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Today's topic is capitalizing tricky nouns like Ground Zero, Internet, and Earth. The podcast edition of this article is sponsored by SleepPhones--pajamas for your ears. Get $5 off your order with the code grammar at http://www.sleepphones.com/gg . P

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He could not come up with a proper answer. 他想不出一个合适的回答。 come up with指赶上，但这里指（针对某问题）想出。 Mum always comes up with great ways to celebrate our birthdays. 妈妈总是想出好的办法来为我们

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BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- China will push to properly resolve the case of a Chinese skipper indicted by Japan, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Spokesman Hong Lei said this is a common fishing case, and the Chinese embassy in Japan has dispatched

英语语法：37 Capitalizing Proper Nouns

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is capitalizing tricky nouns like Ground Zero, Internet, and Earth. Quite a few people have asked me whether they should capitalize the words Internet, Web, and website, including Chris from Olney, Maryland; Matt from

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US Public Split Over NSA Surveillance 美国公众对隐私被监视看法有分歧

US Public Split Over NSA Surveillance 美国公众对隐私被监视看法有分歧 一个互联网隐私团体已经要求美国最高法院调查政府 在过去的七年 的监视通话记录。民调显示,美国人在这个问题上有分歧。

2007年VOA标准英语-US Terrorist Surveillance Program Put Under Spe

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VOA标准英语2013--Reported US Surveillance of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program Raises Questions

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2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Urges Action on Terrorist Surveillance Leg

By Paula Wolfson Washington 01 August 2007 President Bush is urging the U.S. Congress to move quickly to rewrite rules for terrorist surveillance. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the White House wants to see action before lawmakers adjourn later this wee

NE China to set up two drone bases for marine surveillance

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Having ceded the battle of the gadgets to Korea and the U.S., Japan's electronics titans need to reinvent themselves -- this time as our great protectors, apparently. 日本电子巨头在手持设备之战输给韩国和美国之后，急需重塑自我

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military is set to deploy a powerful surveillance system in Afghanistan(阿富汗) this winter that wires wide angle aerial images directly to combat troops（部队）, media reports said Sunday. The Washingto