电商势头正劲 传统购物中心困境重重 AZUZ: Another noteworthy event of the digital age, the struggle of the American shopping mall. There are currently 1,100 of these in the U.S. But experts are predicting that around 300 of them will cl

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(153) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年1月

Learning Fire Safety The apartment manager asked all of the tenants to come to a short meeting to learn about fire safety. I didnt want to go, but the manager said that there would be free food, and who am I to turn down free pizza? ... Apartment man

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The apartment manager asked all of the tenants to come to a short meeting to learn about fire safety. I didnt want to go, but the manager said that there would be free food, and who am I to turn down free pizza? ... Apartment manager: Thank you all f

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It was a big apartment building. The building was in a big city. Delivery people left packages at the front desk. The front desk held the packages for apartment tenants. Mr. Smith was expecting a package. He stopped at the front desk. Had his package

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Traditional Sushi Eaters Have Specialized Gut Bacteria If you want to shell a walnut, it helps to have a nutcracker. And if you want to digest seaweed, it helps to have the right enzymes. Now, a study in the journal Nature shows that Japanese peopleb

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 60秒科学

Lagos, Nigeria is already struggling with overpopulation problems. There is widespread poverty, poor sanitation, pollution and perhaps the worst traffic in the world. And the worst may be yet to come. The United Nations projects that by the year 201

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A: Can I have roommates in my apartment? B: You may have one roommate, but they need to pass a credit check. A: Can overnight guests stay with me? B: You may have an overnight guest, but they may not stay for an extended period of time. A: How long c

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Some Russian Businesses Thrive in Poor Economy 一些俄罗斯企业在贫困的经济环境中茁壮成长 MOSCOW Capital flight, the fall in oil prices and Western sanctions are pushing Russia's staggering economy into recession. But not all busine

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Leading the news, the families of those killed on flight MH17 will gather in Canberra today for a national service to mark the first anniversary of the disaster. The plane was shot down over Ukraine, killing almost 300 people, including 38 Australian

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SCOTT DETROW, HOST: In Southern California, many homeowners are still digging out of the mud more than two months after a deadly 30-square-mile debris flow slammed into their homes. But as Stephanie O'Neill reports from Montecito, each weekend, hundr

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In An NYC Stairwell, One Of Keith Haring's Murals May Be In Peril play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:01repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flas

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: After construction wrapped up on his new hotel in Washington, D.C., President-elect Donald Trump declared it the height of luxury. The Trump Organization spent $200 million to renovate the historic post office building, redoing a

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Multinational firms, including PricewaterhouseCoopers, J.D. Power and WPP, have spent thousands of dollars installing air filtration systems and real-time monitoring devices. These are booming times for the clean air industry. Louie Cheng, Chief Exec

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A: Does every floor have a laundry room? B: Each hallway has a laundry room located near the stairway. A: Are they open for use around the clock? B: The laundry room near the recreation center is open twenty-four hours a day. The rest have posted hou

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Where every plant and animal helps sustain the whole.The waste from parrot fish cements the reef. Stinging anemones provide a haven to the vulnerable. Even killers play their part, preventing a population explosion that would destroy this fragile eco

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 11 September 2006 Family of Emilio 'Pete' Ortiz embrace after his name is read as families gather at the site of the World Trade Center Monday, September 11, 2006 in New York Americans across the nation paused to mark t

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By Carolyn Weaver New York City 02 January 2008 Arts and culture account for nearly $21 billion of New Yorks annual economy and provide 160,000 jobs, according to the latest report by the Alliance for the Arts, a private organization. The arts draw m

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Daily Life - Looking for an Apartment (C0086) A: Hi! We are the Christiansons! We are here to see the apartment. B: Oh, hi! Sure, come on in! Well, as you can see,the place has just been renovated. The previous tenants left a huge mess here, so the l

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Hong Kong's retail sector has shown signs of recovery for the second month, as the decline eased to 7.5 per cent in April from 9.8 percent a month earlier. But this is the 14th month in a row that retail sales have declined, the longest contraction p

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Can luxury cage homes fix Hong Kong's housing crisis? 奢华笼屋能解决香港的住房危机吗? Hong Kong is one of the most expensive places to live in the world, with the median property price 19 times the median annual household income. For

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