- 13 - desolate a.荒凉的;孤独的 v.使荒芜 despair n.绝望;失望;令人失望的人(事物)v.绝望 despatch n./v.(dispatch)派遣;发送 n.急件;新闻报道 desperate a.不顾一切的,铤而走险的;绝望的,危急的 despise v.轻视,蔑视 dessert n.正餐后的水果或甜食 destination n.

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Unit 4 September 11 and My Turn One of the things I always believed is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn't sure of that was on September 11. I happened to wake up early that day. I tur

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Four months before the Bush administration leaves office in January, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laid out his vision for U.S. military strategy on Monday, saying the Pentagon needs to strike a balance between conventional capabilities and the abi

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 January 2006 An elderly woman carries part of the food ration she received from the World Food Program in the drought-stricken southern Somali town of Wajid The World Food Pr

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 12 March 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney says a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq would be dangerous for the United States and for the entire Middle East. His comments came in Washington Monday in a speech to a gathering spo

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By Kari Barber Dakar 26 September 2007 Two reports released by governance watchdogs name West and Central African countries as some of the most corrupt and poorly governed in the world. Kari Barber reports from VOA's West and Central Africa bureau in

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 15 July 2006 Randall Dupree enjoys life. In fact, he freely admits that happiness is his number one goal and he won't let things like not having a job or a place to live stand in the way. This 30-something free spirit is

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Health care reform was a big subject this week at the White House. President Obama held a series of meetings, including with Democratic leaders from the House of Representatives. Speaker Nancy Pelosi

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 April 2007 Two media watchdogs are condemning recent attacks against print and broadcast media organizations in Somalia's capital. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi they are calling for a full investigation by

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By Jim Malone Washington 25 May 2007 President Bush prevailed in his first showdown with the Democratic-controlled Congress over funding for the Iraq war. But as VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports, Democrats and a large number of congressi

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By Tendai Maphosa London 22 June 2007 Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change, said that the collapsing economy in Zimbabwe would force Mr. Mugabe to allow free and fair elections. From London, Tendai Map

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 June 2008 The House of Representatives has approved legislation updating U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance law. President Bush welcomed the bipartisan compromise measure saying it will improve U.S. capabilities t

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Gorbachev's Foreign Policy Changed Map of Europe This month marks the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was the foreign policy of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, that contributed to the demise of the Soviet Union. Mi

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NASA Art Captures 50 Years of Exploration One of the nation's most prolific art collectors is the U.S. space agency. For nearly a half-century, NASA has commissioned artists to document its missions and projects. Seventy of the 3,000 works in its col

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By Trish Anderton Bali 05 December 2007 At the U.N. conference on Global Climate Change in Bali, the early talk has focused on whether some of the major developed countries will commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years. European

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 14 June 2007 The human rights group Amnesty International has called for the dismantling of the Israeli security barrier in the West Bank. The London-based group says the barrier has had a disastrous impact on the lives of Pal

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 18 May 2006 Senior Israeli and Palestinian officials could hold informal talks in the next few days at an economic summit in Egypt. If the talks go forward, it will be the firs

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 12 January 2007 watch Iraq Hearings President Bush's call for more than 20,000 additional U.S. troops in Iraq is facing scrutiny in both houses of Congress, where the Democratic Party is now in control. But as VOA's

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By Michael Bowman Washington 12 November 2006 Bomb blasts at an Iraqi police facility have killed at least 35 people and left dozens of others wounded. Continued violence in Iraq comes as newly-empowered U.S. Democratic lawmakers urge a timeline for

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By Scott Stearns White House 17 March 2007 U.S. President George Bush says he will veto an emergency spending bill for the war in Iraq, if Democrats, who control Congress, include conditions setting a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Demo

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