Topics: American Movies-Toy Story; The United States Naval Academy; buddy versus chum versus pal; fee versus pay; Clean clams crammed in clean cans Words: animated perspective cowboy astronaut mission spaceship to escape commercial to be depressed fa

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Explanation: World War II, or the Second World War, was truly a global war, or a war that affected the whole world. Most of the powerful countries in the world were involved in the war in one of two alliances (or groups of countries that work togethe

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Growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, Smith says, I didn't know I wanted to go into business, but I knew I wanted a leadership position. That appealed to me. 在田纳西州孟菲斯市长大的史密斯说道,我自己不清楚到底要不要从商,但

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Broadcast: May 29, 2003 By Jeri Watson This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Graduating seniors at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, May 25. May and June are the months when most g

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The boat collision is once again bringing attention to the Diaoyu Islands issue. The Diaoyu islands have a long history as part of China's territory, belonging to the country since ancient times. The islands are 200 nautical miles east of China's mai

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BEIJING: In an interesting move, China is displaying a nuclear powered attack submarine to the public to boosts the people's confidence in the country's growing naval power. This is part of efforts by the Chinese authorities to enhance the image of p

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The top Hamas political official says the Israeli attacks on Gaza have destroyed any chance of negotiated settlement with Israel. The speech by Khaled Mashal showed no hint of a willingness to end rocket fire unless all its demands are met. NPR's Pe

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Republican critics are criticizing President Obama's 2013 budget plan which seeks four trillion dollars in deficit reduction in the next decade. It calls for government spending cuts which the GOP supports but it also seeks an end to tax breaks for t

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1. A hurricane warning is in effect for parts of Florida and evacuation has been ordered for residents in low-lying areas on a stretch of the Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Alberto is the first named stor

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Iran has rejected a U.S. warning against blocking oil shipments through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a war of words between the two countries continues. Iran's semi-official Fars news agency Thursday quoted Revolutionary Guard commander Hossein

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1. Thousands are gathering in Cairo to protest today's verdicts by an Egyptian court. Ousted leader Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for failing to stop the killing of protesters last year. But he and his sons were acquitted of corruptio

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1. President Barack Obama is heading to Las Vegas Tuesday to rally public support for his immigration overhaul plan, a day after a bipartisan group of senators outlined their proposal. The plans are said to be somewhat similar. 2. Relatives of the vi

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week -- some recorded sounds for all time. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., recently added twent

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Some U.S. schools use money to try to improve attendance and test results Recently we asked for your opinions about paying students to improve school attendance or performance on tests. Some American

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Visitors to Washington, D.C., in the summer often want to stay inside air-conditioned museums. The cooler days of fall are a good time to

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AS IT IS 2015-06-22 Egypt: Expanded Suez Canal to Open in August 埃及8月重新开放苏伊士运河 Egyptian officials are making plans to open a newly-expanded Suez Canal on August 6th. Officials say the new canal will be more than double the wat

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned NATO countries the U.S. may not be able to sustain operations like those in Libya and Afghanistan as it tries to deal with its own budget problems. Panetta arrived in Brussels to attend his first NATO mi

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IN THE NEWS - Supreme Court Hearings on Guantanamo Prisoners By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, April 24, 2004 This is Bob Doughty with In the News, in VOA Special English. The United States Supreme

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unified adj统一的,一元化的 violation n违反,违背,强奸 vision n 视力,视觉,.幻象 vt.梦见,想象 解析:She really is a vision.她真是个美人。 tunnel vision井蛙之见 adjace

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201. portion n. 一部分 202. target n. 目标,靶子 vt. 瞄准 203. portable a. 手提式的 204. decline v. 拒绝,谢绝;下降 205. illusion n. 错觉 206. likelihood n. 可能,可能性 207. s

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