17 Louis Armstrong 17 路易斯阿姆斯特朗 Like most of the great innovators in jazz, Louis Armstrong is a small man. 像爵士界大多数创新者一样,路易斯阿姆斯特朗是个小个子。 But the extent of his influence across jazz, a

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One company getting tough on its former CEO, Ali Velshi here Minding Your Business. Good morning, Ali. Good morning, John. I used to love er..looking into the catalogues of this company, going through

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Homelessness is a terrible thing. It really shouldnt exist today. A country should be ashamed if anyone is homeless. Governments are so rich today, yet they have no money to provide basic needs for their citizens. This is rubbish. Think how much mone

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Kim跟朋友Anita一起去吃饭。Anita想跟公司要求涨工资,可是不知道怎么开口,Kim给她出主意。 I can present quite a bit of hard data to demonstrate my usefulness to the company. K: That's great! Then you have to figure out

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Paul和Sara夫妇俩跟老朋友Jesse和Miika一起吃饭。 P: It's so good to see you guys! It's been forever! M: We should try to set a monthly dinner date...we've missed you! S: So what's new? J: Tracy just turned four. She's growing ridiculously

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By Jim Stevenson Elmont, NY 07 June 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown runs Saturday in New York in his bid to become horse racing's first so-called Triple Crown winner in 30 years. As VOA's Jim Stevenson reports from Belmont Park, f

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Public opinion, or what gets called common sense, is sensible and reasonable in countless areas. It's what you hear about from friends and neighbors; the stuff you take in without even thinking about it, but common sense is also often full of daftnes

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