'Achievement Gap' Closing Slightly for Young Students in U.S.

'Achievement Gap' Closing Slightly for Young Students in U.S. It is no surprise that within many education systems, wealthier students often test better than poorer students. To education experts this is often called the achievement gap. What is a su

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I AM HAPPY

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地道英语在线听-Gap Year 空档年

Jo: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English. Im Jo. Sun Chen: Hello. Im Sun Chen. Jo: Today were going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. Sun Chen: 地道英语和大家一起学习现代英式英语中最新出现的

每日一词【190】gap：缝隙，差距

今天我们要学的词组是gap。 Gap的意思是缝隙，差距。比如年龄的差距， age gap。贫富差距，the gap between the rich and the poor。收支差距，the gap between revenue and expense。 美国的一项调查结果说，美国

学个词Learn a Word 第190期 gap

今天我们要学的词组是gap。 Gap的意思是缝隙，差距。比如年龄的差距， age gap。贫富差距，the gap between the rich and the poor。收支差距，the gap between revenue and expense。 美国的一项调查结果说，美国

CNN 2010-01-05

Christmas Celebrated AZUZ: And of course, Christians around the world celebrated Christmas on December 25th, marking the birth of Jesus. One of those celebrations, which you see right here, was held in the city of Bethlehem, the site where Jesus was

2007年VOA标准英语-Somali Opposition Group Says It's Targeting Eth

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 24 September 2007 The spokesman for the new Eritrea-based Somali opposition alliance tells VOA that the group's Islamist-led forces are in an all-out war against Ethiopian troops in Somalia in a bid to oust the Ethiopians from t

VOA标准英语2008年-US Commander Says Taliban, al-Qaida Work Togeth

By Al Pessin Pentagon 23 January 2008 A senior U.S. commander in Afghanistan says Taliban and al-Qaida forces in the Pakistan border area are turning their attention more toward Pakistan, and are working together to hit Pakistani forces. Major Genera

voa标准英语2008-Pilgrims Flock to Bethlehem for Christmas

The faithful have flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas. Christians gather on Christmas Day inside the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursda

不敌H&M和Zara Gap将关闭175家门店

The retailer Gap is to close 175 stores across North America over the next few years as it attempts to turn around the business. 为了让业务好转，零售商Gap将在未来数年内关闭175家北美门店。 A limited number of European shops w

Real, Barca both win to retain gap

MADRID, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid retained their seven point lead at the top of Spain's BBVA Primera Liga on Saturday with a hard-fought 1-0 away win at Getafe, while second-placed Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 2-1. Sergio Ramos' header gave Real

CCTV9英语新闻：Urban-rural gap in China

In his report, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said at least 10 million rural residents will be lifted out of poverty this year. And the country will lift 70 million people out of poverty by 2020, according to the draft outline of Chinas 13th Five-Year Pl

Bayern Munich narrows gap to front-runner Dortmund

BERLIN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- German record champion and second positioned Bayern Munich narrowed gap at the Bundesliga standings following a neat 1-0 win over Nuremberg at the 28th round on Saturday. At the southern derby, Jupp Heynckes side carved o

U.S. partisan gap widens, bases shrink: poll

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Five months ahead of the U.S. presidential election, U.S. partisan bases have been shrinking and going more polarized, with more Americans identifying themselves as political independents in the past 25 years, according

Bridge the Cultural Gap

Once, during the course of a conversation with a colleague who was a woman of color, I happened to refer to her as an African American. Her response left me confused. Don't call me that, she said. I've never been to Africa; I don't know the first thi

Technology May Ease Skills Gap, Unemployment

Around 350,000 newly unemployed people signed up for financial assistance last week in the United States, which is one reason that the jobless rate remains stuck at a relatively high 8.2 percent. Some employers say they would hire more people if they

贫富差距 wealth gap

浙江省第一份社会财富观调查报告近日对外发布，调查显示，80%的受访者认为贫富差距大，50%以上的人判断未来贫富差距还将拉大。社会贫富悬殊状况不容乐观。 请看《中国日报》的报道：

India Struggles to Bridge Economic Gap

Two decades ago, India opened up its tightly regulated economy, unleashing a wave of reforms that transformed the country and put it in the league of the world's fastest growing economies. But many consider the job only partially complete and say the