55 Did you enjoy the meal, Mrs. Ramirez? 56 Yes, thank you. I enjoyed it very much. 57 But the steaks weren’t as good as Mexican steaks! Well now, Mr. Peters, you’re a businessman, too, aren’t y

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IN THE NEWS - Mitt Romney and Bain Capital 新闻报道 - 罗姆尼在贝恩资本的经历成为奥巴马攻击目标 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Private companies are rarely a major i

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capital ['kpitl] n.首都,大写字母 different ['difrənt] a.不同的,差异的 fireplace ['faiəpleis] n.壁炉 honest ['ɔnist] a.诚实的 little ['litl] a.小的,少许 nursery ['nə:səri] n.托儿所 rail [reil] n.横木,栏杆,铁轨

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 January 2007 A mortar attack and shootings are the latest violence to hit the Somali capital, which is struggling to regain stability after Ethiopian-backed government forces ousted Islamists who controlled the capital fo

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By Chris Simkins Washington 16 May 2008 Republican Party Presidential candidate John McCain is set to speak to members of The National Rifle Association on Friday, May 16. The powerful pro-gun lobbying group is holding its annual convention in Louisv

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Afghan police say the two top officials of an international shipping company and one of their security guards were shot dead Saturday in front of their office in Kabul. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from the Afghan capital the killings are

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The United Nations refugee agency says nearly 170,000 people have now been displaced from their homes in Somalia's capital since Islamist insurgents launched a renewed offensive in early May. A Somali woman and her child sit in front of a makeshift

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Bus Travel In Nation's Capital Inspires Song Songwriters find inspiration in different - and sometimes unusual - places. Ren Moffatt, a Washington D.C. singer and songwriter, found it in the bus he travels to work on every day. The title of Ren Moffa

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Sri Lankan military officials say Tamil rebels carried out an aerial bombing raid in the capital of Colombo late Friday. A military spokesman said that shortly after the bombing, Sri Lanka's air force chased two rebel light aircraft and shot down on

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Nation's Capital Nurtures Local Fashion Gennet Purcell has always loved fashion, but it wasnt her career until recently. I was a practicing attorney by trade for almost 13 years, she says. For much of that time, she was also designing and making clot

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 22 November 2007 Senegal's capital, Dakar, has returned to an uneasy calm, after a day of destructive riots and protest marches against government policies. Despite the announcement of new government decisions, street hawkers

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U.N. officials say thousands of Chadians have been fleeing the capital N'Djamena to neighboring Cameroon after two days of heavy fighting between rebel groups and government forces. Rebels who are on the outskirts of N'Djamena say they are preparing

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By Joe Bavier N'Djamena 02 May 2006 A day before elections in Chad, tension is mounting amid fears of violence and possible attacks on polling stations, following a rebel threat to disrupt the electio

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 08 January 2007 Listen to Listen to VOA's exclusive interview with Jendayi Frazer Somalia's president Monday arrived in the capital Mogadishu to hold consultations with representatives from religious, civil society, busines

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A teacher asked one of her pupils, What'sthe nation's capital?The reply was, Washington DCOn being asked what the DC stood for,the pupil added, Dot com!

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By Jeff Feuer Washington, DC 12 February 2008 Every day, hundreds of thousands of commuters and tourists travel in and out of Washington. One of the most popular modes of transportation in the Washington area is Metrorail, a subway system serving mor

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1.It's hot enough to melt hell. I hope it will be cooler soon. 现在热得足以把地狱熔化了,希望很快能够凉快一点。 2.It's stifling! I can hardly breathe. 天气太闷热了!我都没法呼吸了。 3.I can't bare the heat; I am

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By Scott Stearns Dakar 12 October 2009 Guinea's capital has been shut down by a strike called to mourn opposition demonstrators killed by government troops two weeks ago. Labor leaders called the strike as a day of prayer to remember what they say a

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1.It's hot enough to melt hell. I hope it will be cooler soon. 现在热得足以把地狱熔化了,希望很快能够凉快一点。 2.It's stifling! I can hardly breathe. 天气太闷热了!我都没法呼吸了。 3.I can't bare the heat; I am

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1.It's hot enough to melt hell. I hope it will be cooler soon. 现在热得足以把地狱熔化了,希望很快能够凉快一点。 2.It's stifling! I can hardly breathe. 天气太闷热了!我都没法呼吸了。 3.I can't bare the heat; I am

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