IN THE NEWS - A Tragedy in Norway Raises Questions for Europe This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Conservative extremists in Europe are facing new attention after the attacks last week that killed almost eighty people in Norway. On Friday the

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(七)月

Technology Report - Ruling on GPS Tracking by Police Leaves a Big Question 科技报道 - 对警方使用GPS跟踪的裁决留下了一个有待解决的大问题 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技

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By Ruth Reader Washington, D.C. 21 November 2007 The traditional American holiday, Thanksgiving, originated as a day to celebrate and give thanks for the season's bountiful harvest. And for many Americans, Thanksgiving means eating roasted turkey and

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 23 May 2006 Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, center, meets with local Hamas and Fatah leaders in his office in Gaza City, Tuesday, May 9, 2006 By a 361

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 20 June 2006 watch Airbus Troubles report Officials from the parent company of aircraft manufacturer Airbus are meeting in Germany to discuss aircraft delivery delays announced last week, which have cost the company bill

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MoreUSCompaniesLookGlobalasDomesticDemandDrops Since the economic recession in 2008, some U.S. companies that historically depend on the domestic market started looking elsewhere for business. In Southern California, organizations that help businesse

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A: I am having some plumbing problems and need them fixed. B: What exactly is wrong with the plumbing? A: The toilet flushes really slowly. B: Are there any problems with the plumbing in the kitchen? A: Both the kitchen and the bathroom plumbing are

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Researchers believe activity and interaction activated a communication channel in mice that prompted fat cells to stop releasing a hormone which accelerates cancer growth. Related Links Cell New research has found that mice with cancer are better abl

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By Peter Fedynsky Sochi, Russia 11 April 2008 Sochi's winning bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games has been a mixed blessing for many of the Russian resort city's residents. The joy of hosting such a prestigious event has been accompanied by rising

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Fluminense soccer team officially announced the arrival of star midfielder Deco on Saturday. The negotiation and liberation of the player with England's Chelsea took nearly two months to conclude. The vice-presi

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Presented by Fluminense's club president Roberto Horcades, midfielder Deco was officially presented to the media and fans on Monday. The athlete marks his return to Brazil(巴西) after 13 years playing in Engla

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By Elizabeth Carlassare. Today, I want to answer some of the listener questions I received in response to last weeks episode about FDIC insurance. Patti M. e-mailed me with this question: If you have a CD for $100,000 in an FDIC-insured bank and the

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 07 December 2007 U.S. Congressional Democrats are asking the Justice Department to investigate whether the CIA's destruction of videotapes documenting the interrogation of terrorism suspects amounts to obstruction of just

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 October 2007 Israeli police have opened a criminal investigation against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is the latest in a series of scandals that has eroded public s

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15 Little Boy Blue Mother Goose Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn. Where's the boy who looks after the sheep? He's under the haycock, fast asleep. Will you wake him? NO, not I, for if I do, he'll

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By Gary Thomas Washington 09 November 2006 On October 30, an aerial attack on a suspected terrorist facility in one of Pakistan's tribal areas killed at least 80 people. The air strike dealt a blow to part of the government's counter-terrorism strat

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I work for a building contractor and I spend most of my workday giving on-site estimates. I mainly go to peoples homes, discuss the work they want done, inspect the site, and give them a quote. Robert: You want to expand your kitchen, is that right?

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Sowelu - Moon On The Water Full moon sways Gently in the night of one fine day On my way Looking for a moment with my dear Full moon waves Slowly on the surface of the lake You were there Smiling in my arms for all those years What a fool I don't kno

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I don't wanna be a star Make up your mind! Ha, ha, ha... Woah, yeah! Walking down Hollywood Boulevard All the stars were burning under my shoes I wonder... What's the price they had to pay to lay there? (All those broken dreams... For what?) Then I c

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DARKNESS was a word Lyn Lusi was used to. Western journalists instinctively reached for it when they came to her hospital in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Joseph Conrad's heart of darkness. 黑暗,林恩.露丝(Lyn Lusi)早已习惯

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