Everything's a hassle, he thought. The smallest thing is a hassle. Taking the cap off the toothpaste tube is a hassle. Squeezing the toothpaste tube is a hassle. Putting the toothpaste on the toothbrush is a hassle. Brushing his teeth is a hassle. Li

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By Dan Robinson Washington 10 June 2008 U.S. lawmakers have questioned a State Department official about the validity of diplomatic assurances the United States receives from foreign governments that they will not use torture. VOA's Dan Robinson rep

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VOICE ONE: I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the nineteenth century artist Mary Cassatt. She was best known for her beautifully expressive paintings of women and chil

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By Franz Wild Korhogo 27 July 2006 At least two have died in a series of violent clashes between political activists in Ivory Coast during the past week. The groups cannot agree over a national identification scheme, which is meant to pave the way f

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 May 2006 The 192-nation World Health Assembly will consider ways to speed up efforts to contain a potential pandemic resulting from bird flu. More than 100 health ministers a

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 28 May 2006 Pope Benedict XVI, right, offers the Holy Communion to a young girl, at Krakow's Blonia park, Poland, during the Holy Mass, Sunday, May 28, 2006 In Poland, hundreds of thousands of people attended a mass Sunda

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President Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Buffett Rule Wealthy investor compares current tax rate Investor Whitney Tilson wants to share more of his wealth with the rest of America. It is hard to make the argument that the top one percent in this cou

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Pain: P-A-I-N,名词,痛苦,苦恼;ass: 屁股; In English:someone or something that bothers you very much, but it's hard or inappropriate to put them on the table to talk about because of the bother-maker's identity. 某人或者某件事情

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kick-ass 强势的,粗暴的 Meaning: forceful, aggressive For example: Geoff says he's sick of kick-ass politicians sending our kids off to die in unnecessary wars. Some people seem to think a macho, kick-ass image is good for the country, but I t

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 14 November 2006 Gunmen in Iraq dressed as police commandos have kidnapped as many as 100 people during a lightning raid on a Baghdad research institute. Authorities say at least three people were later released. It i

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 09 November 2006 Mourners carry bodies of 18 Palestinians during funeral in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday Nov. 9, 2006 Tens of thousands of Palestinians have taken part in a mass funeral for 18 victims of an Isra

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By Sabina Castelfranco Valencia 09 July 2006 Pope Benedict XVI greets Spain's King Juan Carlos, left, and Queen Sofia, center, as he arrives to hold a Mass in Valencia, Spain, Sunday, July 9, 2006 Pope Benedict has ended a lightening visit to Spain

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 15 March 2006 The U.S. Congress has commissioned a bipartisan panel to provide an independent assessment of the situation in Iraq. The panel's leaders say their group will

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你应该知道,每个女人都有一颗小公主的心。麻辣鸡 Nicki Minaj 最新MV《Lookin Ass Nigga》!Nicki 衣服好漂亮,个人觉得 Nicki 的声音很有气场,看着性感还有点可爱,而这好像是她第一次把头发梳上

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今天我们要学的词是hassle。 Hassle, 意思是麻烦。圣诞节发生炸机未遂事件后,美国进一步加强机场的安全检查,坐飞机旅行越来越麻烦。一项最新调查发现,27% of U.S. travelers no longer think flyin

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At least 140 people have died in Australia's worst-ever bushfire disaster. Arsonists, who are thought to have been responsible for some of the devastating outbreaks in the southern state, Victoria, have been accused of mass murder by Australian Prim

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Bangladesh's army has held a mass funeral to bury officers slain in last week's mutiny by paramilitary troops. The United States is expected to assist Bangladesh in probing the massacre while the military begins a manhunt for more than 1,000 suspect

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今天我们要学的词是Passover。Passover, 指的是犹太教的逾越节,首写字母P大写。 The Jewish Passover holiday began at sunset last Friday, 上周五,随着日落的到来,犹太教逾越节开始了。 Passover commemorates

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《海扁王》励志主题曲Kick Ass 我们还年轻 每部成功电影的背后,都会有好的音乐鼎力相助。《海扁王》的励志场景还历历在目,当中气十足的一句we are young吼出的时候,无论何时都会觉得自己

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By Steve Herman Kathmandu 13 April 2008 The leader of Nepal's Maoists is trying to reassure his country and the world that the former rebels will play a constructive political role as election returns show the far-left party making a much stronger-th

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