英语听力：VOA双语新闻—埃及放宽加沙地带边境管制

Egypt has eased restrictions on border crossings for pedestrians from the Gaza Strip. Palestinians see it as a big step toward ending a four-year-old blockade that Israel and Egypt have imposed on the enclave. 埃及放宽行人从加沙地带进入埃

CNN 2010-09-16

We can see this smog from the roof doubled hotel, we don't have a clear view on this mop and apparently the plane took off and crushed into high lofters, wires from a big company here. And the,the pilot managed to land the plane, but when people were

Keeping fit

BBC Learning English Weekender Keeping fit Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. Today, Friday April 7th is World Health Day. A day promoted by the World Health Organisation to raise awareness of health issues around the world. T

WHO Confirms Bird Flu Virus Caused Human Deaths in Vietnam

WHO Confirms Bird Flu Virus Caused Human Deaths in Vietnam Katherine Maria The World Health Organization has confirmed that at least three people have died of bird flu in Vietnam, the same virus that

Tactics for Job-hunt Success 如何找到理想的工作

If you're finding it tough to land a job，try expanding your job－hunting plan to include the following tactics： Set your target.While you should always keep your options open to compromise，you should also be sure to target exactly what you wan

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-6-9

1. Hundreds of local, state and federal law enforcement officers are on the search of two missing convicts who escaped prison on Saturday. The inmates reportedly hid dummies in their beds and used power tools to cut their way to freedom. 2. President

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全球钟表今日将加“一闰秒”

Airlines, trading floors and technology companies are braced for chaos today as world timekeepers prepare to add a leap second to global clocks. 世界钟表今天要给全球的钟表加一闰秒，因此航班、交易所、科技公司正在为即将

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As Jobs was eating, the holy man---who was not much older than Jobs---picked him out of the crowd, 乔布斯在吃的时候，那位圣人---其实也不比乔布斯大几岁---从人群中选中了他， pointed at him, and began laughing maniacally

2007年VOA标准英语-Negotiations Under Way for Peacekeeper Deployme

By Phuong Tran Dakar 17 August 2007 United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging the U.N. Security Council to approve a new peacekeeping force for the volatile border region between Chad and Central African Republic. The newly revised propo

VOA常速英语2007年-France Braces for Another Major Transportation

By Lisa Bryant Paris 13 November 2007 France is bracing for its second major transportation strike in a month, beginning Tuesday evening. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports - although most French do not support the strike - it reflects wider discontent

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Here are 11 signs that your dad had narcissistic tendencies or was an outright narcissist: 以下是11个迹象表明你爸有自恋倾向或证明你爸特别自恋： 1. Dad was self-centered and pretty vain. 1、老爸以自我为中心，自我感觉

VOA标准英语2009年-US Urges Mideast Peace Talks Despite Israe

By Luis Ramirez Jerusalem 08 October 2009 U.S. special envoy for Middle East Peace, George Mitchell is calling for an early re-launch of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. The envoy has begun meetings with officials in Israel and the Palestinian terr

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Two points need to be kept in mind. 我们需要记住两点。 First, these are all just informed guesses. 第一、这些都仅仅是根据资料作出的推测。 Estimates for the number of animal species alive at the end of the Permian range fro

韩国感染MERS上升到179

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E. coli outbreak in Denmark under control

COPENHAGEN, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The outbreak of infections caused by E. coli bacteria may be over in Denmark as no new cases have been reported here since Friday. According to Denmark's National Serum Institute (NSI), there are 18 confirmed cases of s

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If you're finding it tough to land a job，try expanding your job-hunting plan to include the following tactics： 如果你觉得找工作是件棘手的事情，不妨扩展你找工作的计划，纳入以下策略： Set your target 定下目标