This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. December is a time of holiday gift-giving and strong business activity in many places. But this year, a different idea is weighing on the minds of people in many countries: austerity. This week, publi

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选自电影:Jane Eyre《简爱》 I Have As Much Soul As You 我们的精神是同等的 ■ 同名小说是经典,这部电影也是经典,下面的对白更是经典中的经典!大学时代的女生把这部电影列为必修课,熄灯后还在心中玩味,作为鼓励自己的座右铭。其实爱情原本如此,真诚与尊严最重

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CHAPTER FIFTEEN The New Mrs. Rochester And so I began to travel back to Thornfield hall. While I was at Gateshead, Mrs. Fairfax had written to me. She told me that all the ladies and gentlemen had left, and that Mr. Rochester had gone to London to pr

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has walked free after being granted bail by the High Court in London. Mr Assange was released after paying a $315,000 bond. He's fighting extradition to Sweden over sexual assault allegations. Rescuers are still searc

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Ireland's government has indicated it doesn't need help from Europe with its latest financial crisis. The European Union yesterday said it would support the country as the bond markets hit new highs. But the Irish finance minister says his country is

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US stocks pushed further into record territory as the Dow Jones industrial average crossed past the 18,000-point mark for the first time. Investors cheered new data showing the US economy grew in the third quarter at the fastest pace in more than a d

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Chiles former President Michelle Bachelet is returning to office after a run-off election today. John Nielsen reports the center-left Bachelet easily defeated her opponent from the right-wing governing coalition. Bachelet won 62% of the vote accordin

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Foreign representatives in CIFTIS hail China's opening up policy Foreign representatives taking part in the ongoing China Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) have hailed China's decision to further open up its service industry,

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Today's topics: Three Strikes, Groundhog Day, Lost and CSI, Regards and Cheers, Amazing versus Awesome, On the heels of... Words: Take away Woodchuck Shadow Marooned Plane crash Victim Fingerprint Toast

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Franklin was deeply, deeply distressed by what he saw. In Ireland he saw how England had put a stranglehold on Irish trade, how absentee English landlords exploited Irish tenant farmers and how those farmers in Franklin's words lived in wretched hove

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Me, I'm in love with this country called America. I'm a huge fan--I'm a huge fan of America. I'm like one of those annoying fans, you know the ones that read the CD notes and follow you into bathrooms and ask you all kinds of annoying questions about

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His brother told him the news. Their dad was on the move again. He had bought a ticket. He was going to visit Ireland. His flight would leave in August. Their mom wasn't going. She had gotten sick on their last trip. They had traveled to South Americ

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Finance ministers from the US and the rest of the G7 wealthiest nations meeting in Istanbul say the global economy is growing again, but the recovery remains fragile, threatened in part by rising unemployment. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner say

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British Queen Shakes Hand of Former IRA Leader It was once unthinkable that a British monarch would shake hands with the former leader of the IRA, which fought a three-decade long war against British rule in Northern Ireland. Martin McGuinness is now

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Primate of All Ireland Cardinal Sean Brady, pauses during St Patrick's Day mass at St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, Northern Ireland, 17 Mar 2010 The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland has apologized for his handling of a child sex abuse sca

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Breathing Emergencies Decline After Irish Smoking Ban A national smoking ban in Ireland has led to reduced hospital emergency admissions for respiratory ailments. It's the latest evidence of the health benefits of tobacco control. Seven years ago, Ir

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Irish monks would carry their Gospel across the seas. Men like Brendan the Voyager, Colum Cille in the Irish kingdom of Dal Riata in Scotland, or Aidain at Lindisfarne in Northumbria. Now, the Lord had said, Get thee out of thy country and from thy k

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Martin, The United States speaker Do I prefer a young or an older doctor? I have to say, and older doctor, cause I don't really want to go to the doctor but if I have to I'd like to go to somewhere, where they have a sense of they know what they are

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Todd: OK, Shane, why don't you talk a little about why you came to Japan? Shane: Well, I suppose the reason why I came to Japan is because, I suppose it's a personal thing. There's many different people in Dublin, different types of people. I do not

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Todd: So, Ruth, you're from Ireland. Ruth: Yes, that's right. Todd: And could you talk a little bit about the government in Ireland, like do you have a president or a prime minister? Ruth: In fact, we have both. We have a president, Mary McAleese, an

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