INTRODUCTION TO ACT I Today on TUNING IN THE U.S.A., were on the road with Richard Stewart and Andreas Pappas. Andreas is a visitor from Greece, and he is a cousin of one of the Stewarts friends, Alexandra Pappas. Richard and Andreas are traveling to

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INTRODUCTION TO ACT I Today on TUNING IN THE U.S.A., Richard Stewart and his friend Andreas Pappas are in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville is the center of the country-music industry. Outside a famous country-music theater, they meet a musician. Jim C

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Technology Report - 'Sexting' Study Finds Low Rate Among Young 科技报道 - 新研究表明青少年中性短信并未泛滥 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 New research shows that

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AS IT IS 2013-06-30 U.S. Offers Benefits to Married Gay Couples Hi again. Nice to have you with us on As It Is, from VOA Learning English. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. If you were in front of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, this w

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European Court Bars Deportation of Two Somalis from Britain The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Britain not to deport two Somalis who have been convicted of serious crimes, saying they could face torture or other inhuman treatment if they

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Shut your mouth, Ginger said as she looked at Errol. He was looking at a green parrot squawking in a tree. I didnt even say anything, he objected. She knew that he hadnt said anything; she meant that his mouth was hanging half open. You do that all t

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The streets surrounding Ground Zero were both busy and somber on Saturday morning as thousands of people from many walks of life came to commemorate the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York nine years ago. It's the morn

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: how the words that couples use when they fight could affect their health. RS: In a new study, forty-two married couples made two overnight visits to a laboratory to discuss their

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经典语境背诵 Dad: I have no sense of directions at all. So many times when I go out to some place by bus I would have to ask the conductor how to get there. Thanks to them that they are always so helpful. But I dont know how they can remember s

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Two bombing attempts in London failed last night. A Mercedes was parked in front of a popular nightclub before closing time. There were at least 500 patrons inside the club. The Mercedes contained 11 full gasoline cans and 7 containers of nails. Appa

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Tata Young was born as Amita Marie Young in Thailand in 1980. She is a Thai superstar and is popular all over Asia. She became an international success after she released her first English-language album, I Believe in 2004. This followed four albums

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Nine years after the fall of the Taliban, one of the regions in Afghanistan most damaged by 30 years of war is slowly coming back to life. On Fridays many Kabulis pack into their cars and leave the traffic-jammed capital behind. They get on the Kabul

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Sound, Size of Ukulele Strikes Right Chord in Asia A small stringed guitar-like instrument, the ukulele, best known for its association with Hawaiian music and long derided as little more than a novelty, is finally earning some respect. Its size and

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Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending July 20 These are known as the dog days of summer in the United States, when temperatures soar and nobody wants to move quickly. The hit list follows suit, as four of our top five tracks simply stay put. The exception

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A: I have a good feeling about this house. B: Yes, I liked it the first moment I pulled up to it. A: I love the paint job! B: If you like the outside, you are going to really love the inside. A: What a beautiful home! B: Youll notice that the window

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A: What are you doing here today? B: I would like to fight my ticket. A: Is the arresting officer in the courtroom today? B: Yes, the officer is here today. A: What's your case? B: I was pulled over for running a red light, but I never did. A: Do you

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A: Why are you in court today? B: I got a ticket, and I would like to fight it. A: Is the officer that pulled you over here today? B: He's here. A: Tell me what happened. B: The officer says that I ran a red light, but I didn't. A: The officer wouldn

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今天我们要学的词是bounty。 Bounty, 是奖金的意思。A bounty hunter, 指为了得到悬赏而追捕逃犯或猎物的人。美国爱奥华州一个只有两百个居民的小镇最近出现了猫灾。The town is offering a $5 bounty fo

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By Barry Newhouse Irbil 10 June 2007 Traveling Iraq's highways is a perilous undertaking, and few understand the risks as well as the country's truckers. It is a job where ambushes are expected and breakdowns can be deadly. But one group of trucker

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 October 2009 Cattle struggle to survive in Kenya's drought The Masaai community in the Kajiado area of southern Kenya is struggling to cope with a drought that is now in its third year. At least half of the area's cows h

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