Digital Revolution Shakes Colleges Imagine a university class with 160,000 students sitting at computers all around the world, all learning from the same professors. It is not science-fiction. It is a class at Stanford University in California taught

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本单元是关于奇怪的信件的对话 Alice: Hi Tim. What are you reading, or is it private? Tim: Oh, nothing. Alice: Sure it's not a love letter? Tim: I'm sure! In fact, it's a bit strange. Remember I had to return that customer's watch? Alice: Mmmm? Tim: W

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By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 11 July 2006 watch Shuttle report With most of its major tasks complete, including an investigation of the protective foam shield, the crew on board Discovery is cleared to return to Earth Monday. Yet, there's still plen

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AMERICAN MOSAIC -June 7, 2002: Who Is Uncle Sam / Digital Movies / Country Music Awards HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC — VOA’s radio magazine in Special English. (THEME) This is Doug Johnson. On

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By Nico Colombant Abidjan 23 May 2006 Hawker with little skyscrapers in background in Abidjan A new term being used to describe economic realities in West Africa is de-development. Life in cities buil

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The International Red Cross Movement grew out of a major battle in the unification of Italy. The Battle of Solferino took place one hundred fifty years ago, in June of eighteen fifty-nine. This past wee

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Economic Report - Apple's Lion Is Latest to Join Download-Only Trend in Software This is the VOA Special English Economic Report. Apple's new version of its desktop operating system for Mac computers is called Mac OS X Lion. Apple says this latest OS

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By Deborah Block Washington, D.C. 30 January 2006 watch Hamas Controversy report The Islamic militant group Hamas is preparing to form the next Palestinian government after its victory in Wednesday's

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General Stanley McChrystal has officially taken over as the new commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The Obama administration is counting on the four-star general to implement a new and ambitious strategy to turn the tide against a

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angered many Palestinians, in his recent speech, when he proclaimed Israel's intentions to keep Jerusalem as the united capital of the Jewish state. The Palestinians claim the eastern part of the city as the capital

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Syrian Refugees Struggle on Lebanese Border The men are clamoring for a signature on their ration cards. For them, it is the difference between feeding their families tonight, and not. The refugees here support the Syrian revolution, and they have fl

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Elephant Leaves Alaska for Warmer Home 大象玛姬离开阿拉斯加前往温暖新家 As we write this story, the temperature in Anchorage, Alaska, is minus-8 degrees Celsius. Bitter cold, in other words, as you might expect on an early-winter day

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Salt is believed to be the single most harmful thing in our food, contributing to high blood pressure For years doctors have been telling patients with high blood pressure to cut down on the amount of salt in their diet. Now a prestigious panel of ex

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Passengers checking in for American Airlines' first commercial flight out of Miami International Airport since the January 12 earthquake I feel wonderful! American Airlines is so happy to be going back to Haiti. - George Hazy, American Airlines VP At

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Josh Kelley Comes Full Circle with 'Georgia Clay' Singer Josh Kelley had to settle for a career in the pop field before returning to his first love - Country music. He has come full circle with his debut Country album, Georgia Clay. The album's title

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Syrian Refugees Struggle in Jordanian Camps Up until August of this year, Ahmad was a colonel in the Syrian Army. But when his village in Daraa was attacked by the Syrian air force, he decided to cross the border into Jordan with his wife and five ch

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South Africas Black Middle Class on the Rise The Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing says the black middle class is now 4.2 million people strong, up from 1.7 million in 2004. And many say their status is hard-won. I just started to work hard,

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Of the oceans of ink spilled by writers wrestling with the Trump presidency, it's probably safe to say that Jonathan Lethem is the only one who has managed to produce a book featuring the following - one, a shootout on a decr

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By David Byrd Washington 04 August 2007 Top seed Andy Roddick and American rookie John Isner have reached the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic hard court tournament here in Washington. As VOA's David Byrd reports, Roddick faces Ivo Karlovi

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By Joe Bavier N'Djamena 15 May 2006 It has been three years since Chad became an oil-exporting nation. The promise of petroleum revenues had fueled hope that the central African country, long one of t

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