12 Serving Drinks and Cocktails GLOSSARY bartender a person whose job is to make alcoholic drinks at a party or in a restaurant or bar * We trained our bartender to know when to stop making drinks for people who have had too much to drink. to mix dri

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Helen Brooks faced Edward Marlow. Hello, Helen, Edward greeted her coolly. I hear your zoo has been having lots of problems, Helen said. You cant keep the animals quiet if something is bothering them! Yes, Edward admitted. But weve found the one resp

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We are back from our DECISION 2010 headquarters here at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York. Last night on this broadcast, before the polls had closed, we heard the personal stories of four voters from around this country, and what was on their minds as

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介绍: speak for yourself 那是你自己的看法,我不是那样想的 Waiter:Would you like to have some pizza? 您要点些披萨吃吗? Jerry: No one wants pizza this time. 我们这次不点披萨了。 You:Speak fo yourself!I'll hav

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Bernanke Offers Mixed Economic Outlook For US Despite a strong pickup in manufacturing and a much-improved housing market, the outlook for the US economy remains mixed. The Federal Reserve said U.S. growth is unlikely to exceed 2.8 percent in 2013. O

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By Kari Barber Dakar 03 October 2007 When the United States officially launched a new military command for Africa, this week, several countries on the continent reacted positively to the new post. Liberia even offered its own territory as a possible

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By Michael Bowman Washington 28 March 2007 The United States' top monetary official says the country's economy continues to grow and create jobs, but is hindered by several factors, including negative developments in the housing industry. VOA's Micha

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The earliest process of making paper was done almost five thousand years ago in Egypt and the Nile Valley. In those days, paper was made from strips of the papyrus plant. Modern paper-making began

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By Sean Maroney Washington, DC 25 January 2007 watch State of Union Reaction President Bush's annual State of the Union speech is getting mixed reviews both at home and abroad. And as VOA's Sean Maroney reports, the biggest debate centers on Mr. Bus

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By Michael Bowman Washington 24 September 2009 The U.S. economy continues to generate mixed data that analysts say point to a slow recovery from a deep and prolonged recession. U.S. dollars U.S. job losses continue, but at a slower pace. The Labor D

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Mixed Future Awaits Hyper-Connected Youth For a long time, there was talk about Americas Generation X and then Generation Y, referring to our young people. Now the buzzword is millennials, since many of our teenagers and young adults were born in the

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Stocks in Hong Kong and Japan fell and the U.S. dollar rose a day after China raised interest rates for the first time since December 2007. Economists interpret the move as a sign that authorities are taking a more aggressive stance against inflation

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By Michael Bowman Washington 27 October 2009 A sold sign in front of a home in Carmel, Indiana, 20 Oct 2009 The U.S. housing market is showing signs of improvement, but Americans have grown more pessimistic on the overall economy. The consensus view

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Mixed Views in Iraq on 10th Anniversary of US-Led Invasion It's early morning in central Baghdad's Bataween district. Out-of-work laborers huddle on the street hoping to pick up a day's wages. Abed Khaled is a house painter. He's been coming here for

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: When Apple announced the new iPhone can use facial recognition technology to unlock the device, the response may not have been what Apple had hoped for. The feature immediately raised privacy and security concerns. To hear more a

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The new Race Relations Report 2007 shows that New Zealand is becoming more multi-cultural and we are also feeling more comfortable about immigrants from different ethnic backgrounds. Maoris represent about 15% of the population, Asians nearly 7% and

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 21 December 2007 Zimbabwe's parliament this week passed new laws easing restrictions on political dissidence and the news media. The laws, which are due to be signed by President Robert Mugabe in the near future, are to pre

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Muslim Brotherhood Curbs Draw Mixed Reaction CAIRO Opponents of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood are reacting favorably to a ban on all activity by the Islamist group and the seizing of its assets. They made a lot of mistakes and this is the consequence of

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President Barack Obama's address Wednesday night to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on the issue of health care reform is drawing reaction from U.S. lawmakers. The president used strong language to clarify what reform proposals would do, pledge

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美国达人秀12岁天赋少女Anna Graceman 完美演唱新作《Crazy World》 这位胖胖的小女生名叫Anna Graceman,凭借扎实的唱功在美国达人秀一鸣惊人。现年12岁的她极有天赋的创作才能,18个月就能够唱一

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