VOA标准英语2009年-Economists: Stimulus Might Create Fewer US Jobs

A group of economists has told Democrats in Congress on Tuesday that it might take longer for the recently-passed $787 billion stimulus plan to generate the number of jobs lawmakers and President Barack Obama hoped it would. House Speaker Nancy Pelo

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In April of 2005, Jacques Chirac and the German Chancellor at the time, Gerhard Schrder, announced plans to spend over a billion euros on a joint French-German search engine to compete with the American company Google. The project would be called Qu

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2006年VOA标准英语-Islamists Capture Another Town in Somalia

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 October 2006 The Islamic Courts Union has taken control of another town in Somalia, raising fears that scheduled peace talks between it and the transitional Somali government may not take place. The town of Sakow, 170 ki

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Police say Kansas city chiefs Land backer Jill Billt has failedly shot his girlfriend early Saturday, he then drove to Aeroheads stadium commits suicide, and found by his coach and general manager, used to be a force player. Two people were killed in

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AS IT IS 2016-06-14 Indoor Farming Industry Is Growing Fast 室内养殖产业快速增长 As experts warn of a coming food crisis, the vertical farming industry aims to create plants that offer more nutritional value and require fewer resources. In

2007年VOA标准英语-Islamists Invited to Somali Reconciliation Talk

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 28 June 2007 The foreign affairs secretary for Somalia's ousted Islamic Courts Union has confirmed to VOA that he has received an invitation from the country's western-backed transitional government to attend peace talks next mo

voa标准英语2008-Report from Somalia: Islamists Oppose Pirates on

On Sunday, the remote pirate stronghold of Hobyo in the Galmudug region of central Somalia fell to Islamist militants. The growing strength of Islamist groups in the coastal area may be tied to local anger over piracy and deepening poverty. A pirate

VOA标准英语2010年-Researchers Seek to Show Kenyan Farmer

Victor Otazu, a aeroponic specialist with the International Potato Center, tends to some aeroponic potato plants in Nairobi, Kenya Kenyans love to eat maize. It's the country's favorite food. But researchers at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institu

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President Barack Obama scored his first major political victory with the passage of a $787-billion stimulus package, which he will sign into law this week. Although many economists now agree that a stimulus was needed to jolt the ailing economy, som

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But as a parent let me tell you something about parents. Despite all rational impulses, despite all evidence to the contrary, despite what we think you do to us and what you think we do to youand yes, it is often hell on both sidesthe plain, unvarnis

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Frozen Smoke 固体烟 Male: What's as light as smoke but strong as a brick? Female: I'm gonna take a while guess and say... aerogel ? Male: Sorry,yaoyao,the answer is... Wait a second! Did you say aerogel ? How did you know? F:Yeap! Did you know tha

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It seemed as though he had been falling for years. 他不断下坠，仿佛经过了好多好多年。 Fly, a voice whispered in the darkness, but Bran did not know how to fly, so all he could do was fall. 快飞吧，一个声音在黑暗中低语，然

2006年VOA标准英语-With Islamists in Control, Somalia's Capital Is

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 04 August 2006 Street scene in Mogadishu The recent ousting of unpopular factional warlords by Islamists in the Somali capital Mogadishu has raised hope among residents that peace will finally prevail after more than 15 years

2006年VOA标准英语-Somali Islamists Consolidate Power

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 01 August 2006 The rise of hardliners in Somalia's Islamist group is fueling regional and western concerns that a Taleban-style regime will be established and the country will become a breeding ground for terrorists. The grou

2007年VOA标准英语-Economists Say Asian Currency Gains Not Likely

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 06 June 2007 Several Asian currencies have gained against the U.S. dollar in recent months, and that could hurt the region's main source of economic growth: exports. But as VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong, some econo

2006年VOA标准英语-Economists: Political Solution Only Way to Save

By Tendai Maphosa Zimbabwe 03 August 2006 Days after the Zimbabwe central bank chief made his latest monetary policy statement, economists say it falls short of solving the country's economic problems. They say Zimbabwe needs international help to r

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迷你对话 A: It is high time you have a talk with him. That may help you clear the mists. 是你该和他好好谈的时候了。也许能帮助你把事情弄清楚。 B: I did, but he gives me a runaround. 我谈过了，但是他总是兜圈子。