In the next few minutes were going to be talking about modern manners. Its an argument that, on the face of it, has been going on between the generations, for hundreds of generations. Older people can often be heard saying the youth of today lack the

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EXPLORATIONS - After 30 Years, the Space Shuttle Program Retires MARIO RITTER: I'm Mario Ritter. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we talk about the final American space shuttle flight. Last wee

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Pro-government supporters carry Thai national flags and sing nationalistic songs in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 Apr 2010 Thai anti-government protestors have appealed to the European Union calling for observers to come to the rally site in central Bangkok

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Pro-Assad Media Gives Government View of Syrian Conflict For much of the world, the war in Syria is seen through videos and voices of activists and citizens who tell of government attacks on residential areas and the crushing of a defiant opposition

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1. similarity /ˌsɪməˈlrɪti:/ -- likeness; resemblance The two pills are alike in color and shape, but there the similarity ends. 这两颗药丸的颜色和形状都很相像,但相似处也仅限于此。 2. simile /ˈsɪməli:/ -- comparison

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Todd: So, Rina, now you are Lebanese (Mm-hm) and you grew up in a very small Canadian town. Rina: Oh, yes. Todd: So you really have two cultures. What's it like growing up with two cultures? Rina: In the beginning it was very hard. My dad was very st

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Proposal 求婚 My boyfriend proposed to me. 男友跟我求婚了. As he told me, I thought excited and shy. 当他跟我说的时候,我觉得很兴奋又害羞. We've gone now since 1999. 我们从1999年就已经开始交往. It made me so happy and I decided to marry him in 3 mont

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One of Haiti's most well known exports and a symbol of national pride is back in business. Barbancourt's rum was first distilled in Port au Prince in the 1860's by Dupre Barbancourt, a French cognac maker. The company maintained production through Ha

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By Cathy Majtenyi Somaliland 20 February 2008 Mental illness is a widespread problem in the self-declared, east African republic of Somaliland. But resources to treat the problem are scarce, and society often stigmatizes the mentally ill and their fa

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President Barack Obama talks with Gelberg Signs employee Elaine Hart during his tour of the facility, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, in Washington. President Barack Obama says the U.S. unemployment report for July shows some encouraging signs, even though the

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'The Lady' Features Michelle Yeoh as Burma's Pro Democracy Leader When Aung San Suu Kyi left her family in England in 1988, she thought it would be a short visit to Burma to care for her ailing mother. Instead, Daw Suu followed in the footsteps of he

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For the last few years, the United States and other Western nations have been training thousands of Palestinian police as part of efforts to build institutions for a new Palestinian state. For the most part, the forces have succeeded in creating bett

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Thousands of Mauritanians called for the return of the country's toppled civilian president in the biggest pro-democracy rally since last August's military coup. Mauritania's military rulers lifted a ban on demonstrations ahead of a meeting in Paris

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In Turkey the deep divisions between supporters of the secular state and the Islamic-rooted government have reopened again following the death of a well-known secular campaigner. The Tuesday funeral of Turkan Saylan, the founder of a pro-secular ass

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: All right, earlier this year, special counsel Robert Mueller indicted a Russian troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency. We are now learning more about Russia's influence campaign on social media against the United S

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 October 2007 A new report to the U.S. Congress has found problems with the government's terrorist watch list, prompting concerns that terrorists could potentially enter the United States undetected. VOA's Deborah Tate

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By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 29 February 2008 The international community is welcoming a deal between Nepal's government and ethnic Madheshi protesters, after more than two weeks of crippling strikes. The deal means an end to protests that shut down mo

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By Alan Boswell Nairobi 07 November 2009 Luis Moreno Ocampo, prosecutor of the ICC, speaks during a press conference at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, 7 Nov 2009 The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, en

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By Stephanie Ho Beijing 09 April 2008 The chief U.S. negotiator in six-nation talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis says talks with his North Korean counterpart in Singapore were good and may yield progress. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports from Beijing

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By Daniel Schearf Irbil 17 March 2008 U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney paid a visit to Baghdad just before the five-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The vice president hailed progress in Iraq and promised continued support from Washi

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