Two weeks ago, we reported about developments with electric planes and flying cars. That technology could bring change to commercial and personal travel. Last week, two companies, Kitty Hawk and Uber, announced their plans to bring flying cars to rea

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UNIT 10 Text A PRE-READING TASK Exercise 1 Before reading the passage, consider the questions. 1. Do surveys play an important role in our life? 2. Are the figures in the survey always true? Why or wh

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violent a.粗暴的 Beethoven's father was a violent and dangerous man. 贝多芬的父亲是一个粗暴而又危险的人。 violently adv.激烈地;粗暴地 All the villagers in this town violently objected to the proposed construction of a nuc

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Marine Le Pen, the far-right nationalist leader, has gained more support in her campaign to become the next president of France. 极右翼政党国民阵线领袖玛丽娜勒庞在法国下届总统竞选中,争取到了更多的支持率。 On Mon

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AS IT IS 2015-12-05 Brazil Pursues Impeachment Against Rousseff 巴西要求弹劾罗塞夫总统 A senior Brazilian lawmaker approved impeachment hearings Wednesday over allegations against President Dilma Rousseff. During Rousseffs presidency, unem

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By Katy Migiro Nairobi 02 May 2007 Ethiopia tops a list of countries where press freedom has deteriorated over the last five years, the Committee to Protect Journalists reports. The U.S.-based media advocacy group says the Ethiopian government has ja

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By Jim Stevenson Washington 25 January 2006 Perhaps one of the most physically demanding sports at the Winter Olympics takes place off the ground. Freestyle Aerial Skiing requires extraordinary precis

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 11 June 2007 A new animated family film dips into the high thrills world of 'big wave' surfing; but these athletes are not the usual tanned, muscular icons of the beach. They are penguins. Surfing penguins. Alan Silverman

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 24 February 2007 Jordan's King Abdullah has called on the new Palestinian national unity government to accept international demands for recognition. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the monarch also war

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 February 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus says he will start a new political party in Bangladesh to give a fresh democratic culture to the country. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that most people ha

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By Noel King Khartoum 29 October 2006 Sudan on Sunday denied accusations that the Sudanese Air Force bombed towns in eastern Chad this week. Chadian officials say the airstrikes have created panic among civilians in the region and threatened unspeci

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By Zulima Palacio Santa Fe, New Mexico 27 August 2007 The western U.S. state of New Mexico has 19 Pueblo tribal communities, some of them among the oldest American Indian settlements in the United States. Many of them are well known for their pottery

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The northeastern Spanish city of Zaragoza is hosting an international water fair to highlight the importance of this vital and increasingly threatened resource. Spain is no stranger to water scarcity. The country is juggling competing demands of urb

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 June 2006 Sudanese refugee children sit in their makeshift classroom, Wednesday, April 19, 2006 in the refugee camp Kou Kou Angarana in Chad some 30 kilometers from the Sudan

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By Gary Thomas Washington 11 January 2006 Iran has incurred international displeasure for its decision to resume work on its controversial uranium enrichment program. British Prime Minister Tony Blair

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 09 May 2006 Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged the U.N. Security Council to act quickly to stop the genocide and humanitarian crisis in Dar

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By Noel King Khartoum 10 January 2007 The governor of the U.S. state of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, has wrapped up a four-day trip to Sudan as head of a delegation from U.S.-based advocacy group, the Save Darfur Coalition. Richardson did not accomp

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By Jim Malone Washington 04 December 2006 The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday challenging the right of local school systems in Washington state and Kentucky to carry out voluntary plans that promote racial integration. The high court

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 June 2007 A Chinese official in Macau confirms North Korean funds have been transferred out of a bank there, en route to Pyongyang. The transfer removes a major obstacle in getting Pyongyang to fulfill its promise to begin dism

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The United States has reached an agreement with North Korea to resume implementation of the six-party accord to end that country's nuclear weapons program. The Bush administration said Saturday it is removing North Korea from its list of state spons

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