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The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and jostled the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. How embarrassing. I am getting so clumsy in my old age. Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our mo

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Agriculture Report - Getting to the Root of How to Water Trees This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Some trees can survive a long time without water. Think of trees that grow in the desert. But other trees may need more moisture than t

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THIS IS AMERICA - How Root Beer Changed the Business World BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I'm Christopher Cruise. This week on our program, we look at the history of root b

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Yi-jun: So people can go and root for their old school team? Taylor: Yep. And relive those good old high school days. Yi-jun: You don't sound too excited about going to your reunion. Taylor: I'm not. I get a stomachache just thinking about it. Yi-jun

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Theary Seng's story is one of hope over adversity. As a child, she lived through the brutal Khmer Rouge years, before fleeing to the United States, where she studied to become a lawyer. Now, she is back in Cambodia, promoting human rights. As head o

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By Jim Stevenson Shanghai 28 September 2007 United States women's soccer coach Greg Ryan is braving a storm of criticism one day after his heavily favored team was defeated at the Women's World Cup football tournament in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson re

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed thousands of flag-waving supporters at a victory rally to celebrate being officially proclaimed winner of Friday's election, despite widespread accusations of fraud. Supporters of Iranian President Mah

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A new exhibit in New York explores the city's long history of cultural and political connections with Spain and Latin America - ties that have affected virtually every aspect of the city's development. Whether it's the bilingual signs, the ever-prese

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2006年VOA标准英语-Singapore's Restrictions on Activists During Wo

By Ron Corben Bangkok 13 September 2006 Singapore's restrictions on protests by civic groups at the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund next week have drawn criticism from Bank officials, as well as from activist groups.

每日一词【848】root：为某人打气，捧场

今天我们要学的词是root。 Root, 做为动词，是为某人打气，捧场的意思。The whole town is rooting for the local high school football team, 整个小镇都为当地高中橄榄球校队加油。I always root for the underdog, 我总

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你真的不胖

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