Should People Be Promoted according to Ability?

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David Gollust Secretary of State Colin Powell says Tuesday he has no reason to doubt the ability of the Saudi government to maintain stability and continue oil exports, despite the weekend terrorist a

US Asks Canada to Extend Stay in Afghanistan

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U.S. stocks extend losses for fourth day

EW YORK, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks extended losses for the fourth straight day on Friday after mixed reports showed U. S. retail sales gained less than expected while consumer（消费者，顾客） sentiment climbed higher. According to t

交流表达-016.Ability

能力 Ability 询问能否 Asking about Ability Are you in any good? Are you in any good at ... ? Are you clever at ... ? Can you ? Are you capable of ... ? Are you able to ... ? Do you think you can .... ? Think you can ? Do you reckon you could ? Do yo

第58期: ability, facial, fact, abide, gad

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VOA慢速英语20060523b

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Weather: Tornado Science, in a Land With Plenty of ExperienceBy Brianna Blake Broadcast: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special Engli

89.The ability of the Kangaroo

The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to 15 feet, b

白领英语晨读-133 Extend the Miracle　发挥潜力，创造无限

白领英语晨读-133 Extend the Miracle 发挥潜力，创造无限

Barcelona extend contract for young defender Montoya

MADRID, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona announced an agreement Friday to extend the contract for young full back Martin Montoya until the end of June 2014. Montoya, who has made a handful of appearances for the Barcelona first team and who was even

2007年VOA标准英语-Group Therapy Does Not Extend Life of Cancer Pa

By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 13 August 2007 A study has found that women with breast cancer who take part in group psychotherapy do not live longer than those who do not -- contrary to a much-publicized study from 18 years ago. But the author of t

分数和能力Score and Ability

In China, the students have to take part in many exams, they need to get the high mark, so that they can enter the better school and have more chances to get to the college. Chinese education pays special attention to the score, it occupies important

Study: ability to multi-task wanes with age

BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhuanet) -- The elderly have a difficult time with multi-tasking as a study suggests that older brains behave differently when it comes to switching between two tasks, according to media reports on Tuesday. Researchers used funct

The ability of the Kangaroo

The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to 15 feet, but the kangaroo got out again. Exasperated, the zo

VOA标准英语2008年-Britain Seeks to Extend Detention for Terror Su

By Tendai Maphosa London 03 June 2008 Britain's Home Secretary is formally proposing to amend existing laws to allow the government to extend the amount of time it can hold terrorism suspects without charge from 28 days to 42 days. The measure has p

自己创造奇迹

Extend the Miracle发挥潜力，创造无限My skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will stagnate, rot, and die lest I put them to good use. I have unlimited potential. Only a small portion of my brain do I employ; only a paltry amount of my muscl

Bayern extend contract with Louis van Gaal

BERLIN, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Bayern head coach Louis van Gaal and Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich agreed on a contract extension（延期） until 2012, the club announced on Monday. After a victory anybody could extend（扩大延伸） a contract.

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1. I've heard so much about you. 久仰！ 2. You've had a long day./ You've had a long flight. 辛苦了！ 3. Distinguished/Honorable/Respected friends 尊敬的朋友们！ 4. On behalf of the Beijing Municipal government, I wish to extend our war