Apple has acknowledged that the design of its standalone desktop computer, the Mac Pro, restricted its ability to update the model. 近日,苹果公司承认,其独立式桌面电脑Mac Pro的设计限制了该产品的更新换代。 The firm ha

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

By Paula Wolfson White House 30 April 2007 The latest United States-European Union summit has ended with signs of progress on several issues that have strained trans-Atlantic ties, including alternative energy and pushing ahead on world trade talks.

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 26 July 2007 France's newly elected president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is visiting Senegal Thursday. It is his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president. Mr. Sarkozy was widely criticized during his campaign for controversial stat

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Play VideoHuawei's latest smartphone, boasting a three lens, AI-powered camera has been officially launched in France. The new P20 Pro device follows in the footsteps of competitors Apple and Samsung's latest releases by focusing on the camera's capa

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图片1 Harp is back by popular demand with more advice on looking for work. This time Harp gives advice on everything about the interview process. She talks about how to prepare, what to do during the interview, and how to follow up afterwards. Youl

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta, Indonesia 13 November 2006 Conservationists in Indonesia have warned that fires set to clear land have killed and injured hundreds of endangered orangutans. Environmentalists are also concerned the burning of rainforest and

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Miral, a new film by acclaimed director Julian Schnabel, is based on a book by Palestinian author Rula Jebreal. It chronicles the lives of four Palestinian women - from 1948 when the state of Israel was created to the 1990s. Through the four women, a

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 April 2007 Christians around the world are marking Good Friday, the day of Jesus' crucifixion. There was a big turnout for the traditional observance in Jerusalem, as we hear in this VOA report from Robert Berger who was

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By Zulima Palacio Washington, D.C. 26 April 2007 At the base of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., 41 teams of college students are competing in the National Sustainable Design Expo. Some of their environmentally friendly and sustainable projects c

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By Michael Bowman Washington 24 December 2006 Iraqi man injured in a roadside bomb blast lies in a bed in Baghdad's Kindi hospital, 24 Dec 2006 Roadside bombs and sectarian violence have claimed the lives of at least 11 Iraqi security force members

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 28 June 2007 In South Africa, one the longest strikes since the end of apartheid has ended. Unions representing workers in public schools, hospitals and government offices said they would accept a government package of wage

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 May 2006 World Health Assembly Efforts to strengthen preparedness and response to a possible avian flu pandemic are expected to figure high on the agenda of the 59th World He

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One size does not fit all. That's the philosophy behind an innovative approach to primary education which started in Britian less than a decade ago. The International Primary Curriculum (IPC) is now taught in more than 1,000 primary schools in 58 cou

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Radio Essays Explore Technological Creativity There are mechanisms in nature as well as in human endeavors like engineering and art. Since 1988, the creative manipulation of these mechanisms has been explored in short radio essays about the history o

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By Katy Migiro Nairobi 07 May 2007 Rescue teams in Cameroon resumed work at the site of the crashed Kenya Airways flight at daybreak. The plane crashed early Saturday after take-off from Doula airport in Cameroon and was found late Sunday in a mangro

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: William Shakespeare And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about one of the most influential and skillful writers in the world. For more than four hundred years, people al

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今天我们要学的词是pro bono。 Pro bono, 是无偿服务的意思。美国移民律师协会宣布,将为面临移民困境的军队家属免费提供法律服务, The American Immigration Lawyers Association will provide pro bono legal ass

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Nepal's new prime minister, who led a Maoist rebellion against the government, is on a five-day visit to India. Ahead of talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the former guerilla sounded very much like the capitalist in calling for India

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Five U.S. boxing Olympians will make their professional debuts Friday at a casino outside Palm Springs, California. Among the five London Olympic boxers is three-time Olympian Rau'shee Warren. The group returned from Lo

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1. procrustean /prəʊˈkrʌstɪən/ -- cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity Procrustes 是一个强盗,抓到受害者后会拉长他们的身体或砍掉腿以适合他床铺的长度。普洛克路斯忒斯(Procrustes)是希腊神话中

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