文本: S - Mrs Satterthwaite V - Valentine Wannop W - Mr. Waterhouse W: Oh, Miss Wannop! Do you know Mrs Satterthwaite? V: How do you do? W: She is our friend Tietjens's mother-in-law. S: Oh, is that my fame? You know Christopher? V: Hardly, but I

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Explanation: The U.S. Declaration of Independence says that all men are created equal (or the same), but in reality (or in real life), this isnt really true. The United States has always struggled (or had problems) with racial discrimination, which m

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belief, [bi'li:f] n 信仰(被接受为真理并深信不疑的东西);相信 【例】Her story is beyond belief 她的故事难以置信。 【类】frenetic:movement=fanatical:belief狂乱的动作=狂热的信仰 veer:direction=conver

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Luciano Oliveira looks at the floor of the small poorly built wooden house where he lives. It is among thousands of similar poor homes in an occupation near the city of Sao Paulo. Oliveira was fired from his restaurant job at a few months ago, after

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Spain has rejected calls for talks or mediation to resolve a dispute over independence with the northeastern region of Catalonia. In a speech to parliament Wednesday, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said there can be no mediation between democra

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Sometimes it seems theres only so much we can learn about dinosaurs. We cant know what their coloration looked like, we cant watch them interact with each other. We can only extrapolate from their remains. But now scientists say we can discern a hint

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CAIRO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The draft law limiting protests in Egypt, which is currently being studied after recently being announced by Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki, stirred up an overwhelming debate in the Egyptian political arena. Contradictory repo

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - The Green Movement at US Universities DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our show, we have a new album from guitarist Pat Metheny ... And we tell you what some uni

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US Park Honors Women's Rights This year, the U.S. National Park Service turns 100. Americans 28th President, Woodrow Wilson, formed the National Park Service in 1916 to protect the wild and wonderful landscapes in the United States. President Ulysses

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仿生无桨叶风力发电机 Energy created by conventional three-blade wind turbines is cheap, sustainable and pollution-free. But according to current estimates, their fast-moving blades kill up to 300,000 birds annually in the U.S. 三叶风力发

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In a study of 323 major political conflicts from 1900 to 2006, 在一项关于1900年~2006年间的323起政治冲突的研究中 Maria Stephan and Erica Chenoweth found that nonviolent campaigns Maria Stephan和Erica Chenoweth发现非暴力运动 w

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If you think about this, if you just open your eyes to this possibility 如果你想到这些,如果你向这些可能性睁开你的眼睛 and start to connect the dots, you can see the evidence everywhere. 并且开始连接这些点,你可以看

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This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Ari Shapiro. This past week marked the 50th anniversary of the free speech movement at the campus of UC Berkeley in California. The movement launched massive sit-ins and protests that would help define a gen

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THIS IS AMERICA - Glen Echo Park By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, June 14, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapi

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当你难以启齿时…… 一名中国留学生初到美国,在机场找厕所,问老外:「Where is W.C.?」老外听不懂。一名中国太太到医院生产,洋护士问她:「Did yo

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Paris 2024 Olympic bid directors rejected the notion of hosting the 2028 Games, saying their target was the 2024 edition, reflecting the position of rival bidder Los Angeles. 巴黎2024年奥运会申办负责人近日拒绝了举办2028年奥运会的

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Civic journalism (also known as public journalism) is the idea of integrating journalism into the democratic process. The media not only informs the public, but it also works towards engaging citizens and creating public debate. 公民新闻也称为公

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So you see how transformative 你已经看到了 little bits of help can be. 微薄的帮助如何带来巨变。 But I want to give you a reality check. 但我还要给你们看看事实。 Look: U.S. aid, helping people is not easy, 美国援助,助

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And that was democracy growing up, 民主制度在当时正在形成 but it was also science growing up at the same time. 但同时科技也在发展 And it's really clear, if you look at the history of the Founding Fathers, 非常明显的是,如果

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Welcome to EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. I'm June Simms. Protest songs are part of the fuel of revolutions. Today, we talk to three rappers who played an active part in the Arab Spring revolutions and America's Occupy protests. (MUSIC: Rayes L

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