By Alex Villarreal Washington 31 October 2007 NASA has delayed the fourth spacewalk of a complex two-week mission by U.S. space shuttle Discovery to boost the capability of the International Space Station. The walk, originally set for Thursday, is no

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On craigslist.com, a Sheldon wrote that he was moving. Im starting a new life, and I dont want anything that reminds me of my old life, Sheldon announced on the website. Giving his address, he invited everyone to visit his apartment on April 19 from

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This is the place where there is little food, where is little water and there are many many people. And many people are trying to get out of here out of the airports. You are seeing a lot of people lining up around there. They have been lining up her

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: At the moment I think we're beginning to see a shift in the way that cities are understood. Never before have we had so much data about individuals, about transportation, about the economy, on su

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 09 April 2007 According to most poverty indicators, almost half the population of Sub-Saharan Africa is living on less than $1 a day. One Senegalese food stand owner shows how far a dollar goes in this part of the world. Her alum

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When a hurricane heads toward the US coastline, all eyes turn to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Its the official source for information on how powerful a hurricane is, where its heading and when it will hit. Emergency planners depend on the

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To Avoid Humans, Tigers Take Night Shift Tigers dont have a reputation for being very accommodating, but a new study challenges the long-held conservation belief that these large carnivores need lots of people-free space. This new understanding is es

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By Jim Malone Washington 02 February 2006 This week's Senate confirmation of Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court could have far-reaching implications for law and politics in the United States. S

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The Bush administration confirmed Thursday it plans to reallocate counter-terrorism aid money for Pakistan to allow that country to upgrade U.S.-supplied F-16 fighter planes. The move is drawing criticism from some members of the U.S. Congress. VOA'

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Higher Production Costs Shift Chinese Manufacturing For decades, China's factories have supplied the world with cheap goods - from denim jeans to desktop computers. But export prices are expected to go up as Chinese manufacturers are battered by high

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GUY RAZ, HOST: What are you doing in New York? EL SEED: Actually, I came to meet some people for, like, a future project that's going to happen in 2018. But it's too secret. I can't talk about it. RAZ: Oh, you - come on, little bit - just a... EL SEE

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Taiwan's President: Phone Call With Trump 'Doesn't Mean A Policy Shift' RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Donald Trump is following through on his promise to disrupt the U.S.-China status quo. Last week, he became the first U.S. president or president-elect in al

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: India, the back office for so much information technology, is changing. India's IT talent has maintained computer systems and databases for decades, but new technologies are overtaking the old business model. Here's NPR's Julie M

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Twenty-two, people who speak two languages may unconsciously shift their personalities when they switch from one language to another. 第二十二点:讲双语的人可能会在切换语言的同时,连个性也不自觉地跟着变了。 学习重

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今天我们要学的词是makeshift。 Makeshift, 临时的,代用的。 Medical professionals set up makeshift hospitals to treat people injured in the earthquake, 医务人员搭起临时医院,救护地震伤员。 Children resumed classes in

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今天我们要学的词是driving force。 Driving force, 推动力。不久前,脸谱网Facebook的访问量超过谷歌。业内专家认为,这种情况显示, Content sharing has become the driving force online, 内容共享已成为网络活

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Matt: Hey, Rachel, so do you read the newspaper these days? Rachel: Actually, no. I used to get a newspaper delivered and I didn't read it at all, so I cancelled it cause I was worried about wasting trees, and wasting paper and therefore trees. Matt:

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The Chicago Blackhawks levelled the Western Conference finals series at two games apiece on Saturday, beating the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 in double overtime in Game Four. Chicago centre Antoine Vermette scored the biggest goal of his career at 5 minutes an

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Topics: Ask an American: living in a tiny home; volume versus issue versus version Words: first and foremost to free up housework to come in to speak to (something) to wonder excess to shift to downsize china thought process global warming fluorescen

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Topics: Ask an American: sleep and weight gain; to slip through (one's) fingers; drink versus beverage; individually versus separately versus independently Words: pretty much anecdotally largely half-eaten buffet to shift to graze shift worker disrup

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