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Little Albert came home from school with a new book under his arm. It's a prize, mother, he explained. A prize? What for, dear? For natural history. Teacher asked me how many legs an ostrich has, and I said three. But an ostrich has only two legs. I

Goldman Environmental Prize

Broadcast: May 9, 2003 By Caty Weaver This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. Seven activists are this year's winners of the Goldman Environmental Foundation awards. The winners received t

每天一点英文 18 extra good luck

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成功秘诀：“Go the extra mile!”

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Todd: OK, Matt, we're talking about acting and you were an extra. Can you talk a little about what an extra is and your experience? Matt: Sure. Extra work is basically background in any scene for whatever reason. Obviously, movies and television, the

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By Greg Flakus Detroit 18 January 2008 At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week, there are hundreds of new cars on display that achieve high fuel efficiency and reduce pollution. Also on hand are representatives of the priva

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The world's biggest humanitarian prize has been awarded to BRAC, the largest non-profit organization in the developing world. The 2008 Hilton Humanitarian Prize of $1.5 million honors BRAC, a Bangladeshi-based NGO, for its achievements in helping to

2007年VOA标准英语-Humanitarian Prize Goes to Senegalese Group Fig

By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 August 2007 A Senegalese non-profit group, which has fought against female genital mutilation for more than 15 years, has won a humanitarian prize of$1.5 million dollars. For VOA, Phuong Tran has more from Dakar. The non-profi

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THIS IS AMERICA - Pulitzer Prizes

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - World Food Prize Winners

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Goldman Environmental Prize

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Two Americans Share Nobel Prize for Economics

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Three European scientists who discovered the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer shared this year's Nobel prize for medicine. Lisa Bryant has more on the prestigious award for VOA from Paris. French scientists Luc Montagnier (file photo) The Nob

VOA常速英语2007-British Author Doris Lessing Wins Nobel Prize fo

By Kevin Billinghurst Stockholm 11 October 2007 In Stockholm, the Swedish Academy has chosen the British author Doris Lessing for the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Kevin Billinghurst is in the Swedish capital. The selection of Doris Lessing for a N

China's Mo says his Nobel Prize a victory of literature

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Mexican drama wins new talent prize in Cannes

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Adriano ordered to take extra training to reshape

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- As planned by Corinthians' head coach Tite, polemic striker Adriano was singled out in order to participate in extra physical conditioning exercises on Monday. The move comes in order to get the player into proper

Ghana, Brazil Leaders Share World Food Prize

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学个词 23:extra pounds

今天要学的一个词组是extra pounds。 Extra pounds说白了就是你身上多了几磅肉，别以为是多买几磅肉。最近的调查显示，不用说肥胖，就是体重超重几磅也会缩短一个人的寿命几年- Just a few extra