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On the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula, the desert turns green as clouds cover it like a blanket. This is the country of Oman's monsoon season. The natural event, which lasts for three months, draws hundreds of thousands of tourists with cool w
By Margaret Besheer Washington 30 September 2006 President Bush is strongly defending his policies in Iraq, as the fallout continues from a U.S. intelligence report that says, in part, the U.S.-led war is creating a new generation of terrorists. The
The streetcar turned onto a crowded, busy street. Lively music blared from restaurants and dance halls. We're in the French Quarter now, and you're thenext stop, the conductor said to Jack and Annie. Head down St. Peter Street toward the MississippiR
This week, the leaders of both main political parties gave their plans if they win the election later this year. John Key, the leader of the Opposition (the National Party) talked about young people and crime. The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, talked
The Financial Times (FT) is a respected British newspaper reporting on international business. It was founded in 1888 by James Sheridan to provide news to financiers. In 1957, it was bought by the publishing company Pearson. It is published every mor
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Once upon a time there lived a king. His name was Shahryar. He and his brother Shazaman got married to two evil sisters incidentally. When days passed Shahzaman's wife cast an evil spell on his husband. So he died of a bad disease. The news reached t
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1. It was a good night for Tea Party candidates in Delaware. Christine O'Donnell rode a surge of support from Tea Party activists to win the Republican Senate primary. She defeated nine-term Congressman Mike Castle. The winner in the general election
By David Gollust Washington 24 April 2007 Syrian lawer Anwar al-Bunni (File) The United States has criticized the five-year prison term handed down against Syrian human-rights activist Anwar al-Bunni. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Depart
By Stephanie Ho Washington 24 August 2006 The MacArthur Foundation, better known for offering so-called genius grants each year to individuals, will now recognize small non-profit organizations. The groups are diverse and are in different countries,
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It was midday at 34th Street and Broadway. A shish kabob vendor was pushing his big cart onto the sidewalk. A mango vendor was blocking his progress. She had a much smaller cart. A young woman in a Skyride T-shirt said, Stop, mister! You're going to
Science and Technology 科技 Solar heat for oil wells 用于油井的太阳热 Mirrors in glasshouses can be used to heat stones 玻璃房里的镜子.....可以用来加热石头 THERE is a lot of energy from ancient sunshine stored in the oil that
In New York City, grocery stores are hard to find. It's a lucky person who lives within a block of a grocery store. Delis and little restaurants are everywhere, but grocery stores are few and far between. The closest grocery store to Brian was Griste
By Gary Thomas London 12 September 2006 Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared at a conference of Britain's powerful trade unions Tuesday to defend his government's policies. Trade unions are the backbone of the Labor Party, but the prime minister's pop
A woman golfing with her husband and her mother was taken to the local hospital yesterday afternoon. The woman was struck by a golf cart driven by her mom. Ginger Rogers, 55, was hit by the cart about 2 p.m. at Fairway Golf Course. She was examining
TEHRAN, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- One of the three detained (被扣留的) U.S. hikers(徒步旅行者) left Iran on Tuesday evening after being released on bail of 500,000 U.S. dollars few hours earlier. Xinhua reporter was told in Tehran's Mehra
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某日,我到邻居老外家串门,他们全家正在听自己上初中的孩子讲故事。 孩子说学校老师出了一道题:世界上到底是先有鸡还是先有蛋。班里同学展开了热烈的辩论,2种观点各说各理。孩子