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By Priscilla Huff Tucson, Arizona 31 July 2006 watch Training report The U.S. military's F-16 Fighting Falcon is one of the most popular fighter jets ever. About 4,500 have been sold all over the world. But pilots must be trained by Americans -- and

万花筒2008-01-02:Reuters Tech Week: Robots! 机器人大赏

Some of the weirdest, most memorable technology this year came in the form of robots, and of course -- mostly from Japan Some of the weirdest, most memorable technology this year came in the form of robots, and of course they came mostly from Japan.

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Eat your vegetables, Mikey, Mom said. I am eating my vegetables, Mikey said. He was eating the sliced carrots. He was eating the sliced carrots one by one. He was eating them one at a time. He picked up one sliced carrot with his fork. He looked at i

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Botswana President to Mediate Lesotho Po

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 22 June 2007 The former president of Botswana is flying to Lesotho Monday to mediate a dispute over parliamentary seats that led to attacks on political leaders and a nighttime curfew. Correspondent Scott Bobb spoke with Ke

2006年VOA标准英语-Developing Robots that can Perform Dangerous Mi

By Steve Mort Washington, DC 21 July 2006 watch Robot Warriors The U.S. military is ramping up efforts to cut down on the number of troop casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two thousand five hundred American military personnel have been killed in I

2007年VOA标准英语-Small Group of Botswana Bushmen Return to Ances

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 16 January 2007 In Botswana, several dozen San, or Bushmen, have returned to their ancestral homeland after a court ruled that they were wrongly evicted by the government. The government says it will respect the court's de

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Relief materials sent to quake-hit SW China

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Tents, quilts, coats and other relief materials have been sent to southwest China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in the wake of an earthquake that jolted the area on Sunday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Monday. Loca

SW China colliery blast kills 3, injures 4

GUIYANG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and four others injured, including three who were seriously injured, in a coal mine blast in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The blast occurred around 5:25 p.m.

SW China earthquake injures 8

KUNMING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been confirmed injured in an earthquake near the border area of southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Tuesday, local authorities said. The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. wi

One missing, two injured in helicopter crash in SW China

KUNMING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- One person was missing and two others injured after a helicopter crashed into a reservoir in the city of Chuxiong in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said Sunday. The accident happened at around 5:45 p

China launches emergency response to SW floods

BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's central authorities initiated a level-four emergency plan on Sunday afternoon in response to severe flooding in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality. The National Commission for Disaster R

2,350 involved in SW China forest fire rescue

KUNMING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Some 2,350 people in southwest China's Yunnan Province are working to put out a forest fire that broke out on Thursday afternoon, local authorities said Friday. The fire erupted around 3 p.m. in the border areas between t

SW China quake kills 4, injures over 100

KUNMING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- At least four people have been killed and over 100 others injured after an earthquake hit a mountainous area in southwest China on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday. The magnitude-5.7 quake, which struck the border

Britain's Harrow eyes setting up school in SW China

CHENGDU, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The Harrow Family of Schools, the alma mater of Winston Churchill and other dignitaries, is seeking to set up a school in southwest China, which would be its second campus on the Chinese mainland after Beijing, a top loca

Rains help ease SW China drought

BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Precipitation has helped ease a lingering drought in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces and conditions will further improve as rainy season arrives, the drought relief authority said on Thursday. Recent rainfall has alleviated 2

英文乡村歌曲：Cole Swindell - Let Me See Ya Girl

Yeah you got every guy in here Spinnin' around spillin' their beer. I bet you came out to have a good time So what you say you leave your friends with mine? Ooh, ooh, they'll be alright, ooh, I just wanna see you shine. Girl you're tearin' that dance

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GUIYANG, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Hail and thunderstorms have killed one person and forced the relocation of more than 1,600 people in southwest China's Guizhou province since Tuesday morning, local authorities said Wednesday. Ten counties have been hit by

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英文乡村歌曲：Cole Swindell - Get Up

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