Smart Home Camera Detects Intruders 智能家庭摄像头侦测入侵者 Many homes today are fitted with security cameras and sensors to alert the owners if someone is moving on their property, be it a family member, a mail carrier or an intruder. F

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(四月)

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR A Surprise at Thornfield In the morning, I told Diana and Mary that I had to go on a journey, and that I would be gone for a few days. They did not know the reason for my trip, but they did not ask me questions. After a day and a

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Teen Business Owner Creates Recipe for Success ACCOKEEK, MARYLAND Like many people, Bree Britt dreamed of starting her own business. But unlike many people, the 16-year-old didnt wait till she grew up to become an entrepreneur. Shes already launched

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a gust of 一阵(风) be tired of 对感到厌倦 blow up 刮起 courtyard 院子 fail to 失败 glance 扫视 glance at 扫视 gust 一阵风 lie around 在周围到处是 mattress 床垫 miraculously 奇迹般地 owner 主人 promptly 迅速地

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LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In Baltimore, an auto mechanic named Jerry Greeff wanted to offload his business so he could retire. Instead of selling it to another mechanic, he donated his auto body shop to an organization that needed not only the ca

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My friend Charles convinced me to go into business with him about a year ago. I wish I had had the benefit of hindsight to say no. I was too trusting and that was my downfall. At first, everything was fine. We worked our butts off to get the business

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Mario: Do you want to go with me to test drive a car Im thinking of buying? Danica: Sure. Which dealership are we going to? Mario: Im not buying a used car from a dealership. Im buying it from a private party. Dealerships rip you off. Danica: Are you

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James didn't say anything to the man about his dog. They walked another 100 feet. They heard a scream. They turned around. The pit bull was pulling on a little girl's foot. The girl was lying on a blanket. The dog was trying to drag her off the blank

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By Barry Wood Washington 03 December 2007 The Bush administration has outlined measures intended to avoid a massive and potentially politically damaging wave of home foreclosures. VOA's Barry Wood has more from Washington. Treasury Secretary Henry Pa

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Katharine Graham, 1917- 2001: She Was the Powerful Owner and Publisher of The Washington Post VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell

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Owner of Crippled Japanese Nuclear Plant Fights for Survival Facing tens of billions of dollars in liabilities, clean-up costs and the eventual decommissioning of its Fukushima power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company, known as TEPCO, is in a fight

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Ar kansasTreasureHuntLinksPeopleWithLostCash Today every newspaper in the state of Arkansas is publishing a special section. There are no stories in it. No photographs. Not even any advertisements. Nothing but page after boring page of names and addr

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West Virginia Chemical Spill Leaves Hundreds of Thousands Without Clean Water 美国西维州埃尔克河被污染,影响居民水源 For the fifth consecutive day, 300,000 residents in and around the U.S. city of Charleston, West Virginia, have be

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This next story underlines an awkward reality of the trade battle between the United States and China. When Americans import Chinese goods, what's really happening is this - an American business is using Chinese goods and making

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A new law in California requires anyone selling an autographed item for more than $5 to certify that item's authenticity. The law expands regulations that were originally meant to deal with fake sports memorabilia, only now it co

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Todd: So, Conrad, you have a new business. Can you talk a little about your new business? Conrad: Sure, I have a small English language school called Conrad's English House here in Odawara, where we're sitting here, and by the way, thanks for helping

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US Tourist Towns Assess Shutdown Damage 美国的旅游城镇评估政府关门的损失 At a coffee shop near the edge of town, customer Dan Palo waits for his morning coffee. He is a regular here and he said this coffee shop lost a lot of business.

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By Liu Enming Rockford, Michigan 17 April 2007 Many believe that diners are as much a piece of American tradition as baseball and hot dogs. These roadside restaurants once dotted the landscape across the U.S. While few remain today, one of the most f

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