Throughout the Middle East and North Africa - or MENA - wasta is a currency more powerful than dirhams or dinars. Wasta is the clout you get from whom you know and it can make every aspect of your life easier - from getting a new phone line installed

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(七)月

Split Tribal Allegiances Deepen Yemen's Crisis As battles in Yemen raged Thursday, the deadly fighting in the streets of the capital between forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and members his own tribe highlights some deeply personal faultl

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想说的都在歌词里了吧 很多情,事,都需要些耐心 才能见到结果 看到坚持的是否对 是否如心所愿 佩服那些为爱而坚定而放弃的人们 而自己却一直迷茫着 是需要一些耐心等待的吧 需要耐心等到如心所愿的结果的吧~ Patience Just have a little patience 只是需要些耐心 I'm

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Jewish High Holy Days are upon us beginning with the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, which ended last night. For many people, this is a time of celebration and spiritual renewal. But for some, it might be a challenging time, e

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模仿文本: Well, it may not have been at their most fluent and the two goals may not have been collector's pieces. But it matters not. Chelsea are through. Throughout the season, Jos Mourinho has expressed frustration about his strikers. He's kn

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Kat: You know I was reading the other day that maybe video games might not be so bad for children. What do you think about that? Matt: I think it depends on what you're talking about is so bad for children, I think if you're talking about supposedly

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So, Mike said, looking at the floor, 嗯,迈克眼睛看着地板说道, Jessica asked me to the spring dance. 杰西卡邀请我参加春季舞会了。 That's great. I made my voice bright and enthusiastic. 那是大好事儿呀。我用喜气洋

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VIENNA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The world's six major countries in a joint statement on Wednesday urged Iran to suspend its nuclear activities contrary to the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council. The joint statement made by China, France, Germ

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

JEFFREY BROWN: It was billed as a major policy speech, as President Obama called his commitment to combating economic inequality his highest priority and blasted partisan politics in Washington for undermining continued recovery. PRESIDENT BARACK OBA

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GWEN IFILL:And we come back to Boston. Jeffrey Brown picks up on another part of the story: how victims will be compensated. JEFFREY BROWN:Within hours of the attacks, city leaders were getting calls asking how people could help victims. Part of the

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Clear Your Mental Space Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion---like stress, anger, or frustration. What was going through your mind as you were going through that negativity? Was your mind cluttered with thoughts? Or was it paralyzed

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Clear Your Mental Space Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion-like stress, anger, or frustration. What was going through your mind as you were going through that negativity? Was your mind cluttered with thoughts? Or was it paralyzed,

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The US and China have agreed on a new UN resolution to place additional sanctions on North Korea in response to its latest nuclear and missile tests. 美国和中国已就进一步制裁朝鲜的联合国新决议达成一致,这些制裁是对朝鲜

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With the fantastic spur both in industry and in economy in China, the number of people who own private cars is on the rise. Some people have bought cars of their own, and others are planning to buy cars. But there have been two quite different views

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1. Stretching 伸展 Stretching releases muscle tension that accumulates in your back, shoulders, and neck during the day. 伸展能使后背、肩膀和脖子紧张一整天的肌肉放松。 2. Do a short workout 简短的锻炼 Even when your day

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The United Nations reports significant progress has been made in providing assistance to hundreds of thousands of quake victims in Haiti. A senior U.N. official says the relief operation is being scaled up on all levels, with shelter topping the list

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This is AP News Minute. The New England town of Princeton is on edge after a jogger was found slain in the woods. Police say the woman was visiting her mom from New York. Officials say it's been more than 25 years since the town's last homicide. Anot

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Anger be tough. It can spawn its ugly minions, like frustration, fear, anxiety, stress and even rage. It can feel like its eating you up inside as it practically ruins your entire day while filling your head with a bunch of angry, negative thoughts.

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Happiness is a matter of choice. Some people choose to be happy and others select a course that leads only to frustration and disappointment. 语音讲解 单词发音 happiness n.幸福 frustration n.挫折 disappointment n.失望;沮丧 连词发音

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Army Corporal Dillon Baldridge was killed in Afghanistan in June. He and two fellow soldiers were gunned down by an Afghan police officer suspected of an insider attack. Baldridge's father was disturbed by the details of his son's death and expressed

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