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A: I need help preparing for my presentation on Friday. B: I could help you with that. A: Are you sure you have the time? B: I promise you that I have the time to do this. If I didn't, I wouldn't offer to help. A: What would be the best time for you
IN THE NEWS - Islamist Militant Group Boko Haram Claims Attack in Nigeria This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A deadly car bombing at the United Nations building in Abuja has brought more attention to an Islamic group. The attack happened Fri
Pronouns and Their Antecedents Today were going to talk about pronouns that don't clearly match up with the nouns they are supposed to replace. Readers become unhappy when they have to guess what noun a writer is talking about, or readers may even ch
Broadcast: Apr 04, 2003 U.S. military officials say they now control Baghdad's international airport but caution that more fighting lies ahead in the battle for the Iraqi capital. U.S. armored units b
IN THE NEWS – June 22, 2002: Group of Eight Meeting By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program IN THE NEWS. Leaders from the Group of Eight nations begin their yearly me
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is generic personal pronouns. Nolan in Victoria, British Columbia, asked the following question: Just wondering about whether to use she or he in terms of giving examples. Since she was written out of the literature f
Scientists in Brazil are turning fruit fibers into car parts. At a recent meeting of the American Chemical Society, the researchers described their work in making the next generation of automotive parts made from natural fibers from bananas, pineappl
Listeners Tell Their Favorite Proverbs Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Many proverbs give advice about the best way to live. We asked our l
One Year On, Egypt's Revolutionaries See Work in Progress The millions who poured into Tahrir Square last year came from all walks of life: the poor, the middle class, Muslims and Christians. But the seeds of the uprising were largely planted by the
The gut of the tobacco hawk moth caterpillar used in the study moves forward independently of, and ahead of, the surrounding body and wall and legs. By turning a powerful x-ray machine on a caterpillar, scientistists have discovered a novel way of mo
Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro (R) and President Laurent Gbagbo (L), 15 September 2009 (file photo) Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro is expected to announce a new government this week, and Ivorian opposition leaders continue to call for t
Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa 22 February 2010 The Green Revolution that ended food shortages in parts of the world decades ago may be coming to East Africa, bringing the promise of bountiful harvests in a region more often associated with drought and
Progress Has Been Made In Containing Malaria, More Needs To Be Done For every minute that goes by, a child under five years of age dies of malaria. Malaria has been diagnosed on every continent, but sub-Saharan Africa is the region most afflicted. Dr
标准英语,VOA,international,Ivory,coast,By Joe Bavier Abidjan 2-329769 16 January 2006 A U.N.-created international working group charged with paving the way for elections in war-divided Ivory Coast later this year has recommended dissolvin
1) Doormat 门垫,通常指受气包,被人欺负的人 2) Shut the front door 闭嘴,是一种委婉的说法 3) Get ones foot in the door 指刚刚进入某公司,从底层做起
每一个明天 都要追随你:Tomorrow - Rosie Thomas 明天,明天的明天,明天的明天的明天一直到永远还能追随着一个人,漂洋过海。如果每一天都能对一个 人说:明天我还要和你在一起,那么永远,
Disneys animated film Frozen just wont Let It Go. The soundtrack to the Oscar-winning film has had its best sales week, with the longest-ever run at the top of the charts. The soundtrack notched its 11th non-consecutive week at the top spot of the Bi
In Cairo, a muezzin calls faithful Muslims to prayer. Its the same call that sounds five times a day every day in cities across the world. Nearly a quarter of the people on earth respond to it, bound together by the enduring spirit of Islam. ''God is