美国很多居民小区都设有小区委员会,别看编制不大,权力可不小。我有个朋友Amy,她家的小区委员会管得就特别宽,从各家各户房子的颜色到院子护栏的风格,都要经过审查。Amy最近想架个

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There have been a lot of books written about chaos and dysfunction in the Trump White House. The latest book by Michael Lewis looks lower down the food chain at parts of the government that don't get as much attention, like the Dep

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By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 23 July 2007 Baseball fans around the world have watched Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants pursue a date with destiny. The Giants' home run slugger first eclipsed Babe Ruth's home run total of 714, then set h

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When President Obama gave his goodbye speech this week, one of hip-hop's most politically active stars was watching. Killer Mike is a rapper who actively campaigned for the man he calls that old crazy haircutted (ph) white guy fr

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By Cathrine Drew London 12 April 2007 Watch EarthFireIce report A South African man and his British friend have launched a campaign to get people around the world to help fight global warming. They call it the EarthFireIce campaign, and they want pe

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By Jessica Berman Washington 04 October 2006 New research suggests that infectious diseases may run in families. Investigators say the discovery represents a major shift in the way scientists view human disease. Experts have always accepted that cer

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介绍: Run errands 跑腿;出门办事 I have been running errands all day today and I am so tired! 我整个一天都在跑腿办事,太累了。 Fool's errand 徒劳的努力 Are you sending me on a fools errand again? The last time you sent

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