AS IT IS 2016-07-04 Asian-American Voters Share Concerns, But Are Divided 美国亚裔选民有着共同关切,当然分歧也在所难免 Asian Americans will make up more than 10 percent of California voters by the time America elects the next pr

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BBC Learning English 6 Minute English Jargon Busters Yvonne: Hello, this is '6 minute English' - I'm Yvonne Archer William: And I'm William Kremer. Hello! Yvonne: Thanks for joining me, William! Now today, we're going to do a bit of glossing, play i

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Street parties街道聚会 Party like it's 1981聚会就像回到了1981年 Hanging out the bunting for William and Kate 为威廉和凯特悬挂彩旗 That was then 那是当时的情形 PRINCELY marriage is a brilliant edition of a universal fact t

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In many countries it has long been the tradition to hold an annual tree or forest festival. The origin of such celebrations dates back to antiquity and is in the dawn of religious feeling and awe for what trees represented. However, Arbor Day, as it

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China is planning to introduce new restrictions on place names because of concerns that too many fail to reflect national culture. 担心越来越多的地名未能体现中国文化,中国政府拟规范地名乱象。 The country's civic affairs

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你是否觉得每天都忙忙碌碌、疲于奔命却发现没有时间做自己想做的事?你是否觉得每天就像和时间赛跑,却没有时间体会生命的美好?如果是这样,这篇文章会告诉你如何才能不匆忙,却拥

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The developer Meydan has announced the launch of a new scheme known as Meydan One featuring a 711m-high tower, a huge new mall, the worlds largest indoor ski slope, a 25,000 sq metres indoor sports facility, the biggest dancing fountains in the world

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Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bndchen revealed recently that before going to sleep she mentally ticks off the things for which she is thankful. This must be a cumbersome exercise: the long-limbed beauty is the worlds highest-paid clothes horse; is marr

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According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, China has been the world's largest outbound tourism market since 2012, contributing over 13 percent to global tourism revenue. Brian Buchwald, CEO of a consumption research firm Bomoda, expl

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PRAGUE, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Czech police raided government offices and the defence ministry and making several arrests, police spokesman Pavel Hantak said on Thursday. According to local media, the arrested persons include former Civic Democrats depu

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I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such a glamorous, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness. Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun

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BBC Learning English6 Minute EnglishSt George's Day6 Minute English ? Kate: Hello, this is 6 Minute English. I'm Kate Colin and today I'm joined by JackieDalton. Hello again Jackie. Jackie: Hi Kate. Kate: Today is the 23rd of April and is St George'

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Our materialistic society has led us to believe that happiness cannot be obtained without having money. 在这个物质社会,我们深信没有钱就没有幸福感。 Rather than learning to be satisfied with what we have, we are taught to want m

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就业难成了困扰毕业生的大问题。为了能得到一份工作,有些同学甚至提出零工资就业。这种方法可取吗?事实上,美国的学生们也面临着同样的问题。 While the idea of volunteering to work for a com

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Urban planning 城市规划 Rail ambition 铁路大设想 Cities used to think modern art could save them. Now it's railway stations 城市的救命稻草由过去的现代艺术转为地铁车站 IN JANUARY commuters voted Birmingham New Street one

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Los Angeles is situated in Southern California on the West Coast of the U.S.A. 洛杉矶位于美国西岸南加州。 Home to 18 million people, 身为一千八百万人口的家, Los Angeles is a collection of distinct cities that rolls out from

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纽约市推出全国最大的自行车共享系统 NEW YORK, May 27 (Xinhua) -- New York City launched U.S. largest bike share system on Monday, with an aim to promote cycling as a key component of public transit for the growing number of local resi

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Now is the time to dream. When things are at their worst, when people say there is no hope, when the future looks bleak, now is the time to dream. 现在是梦想美好未来的时候。当情况已经糟透了,当人们表示感到绝望,当前路

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Mark Zuckerberg, a journalist was asking him a question about the news feed. And the journalist was asking him, Why is this so important? And Zuckerberg said, A squirrel dying in your front yard may be more relevant to your interests right now than p

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Lexington 莱克星顿 The immigrant numbers game 移民的数字游戏 Why Barack Obama's partial amnesty won't be reversed 为什么奥巴马的局部赦令不会被逆转? SOMETIMES the hardest questions come from friendly crowds. Barack Obama o

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