essence Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing older Americans are fighting against discrimination by age. extravagant When asked to use three words to describe society's rich, the top responses were extravagant, greedy and corrup

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0901 Lesson Nine Daily Activities 日常活动 The doctor discovered that Im over weight. Many people didnt believe that the earth is the round. The moon goes around the earth. 0902 Lesson Nine Daily Activities 日常活动 What is a typical day for y

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According to one estimate, there could be as many as thirty million species of animals living in the sea, most still undiscovered. 据一项估计,海洋里可能生活着多达3000万种动物,大多数尚未被发现。 The first hint of how ab

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Our knowledge of the oceans a hundred years ago was confined to the two-dimensional shape of the sea-surface and the hazards of navigation presented by the irregularities in depth of the shallow water close to the land. The open sea was deep and mys

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Hey there, thanks for joining us, I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The sad story there are no survivors in that deadly upstate New York plane crash last night. The flight data recorders a

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1. Blasts rock India's capital New Delhi, tearing through a bus and two crowded markets, killing dozens and wounding dozens more. 2. In Iraq, a truck bomb explosion strikes a Shiite village northeast

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1. Braving blizzard-like conditions, searching will continue today for 3 missing climbers in Oregon. Sunday was the last day the men had been heard from when one of the climbers called on a cell phone

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America's Birthplace: Independence National Historical Park 美利坚诞生地--美国国家独立历史公园 This week, our U.S. National Parks journey takes us to the eastern city of Philadelphia, an important place in American history. Philadelph

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A pre-summit meeting of African foreign ministers has opened with a Libyan call for prompt action to realize Moammar Gadhafi's dream of a continental federation. Ministers are preparing for a summit of African leaders beginning Sunday. Libyan Foreign

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外贸英语:对外贸易与外贸关系 1、We want to develop direct contact with Continental buyers for ourselves. 我们想为自己的公司同欧洲大陆的买主建立起直接的联系。 2、We see that your firm specializes in Light Industrial Goods, and we are willing to establ

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September 19th, 1777In upstate New York, a turning point during the American Revolution. The Continental Army defeats the British in the first of two Battles of Saratoga. American victories in both battles convince the French to aid the Revolutionary

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June 1st, 1967We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, we hope you will enjoy the show.The Beatles release what's considered one of rock's greatest albums, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album's complex and experimental sounds make it

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The golden dome which is mounted right at the top of the prayer pole is the most sacred object of all. Or it will be once it's retrieved. The old Shamanic beliefs of Tibet ascribed magical powers to the landscape, but theres a far more tangible sourc

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Hello, I am Petty Kim. We're packing our bags for Brazil on a journey that'll take us from some fabulous beaches to the unspoiled depths of the Amazon rainforest. Not to mention, one of the biggest festivals in the world. Roughly the size of the cont

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Diego Maradona's spell as Argentina coach came to an end on Tuesday when soccer chiefs voted unanimously not to renew his contract,the country's AFA football association said on Tuesday. 阿根廷足协于本周二宣布,足协官员一致投票决定

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1. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg says there is no evidence that a failed car bombing in Times Square is linked to al-Qaeda or any other large terrorist organization. Bloomberg notes the investigation is in its early stages. Police found the S

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1. Heavy winds and high tides complicated efforts to hold back oil that threatened to coat birds and other marine life as it oozed ashore from the Gulf of Mexico, the White House halted any new offshore oil projects until safeguards are in place to p

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September 19th, 1777In upstate New York, a turning point during the American Revolution. The Continental Army defeats the British in the first of two Battles of Saratoga. American victories in both battles convince the French to aid the Revolutionary

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From VOA Learning English, this is THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in Special English. I'm Steve Ember. This week in our series, we continue the story of the American Revolution. The year was seventeen seventy-five. Colonists in Massachusetts

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Reforming Leviathan 处于改革浪潮中的庞大机构 Mandarin lessons 政府官员的经验之谈 Governments need to rethink how they reward and motivate civil servants 政府需要重新思考如何去奖励和提升公务员的工作动力。

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