Secretary of state John Kerry says Israel and Jordan have agreed on a series of steps aimed at calming tensions between Palestinians and Israelis. NPR's MK reports the measures focused on a sensitive religious site in Jerusalem. Kerry has been a go-b

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美国新国会议长贝纳须应对党内不同声音 After a rough first term, with battles over federal taxes and spending cuts, Republican John Boehner, has been reelected as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Analysts say he will like

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Hi, welcome to CNN student news, my name isCarl Azuz. First of all today, more talks but no negotiations. President Obamainvited congressional leaders to the White House yesterday to discuss the USgovernment shut-down. That meeting was scheduled to h

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It's like something out of a movie. A country club bartender threatens to poison the speaker of the House, but this indictment is very real, charging Michael Robert Hoyt with threatening to murder John Boehner. The disturbed Hoyt telling the police h

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Hoa / Vietnam speaker I love comedy because, you know, whenever you watch a movie you want to have fun and you want to relax so comedies, most of the time, they always they bring us laughter and they bring the joy for you, so I like it. For the genre

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Edwin, Australia speaker Am I a good dance? No, I am a terrible dancer. If you talk about break-dancing, I would actually break something, if I went to a club, I'd stay at the bar more. Although, friends have tried to teach me a bit of moves, or some

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Phil, England speaker What are my plans for tonight? My plans for tonight are watching movies. I live in a guest house with lots of different nationality people and tonight there is a movie night planned, so I think I will watch it. I don't have much

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Lindsay / United States speaker Yes, I think opposite sex can be best friends. My best friend happens to be a male and is not my husband. Of course, my husband is one of my best friends, but the person that I rely on for friendship is a male, and I d

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Adrienne, The United States speaker What is the first thing I do in the morning? Well, I guess the first thing I do is I go to the bathroom, but I think everybody does that. After that, I usually take a shower and brush my teeth and get myself organi

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Akane / Canada speaker What is good about your hometown? One thing that is good about my hometown, Toronto, is that it's a very multi-cultural city. That means that there are many different people from many different countries, all over the world, so

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Thank you. Thank you very much. 谢谢。非常感谢。 Mr Speaker, before I respond to the debate, I would like to say this directly to the Prime Minister. 议长先生,在我针对本次辩论发言之前,我希望能直言不讳地对首相先生

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图片1 Wannabe is a slang word that comes from putting the words want to be together into one word. Do you know what this word means? It has been used in many pop songs, movies and television shows. If you wanna be a natural English speaker, check o

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The 1994 crime film Pulp Fiction tells the story of a gunman, played by Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, the gunman is growing tired of his life of crime. Near the end of the movie, he gives two other criminals a chance to leave a bad situation. -The

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今天我们要学的词是double standard。Double standard, 双重标准。美国国会众议院议长佩洛西指责共和党人在医疗保健改革的辩论中使用双重标准, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of having a double

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By Dan Robinson Washington 03 October 2006 The controversy over a former Republican congressman who resigned amid revelations he sent sexually suggestive messages to male pages continues to reverberate in Washington and across the United States. Pre

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Celebrating the Life of Abraham Lincoln 纪念亚伯拉罕林肯时期的生活 From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America. I'm Steve Ember. Today we tell about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. Fellow citizens, we

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By Kari Barber Dakar 24 January 2007 Lawmakers in Liberia are being ordered to testify before the Supreme Court about their recent vote to oust controversial House Speaker Edwin Snowe. Earlier in the week, the court reinstated Snowe pending his appea

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to reporters following a meeting with economic advisers on Capitol Hill in Washington, 4 May 2010 Nancy Pelosi has won broad recognition as an effective Speaker of the House of Representatives. But she is also the ta

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The Democratic Republic of Congo's speaker of parliament has resigned, after he opposed the government's decision to invite Rwandan troops into the country to pursue a militia. Rwandan troops have since left the country, while U.N. peacekeepers and

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今天我们要学的词是counterpart. Counterpart 指对应的人或物。一项研究发现,African Americans are more likely to suffer sudden cardiac arrest than their white counterparts. 非洲裔美国人比对应的美国白种人更容易出现

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