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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By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 07 June 2007 The first of four shuttle missions to the International Space Station this year is set for late Friday. Space shuttle Atlantis The shuttle Atlantis is on the launch pad and everything looks good for Friday

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 26 February 2008 The 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by director Stanley Kramer broke ground on racial issues. Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the late director's wife about the impact of the film, newly re-released o

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By Edward Yeranian Beirut 21 September 2007 Lebanon's top political leaders and hundreds of ordinary citizens turned out for the funeral Friday, of slain Christian lawmaker Antoine Ghanem. Edward Yeranian reports from Beirut. Church bells tolled as t

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I'll tell you a story before it tells itself 我要讲述一个故事在它呈现在你面前之前 I'll lay out all my reasons, you'll say that I need help 如果我阐述我的理由你可能会说我不可理喻 We all got expectations, and someti

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By Jim Stevenson Washington 06 August 2007 Andy Roddick Top-seeded Andy Roddick has won his third Legg Mason Classic tennis title in Washington. But as VOA's Jim Stevenson reports, Roddick and the rest of the tennis world may have witnessed the emerg

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By Jordan Davis Dakar 03 December 2006 Islamist Moderate Party supporters attend a late meeting, 17 Nov 2006 in Nouakchott Second round legislative elections are under way in Mauritania. The vote is seen as a key step in the country's return to civi

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今天我们要学的词是battleground。 Battleground, 是战场的意思。美国总统大选民主、共和两党势均力敌,选举结果在很多程度上取决于所谓的 battleground states战场州,也就是候选人支持率不相上下的

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By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 15 December 2006 Government leaders from around Asia have pledged to boost air quality control programs in some of the most polluted cities of the world. As Chad Bouchard reports from the Indonesian city of Yog

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The only crime I have ever been connected with was unsuccessful. One summer night I went to bed, leaving my bedroom door open because it was very hot. During the night I was woken up by the sound of a match being struck. For a moment I thought it mus

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今天我们要学的词是squabble。 Squabble, 是争吵的意思。美国民主党总统参选人希拉里.克林顿参议员和巴拉克.奥巴马参议员在星期一晚上的辩论中就彼此的人品争吵不休, Senator Hilary Clinton and Se

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Todd: Now, Mike, you lived in New York City. That's really, really cool. I think New York's a fantastic city. I've never lived there, but I visited New York many times. What was it like living in New York City? Mike: Uh, like you said, there's a lot

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Ethel: Can we talk? Fred: Uh-huh. Ethel: I dont think we communicate very well. We dont talk to each other like we used to. I think we need to have a dialogue about these dysfunctional communication patterns. Fred: Hmm. Ethel: I think we need to work

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Daily Life - Mobile Phone Plan (C0106) B: Yeah, Ive just moved here, and Id like to activate my cell phone, and Im not sure if I should go with a prepaid plan, or a monthly rate plan. A: I see. Well, can I have a look at your phone? Unfortunately,thi

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今天我们要学的词是ample。 Ample, 是充足的意思。 The price of crude oil fell amid ample supply, 原油供给充足,造成价格下跌。 There is ample evidence that she is better qualified for the position than the other candidates

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Mother: Doctor, this is my son Danny. I brought him in so you could look at his rash . Doctor: Okay, Danny. Have a seat on the exam table . How long have you had the rash? Mother: My son has had that rash for about two weeks. It started out as a blis

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The XT mobile network crashed on Wednesday last week. It took one day to fix the problem in the North Island but three days for the far south of the country. More than 200,000 people have Telecom XT in New Zealand. Between 70,000 and 80,000 people in

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