This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The United States central bank is prepared to take further actions to support the economy if conditions get a lot worse. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave that message in a speech Friday in which h

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Biblical Bad Girls Get a Makeover Men in the Bible - like Abraham, Moses, King David - are often well-developed characters playing a central role in complex stories. But, more and more authors are focusing on the women of the Bible - developing their

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Tripoli Neighborhood Checkpoints Help Keep the Peace The Moammar Gadhafi government in Libya has collapsed after 42 years, and many people question whether Tripoli will descend into the chaos that plagued Baghdad after the fall of Iraq's Saddam Husse

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - September 22, 2002: Duke Ellington, Part 2 By Paul Thompson VOICE 1: I'm Richard Rael. VOICE 2: And I'm Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Every w

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ECONOMICS REPORT - Bush Nominates Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Chairman By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, October 28, 2005 I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Economics Report. George B

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影片对白 Kate Forster: Sixty degrees on Valentine's Day. Can't be Chicago. Mrs. Forster: The TV says it's global warming. The icebergs start melting, water covers the Earth. Thank God we won't live to see it. Kate: What's this? Mrs. Forster: Oh. Tha

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A: We really need to talk. B: What do we need to talk about? A: Was there a party going on in your apartment on Friday? B: I did throw a party on Friday. A: Oh, well, you were quite loud. B: I really didnt mean to be loud. A: I dont mind if you have

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A: I was meaning to talk to you about something. B: Whats going on? A: Were you having a party in your apartment last Friday? B: Yes, I had a little party. A: It was very loud. B: I didnt intend on being too loud. A: Its fine if you want to have peop

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There's a place downtown where the freaks all come around It's a hole in the wall, it's a dirty free for all When the dark of the night Comes around that's the time That the animal comes alive Looking for something wild N-now we lookin' like pimps in

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Russians Reach Ancient Antarctic Lake Evidence of a giant lake beneath the Antarctic ice has been gathering since the 1970s. Suspicions were first aroused after a team of Russians drilled deep into the ice to get a climate-record core sample. Accordi

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Make-Your-Own Soap Entrepreneurs Clean Up Some of these handmade soaps can be found at Dancing Bear Toys and Gifts in Frederick, Maryland. They include little soaps for children, shaped like watermelon slices, cupcakes, ducks and building blocks. Eac

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Israel-Gaza Volleys Take Civilian Toll The rocket hit in the early morning, destroying three apartments in this town 30 kilometers northeast of Gaza. Three people were killed and seven others were wounded, including a small girl. Neighbor Abraham Her

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Ahead of Kenyan Elections, Some Take Precautions Kenyans around the country are preparing for Mondays elections, and the possibility of violence afterward. Hip-hop artist Moroko Lenakore lives in Kibera, one of Nairobis largest slums, and a center of

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A man convicted of writing bad checks to casinos has written a book that he predicts will become a national bestseller. Entitled A Casino Is Born Every Minute, the 250-page book details James Duncans successful and unsuccessful attempts to beat casin

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Hello, and welcome to our show. Today, well be making one of my favourite recipes. Its called the egg spaghetti. First, what you will need for this recipe is: About a hundred grams of dried spaghetti, Two table spoons of olive oil, Fifty grams of min

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今天我们要学的词是choke up。 Choke up, 意思是心情激动,一时说不出话来。 He choked up and could not finish the sentence, 他话讲到一半就激动得说不下去了。 She still chokes up every time she looks at her late hu

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said the Chinese government will double efforts to streamline administration, transform functions and boost efficiency. The aim is to spur economic vitality and attract overseas investment. He made the remarks at a national

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The just concluded G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Shanghai was a key topic for discussion between Li Keqiang and Jacob Lew. Li said the meeting reached a positive consensus in a number of areas. Even though the economic s

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Jia Zhangke's second coproduction with the BRICS countries will be released later this year. Jia is the producer of Half The Sky. He has employed five well known female directors who each have created a segment for the movie, all of which focuses on

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Ke$ha X Factor现场激情演唱新专辑第二主打《C'Mon》 在单曲《Die Young》仍在公告牌高居第三时,钱妞Ke$ha已经开始新专辑第二单的宣传,在 X Factor现场激情演唱新专辑第二主打《C'Mon》,虽然官方

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