Live Reindeer, Camels Bring Holiday Cheer Holiday shopping is in full swing at Swanson's Nursery in Seattle, where you can buy a Christmas tree, pick up a festive wreath for the front door, or check out Santas sleigh. A live reindeer, sharp antlers a

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)

Want to Buy the Empire State Building? Selling the Brooklyn Bridge in New York refers to an American expression about gullible individuals who would buy it from scam artists offering bogus shares in the publicly-owned landmark. But shares in another

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Chinese and Pakistani investors inaugurated the project in Hub, Balochistan province, Pakistan, on March. 21, 2017. [Photo: China Plus] The groundbreaking ceremony for a China-Pakistan joint venture, a coal fired power plant, was held in Hub, in the

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AS IT IS 2016-07-08 Cambodia Can Export Travel Goods to US Duty-Free 柬埔寨可以免税向美国出口旅行用品 Cambodia will now be able to export luggage and other travel goods to the United States without paying some American taxes. 柬埔寨现

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By Carolyn Weaver New York City 22 August 2007 Sylvia's Restaurant has been an institution in the black neighborhood of Harlem in New York City for 45 years this month. VOA's Carolyn Weaver recently visited the restaurant, and talked to the founder a

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By Cindy Saine Washington 21 September 2007 The U.S. tech-heavy stock exchange, Nasdaq, has struck a deal to sell a 20 percent stake to the United Arab Emirates-owned Borse Dubai, in exchange for control of the Nordic bourse operator OMX. But the dea

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From Autos to Apparel: Michigan Broadens its Economic Base TD Industrial Coverings in Sterling Heights, Michigan, uses industrial sewing equipment to make nylon coverings for the robots used in auto assembly plants. But when the three major American

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Several accords signed to boost relations between Turkey and Cameroon Ntaryike Devine, Jr. | Yaounde, Cameroon 17 March 2010 It was the first trip to Africa for the Turkish president, who arrived in Cameroon yesterday accompanied by 120 businessmen,

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The European Union has signed an agreement with four nations to move ahead on creating new gas pipelines to reduce its energy dependence on Russia. Czech Republic's outgoing PM Mirek Topolanek, left, welcomes the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gul, i

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MoreUSCompaniesLookGlobalasDomesticDemandDrops Since the economic recession in 2008, some U.S. companies that historically depend on the domestic market started looking elsewhere for business. In Southern California, organizations that help businesse

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Scientists Suggest Adding Selenium to Diets in Malawi The study, which was published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that most Malawi soils do not have an adequate amount of selenium required for human nutrition. In the report, researchers a

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Fuel Shortages in Nigeria Could Affect Economy, Election 尼日利亚燃料短缺可能影响其经济和选举 LONDON Nigeria is suffering from a gasoline shortage as falling oil prices have affected the countrys ability to import and distribute ref

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US Gas Could Help Europe, But Not Yet 美国天然气现在还不能帮助欧洲 As Russia continues to raise its natural gas prices to Ukraine, some people are looking to American gas as a way to ease Europe's energy dependence on Russia. But it's a

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Species Split When Mountains Rise生脉隆起导致生物多样化 The tropics are well known for their biodiversity. But another hotspot? Mountains. Like the Hengduan Mountains, in south-central China. 热带地区因为其生物多样性而为大家所

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 12 May 2006 Local youths walk on oil pipeline belonging to the Shell Oil company in Nigeria Nigerian police say a pipeline explosion has killed as many as 200 people on the outsk

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Helping Latin America Protect Its Coffee Crops 帮助拉丁美洲保护咖啡作物 Its been said that given its caffeine content, coffee makes the world go round. If that isnt literally true, as a food crop coffee has a major influence on many count

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for coming to todays seminar. Were going to talk about how to invest your money and how to maximize those holdings. First, well talk about market trends and where to find the best opportunities right now. Getting in on

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Investors in the Arabian Gulf and elsewhere across the Arab world continued to panic, causing stock exchanges from Dubai to Riyadh to Cairo to plunge amid falling oil prices and fears of a real estate bust in the Gulf, as Edward Yeranian reports fro

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China says it will sell $880 million worth of yuan-denominated bonds in Hong Kong, in what analysts say is a first step toward widening the use of the currency outside the country. A tourist displays Chinese yuan Starting September 28, investors in

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Beyond 'Shallow': A Look At The Oscars Picks For Best Original Song MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: There were some surprises in this year's Oscar nominations, but this next conversation is about one that will have surprised absolutely no one who's been pay

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