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Topic 1: China's Fake UrbanizationAn article on Sohu Business titled China's Fake Urbanization has recently attracted a lot of attention from inside and outside China. It claims that while the urban-to-rural ratio went past 50% in 2012, many of these

美国有线新闻 CNN 委内瑞拉大选开始投票 美圣达菲市发生校园枪击案

Millions of people in Venezuela have gone to the polls to vote in a presidential election. It started yesterday morning. The leader of the South American country has chosen through a simple majority vote and the incumbent president, Nicolas Maduro, i

VOA常速英语2013--美平价医保令许多人望而却步

Policy Cancellations Threaten Promise of Obamacare 美平价医保令许多人望而却步 While technical problems with the web site have plagued the initial implementation of the Affordable Care Act -- President Obama's health care program, there a

VOA标准英语2013--美央行可能减少经济刺激措施

US Central Bank May Cut Economic Stimulus 美央行可能减少经济刺激措施 Investors are watching nervously as the U.S. central bank considers when to reduce its efforts to stimulate the economy. Many economists predict that the cuts will come

VOA双语新闻：美敦促以巩固完善加沙人道通道

The United States said it is pressing Israel to expand the terms of its temporary cease-fires in Gaza to allow greater access for humanitarian aid to the besieged area. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is continuing to lead U.S. cease-fire diploma

VOA双语新闻：美两汽车商要求政府再注巨资救生

Two US automakers say they need billions more of government money in order to survive. 美国两家汽车制造商表示，他们需要政府再提供数十亿美元的帮助，才能生存下去。 General Motors and Chrysler say they need billions

VOA双语新闻 --- 美总统大选主要对手对撤军表立场

The major U.S. presidential candidates highlighted their positions on the Iraq war in high-profile Senate hearings that featured testimony from the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus. Republican Senator John McCain and Democr

VOA双语新闻：美批卡斯特罗家族专制 继续制裁

The United States said Monday the official transfer of power in Cuba from Fidel Castro to his younger brother Raul was a disappointment, though hardly an unexpected development. The White House said the long-standing U.S. economic embargo against Cub

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Outgoing U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the fact that U.S. territory has not been attacked since September 11, 2001, is the central accomplishment of his four years in office. Chertoff credits the policies of U.S. President Ge

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New government figures show a rise in U.S. unemployment last month, with U.S. employers cutting some 533,000 jobs - the most in 34 years. President George Bush says his administration is taking action to help strengthen the economy. 最新的经济数据

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The Satsop nuclear plant in western Washington State never generated a kilowatt of electricity. The cavernous and windowless nuclear reactor building has gone begging for commercial tenants for years. And it finally has one. 位于华盛顿州西部的

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President Obama's latest remarks on Iran, in which he said the U.S. and the world are appalled and outraged by the Iranian government's crackdown on dissent, have met with praise but also some continuing criticism from members of Congress. The situat

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U.S. President Barack Obama is warning of an even greater humanitarian crisis in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The fate of the people of Darfur dominated his talks at the White House with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. 美国总统奥巴

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is laying groundwork for new sanctions against Iran if outreach to Tehran on its nuclear program fails to produce results. Clinton says the Obama administration's call for dialogue provides mo

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Stock prices were down again Wednesday, on Wall Street and in Europe and Asia. Investors seem to doubt that plans to help troubled financial institutions will be enough to fight off a deep recession. 华尔街，欧洲和亚洲股票价格星期三再次

VOA双语新闻 - 美总统竞选对对手攻击日益尖锐

Republicans are trying to change the focus of the U.S. presidential race between their candidate, Senator John McCain, and the Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama. A new wave of Republican attacks now target Senator Obama's background and raise

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A U.S. official is expressing concern that tensions between Russia and Georgia could lead to armed conflict. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Daniel Fried used an appearance before a congressional panel Thursday to appeal to bot

VOA双语新闻：美高官：津巴布韦决选须广受监察

The U.S. State Department's top African affairs expert said Monday Zimbabwe's presidential runoff must include massive international monitoring, and guarantees for the safety of opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai. Assistant Secretary of State for

VOA双语新闻：援缅被拒 美舰队撤离缅甸外海

United States naval ships with relief supplies for cyclone victims in Burma are leaving the area, because the Burmese government refused their help. International agencies trying to help more than two million storm survivors regret the loss of the na

VOA双语新闻：美希望尽快把安全责任移交伊拉克

The U.S. Defense Department says it wants to turn over security responsibility to Iraqi forces as quickly as possible, but that the timing should be based on conditions. A spokesman repeated the position Tuesday in response to a statement by Iraq's p