More than 30 million people were displaced within their own countries last year. That number comes from a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the Norwegian Refugee Council. The two groups blame criminal violence and natural

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Today's Traditions of HalloweenThe American tradition of trick-or-treating probably dates back to the early All Souls' Day parades in England. During the festivities, poor citizens would beg for food and families would give them pastries called soul

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[00:04.81]Many Americans desire to live in homes near coastal areas. [00:10.95]More than 3,000 people move to coastal areas every day. [00:16.74]But experts say one-fourth of the buildings along America's coastal areas may be damaged or destroyed by

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(MA) As you probably know, log structures are gaining in popularity. They are no longer just the simple country homes that we think of as the traditional log cabin. Some upscale homes now incorporate natural round logs in ceiling beams and walls. Pe

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Sales of low-priced(1) homes here continue to feed(2) a housing market that has buyers eager(3), sellers satisfied and some real estate agents scrambling(4) to keep up the pace.Put an entry-level home on the market and - wham! Its gone in no time, sa

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UN Warns of Worsening Situation for Displaced Afghans 联合国警告:流离失所的阿富汗人呈现不断恶化的局势 Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have been displaced from their homes because of continuing violence in the country. They f

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Regulators from a just announced special economic zone in North China's Hebei Province suspended real estate transactions and new permanent residential permit, or hukou, registrations to curb speculative practices. 为了控制投机行为,刚刚宣布

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Cooler, moist weather conditions have been helping hundreds of firefighters working to contain a stubborn wildfire in the hills above Santa Barbara, California. The blaze is now about 30% contained. An

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This is AP News Minute. A man is under arrest in New York City, accused of shooting and killing a Muslim imam and his friend outside a mosque. Oscar Morel faces 2 counts of second-degree murder plus weapons charges. A 7th death is now connected to th

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ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we tell you about two islands in Massachusetts, in the New England area of the northeastern United States. Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket ar

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A Doctor Brings Healing To Patients in Their Homes Ernest Brown is a unique doctor. Unlike most doctors, he does not work in a clinic or hospital. He works out of a black Toyota truck. Patients do not come to him. He comes to their houses. Dr. Ernest

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NANJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, announced on Sunday to end housing purchase restrictions in a bid to revive local property market. In a notice released by the municipal government of Nanjing, the city

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LA brush fire closes Getty Museum Hundreds of people have been evacuated (被撤退) from the world-famous Getty art museum in Los Angeles as a brush fire rages in nearby mountains, officials say. The fire broke out around 1300 local time (2000 GMT)

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

房子少,房价涨。人们一房难求,一房难买。连最基本的住都满足不了,何谈幸福?! Jennifer: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com. My name is Jennifer and with me in the studio is Neil. Wel

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Hello to you and Happy Father's Day, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. More storms are threatening today in flooded Cedar Rapids, Iowa. More than 20,000 people are displaced r

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Good afternoon I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Pope Benedict XVI continues his tour around the US today. He held mass at Nationals Park the new baseball stadium in Washington. And e

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蝴蝶的启示(中英文对照) Butterfly is the most beautiful of insects, the most attractive animals, known as the flying flowers. Its wings in the world with a natural color than the production of artificial colors, paste it will be

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Typhoon Usagi Leaves Path of Death, Destruction Ron Corben Bangkok 13 Aug 2001 10:49 UTC Heavy floods and 1)mudslides have left dozens dead and tens of thousands homeless in Southeast Asia, as torrent

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(225) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2001-国际风云(4)

Beginners. Well, it looks like we're back in the kitchen. I told you, didn't I, that the kitchen is an important place, and that is why we need to spend more time using the every day kitchen vocabulary. The main idea of today's podcast is the pantry.

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

A wave of foreclosures and a glut of unsold homes pushed U.S. housing prices down in March. Tuesday's report from the closely-watched Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 U.S. cities was 3.6 percent below the same month a year earlier. High un

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