If the World were a village of 100 People

If the world were a Village of 100 People 如果世界是个一百人的村落 David J.Smith/大卫.史密斯 Shelath Armstrory ／谢拉.阿姆斯壮 If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the exstin

VOA标准英语2015--保持华盛顿领空安全是艰巨的任务

Keeping Washington DC Airspace Safe Is Tall Order 保持华盛顿领空安全是艰巨的任务 WASHINGTON Being the home of all three branches of the U.S. federal government makes Washington, D.C., the prime target for those who want to make their m

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保持华盛顿领空安全并非易事 Being the home of all three branches of the U.S. federal government makes Washington, D.C., the prime target for those who want to make their messages and ideas heard. Unfortunately, many of them choose to deli

【轻松英文阅读】无人机的新用途

This could be the future of food delivery . The latest innovation, the domicopter, is taking delivery of pizza to new heights , both literally and figuratively . The unmanned helicopter is designed to get a pizza to your doorstep in minutes no stop s

2007年VOA标准英语-Helicopter Shot Down in Somalia

By Dan Robinson Washington 29 March 2007 A detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba being escorted by two U.S. soldiers Arguments for and against the closure of the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba used for the interrogation and detention of suspected t

2007年VOA标准英语-Thousands of Uruguayans Protest Bush Arrival

By Michael Bowman Montevideo 10 March 2007 Thousands of Uruguayans took to the streets of Montevideo to protest President Bush's arrival in their country late Friday. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from the Uruguayan capital, where Mr. Bush is making t

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-06

1. An insurgent group has posted this video online and says it shows a US helicopter being shot down in central Iraq, while the clip has not yet been authenticated. Four US copters have gone down in Iraq in recent weeks. 2. President Bush's 2.9 tril

学个词Learn a Word 第391期 Helicopter parent

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2007年VOA标准英语-4 Injured After US Helicopter Crashes South of

By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 05 April 2007 The U.S. military says one of its helicopters went down south of Baghdad, injuring four of the nine persons aboard. From Iraq's capital, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more. Iraq The U.S. military would not give

2007年VOA标准英语-Malians Deported to Senegal Waiting to Return H

By Jordan Davis Dakar 23 January 2007 More than 400 African migrants deported from Spain's Canary Islands arrived in Senegal early this week. A number of Senegalese were on board, but dozens of those sent back to Senegal were not Senegalese. A group

Supplement: Some Useful Sentences On Orders

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AP 2011-08-10

1. NATO has started an operation to recover the remains of a helicopter shot down in Afghanistan, killing 30 Americans. U.S. officials say the Americans have just completed a mission to help an army ranger unit when their copter was hit. 2. London is

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-4-21

1. One day after a gyrocopter landed on the lawn of the US Capitol, Homeland Security is being pressed about safety. Lawmakers are questioning security procedures amid revelations that the pilot was interviewed by security service two years ago. 2. A

2006年VOA标准英语-Ivorians Express Disappointment After Annan Vis

By Franz Wild Abidjan 06 July 2006 People from several sides of Ivory Coast's conflict are disappointed at the results of a meeting between the government and rebels that was chaired by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. Franz Wild reports for VOA f

VOA标准英语2008年-Gazans Pour Into Egypt After Border Fence Breac

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 23 January 2008 Thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip poured into an Egyptian border town, early Wednesday, after militants blew a large hole in the border wall overnight that separates Gaza from Egypt. VOA's Jim Teepl

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People are strange, when they are strangers. Thats from a famous song. I do agree with it, although I do think all people are strange. Its a good thing that people are strange. If we were all the same, life would be boring. Its the fact that we are a

2007年VOA标准英语-Sierra Leoneans to Monitor Government's Use of

By Kari Barber Dakar 03 February 2007 Sierra Leone, which was recently forgiven more than $1.5 billion in debt, is now looking at how to spend the extra funds. Some in the impoverished nation say they worry the government will mishandle money set as

People Who Exercise on Work Days are Happier

People Who Exercise on Work Days are Happier People's mood significantly improves afterexercising People who exercise on work days are more productive, happier and suffer less stress than on non-gymdays, scientists revealed today. University of Brist

2007年VOA标准英语-Ivorians Seek Justice for Illegal Toxic Waste D

By Phuong Tran Dakar 11 January 2007 Some victims of last year's toxic waste dumping in Ivory Coast are staging a hunger strike to demand promised government compensation, while others are joining lawsuits. At least 10 people died, and thousands wer

VOA双语新闻2008年：Gazans Pour Into Egypt

Thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip poured into an Egyptian border town, early Wednesday, after militants blew a large hole in the border wall overnight that separates Gaza from Egypt. 成千上万的巴勒斯坦人星期三早些时候从加