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16. the war between Britain and France In the late eighteenth century, battles raged in almost every corner of Europe, as well as in the Middle East, south Africa ,the West Indies, and Latin America. In reality, however, there was only one major war
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From its earliest days, Britain was an object of desire. Tacitus declared it
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By Tom Rivers London 31 October 2007 King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia met Wednesday with Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street as part of his state visit to Britain. The two discussed a variety of bilateral issues. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports
2007年VOA常速英语（十月）
Umbrellas are useful when it rains! Britain is famous around the world for its rainy weather, but many parts of the country this June are experiencing much more rain than they have ever seen before. Torrential downpours have caused rivers to burst t
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Badly-needed tents have been flown to China's earthquake disaster zone in the latest delivery of aid from Britain. The first of three jumbo jetloads of 5,000 tents arrived at Chengdu airport and will give shelter to 30,000 people made homeless by th
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By Tom Rivers London 03 March 2008 Britain's largest bank, HSBC, has written off $17.2 billion in bad debt after the U.S. housing market slide hit the value of its loans in 2007. The annual loss is the largest reported amongst Britain's big five mort
VOA标准英语2008年（三月）
By Tom Rivers London 04 August 2007 Foot-and-mouth disease has appeared again in Britain, six years after it sparked the widespread slaughter of about seven million cows throughout the country in an effort to contain the outbreak. For VOA, Tom Rivers
2007年VOA标准英语（八月）
By Tendai Maphosa London 31 March 2008 Britain is stepping up the use of biofuels with new targets in the coming weeks - as the first step toward meeting an EU directive that five percent of all transport fuels come from renewable energy sources by t
VOA标准英语2008年（三月）
By Tom Rivers London 25 October 2007 For the first time as prime minister, Gordon Brown has met Afghan President Hamid Karzai at 10 Downing Street. Brown said Britain's commitment to Afghanistan was long term and he urged other countries to do more i
2007年VOA常速英语（十月）
By Tom Rivers London 19 November 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging all nations to rise to the challenges of combatting global warming, which he compared to the challenge of recovery after World War II. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London r
VOA常速英语2007年（十一月）
By Mandy Clark London 26 March 2008 An eco-friendly home in Britain is considered not just globally responsible but now it is becoming personally profitable. Nearly 40 percent of Britain's energy is consumed in lighting, heating and cooling the coun
VOA标准英语2008年（三月）
Britain is to host the next financial crisis summit of the G-20 group of industrialized and emerging economies. Plans for the meeting come amid efforts by countries around the world to stem the economic downturn and stimulate their economies back in
VOA标准英语2008年(十一月)
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 02 October 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says about1,000 British troops can soon leave Iraq. As VOA's Jim Randle reports, the British leader visited Baghdad for talks with top Iraqi officials. Prime Minister Brown
2007年VOA常速英语（十月）
By Tendai Maphosa London 07 May 2008 The British government has announced new immigration rules that will require non-European Union skilled workers to earn a certain number of points to enter and work in the country. The points-based system will als
VOA标准英语2008年（五月）
By Tom Rivers London 29 October 2007 On the eve of his historic visit to Britain, Saudi King Abdullah says London is not doing enough to combat terrorism and in an exclusive interview with the BBC, he criticized the then government of Tony Blair for
2007年VOA常速英语（十月）
By Tendai Maphosa London 04 April 2008 Britain has long been a haven for immigrants, from highly skilled workers from Europe and the United States to those coming from developing countries to escape political persecution or find a better life. Many o
VOA常速英语2008年（四月）
By Tendai Maphosa London 04 December 2007 The British teacher jailed for letting her students name a teddy bear Muhammad as part of a writing project arrived in Britain after being pardoned - ending a case that set off an international outcry and ang
VOA常速英语2007年（十二月）
By Sonja Pace London 21 February 2008 Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband has revealed that the United States used the British territory of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to transport terrorism suspects in 2002. VOA's Sonja Pace has details
VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
By Tendai Maphosa London 12 December 2007 The British government is being accused of reneging on a promise to help former Iraqi employees move to the United Kingdom. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report for VOA. The accusation appeared
VOA常速英语2007年（十二月）
LONDON, Aug 4 (Xinhua) -- British spectators' passions and excitements reached climax on a nicknamed Super Saturday night when the Olympic Stadium were rocked by the deafening acclaim of 80,000 fans after the host team wrapped up three of six athleti
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