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American Beauty《美国丽人》 ■ 公司裁员,员工被炒,在外企是常事。常事归常事,但情绪还是有的。经理把莱斯特叫进办公室,准备和他谈谈这一令人窘迫的问题。没想到他反告经理贪污,看来这厮是决意不想干了。破罐子破摔,说不准还能得到点好处。这一问一答玄得很,互
14 Hobbies嗜好 I like to paint. 我喜欢画画。 I bought painting stuff.我买画画的素材。 Cooking is my hobby.烹饪是我的嗜好。 I broiled fish.我煎鱼。 I play the piano.我弹钢琴。 I joined the photography club.我参加摄影
Some of the weirdest, most memorable technology this year came in the form of robots, and of course -- mostly from Japan Some of the weirdest, most memorable technology this year came in the form of robots, and of course they came mostly from Japan.
Danny's fence needed painting. He wanted to paint it white. He looked in the phone book. He looked under P for Painters. He called up a painter. How much to paint my fence? he asked. How big is your fence? the painter asked. It goes all the way aroun
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - October 22, 2002: Nobel Science Prizes By George Grow VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, a VOA Special English program a
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 06 January 2006 Acting before the start of the second session of the 109th Congress, an increasing number of lawmakers are supporting legislation and proposing rule change
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In two thousand seven, five young people in the American state of Massachusetts developed an idea. The team knew that the world is filled with mobile phones. About eighty percent of all people are
By Tony Budny Washington 27 March 2008 An upstart car company in the United States is seeking to take advantage of rising oil prices. Aptera has produced a three-wheeled vehicle that can reach speeds of 136 kilometers per hour and operate on little g
By Brian Padden Turin, Italy 20 February 2006 watch Security report At the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy there have been no real security problems. But officials there say they remain on a high leve
Tobacco-Caused Deaths Projected to Increase Further Virtually all experts on tobacco use recognize it as the single most preventable cause of death worldwide. At the American Cancer Society, Nathan Grey focuses on global health issues. Each year, tob
US Congress Returns as President Calls for Action on Jobs Members of the U.S. Congress are returning to work in Washington after their August recess, with the nationwide unemployment rate holding stubbornly at more than nine percent. President Barack
Kenyatta Follows Father to Win Kenya's Top Job After days of vote counting, Kenyas electoral commission announced Uhuru Kenyatta has been elected the countrys fourth president. Kenyatta came out on top with a razor thin margin of victory. He beat out
Next week, the Senate will vote on the American Jobs Act. It's a bill that will put more people to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans. And it will provide our economy with the jolt that it really needs right now This is not t
The world's first treaty aimed at cutting tobacco-related deaths has come into force. The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control becomes legally binding upon countries that have ratified the landmark agreement. 全球第一
The two U.S. vice presidential candidates, Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Sarah Palin, are both getting generally positive reviews following their only debate Thursday in St. Louis, Missouri. As VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports from
By Mil Arcega Washington 18 December 2007 President Bush concedes that the credit crunch and mortgage problems in the United States have caused financial storm clouds and concerns. But he maintains the nation's economic underpinnings are good. VOA's
Phillip: So, have you heard the news? Mary: No, what's up? Phillip: I just heard that the company is planning to lay off 20 percent of the employees in the next two months. Mary: You're kidding! I knew they were looking for some way to cut costs with
By Bill Rodgers Washington 10 March 2008 Policymakers often view economic sanctions as an attractive middle option between doing nothing, or intervening directly to change an intractable government's behavior. But sometimes providing the 'carrot' of
By Jessica Berman Washington 04 December 2007 Experts say the death toll from diseases such as cancer and heart disease can be reduced by almost 14 million over the next decade by reducing the amount of salt intake and imposing greater controls on to
By Al Pessin Pentagon 12 January 2007 Along with his new Iraq strategy and troop increase, President Bush has named a new commander for U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. He is Lieutenant General David Petraeus, the man who has spent the last year s