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Written by Jill Moss (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a writer who helped influence modern culture. Her name was Susan Sontag. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Sus

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ROME, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Italy's caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti said Friday that he would head a coalition of centrists after meeting a group of business and political moderate figures who have expressed support for his reform program. Monti t

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2nd Digital Revolution is Potential Bonanza for Innovative Startups The buzz was palpable at Internet Week New York, a digital culture festival. With more than 300,000 workers employed in New York's technology sector, and nearly $2 billion in dot-com

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MRI-like Scan May Help Identify Alzheimer's Alzheimer's disease normally gets a definitive diagnosis only after the patient dies, and an autopsy finds certain distinctive structures in the brain. Recently, though, scientists have been seeking some so

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Scientists, Regulators Look to Save Smaller Fish in Marine Food Chain Perhaps you've had salmon, tuna, or swordfish for dinner recently. Or maybe it's on the menu tonight. Every big fish that lands on your plate got that big by eating lots of little

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New Treatment Potential Found in Popular TB Drug Scientists say new insights into a common tuberculosis drug will make it possible to shorten the treatment period for patients infected with TB. The drug pyrazinamide is widely used in combination with

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Jess: Right, Tom, tell me, what three things could you not live without? Tom: Well, I guess you say me playing with my new toy just now. It's my iPod touch and it is fantastic. I often take long bus journeys at the weekend and on this little electron

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By Joe Bavier Cotonou 03 March 2006 The last day of campaigning for Benin's presidential election opened Friday with concerns over whether the vote will live up to democratic hopes. Some fear for the

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A: Hello. You've reached Albert. B: I'm Jack. Are you still interested in renting a room? A: Yes, very much so. B: Would it be all right if I asked you some questions? A: Fire away. B: I just want to make sure that we are compatible. A: That's a good

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A: Hello, this is Albert. B: Hi. I'm Jack. You called about the room for rent. Are you still interested? A: Yes, I am. B: I was wondering if I could ask you a couple of questions. A: Shoot. B: I just want to be sure that we get along. A: I agree with

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-Everyone loves a good ghost story. The gruesome, the spiritual and the supernatural arouse an instinctive curiosity in all of us. In the west, ghostly fervor reaches a peak with Halloween on October 31. In Thailand, the spirit-world comes closest to

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 14 June 2006 The U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan has launched a massive combat and reconstruction operation in the country's southern provinces. Officials say thousands of troops are sweeping through the Taleban

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A: Hello, Albert here. B: Hi, Albert. I'm Jack. Are you still thinking about renting a room? A: Yes, I need a room badly. B: Can I ask you a few questions? A: I'm an open book. B: I want to make sure that we get along okay. A: I'm with you. We both n

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A: Hello, Albert speaking. B: This is Jack. Are you still interested in renting a room? A: Oh, yes. B: Would you mind answering a couple of questions? A: No problem. B: Since we might be roommates, I want to make sure there's no friction. A: You are

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A: Hi, this is Albert. B: Hi, my name is Jack. You called about a room for rent. Are you still interested? A: Yes, more than you know. B: I don't mean to pry, but could I ask you a couple of questions? A: Ask away. B: I don't want us to be roommates

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今天我们要学的词是confidential。 Confidential, 秘密的。 Shredding is one of the easiest ways to get rid of confidential information, 纸张打碎机是处理保密信息最简单的办法之一。 The investigator said that all informat

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BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top meteorological authority on Sunday issued a blue warning for heavy rain as the country's southern regions are forecast to be pounded by downpours over the next three days. Torrential rains will hit parts of An

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今天我们要学的词是influential。 Influential, 是有影响力的意思。美国民主党联邦参议员肯尼迪星期一宣布支持民主党总统参选人巴拉克.奥巴马。Of all the endorsements in the Democratic Party, Mr. Kennedy's

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Lets be real. Willpower is a hard thing to learn. And, now that summer is over, our drive to stay fit for the beach has started waning. As the beautiful leaves start turning and fall rolls in, it feels really nice to start wearing pants again and hid

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Car Index Indicates Growth Potential High in Developing Nations The International Monetary Fund hints it may cut global growth forecasts again next month when it updates its projections for the world economy. The global lending institution says world

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account not in order
advanced deviation report
agamo-
alkyne
amide chloride
appenzell inner rhoden
automizer
barberry bark
biochipped
bobbin plate
bock (beer)
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Canuckistanian
cartographic perception theory
cessative
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come down on someone like a ton of bricks
computer keyboard printer
context of treaty
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continuous value
conventional custom
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darcets alloy
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delamonts
duoden-
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economic royalists
EULAMELLIDRANCHIA
experimental detail
face-stalking
flagrants
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fondant paste
fonsecaea compactum
frequency spectrometer
gainband merit
gate trigger pulse
Gephyrostegoidea
gestetners
get one's point across
give something a wipe
grease kettle
guntiarius
half joint
Halochalcite
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herrerasauruss
hot water facilities
house service turbo generator
incretory organs
individual coaching
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lanostenepentol
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Medelim
moisturizing dryness-syndrome
Mylau
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ozone seasoning
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paxon
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pheering
Piute
portable data terminal
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primary anesthesia
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radioactive single radial diffusion
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stuck in my heart
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