The Pope has signed into law new rules aimed at making the financial dealings of the Vatican Bank more transparent. The move comes as the bank is being investigated over money laundering claims. The Vatican is setting up a financial watchdog to monit

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(十二)月

For many people whove lost a loved one, a visit to their grave can help them to grieve. Now German mourners could remember those who have died in a different, modern way with a digital tombstone. Michel Kurney Spelt is a gardener in this cemetery in

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公共机构借力社媒软件 随之也有问题 Social media are changing the ways that police departments and other public agencies do business. New media are helping monitor police and keeping the traffic moving on congested highways. But they ar

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2015年5月

Israel has allowed a one-day delivery of food and fuel to the Gaza Strip, partially lifting a nearly week-long blockade of the territory. 以色列允许一天的时间给加沙地带运输食品和燃料,部分解除了对这个地区将近一个星

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Want to exercise, but don't have enough time? Forget slogging half an hour on the treadmill. You can burn the same number of calories with a few quick sprints on an exercise bike. So says a study presented at a meeting of the American Physiological S

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(十)月

Want to exercise, but don't have enough time? Forget slogging half an hour on the treadmill. You can burn the same number of calories with a few quick sprints on an exercise bike. So says a study presented at a meeting of the American Physiological S

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Some estimates say pirates collected more than $100 million in ransoms in last two years alone Cathy Majtenyi | Nairobi 21 May 2010 An upscale house in Nairobi Real estate prices in Kenya's capital have doubled, even tripled, in the past few years, a

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First Self-Driving Truck Debuts on European Highways 无人驾驶卡车将在欧洲高速公路第一次测试 The first automated semi-trailer truck started its maiden voyage Friday, October 2, on a European highway. The Daimler truck called 'Actros

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Lesson 29 Fire 1.OK,I'll fight fire with fire. 2.Where there's smoke,there's fire. 3.I'll go through fire and water for you. 4.We fired away at the monitor. 5.We need a real fireball to do this. 6.Soft fire makes swet malt. 7.She gets fired up at the

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Lesson 22 Show 1.Just show me how. 2.I'll show you arouind,Mum. 3.She's such a show. 4.She stole the whole show. 5.Le's get this show on the road. 6.You'd bettter show up. 7.The monitor was chosen by a show of hands. 8.I'll show you what I am.

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Long Conversations (长对话) 1.Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.) A: Ron: Kelly is the most beautiful model in the country. She's visiting our school today and as the hallway monitor, I'll be in charge of protecting h

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Lesson Ten Short Conversations The Electric Palace Unveiled Rodney Rathbone: I thought I saw you over here. Lucy: Robbie Rathbone, you scared me! Rodney: Why? Doing something you're not supposed to be doing? Lucy: No. What are you doing here? Rodney:

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: It is springtime. And in parched western states, a lot of people are watching closely as snows melt and the rivers rise. Now, satellites can monitor water levels in the biggest rivers, but they do not spot the smaller streams and

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For adolescent boys, a changing voice that cracks in the middle of a sentence can be a great embarrass-ment. Though embarrassing, a cracking voice is a natural part of adolescent development. As a boy goes through adolescence, his secondary sex chara

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In the United States, the fastest growing type of trash is e-waste: computers, TVs and other electronics. Because many e-waste components are toxic, many communities are striving to recycle them more responsibly. From Boulder, Colorado, Shelley Schl

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Ginger: It's really nice of you to come with me to buy my computer. This is the desktop I'm thinking about. Kevin: This is okay, but if I were you, I'd buy a laptop . It's more versatile . You can travel with it. Ginger: I'm not sure about getting a

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Reading and writing are very important. 注意: 当主语由and连结时,如果它表示一个单一的概念,即指同一人或同一物时,谓语动词用单数,and 此时连接的两个词前

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

本期内容: A girls' school is banning wearable activity trackers and smart watches because of concerns that pupils are skipping lunch if they fail to meet their calorie and exercise targets. Teachers at Stroud high school in Gloucestershire fear

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读

The Consumer Electronics Show has been a big event in the United States for years, but the first ever event in Asia is now open in Shanghai. The fair is a showcase for all sorts of digital devices. One popular range of products at the event is wearab

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Monitors frame our relationship with our computers and a great computer is only as good as its monitor. Although nearly every flat screen monitor is based on LCD technology, there are differences between the models. Apart from the price, one of major

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