Ten North Korean skaters and skiers arrived in South Korea on Thursday to take part in the Winter Olympics, which opens next week. Final preparations for the Olympics have brought a temporary reduction in tensions over the North Korean governments nu

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Pakistan's New Army Chief Takes Command General Qamar Javed Bajwa has taken command of Pakistans army, the sixth-largest in the world. The official change of command ceremony took place earlier this week near the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. T

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Analysts: Tensions Between Turks and Kurds Threaten Stability In the last two weeks, 20 Turkish soldiers have been killed by the Kurdish rebel group, the PKK. The more than quarter-of-a-century conflict between the group and the Turkish government ha

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While the international tensions are riding high, inside North Korea, celebrations are still taking place in the lead up to next week's anniversary of former leader Kim Il-Sung's birthday on April 15th. A giant flower show has opened in Pyongyang, fe

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beget, [bi'get] vt (书面语)招致,产生,引起=produce 【例】Like begets like 有其父必有其子。 Hate begets hate 怨怨相报。 【记】be成为,get得到-招致

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Iraqis elected a new parliament in March. There was no clear winner. And five months later there is still no agreement on a coalition government. On Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council called on

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AS IT IS 2013-12-10 Protests Threaten Thai Travel Industry 抗议威胁泰国旅游业 From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Im Steve Ember in Washington. Today we tell about how continuing disputes between protesters and government support

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IN THE NEWS - US Seeks to Ease Tensions Between North, South in Sudan 时事新闻 - 美国寻求缓解苏丹南部与北部的紧张关系 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语时事新闻。 South Sudan is pr

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Agriculture Report - African Film Shows Tensions Between Banana Growers, Villagers This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A movie from Cameroon called The Big Banana has come to the United States. It looks at issues with the banana indus

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AS IT IS 2015-01-29 Lebanese Women Make Peace One Meal at a Time 黎巴嫩妇女开展食物外交_ When you hear the words peace talks, what do you imagine? Perhaps you think of heads-of-state, diplomats or other high government officials sitting in

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AS IT IS 2016-01-16 Arab League Backs Saudi in Dispute with Iran 阿拉伯联盟支持沙特 谴责伊朗未保护沙特使馆 Arab League foreign ministers said they support Saudi Arabia in its dispute with Iran. Tensions increased after Saudi Arabi

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Lebanon's prime minister Najib Mikati has resigned due to political infightings in the country's parliament. Najib Mikati announced his resignation in a televised speech. I announce the resignation of the government. This may form an impetus for the

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129 印巴首脑会谈于七月十四日在阿格拉开始 Pakistani-Indian Summit to Start July 14 Ayaz Gul Islamabad 9 Jul 2001 01:50 UTC Leaders of India and Pakistan are meeting in the Indian city

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今天我们要学的词是ratchet。 Ratchet是一个机械部件,叫棘轮,推动机器向一个方向转动。做为动词,我们可以说: ratchet something up or ratchet something down, 意思是逐渐提高或是逐渐降低。 哈佛大学

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今天我们要学的词是tone down。 Tone down是降低的意思。法国总统萨科齐星期天慢跑锻炼时突然头晕摔倒,送往医院接受治疗。Friends and doctors urged him to tone down his hyperactive lifestyle, 朋友和医生都要

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今天我们要学的词是rival。 Rival, 是对头的意思。 President-elect Obama named his one-time chief Democratic rival Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, 美国当选总统奥巴马提名自己原来的民主党对手,联邦参议

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One year ago, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, then opposition-leader Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, leader of another small opposition party, signed a political agreement that led to the formation of a unity government. Its purpose was to

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As Europe's fiscal concerns mount, relations between France and Britain are fraying as the two countries trade barbs over which economy is the worse off. The spat among historic rivals comes amid more gloomy economic forecasts out this week. Slow gro

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Analysts say the visit of Japanese envoy Natsuo Yamaguchi will help to ease the tensions between China and Japan. Liu Jiangyong, an International Relations expert with Tsinghua University, says the visit is made on behalf of Yamaguchi's New Komeito P

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A new round of meetings between the Finance Ministers of China and Japan is underway in Beijing. Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei is holding discussions with Japanese Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso. Lou Jiwei says the two have

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