VOA标准英语2008年-Pentagon Calls Taliban 'Resilient,' Says Afghan

In its first formal report on the situation in Afghanistan, the U.S. Defense Department says the Taliban is a resilient insurgency and is expected to expand its challenges to the Afghan government. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. The repo

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英语语法：214 Title Capitalization Rules

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is capitalizing titles. In an email, Michelle from Manila asked, Should I capitalize all the first letters of the words in a title or just the first letter of the first word? This is one of those style questions. For

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2006年VOA标准英语-US Copes With Growing Population, Approach

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 March 2006 watch US Population report Census officials say the U.S. population will reach 300 million in October, and that the 300th million American may well be a La

原版英语对话：Discussing Test Results(2)

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2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi President Rules Out Withdrawal Timetable

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 22 September 2006 Iraq's president has ruled out setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces, until Iraqi forces can handle security duties on their own. President Jalal Talabani made the comm

原版英语对话：Normal Test Results(1)

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原版英语对话：Normal Test Results(3)

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原版英语对话：Normal Test Results(2)

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原版英语对话：Discussing Test Results(3)

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地道英语对话：Laundry Room Rules and Hours(3)

A: Do you have a lot of laundry rooms? B: We have many laundry rooms. Your closest one is next to the pool. A: Are there any certain hours we can use them. B: All of the laundry rooms can be used whenever you need to use them. A: What type of payment

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2006年VOA标准英语-Senate Report Rules Out al-Qaida Link with Sadd

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 08 September 2006 A report by a Senate committee says there is no evidence former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had any relationship with the al-Qaida terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or his associates before the U.

Results day in India

Results day in India 印度大选揭晓日 The counting should be swift and the results known quickly Counting has begun in India as the marathon general election in the world's largest democracy finally draws to a close. The ruling Congress-led alliance

2006年VOA标准英语-Gates Expected to Make Changes at Pentagon

By Greg Flakus Houston 09 November 2006 President Bush has chosen a former CIA director Robert Gates to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. Among his numerous previous functions, Gates served on a congressional panel set up to review th

英文原版对话1000个:932 Class Rules

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新西兰英语 109 Scholarship Results

On Wednesday, high school students who sat scholarship exams at the end of last year, found their results on the NZQA website. By now, all students will have their results by mail too. Scholarship exams are for the top students in schools. They are e