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There are six characteristics of speech, all of which are vital to speak effectively. In this section we'll look at each of them separately. These speech characteristics are basically important to you

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BY STEPHEN R .COVEEY The first habit is 1)proactivity. Be proactive. The word proactivity is fairly common in management literature, but you won't find it in the dictionary. It means more than merely

You've Been Accepted ... Not!

Columbia Universitys Mailman School of Public Health recently emailed good news to 277 applicants. The emails said the Ivy League school is delighted to welcome the 277 applicants to its graduate program in public health. But less than one hour later

2007年VOA标准英语-Hypnosis - Effective Pain Reliever for Breast C

By Melinda Smith Washington 31 August 2007 Centuries ago doctors used hypnosis to help relieve the excruciating pain of surgery. It then fell out of favor with the introduction of anesthesia. Now as VOA's Melinda Smith reports, new studies show a hos

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1. drug company=pharmaceutical company 医药公司n. 2. promotion=marketing 营销n. 3. increase=escalate=rise=go up=grow 上升v. 4. research=study=survey=investigation 研究n. 5. work=be an effective way=be useful=help=achieve=succeed=have an eff

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A new admission rating mechanism for students in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is sparking heated discussions here in China. As CRI's Li Dong reports, the system has been put in place to try to break away from the rules surrounding the househ

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Weekend in America In the United States Monday is the beginning of the workweek；it is the day most Americans like least．It is not surprising then that the day they like most is Saturday．Saturday is the end of the workweek；it is the beginning

VOA慢速英语--高校招生:寻求超越大牌学校

College Admissions: Looking Beyond Big Name Schools When students around the word think about higher education in the United States, a few images are likely to appear in their minds. They probably see beautiful old buildings, libraries full of books

2007年VOA标准英语-Gates Says NATO Effective in Afghanistan, Even

By Al Pessin Brussels 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the NATO alliance has demonstrated that it can be effective in Afghanistan in spite of continuing shortfalls in the number of troops member-nations are providing. VOA's Al Pe

VOA标准英语2008年-Triple-Drug Therapy Found Most Effective Agains

By Jessica Berman Washington 14 May 2008 Researchers have determined that commonly prescribed triple-drug combination therapies that use old antiviral drugs are the most effective for suppressing the deadly virus that causes AIDS. The findings have m

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尼日利亚裔美国青少年被全部8个常春藤盟校接收

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Peter Singer: How Can We Be More Effective Altruists?

GUY RAZ, HOST: I want to ask you about this really famous Talmudic notion - actually, it might be that in the Quran as well - but this idea that, you know, if you save a single life, then you have saved all of humanity. You know that one? PETER SINGE

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初学英语的人，常用expense来表示一切“费用”。其实expense主要是“花费”、“开支”之意，如current expenses“日常开支”，selling expenses“销售费用”，t

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初学英语的人，常用expense来表示一切费用。其实expense主要是花费、开支之意，如currentexpenses日常开支，selling expenses销售费用，travelling expenses旅费等等。在现实生活中，各种费用有各种不同的

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今天我们要学的词是admission。 Admission, 是允许进入的意思。Hospital admission, 住院。College admission, 大学录取。A University of Illinois trustee resigned over the school's admissions scandal, 伊利诺伊大学的一位校董

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今天我们要学的词是admission。 Admission, 是允许进入的意思。Hospital admission, 住院。College admission, 大学录取。A University of Illinois trustee resigned over the school's admissions scandal, 伊利诺伊大学的一位校董

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Drexel University in Philadelphia is apologizing to hundreds of applicants who were denied admission but then mistakenly received follow-up emails congratulating them on getting in. 数百名未被费城德雷塞尔大学录取的学生随后却收到了

2018年CRI 3D printed Tsinghua gate on new admission letter

A 3D-printed version of a 2nd gate at Tsinghua University is now appearing on the school's 2018 admission letter, reports China Youth Daily. The official Weibo account of Tsinghua University says a graduate, Guan Yulei from the Academy of Arts and De

外出旅行必备口语

外出旅行必备口语 旅游信息问讯处在哪儿? Where's the tourist information center? Where's the tourist information center? (旅游信息问讯处在哪儿?) Sorry, I'm a stranger here, too. (对不起，我也不是本地人。) 能给我