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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Shy people often avoid situations that force close contact with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make others laugh at them. But some people worry much more than others about be

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A potential U.S. recession is giving Chinese policymakers a headache. CNN's Eunice Yoon reports Investors in Asia went on a wild ride this week. Markets zigzag on fears of a looming recession in the US. Things look a little different in China, thoug

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Michael Kitchen Afghanistan has approved a new election law, marking another step toward choosing its first elected government in two decades. The new regulations attempt to curb the influence of warl

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 16 April 2006 A new film exposes an icon of 1950's pop culture in the United States: a pin-up model whose provocative photographs, though tame by today's standards, created

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Judge Sonia Sotomayor appears headed for confirmation to the United States Supreme Court. The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings this week to consider her nomination by President Obama. Judge Sotomay

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Sophisticated mathematical modeling could assist health planners in the fight against malaria. The ancient disease of malaria continues to be a scourge that sickens millions worldwide annually. There are many ways to stop the spread of the disease. Y

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor is spending a third day answering questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers continued to ask Sotomayor about her past rulings as a federal judge, and statements she has made, as they consi

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's nominee to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States, has pledged impartiality and fidelity to the law if she is confirmed as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice and only the third woman to

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Senate confirmation hearings will begin July 13th for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. She must be confirmed by a vote of the full Senate before she can take the place of retiring Justice David Souter. Meanwhile

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Window Remains for Iran to Curb Controversial Nuclear Program Iranian officials speak defiantly about their right to build a nuclear weapon, but also say they have no intention of doing so. Experts say Iran is using machines, however, to enrich the k

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The man was walking his dog on the south side of 29th Street. The dog stopped. The man stopped. The dog squatted. It did its business. The man gathered the poop into a plastic bag. He and the dog started walking. Naomi said, Excuse me! You're suppose

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今天我们要学的词是curb。Curb动词，意思是 抑制、控制 。Trump's remarks of no more patience with the North Korean regime show that he is growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress in curbing North Korea's nuclear an