AS IT IS 2016-04-27 El Nino Could Cause Famine to Return in Somalia 厄尔尼诺或导致索马里重返饥荒 The weather changer known as El Nino has left countries in east Africa in danger of famine, according to a group of nongovernmental organiz

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AS IT IS 2014-08-30 Vietnam, We Have a Nutrition Problem 越南有一个营养问题,很多儿童营养不良 Vietnam has a nutrition problem: too many of its children are underweight. Yet more and more Vietnamese boys and girls are becoming overweig

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Venezuelan Teens Drawings Show Countrys Problems Nearly two million people have fled Venezuela in recent years as the country grows poorer and faces increasing hunger and crime. The United Nations recently estimated more than 4,000 Venezuelans are cr

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Yemen on Brink of Disaster as Medical Shortages Soar LONDON Aid agencies warn Yemen is on the brink of humanitarian disaster with up to half a million children facing severe malnutrition, and hospitals running out of basic medicines. There are fears

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World Population Day is observed annually on July 11. Its aim is to raise awareness of global population problems. The event started in 1989 in response to the worlds population reaching five billion two years earlier. The United Nations Development

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT -August 16, 2002: UN Report on Africa By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. A report by the United Nations Environment Program says Africa f

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT - October 11, 2002: China's Plan for Dams Called Threat to Mekong River By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Several southeast Asian countries are con

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Many US States Struggle with Teacher Shortages An increasing number of American states have identified teacher shortages as a major problem. In some states, there is especially a great need for teachers of special education, science and math. In othe

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今天我们要学的词是go through the roof。 Roof 是房顶的意思。Go through the roof冲破房顶,意思就是超过了最高极限。The unemployment rate went through the roof, 失业率飞涨。Due to shortages, the price of wheat has

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The lack of clean drinking water is a major problem worldwide. The World Health Organization says more than one billion people live in areas where renewable water resources are not available. The pr

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Scientists Predict Wet Winter for Dry American West 科学家预测湿润冬季或缓解美国西部干旱状况 Much of the western United States is suffering from extreme drought conditions. U.S. officials are blaming the lack of rainfall and snow

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More Russians Growing Their Own Food 罗斯物价飞涨 民众自种食物 With high inflation and food shortages across Russia, some Russians are growing their own vegetables. 随着通货膨胀和食物短缺席卷俄罗斯,一些民众开始自种

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Somali Refugees May Face Severe Aid Shortages Aid agencies warn that tens of thousands of lives may be at risk as supplies run out at the worlds largest refugee camp. They say 25 million dollars in emergency funds are needed for humanitarian operatio

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Pakistanis Tire of Water, Electricity Shortages Pakistans new prime minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf, faces a struggling economy and has said he will make the delivery of electricity a priority, but the nation is tired of constant shortages of water and

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Aid Agencies Face Conflict, Shortages in Mogadishu 摩加迪沙难民状况不容乐观 More than 300,000 Somalis are seeking refuge from drought and famine in the capital Mogadishu. But, because of security problems, many aid agencies have been unab

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Summit Showcases Initiatives to Alleviate Power Shortages in Africa Investors and power developers from around the world gathered in Washington last week to push ideas and efforts to alleviate the shortages of electricity that plague many African cou

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President Bush continues his road trip promoting new energy initiatives to cut down on American's dependence on oil. Automobile Magazine's Jean Jennings says current hybrid vehicles are just the first

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Chinese cargo ships have been caught up in Indonesias mineral ore export ban, which has just gone into effect. Many Chinese companies rushed to complete the required customs procedures before the date to ship raw ore to China, but more than twenty sh

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Grocery stores in Hong Kong have replenished rice supplies after panic buying nearly cleared the shelves. Concern is growing among Asian consumers that the region's staple food will no longer be affordable for low-income families. 香港各家食品杂

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Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im Joshua Leo. Voice 2 And Im Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voi

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