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Bella: What's your blood type, Luke? Luke: It's A, I think. Why do you ask? Bella: Well, mine's B. Luke: So? Bella: They say people with A blood type get along very well with those with B blood type. Luke: Really? 你是什么血型? 贝拉：卢克，

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A dream is to a man what wings are to a bird. With a dream in the deep heart's core, a man is spontaneously driven to hitch his wagon to a star. A dream is an inexhaustible source of energy that keeps our enthusiasm burning, and kindles our desire to

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Updated This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger. The crisis began Sunday after election officials declared

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The European Union is hosting its first meeting to address the problems of the Roma community, which suffers from discrimination and poverty. Lisa Bryant reports from Paris that rights groups hope it will lead to a more inclusive policy for these pe

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