is as important as Christmas to people in the West. According to the Chinese tradition, preparation for the festival starts from the beginning of the last lunar month

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European shares extend their rally into a third day Thursday. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London has details. Encouraged by the U.S. Federal Reserve half a percentage point interest rate cut, European markets, as in Asia, have picked up some lost ground

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Low cloud and showers have been pushed into the southeast by strengthening northwesterly winds. And we have also got a thick band of cloud approaching southern south Australia along a strong cold front. Apart from the southeast, clear skies over most

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[Photo: Xu Jun, Xinhua] The idea of seeing a family doctor is still a new thing for many Chinese. But that may soon be different. As a pioneering project, southwestern Sichuan province provides family doctor services to more than 32 million of its ci

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I'd like to extend my visa for another two years. Are you on a tourist visa or a student visa? Student visa. What's the reason for the extension? I'm going to practical training as soon as I receive my master's degree from the University of Pansevini

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身价不菲的英国球员小贝,既是本国足球俱乐部争抢的重点,也是豪门皇家马德里的王牌。自从曼联转汇到皇马,也出力不少。教练希望下个赛季他能与皇

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 01 February 2006 Ivory Coast's popular northern opposition leader, Alassane Ouattara, has formally regained his position as leader of his party three years after he fled into exi

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U.S. lawmakers have been commenting on the situation in Burma as the U.S. Congress advanced legislation to strengthen and renew unilateral U.S. economic sanctions against the Burmese military government. More from VOA's Dan Robinson on Capitol Hill.

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New York's City Council has voted in favor of extending term limits for elected officials, paving the way for the city's billionaire mayor to run for another term. Victoria Cavaliere reports from VOA's New York Bureau that the move on Thursday had m

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CaliforniaCompanyHelpsExtendReachofFresh-GrownFood A growing number of Americans grow fruit and vegetables at home in their own gardens. These small plots let gardeners savor the flavor of fresh-picked produce and improve their diet. One company in L

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A showdown is looming in the Middle East with a 10-month freeze on Israeli settlement construction due to expire on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from his hawkish coalition partners to resume building in the West

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(九)月

Embassy representatives in Washington, D.C., work regularly with lawmakers on Capitol Hill and U.S. officials at the State Department. Nearly four dozen of them also extend their diplomatic efforts into city schools. They visit hundreds of 5th and 6t

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Stocks in Asia extended their rally Friday, with investors encouraged by positive economic and company news. Some stock markets have risen more than 70 percent since the start of the year. Display showing Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong, 20 Jul 2009 Ho

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Hospitals and pharmacies are required to throw away drugs that have passed their expiration date, no matter how expensive or vital those drugs may be. But the Food and Drug Administration and others have long known that many drugs

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By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 11 April 2008 Japan has extended economic sanctions against North Korea, citing the reclusive country's lack of progress on an international nuclear disarmament agreement. As Naomi Martig reports from Hong Kong, the extensio

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今天我们要学的词是unemployment benefits。 Unemployment benefits, 失业救济金。 Florida is getting ready to make some big changes to its unemployment benefits program, 佛罗里达州准备对该州的失业救济金项目进行大幅改革

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A senior American envoy has prolonged his visit to North Korea, in an effort to keep Pyongyang from unraveling a major deal to get rid of its nuclear weapons. At the same time, military talks between North and South Korea have stalled and a South Ko

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June: Did you get an invitation to Kellys party? Roberto: Yes, I did. Im going to send my regrets. How about you? June: Im trying to find an excuse not to attend, without Kelly taking offense. Roberto: Couldnt you just tell her that you have another

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

今天我们要学的词是cave in。To cave in, 意思是屈于压力而让步。 All my friends are on Facebook now. I finally caved in and got registered, 我朋友都在用 Facebook. 我没办法,只好也去注册了一个帐户。 Amazon cave

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