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Dialogue A Today is the first day of Howard's new job. He is in charge of collecting surveys in front of a department store. Howard:Hello. Do you have a minute to spare? Woman 1:I'm sorry. No. Howard:OK. Excuse me, could I interest you in filling out

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U.S. teenagers today are less hopeful than they were just five years ago about America's ability to address its most critical problems, from the economy and global warming to international terrorism. But a new survey of American high school students

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VOA常速英语2007-Arctic Ice Survey Announced

By Paul Sisco Washington 31 October 2007 A team of British explorers has announced they are going to the North Pole to measure the ice cap's thickness. The expedition, a collaboration of Cambridge University in Britain and a U.S. Navy oceanography sc

VOA常速英语2007-Survey Shows Australians Losing Faith in United

By Phil Mercer Sydney 03 October 2007 Australians have suffered a dramatic loss of confidence in the ability of the United States to manage international affairs. The first survey of attitudes by a center set up by the Howard government to improve re

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 20 September 2007 Estonia has refused permission for a geological survey in its territorial waters for a proposed gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea. But VOA Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky says the Russian-German project

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A survey conducted in predominantly Muslim nations shows an overall embrace of globalization, trade, and integration into the world economy. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. For those who view Muslims as generally insular, inward-looki

Body image survey results

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JUDY WOODRUFF: This month's jobs report was the first one since the government shutdown that captured some of its wider impact. It also came one day after a government report found stronger-than-expected growthin the U.S. economy just before the shut

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WASHINGTON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. fixed mortgage rates declined for a second consecutive week as housing construction data fell short of market expectation, a survey showed on Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) slid to 4.27 percent i

VOA常速英语2007年-US Survey Finds Blacks More Pessimistic About P

By Cindy Saine Washington 16 November 2007 An independent survey on racial attitudes in the United States shows a growing number of African Americans say they are worse off now than they were five years ago, and that they don't expect their lives to

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A new survey by the British Red Cross finds most Britons are unaware of major conflicts in the world, besides Iraq and Afghanistan where the British military is engaged. Less than one percent of those surveyed identified the major African conflict z

9 out of 10 Greeks oppose austerity: survey

ATHENS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- In the third year of a harsh austerity and reform program, an overwhelming 94 percent of Greeks oppose the measures aiming to resolve the debt crisis, giving boost to the anti-bailout main opposition Radical Left SYRIZA p

Pressure takes toll on sex lives: survey

BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhuanet) The pressure of modern society is taking a toll on sexual satisfaction, experts say following the release of an online survey. About 34 percent of people polled in the survey said that they are unsatisfied with their sex

调查显示 七成受访者希望春节假期延长至15天

Feeling sleepy at work just a few days after the weeklong Spring Festival holiday? If yes, take consolation in knowing that you are not the only one that feels this way. 为期一周的春节假期之后的那几天，上班时会感到困倦？如果是

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A： did you see the letter I got from Bradford Films？ They sent it in response to your phone call last week. B： if they wanted to say something about my call last week， why didnt they sand it to me？ A： I guess they must not have your conta

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今天我们要学的词是survey。 Survey, 是调查的意思。有些调查很正式。比如说，A comprehensive survey shows that support for suicide bombing against civilians has fallen sharply across the Muslim world since 2002, 一项综合调

Chinese children accessing Internet earlier: survey

BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese children are accessing the Internet earlier than ever, according to a survey on minors' use of the Internet and social networking services published on Thursday. The survey, conducted by the Young Pioneers of Chi

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今天我们要学的词是survey。 Survey, 是调查的意思。有些调查很正式。比如说，A comprehensive survey shows that support for suicide bombing against civilians has fallen sharply across the Muslim world since 2002, 一项综合调