By David Gollust State Department 31 December 2007 The United States Monday appealed for calm in riot-torn Kenya and urged the prompt resolution of irregularities from last Thursday's presidential election. The State Department backed away from a st

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十二月)

你真的听懂了对方在说什么吗?有些时候潜台词和字面的意思正相反…… Yes = No. No = Yes. Maybe = No. I'm sorry = You'll be sorry. We need = I want. It's your decision = The

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女性农民没有享受平等权利 A humanitarian group says if women farmers had the same rights as men much more could be done to reduce world hunger. Bread for the World says equal access to agricultural resources would help ensure food security

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No coins, no red faces: Apps change Chinese attitudes to splitting bills Splitting the bill is a relatively new idea to most Chinese. It's being embraced by cash-strapped young people. This is how young Chinese go Dutch these days -- scan a QR code a

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By Nico Colombant and Pauline Bax Abidjan and Conakry 09 January 2006 Youth struggling to make ends meet in Conakry, Guinea In the West African nation, Guinea, which some economists fear could collaps

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By Jim Malone Washington 09 May 2006 Two recent public opinion polls show President Bush's approval ratings in the low to mid-30s, and those low numbers are a major concern for Republicans hoping to h

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AS IT IS 2013-07-28 International Survey Shows Habits of Happy Couples Hi there. Nice to have you with us again on As It Is. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Christopher Cruise. I have a question for those of you in a relationship. How normal are you and

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Technology Report - 'FlashFood' App Wins US Finals in Imagine Cup for Students This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Students from Arizona State University won top honors last week at the Imagine Cup finals in the United States. Microsof

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 25 September 2007 Indonesia's highest court has rejected final appeals from two people convicted for a terrorist attack in Bali in October 2002 that killed more than 200 people, mostly foreign tourists. The court's decision m

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Indian Mobile Phone App Aims to Thwart Sexual Assaults Cheena Sikka is typical of the modern, professional Indian woman. She works hard. She works late. When her shift is finished, a company cab takes her part of the way home. But she worries about t

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White House: June Jobs Numbers 'Disappointing' With the United States' unemployment rate at its highest level this year, President Barack Obama is calling on lawmakers to pass a series of his administration's proposals to improve the economy. Opposit

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: I spent a few minutes today doing something millions of Americans have done in recent days - trying out the Google Arts and Culture app. Here we go. Take a selfie and search thousands of artworks to see if any look like you.

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Today marks a dark day in American history. It has been six years since 26 children and educators were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. The gunman later killed himself. Now a group of Sandy Hook par

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By Jim Fry Washington 07 September 2007 The man the Democratic Party nominated for vice president in 2004 is running for president now. John Edwards of North Carolina -- the son of a mill worker, a successful trial lawyer and former U.S. senator -- f

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By Reza Allahyari Iraq-Jordon border 05 March 2007 watch Refugee report The violence in Iraq has displaced thousands of people across the country. For one group of Iranian Kurds, this journey has led them to the Iraqi border with Jordan where they h

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By Alisha Ryu Naibobi 10 December 2007 Health officials in Uganda say laboratory tests have shown that an outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in the western part of the country has not spread to the east, as officials had feared. As VOA Corresponden

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By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 16 November 2007 Hong Kong-based human rights groups who recently returned from a fact-finding mission to the Philippines found that the frequency of extrajudicial killings in the country has gone down. Disappearances, howe

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汉娜罗森回顾了表明女性在某些重要领域超越男性的一些显著的新数据,例如大学毕业率。这些不仅以美国为中心还在整个世界都流行的趋势是否预示着男性时代的结束?也许并非如此--但这些

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A new study from researchers at the University of Exeter found that short men and overweight women earn less than those who are taller and slimmer. Published in the British Medical Journal, the study involved genetic data from almost 120,000 people a

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A member of the group abba is opening up an abba-themed restaurant, 阿巴合唱团的一名成员 将开一家阿巴主题的餐厅 where you sing and dance along with the waiters. 顾客可以跟服务员一起唱歌跳舞 It's being called a great

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