Labor Day is a national holiday in the United States. It is celebrated on the first Monday in September. It is a time for American workers to celebrate their efforts. It is also when most Americans mark the end of the summer. The holiday started in 1

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Hanukkah is one of the most important celebrations in the Jewish calendar. It means the Festival of Lights. It is an eight-day holiday that takes place each year in November or December. The festival is to celebrate a miracle that happened in the Sec

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15. This added-worker effect could support the safety net offered by unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help families weather bad times. 【分析】简单句。句子主干为 This added-worker effect could support the safety net。过去

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JEFFREY BROWN:And now, a prescription for succeeding in school. It comes from pediatricians making their patients' reading skills a part of regular examinations. The NewsHour's special correspondent for education, John Merrow, has the story. JOHN MER

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The village 部落 When Sandra and Doug gave birth to a little Down syndrom baby 6 years ago, they made a pact: We will bring the world to our little girl, as much as we will bring her to the world. 六年前,当珊卓拉和道格生下一个唐氏综

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Into Ashes 化为灰烬 The summer of 2002 saw many forest fires. It had been a very dry year and forest fires were everywhere. One particular fire could not becontrolled and it destroyed a small housing community called Scenic Hill. Luckily, the com

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THIS IS AMERICA - Life for Many Grandparents Not All Fun and Games By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, June 13, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Steve E

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China will create 2 million units of public rental housing in 2017 to provide affordable housing for low-income people, said Lu Kehua, vice-minister for the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. 住房和城乡建设部副部长陆克华日前

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Checking stories across country now. Cops said in Nevada of 4th person has died from yesterdays shooting rampage in IHOP restaurant, 3 of them were national guard members, 11 people were shot. Police said, the suspects later turned the gun on himself

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阅读理解快速解题三策略 一、快读快读的目的是了解文章的大意和主题思想,并对文章的结构有个总的概念。快读时,应特别注意文章的开始段、结束段、文章中每段的首句和尾句以及篇章连

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Sisters spread happiness while brothers breed distress, experts believe。 专家相信,姐妹为家庭播洒快乐,而兄弟让家庭陷入忧愁。 Researchers quizzed 571 people aged 17 to 25 about their lives and found those who grew up with

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The War 战争 There were a lot of wars in our history. 历史上曾发生过很多次战争。 People make wars to get something. 人们为了得到某些东西而发动战争。 In the old days, some countries invaded other countries to expand thei

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A recent decision by Harvard University to expand financial aid is putting pressure on other schools to do the same. Graduation ceremonies at Harvard in June The full price for one year at Harvard in

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Pause for about 10 seconds. 暂停了大约10 秒钟。 Can I play a game, Mommy? 我可以玩游戏了吗,妈妈? And I thought, that's it? And so, you know, 而我想,这就完了?因为,你知道, this is the Middle Passage, this is an i

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Remarks to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Plenary Session 希拉里1995年在联合国第四届妇女大会上的演讲:妇女的权利也是人权。该演讲至今仍是世界妇

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Neighbours are very hit and miss. Sometimes you hit the jackpot and get neighbours who become great friends. Other times you get the short straw and have nightmare neighbours. Ive had good and bad neighbours. Im not sure why some neighbours are so ba

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调查:英家庭每天争吵三次 Parents and children have at least three disagreements a day, with mothers causing most of the rows, according to new research. The most common rows are over household chores, children treating the house like a ho

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The Charcoal-Burner and the FullerA CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping exp

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今天我们要学的词是appreciate。 Appreciate, 有表示感激的意思。I appreciate your help, 感谢你的帮助。I appreciate any suggestions you can give me, 感谢你能给我的一切建议。We should learn to appreciate what we have,

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AS IT IS 2016-06-27 How Can US Successfully Fight Terrorism? 美国如何成功的打击恐怖主义? This is the third article in a three-part VOA series on Islamist extremism in the United States. In 2003, not long after the terrorist attacks on

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