Unit 7 Social Issues One Breaking the law. 违法 1 Introduction Most Americans never have any contact with the police except for traffic violations. However,when other Americans break the law, they are supposed to be guaranteed a fair trial. If it i

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Isaac Newton: One of the Worlds Greatest Scientists SHIRLEY GRIFFITH:This is Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, Explorations. Today we tell about one of the worlds greatest scientists, Isaac N

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Breaking up John told me he will break up with me. I was more dejected and sad and sleepless. He said he would break up with me, because he had a crush on another girl. This is the fifth time he has broken up with me. He has liked other girls before

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By Rebecca Ward Washington 06 January 2006 H1 Bees Skrikanth Devarajan came to the United States on an H-1-B visa allowing him to work in the high-tech industry. But the Indian-born computer engineer

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 18 February 2006 A successful black woman unexpectedly falls in love with a white man and the rocky road of their relationship offers some fresh insights into changing atti

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By Paige Kollock New York 04 December 2007 One person's trash is sometimes another person's treasure, especially when art is involved. Paige Kollock reports on one stolen painting's odyssey, as it went from the sidewalk to the auction block. One mill

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A: Could I speak with the manager about some problems in the pool area? B: Sure, what seems to be the problem? A: My apartment is next to the pool, and there seems to be some really late-night partying going on out there. B: The hours for the pool ar

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A: I was wondering if I could speak to someone about some concerns of mine with the pool area. B: I can answer any questions that you might have. What are your concerns? A: I enjoy living next to the pool, but it gets really loud out there at night.

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 September 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on the U.N. Human Rights Council to focus as much attention on the tragic situation in Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur as it has on the crises in the Mi

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Today we tell about developments in pain control. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: As recently as the nineteen seventies, little research existed ab

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The World Health Organization says it has reached a limit in its fight against diseases and disasters. Director-General Margaret Chan says the agency is overextended and faces serious funding shortfalls. Dr. Chan says the WHO is no longer operating a

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Have you ever felt lumps under the skin on the sides of your neck when you were sick? Those might be lymph nodes. They can get swollen and painful but their job is to fight infection. Lymph nodes are par

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By Efam Dovi Accra 16 August 2006 In Ghana an estimated 400,000 of the country's 20 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS. But, in a country where the majority of the people are classified as poor, getting the proper treatment to these people is

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 27 April 2006 Eritrea's presidential spokesman says his country is pursuing a long-term food security strategy that largely shuns foreign food aid as a way of making the coun

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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has threatened to form a new government without including the opposition, but has not withdrawn from talks aimed at forming a government of national unity. As VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Africa

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By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 17 May 2006 watch Terrorism report European countries are preparing a package of incentives to persuade Iran to abandon its uranium enrichment program. As tension rise

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 13 December 2006 As events in Washington mark the U.S. government effort to combat malaria in Africa, West Africans, themselves, are busy applying techniques they were unfamiliar with and trying new drugs. VOA's Nico Colomban

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今天我们要学的词是breathing room。 Breathing room意思是喘息的机会。The troops pushed forward with the assault and did not give the enemy any breathing room, 部队继续推进攻势,不给敌人留下丝毫喘息的机会。 美国

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My Fragile Treasure (Excerpt) Antoine De Saint-Exupry As the little prince dropped off to sleep, I took him in my arms and set out walking once more. I felt deeply moved, and stirred. It seemed to me that I was carrying a very fragile treasure. It s

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By Nancy Palus Dakar 05 March 2008 In Senegal, President Abdoulaye Wade has said he is ready to meet with opposition leaders, who are rejoining the political process after boycotting legislative elections last year. But opposition politicians say the

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