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The Sign Makers Do the Sign Makers control us? They must have quite a profitable income and prestige. I wonder if they are the ones down the street with the large houses. I feel jealous. If I had thought about it when I was younger, I would have poi

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CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Some jobs require little or no creativity. Other jobs are all about creativity. This week on our program, we meet two A

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VOA标准英语2012--Violin Maker Keeps Family Tradition Alive

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Frogs are outside his house. They are quiet in the daytime. They are noisy at night. It is nighttime. The frogs are singing. He grabs a flashlight. He goes outside. He shines the light on a frog. It hops. He picks it up. It is soft and wet. It kicks

VOA慢速英语2016--世界上最好的威士忌来自台湾?

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VOA标准英语2014--好莱坞作曲家理查德·谢尔曼

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英文歌曲:History Maker

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Chipmaker AMD to cut workforce by 10 percent

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Each seed of barley ends in a sort of bristle, called an awn. 每个大麦粒的末端都是一根又长又硬的毛，叫做麦芒。 Do you remember how insects help flowers to form their seeds by carrying pollen from one blossom to another? 小朋友

英闻天下——351 Boeing, Battery Maker at Odds over 787 Fix

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leading lights of the music industry have continued paying tribute to the late singer and guitarist, Prince, who died on the 21st of April. Paul McCartney played a gig in Prince's hometown of Minneapolis on Wednesday night, and we also now meet the g

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