SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - NASA Celebrates Past While Facing Unsure Future BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today, we remember a major anniversary for the American space

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Former Defense Secretary to Lead Boy Scouts 前国防部长领导童子军 WASHINGTON He has served under eight U.S. presidents, including as chief of the Central Intelligence Agency and at the Pentagon. Now, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates has

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Future Uncertain for Asian Immigrants Facing Deportation in US LOS ANGELES One group often overlooked in the U.S. immigration debate is the estimated 1.3 million illegal immigrants from Asia. President Barack Obamas recent executive order can provide

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The Prime Minister Julia Gillard is facing growing opposition to her plan to process asylum seekers in East Timor. The country's Deputy Prime Minister Jose Luis Guterres says the proposal is unlikely to be accepted. And a senior East Timorese politic

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Rescue crews in Christchurch have spent another fruitless night searching for earthquake survivors. The death toll is now 103, but thats expected to go a lot higher. More than 200 police officers will leave from Sydney and Melbourne this morning to h

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Emily Seebolm has missed out on a gold medal in the women's 100m backstroke at the London Olympics. The gold medal favourite was leading in the final stage of the race but she couldn't hold off on a determined challenge by American, Missy Franklin. T

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A political stoush has erupted over BHP Billiton's decision to delay the expansion of the Olympic Dam mine. The company has shelved the 30 billion dollar project because of weak commodity prices and high capital costs. But the Opposition leader Tony

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今天我们要学的词是misstep. Misstep 有过失的意思。The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, is facing a growing list of accusations related to his spending and reported ethical missteps. 美国环保署署长斯

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今天我们要学的词是 orchestrate. Orchestrate 动词,有组织策划的意思。Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny orchestrated nationwide anti-government protests. 俄罗斯反对派领袖纳瓦尔尼协调策划了全国范围内的反

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今天我们要学的词是rubber stamp。 Rubber stamp, 橡皮图章,是不经过考虑就予以批准的意思,带有贬义。 The owner makes all the decisions, and the board is just a rubber stamp, 凡事都是老板作主,董事会只是一个

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1. A gunman opened fire at a busy shopping mall in suburban Baltimore, leaving 3 people dead including the presumed shooter. While police searched store to store, some shoppers were hunkered down in locked down shops. 2. The first face to face meetin

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Timothy Snyder has written some sprawling, compelling books about war, genocide and the descent into dictatorship in mid-20th century Europe. So the Yale historian's latest book called On Tyranny is a departure. It is a slim, alm

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On Saturday, stormy seas caused a three-meter-long whale to wash ashore on a Guangdong beach. With no equipment and facing a race against time, rescuers pushed the four-ton mammal by hand to deeper waters. After a two-and-a-half-hour struggle that sa

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By Daniel Schearf Beijing 29 October 2007 Officials with the Global Forum for Health Research say developing countries face a widening range of health problems due to changes in lifestyle. The officials say developing countries need to improve access

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今天我们要学的词是 clemency. Clemency 仁慈,宽恕。Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner denied clemency for a Chicago veteran who is facing deportation. 伊利诺伊州州长劳纳驳回了芝加哥一个面临递解出境的退伍军人的宽赦请

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今天我们要学的词是 headwind. Headwind 逆风,顶风,引伸为不利条件。U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the U.S. economy is growing in spite of headwinds including the European financial crisis. 美国财政部长盖特纳

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By William Eagle Washington 01 January 2008 Corruption was a hot issue in Kenya's election last week, and analysts say it will continue to be during the next several years. Many of the ruling party's best known legislators and Cabinet members were

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今天我们要学的词是cope with。 To cope with,处理,对付。挪威7月22日发生致命袭击事件后, The country is struggling to cope with the tragedy, 整个国家努力应对这场悲剧。金融危机期间, A lot of companies a

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今天我们要学的词是opposition。Opposition, 有反对派的意思。 Egypt's Vice President met with opposition groups for the first time on Sunday and offered sweeping concessions, 埃及副总统星期天首次与反对派团体会面,表示

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Good morning, everyone. One of the more controversial proposals from the review of Australias competition laws is the suggestion that the laws being amended to make it easier to clamp down on anti-competitive conduct. The review says the law should g

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