President Obama is looking past today's expected House vote on his $825 billion plan to jump-start the economy. He met with business leaders today to urge Congress to complete the process swiftly. NPR's Giles Snyder has more. The meeting in the Roos

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奥黛丽赫本(Audrey Hepburn),1929年5月4日出生于比利时布鲁塞尔,英国电影和舞台剧女演员。 1948年,赫本在一部时长仅39分钟的荷兰风光纪录片《荷兰七课》中出镜,开始电影生涯。1954年,她

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Hello again, and welcome to the year 2006. Im Faith from Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax. The New Year is around us now, and I hope that you're working your way towards your goals and the fulfillment of your resolutions (if you made any). Whether

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South Sudanese Doctor Wins U.N. Nansen Award A South Sudanese surgeon has been named the winner of a United Nations award for assisting refugees. Evan Atar Adaha received the 2018 Nansen Refugee Award for 20 years of giving medical care to people fle

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Yemen's defence minister says the country's military will take all measures to ensure the safety of foreign diplomatic missions in the country. Defense Minister Brigadier Mohammad Nasser Ahmad: The embassies have moved some of their citizens, but we

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Peace, goodwill, and happiness for you at Christmas and always. 祝你圣诞平安如意、永远幸福快乐。 Goodwill (好意)美国有名的二手商店 Breast Cancer Research (乳癌研究) Lily在店里面淘到一个30英镑的意大利

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Whatever happened to the silly season? 今年的新闻饥荒期是怎么回事? You know, that time of the year when the wisdom of the 1st century poet Horace is adopted by news editors, 新闻饥荒期,众所周知,就是每年记者们对公元

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1. amateur /ˈmətə/ -- (literally, lover) 1. a person follows a particular pursuit because he likes it, rather than as a profession 2. one who performs rather poorly; inexperienced person The performance was staged by a group of amateurs who have

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Your excellency Chairman Deng Xiaoping, your excellency President Li Xiannian, your excellency ladies and gentlemen: This is an historical occasion. And I am particularly pleased to see that Chairman Deng Xiaoping is able to be present. The Joi

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When Presidents, royalty or celebrities visit Singapore, they often receive a specially grown orchid, the national flower of the city-state, named after them. Barack and Michelle Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nelson Mandela all have multi-c

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Two Giant Pandas Arrive in Snowy Finland Two giant pandas arrived in Finland Thursday. They are a gift from China to mark the small European nations 100 years of independence. The two are a four-year-old male panda, named Hua Bao, and a three-year-ol

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A South Korean official says North Koreas leader commented that he is committed to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. National security advisor Chung Eui-yong also said that the leaders of North and South Korea are to meet in the capital of No

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The White House Hosts Iftar Dinner Marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, President Donald Trump hosted an Iftar dinner at the White House. To the group of U.S. cabinet officials and ambassadors from mostly Muslim-majority countries, t

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Peng Liyuan: China's first lady 一睹中国第一夫人风采-彭丽媛 Among the people accompanying Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Russia, Chinas first lady Peng Liyuan is attracting great attention. She is certainly no stranger to high p

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The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up affirmative action today. The justices are considering the case of a young white woman who argued she was denied admission to a University of Texas' program because of her race. Her supporters say considering race

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Cathy Majtenyi A senior U.S. official says the Sudanese government and the country's main rebel group could sign a framework peace agreement by this weekend. The US deputy assistant secretary of state

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AS IT IS 2014-09-27 Afghan Presidential Candidates Agree to Share Power 阿富汗总统候选人同意分享权力 This week Afghanistan ended months of dispute over the country's presidential election. The United States helped negotiate a power-shar

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Immigrant's Success in US Creates Great Opportunities for Many What youre looking at is the 'American Dream.' Ali Saifi left Iran nearly 40 years ago to start a life in the United States. Its a most interesting country because it allows you to do wha

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歌词: Song:Thrift Shop Artist:Macklemore I'm gonna pop some tags, only got twenty dollars in my pocket I'm, I'm, I'm hunting, looking for a come up, this is fucking awesome Walk into the club like what up? I got a big cock I'm just pumped up

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We don't pick who we fall in love with. And it never happens like it should. 语音讲解: 1.pick 英音:/pɪk/美音:/pɪk/ 2.fall 英音:/fɔːl/美音:/fɔl/ 词汇讲解: pick verb. pick up phrase. 捡起 They depend on the goodwill o

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