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STEVE: How did you get around over there? Did you rent cars? ALLEN: No, that would be too expensive. We used the train system. We bought a special pass called a Eurail pass. It lets people use the train wherever they want, as often as they want. STE

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INTRODUCTION TO ACT I Today on TUNING IN THE U.S.A., Richard and his wife Marilyn are visiting one of Americas national parks-Glacier National Park- in the northwestern state of Montana. They are taking a tour of the park on horseback with a guide an

AP 2010-09-25

A large fire under a Manhattan bridge sent orange flames and plumes of smoke over several New York City blocks. The blaze shut down service on the nation's second busiest commuter rail service, creating a travel nightmare for dozens. And I'm really h

NPR 2010-01-17

From NPR News, in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Frustration is mounting in the Haitian capital where millions of earthquake survivors are spending a fourth day without fresh food, water or medicine. Many are also working alongside international resc

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文本： Agent Nils:General Deems,are you alright,sir? General Deems:Where's Faulke? William Carter:What happened here? General Deems:I'll ask the questions,son. William Carter:Yes,sir.Director Faulke is at the rail _(1)_.Our orders are to escort yo

【小龟乐游记】秘密潜入（9）

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新西兰英语 700 Cook Strait Ferry Crossing

The government is again looking at a plan to move the South Island ferry terminal from Picton to Clifford Bay, about 50km south of Picton. This is a shorter distance from Wellington to Christchurch. It would cut 110 minutes off the time by rail and 8

SSS 2010-07-09

City planners and citizens alike frequently push for better public transportation. They argue that it can lessen traffic and reduce emissions from cars. Now theres a new reason to be gung-ho about public transitit helps make people skinnier. Thats ac

NPR 2011-03-05

The unemployment rate is down to 8.9% after employers hired workers at the fastest pace in nine months. According to the latest Labor Department report, the economy picked up 192,000 jobs last month, but the drop in the unemployment rate is baffling.

AP 2010-03-20

1. The effort by House Democrats to get enough votes to pass the health care overhaul bill maybe gain some traction. Dennis Kucinich voted against it last time, but now says he will vote yes. His support is important as the vote will be close. 2. A p

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STEPHEN FEE: It was just after 2pm on December 30, 2013 when the calls began streaming in. Two trains had collided just half a mile outside Casselton, North Dakota, one loaded with grain, the other with crude oil. Volunteer fire chief Tim McLean head

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Reporter: The documents will see China invest in a pair of rail lines connecting northeast Thailand with Bangkok and the Thai port city of Rayong to the south of Bangkok. The two routes, which will total 870 kilometers, will later connect with the pl

TED演讲:我难忘的一次中国行(9)

That investment in children feeds through into infrastructure. 对孩子进行投资延伸到了基础设施领域。 So many people have talked about the importance of infrastructure. 很多人都谈到了基础设施的重要性。 The massive grow

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GWEN IFILL: Following the deadly train derailment in Philadelphia, a House committee voted to cut money for Amtrak's capital investment program. The move sparked a fight over funding infrastructure. We talk to a pair of key lawmakers. Representative

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China's first fully-automatic subway, Yanfang Line linking Hebei's Yanjiao and Fangshan district in Beijing, will go on trial in December and is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2017. 中国的第一条全自动无人驾驶地铁线--连

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Financial problems in the Yarrows bakery factory mean that 41 workers will lose their jobs and another 192 workers are worried about the future. Yarrows in an unusual factory. It was started by husband and wife, Alf and Grace Yarrows, in 1923 and has

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