Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Tokyo, the first stop on a weeklong swing through Asia. She said she decided to go there first because Asia is an indispensable region. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports. Secretary Clinton says she plans

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From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. It's being described as an important first step by some while others like the head of Senate Banking Committee Connecticut lawmaker Chris Dodd are calling it a wild pitch. It's not even close to the stri

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叙利亚危机中伊朗保持低调 Syrias main ally, Russia, has taken on a central role in the effort to get President Bashar al-Assad to give up his chemical weapons. But his key regional ally, Iran, has kept a lower profile. Experts say the Syri

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15 days from now, your dollar may be worth less, your loans could cost more. That is, if the government runs out of money and is unable to pay its bills. With a major breakthrough increasingly out of reach, lawmakers are showing more interest in a fa

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1. abrasion /ə'breɪʒn/ -- sacraping or wearing away of the skin by friction The automobile was a total wreck, but the driver, luckily, escaped with minor cuts and abrasions. 那辆汽车撞成了一堆废铁,但幸运的是,驾驶员只有一点

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avert v.避免,避开 aviary n.大鸟笼,鸟舍 avid adj.渴望的,热心的 avocation n.副业,嗜好 avow v.承认,公开宣称 avowal n.公开承认 avuncular adj.伯(叔)父的 awe v.敬畏 awe-ins

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On February 20th, the United Nations declared a famine in parts of South Sudan. This crisis is man-made, the direct consequence of a conflict prolonged by South Sudanese leaders who are unwilling to put aside political ambitions for the good of their

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Message on World Water Day 世界水日致辞 22 March 2015 2015年3月22日 This year, as the UN prepares to adopt a new post-2015 sustainable development agenda in September, World Water Day highlights the essential and interconnected role of water

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1. Authorities in Texas say nearly 2,000 people who refused orders to evacuate before Hurricane Ike have been rescued. Crews are searching door to door in Galveston, residents who got out are being urged to stay away. Millions are without power thro

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Scientists: Agriculture Major Player in Climate Change A team of scientists is urging that agriculture be a top priority in climate change negotiations, saying its vital for global food security and for reducing carbon emissions. The recommendations

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On the final day of UN climate talks in Copenhagen, African leaders have renewed calls for a legally binding deal to fight climate change. Selah Hennessy | London 18 December 2009 Photo: AFP Sweden's PM Fredrik Reinfeldt (L), European Commission chie

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On every side death stared us in the face; no human skill could avert it any longer. 死亡四处紧紧地盯着我们,再也没有任何路可以幸免逃脱。 We saw the moment approach when we must bid farewell to earth, 当我们看到死亡的脚

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模仿文本: A Dangerous Delusion: Why the West is Wrong about Nuclear Iran - that's a book co-written by the political commentator of the Daily Telegraph Peter Oborne, and David Morrison. The book says it's an attempt to avert global catastrophe

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61. 英语的一个习惯用法是:当否定谓语think(believe)时,实际上是否定其后面的宾语从句。否定就落在宾语从句上。这样宾语从句就变成了双重否定,译

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audience n. 听众,观众;谒见,会见 解析:集合名词,可以看成是一个整体,对应的谓语用单数。 如果把它看成是许多个人组成的,强调个人的独立性,对应的谓语用

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As the critical 72-hour rescue period ends, authorities have launched sanitation works and preventive measures to avert any possible outbreak of an epidemic in the quake affected zone. In response to continuous high temperatures and rain since the ea

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday urged lawmakers to adopt smart government spending cuts to reduce economic uncertainty and bolster economic growth. The uncertainty caused by the government spending cuts is alread

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In another dramatic evening on Capitol Hill, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling. The Democratic-controlled Senate moved quickly, however, to vote to kill the House bill. It

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Education authority urges inspection of school buses after deadly accident kills 20 China's Ministry of Education is calling for an urgent nationwide inspection of school buses. The announcement comes after a severely overloaded school bus collided w

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