By Mario Ritter Broadcast: August 12, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. We often think of agriculture as planting seeds and harvesting crops. But many crops do n

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2003(下)-农业与经济

Jackie: Welcome to BBC Learning English dot com and Insight Plus - a series first broadcast in 2001 that looks at the language of issues you hear about in the news. How far should science go to help the sick and the suffering? Today on Insight Plus,

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A new public-opinion survey by a Kenyan anti-corruption organization warnrd the country could face another round of violence at its next elections, if the government does not increase its efforts to fight graft. According to the survey by the Kenyan

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(三月)

The War on Graft has sent shockwaves through the Kenyan Parliament in recent months, with several ministers being targeted in high-profile investigations. But Kenya's anti-corruption body says more are on the way. In recent months, Kenya's notoriousl

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The plenary sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC)and the National Committee of the Chinese People' s PoliticalConsultative Conference (CPPCC), popularly known as the twosessions, are kicking off this week. What will be the big talkingpoint

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Can I see my baby? the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital window. The baby had been born w

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Obituary;Seve Ballesteros; 讣告;塞弗巴耶斯特罗斯; Severiano Ballesteros, Europe's greatest golfer, died on May 7th, aged 54. 欧洲高尔夫名将Severiano Ballesteros,5月7日辞世,享年54岁。 As he struck the ball, Seve Balles

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 12 May 2006 Suharto (file photo) Indonesia's attorney general has dropped a graft case against ailing former President Suharto, who is suspected of amassing billions of dollar

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Falling 一落千丈 After the burst of excitement that accompanied the release of Macintosh, 麦金塔电脑刚发布时引发了一阵热潮, its sales began to taper off in the second half of 1984. 但到1984年下半年,其销量就开始急剧

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Related reading: BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Guo Boxiong, former vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), has confessed to taking bribes, military prosecutors said Tuesday. Military prosecutors have finished investigating Guo's al

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Wei Hong, the governor of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, was absent from key provincial meetings towards the end of last month. And there were rumors circulating online saying that Wei Hong was not contactable for some reason. At the news confer

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Xi Jinping says the campaign against corruption should continue to cover all sectors and zero tolerance will be shown to violators. He also stresses that China is gaining ground in the fight against corruption, urging all Party members to maintain co

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It costs more to send a 40-foot container by road from Bogot, Colombia's capital, 通过陆路将一个40英尺的集装箱从哥伦比亚首都波哥大 to Buenaventura on its Pacific coast than to ship it on from Buenaventura to Shanghai. 运往太平

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Can I see my baby? the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital window. 我能看看我的孩子吗

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给爱最重的礼物 Can I see my baby? the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital window. Th

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The Indian government is promising to increase efforts against corruption(腐败), which has emerged as a major challenge for the country. India's president made the commitment(承诺,保证) during an address to parliament, which was stalled

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The National People's Congress Standing Committee approved the resolution during its most recent bi-monthly session. President Xi Jinping signed off on the deal on Saturday. China first granted pardons to non-war criminals in 1959, while the first am

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Bribery 贿赂 Graft work 移花接木 A new study lights up the shadows 无处遁形 GONE are the days when multinationals could book bribes paid in far-flung countries as a tax-deductible expense. These days would-be palm-greasers have to contend w

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A True Gift of Love Can I see my baby? the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital window. The

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Turkey and the European Union 土耳其和欧盟 Media freedom RIP? 舆论自由的末日? A fresh round of arrests takes relations with the European Union to a new low 新一轮的媒体洗牌让土耳其和欧盟的关系达到了冰点。 WE HAV

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