On October 4th, the Iraqi Security Forces supported by the U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, liberated the town of Hawija and over 150 surrounding villages from ISIS, along with as many as 85,000 civilians who had been trapped there. Hawija w

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(THEME) ANNOUNCER: Im Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell the story of a musician who led one of the most popular American bands during the nineteen thirties and forties. His name was Artie Shaw. Listen for a few

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EXPLORATIONS - November 13, 2002: Volcanoes and Haleakala National Parks in Hawaii By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Sarah Long with the VOA Special English progr

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Vice President Joe Biden gave a hint to the Obama administration's attitude toward relations with Russia in a Feb. 7 foreign policy speech in Munich, Germany. US Vice President Joe Biden addresses International Conference on Security Policy in Munic

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The new Obama administration appears to be taking tentative steps towards resuming dialogue with Syria, while the key step of sending a new U.S. ambassador to Damascus for the first time in three years remains up in the air. A visit by Senate Foreig

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在生活中每个人都免不了会有举棋不定、犹豫不决的时候。那就用得上我们今天要学的两个习惯用语来描述这样的局面了。 第一个习惯用语是:hem and haw。在这儿hem和haw这两个词都是模拟人们

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