10 Describing a Musical Performance GLOSSARY to audition to sing, play a musical instrument, act, or dance for a short period of time so that someone can see and listen and decide whether one should be selected for a real performance or participation

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Fed Chief Warns of Economic Headwinds From Budget Stalemate With no progress in Washington to avoid looming spending cuts, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers that inaction would sharply slow U.S. economic growth. Moreover, besides

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Three months ago, the top commander of United States and international forces in Afghanistan met with a U.S. Senate committee. Army General John Nicholson spoke about military operations against the Taliban. Nicholson said he needed a few thousand mo

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Aircraft of a Western-led coalition struck military positions in Libya for a sixth day Thursday, as pro and anti-government forces fought on the ground in the east and west of the country. French fighter jets shot down a Libyan government warplane ov

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By Steve Mort Addis Ababa 21 December 2006 watch Darfur Crisis Peacekeeping Kofi Annan Outgoing U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for intervention to end the killing in Sudan's Darfur region. His appeal came in a farewell speech earlier t

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Obama vows to make new push on Iranian nuclear stalemate WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to make new diplomatic push aimed to solve the Iranian nuclear stalemate, noting that there is still a window of t

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美联社,新闻一分钟,Iraq,assault,insurgents,Baghdad,1:Amid the stalemate over Iraq's draft constitution, insurgents in Baghdad launch their boldest assault in weeks killing up to 13 people. 2:President Bush rejects critics calling for the US to leave I

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 20 October 2006 The U.N. General Assembly has suspended voting until next week in a fiercely fought contest between Venezuela and Guatemala for a seat on the Security Council. Thirty-five rounds of balloting have pro

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Greeks Divided as Election Stalemate Looms Again Industrial disputes do not get much worse than this. The workers at the Hellenic Halyvourgia steel plant have been on strike for more than 200 days. Yorgos Sifonios is president of the workers union. H

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Libyan Conflict Seen as Stalemate Fresh fighting in Libya Tuesday follows the failure of an African diplomatic initiative to end hostilities between pro- and anti-government forces. Both the Libyan government and rebel leaders outwardly express confi

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The outlines of a Palestinian state have begun to emerge in the West Bank. Palestinian security forces have become more dependable. A transparent and disciplined government is providing a growing number of essential services, and economic growth has

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Iran, World Powers to Meet Again on Nuclear Stalemate As the West and Israel say Iran is creeping closer to being able to produce a nuclear weapon, Western officials hope Tehran will react positively to their latest offer. The question -- as negotiat

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核心句型: Let's cut to the chase. 我们就开门见山吧。 cut to the chase 这个习惯用语来源于好莱坞电影,许多电影里最精彩的片段都是跟踪追击的场面,导演喊这句话就是让把镜头切换到追踪场面,

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Israelis, Palestinians Look For New Approaches to Peace Luis Ramirez | Jerusalem 14 December 2009 2009 will end with no resumption of the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians 2009 saw no resumption of the peace process between Israelis and

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JERUSALEM, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday that 2010 had been the quietest year regarding attacks against Israel in a long time, but he also warned that a complicated reality continues to surround(包围,环绕)

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Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown greets students at the University of Bradford in Bradford, England, 5 May 2010. Britain's political parties launched a last ditch push to woo wavering voters, and to court each other, as opinion polls showed the

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