This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Some actors and rock stars use their star power for social activism. But how much power do they really have? Daniel Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School at Tufts

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Action superstar Jackie Chan has apologized via microblog for his son's drug use. Chan says he is ashamed and saddened at the actions of his celebrity son, Jaycee. The younger Chan, 31, and Taiwan actor Kai Ko, 23, were detained last Thursday. Police

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Remarks by President Obama at the 2012 Alfred E. Smith Dinner Waldorf Towers New York, New York October 18, 2012 奥巴马总统在2012年艾尔弗雷德史密斯晚宴上的讲话 纽约州 纽约市 2012年10月18日 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you

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情景对话: Jay: The entire town went nuts for that ad. People stopped me in the street, asking me to say the slogan. 整个小镇都为那个广告发狂。人们在大街上把我拦住,叫我说那句广告词。 1、Go nuts 发狂 ① Every

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British and Italian men will be hoping to catch a whiff of celebrity this Christmas, according to a survey released on Friday. 周五发布的一项调查显示,英国男人和意大利男人希望今年圣诞节能沾点名人气息。 Interest in

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We're back with Joseph Gordon Levitt. 我们回来了 这是乔瑟夫高登李维 You have been in this business such a long time.You started out as a kid. 你在这行做了很久 你以前是个童星 We actually found this clip of you on Celebrity

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The 25 year old singer and songwriter has become the youngest woman ever to be included on the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women. 这位25岁的年轻歌手及创作人成为登上福布斯全球最有影响力百位女性榜单的最年

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Marc Riboud, a celebrated French photojournalist who captured moments of grace even in the most fraught situations around the world, died in Paris on Tuesday. He was 93. 法国著名摄影记者马克?里布(Marc Riboud)于周二在巴黎去世,享年

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Recently, the live show is very popular, especially the show about the father how to get along with their children. The fathers are celebrities and they have the brilliant career. I am impressed by the fathers who are Olympic champions, their kids ha

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1、追星族 fan of celebrity My sister is a fan of celebrity,who admires those famous singers and movie stars. 2、侃价 to bargain If you bargain with them they might reduce the price. 3、知识经济 knowledge economics This is the time of know

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China automaker BYD has signed up international celebrity Leonardo DiCaprio as brand ambassador for its new energy vehicles. The agreement runs through 2017. 近日,中国汽车制造商比亚迪正式签约了国际名人莱昂纳多迪卡普里奥,

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Business 商业报道 Chinese industry 中国工业 Haier and higher 海尔海阔天空 The radical boss of Haier wants to transform the world's biggest appliance-maker into a nimble internet-age firm 与众不同的海尔老总想将世界上最大的

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The Supremes once sang You can't hurry love. As it turns out, scientists have determined it's not advisable to hurry marriage either. Get the scoop on the best age to be wed. 正如一首名为《至高无上》的歌曲中曾经唱到的:你不能爱

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To promote man-and-nature harmony, retired basketball star Yao Ming has embraced the challenge from British outdoor adventurer Bear Grylls to join the shooting of a wilderness-survival TV reality show. 为了促进人类和自然的和谐相处,退役

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LOS ANGELES, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The Los Angeles County coroner's office has performed an autopsy on Saturday to determine what killed actor Jeff Conaway who passed away at age 60, authorities said. However, the findings were not expected soon as it c

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Is this the manicure of the future? 这就是未来的美甲工具吗? A Korean woman has uploaded a video on her Facebook page of a nail design machine that, in a matter of seconds, appears to print an elaborate design on to a womans fingernail. 近

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新词 hurried child syndrome n. 忙碌儿童综合症(指的是家长将孩子的生活安排得过满、极力要求孩子在学业上取得佳绩,并且希望孩子像小大人一样行为和做事的现象。) 栗子 One symptom of the hurried

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Linda Lajterman suffered one of the worst experiences of her life while on a cruise with her husband and two other couples. Halfway through the trip, one of her friends stopped talking to her -- for good. 琳达?拉哲特曼(Linda Lajterman)在与丈夫

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1. Brian Mitchell could face life in prison when he is sentenced in May for the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in 2002. Smart was 14 at the time. A federal jury in Salt Lake City convicted the street preacher on kidnapping and other charges. 2. Six pe

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They say a picture paints a thousand words and the same applies to gifts. As you shop for Christmas presents for your partner, unconscious feelings and motivations drive your choices. 俗话说,一幅画胜过千言万语。礼物亦然。你为另一

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