VOA慢速英语20061225a

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Right now, the top story in AIDS research involves newly announced findings about adult male circumcision. Two studies in Africa found that circumci

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The Teacher's Last Shocking Lesson A remarkable woman reasons with her killer - and tapes it She used the miniature tape recorder for a graduate-school course she was taking. The device, though, would

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Thanks, Before After I never intended to tell you anything about this，but since I became an adult I discovered that the meaning of Thanksgiving sure isn't what it used to be． When I was younger，I remember receiving the inevitable homework assig

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A young businessman had just started his own firm. He rented a beautiful office and had it furnished with antiques. Sitting there, he saw a man come in to the outer office. Wishing to appear the hot s

VOA标准英语2012--Global Fund and Big Business Partner against AIDS

Global Fund and Big Business Partner against AIDS As donor countries tighten budgets to reduce debt, organizations like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria are feeling the effects. The fund announced last November it would not make any new

英语笑话听力+文本：Business just started 开张大吉

A young businessman had just started his own firm. He rented a beautiful office and had it furnished with antiques. Sitting there, he saw a man come in to the outer office. Wishing to appear the hot shot, the businessman picked up the phone and start

用积极的行动去说话

用积极的行动去说话Taking Positive Actions没有目标，生活就是废墟，有了目标，但没有积极的动力，生活就像是离开水的鱼。 Goals are meant to be achieved. To succeed in life, think about how you can take postive

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Giving lucky money in electronic form has become a trendy spin on the Chinese tradition of giving red envelopes of cash, or hongbao, to children to mark Lunar New Year's Eve. Stats from Alipay, Alibaba's e-payment system, shows over 100 million peopl

吃的少能让人更聪明？

吃的少能让人更聪明？ Eating less could help you remember more, researchers have found. 有研究者发现，吃得少能提高记忆力。 Skipping dessert and having an after-dinner coffee instead could also be good for your brain, as well

京东12G用户数据信息包遭到泄露

A 12G data package belonging to JD.com, a leading online retail platform in China, has reportedly been leaked. 据报道，中国著名网购平台京东的12G数据信息包遭到泄露。 The package contains tens of millions of pieces of personal

苏丹,埃及发誓要加强合作

KHARTOUM, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsi on Friday denied reports of differences between the two countries on their common borders, and vowed to work together to promote cooperation. T

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TED演讲:昭示长寿的实验(4)

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How to Establish New Habits the No-Sweat Way

The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. - Samuel Johnson Editors note: This is a guest post from Mary Jaksch of Goodlife Zen. Have you ever had problems establishing a new habit? Maybe I should a

英语笑话听力+文本：Business just started开张大吉

Business just started 开张大吉 A young businessman had just started his own firm. He rented a beautiful office and had it furnished with antiques. Sitting there, he saw a man come in to the outer office. Wishing to appear the hot shot, the busine

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The unopened box contained a bar of soap. He dug under the end flap with his thumbnail. He couldn't pry the flap open. He tried to dig under the other end flap. He couldn't pry that flap open either. This is a simple, cardboard box, he thought. Why i

调查显示：每人每天平均看手机110次

据英国《每日邮报》报道，屏幕解锁应用程序（Locket）通过对15万手机用户监测统计后发现，用户平均每天查看手机大约110次，有些用户一天使用手机18个小时，解锁手机次数高达900次，频率最

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SARAJEVO, April 14 (Xinhua) -- EUFOR is to hold military exercise in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) between April 15 and April 28, local media reported on Sunday. The exercise, codenamed quick response 2013, is aimed to demonstrate the ability of EUFOR

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今天我们要学的词是 activate. Activate 作为动词，有激活，启动的意思。Google activated a line of servers in Cuba, becoming the first foreign company to provide online content in the country. 谷歌在古巴激活了一整套服务