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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. New York City wants to fight fat. The Board of Health has passed a ban on trans fats in all restaurants. Kentucky Fried Chicken sells a fried chicken fre

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On Wednesday night, Parliament passed the second reading of the same-sex marriage bill. It still has to pass the third reading, which should be some time soon. However, usually the second reading is the most important so probably this bill will be pa

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Have you ever wondered what a stereotype is, and why we have them? Do you, culturally, have certain stereotypes about certain people? Of course, all countries do. I'm sure that, in the past, I have judged people according to stereotypes I had learned

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Eleven countries in the Pacific region have signed a major Asia-Pacific free trade agreement in Santiago, Chile. The deal is a new version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership from which the U.S. withdrew last year. The agreement is called the Comprehens

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From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. There may be something in your food that you cannot see and cannot taste. But it could be killing you. It is an artificial oil commonly called trans fat. Trans fat is a toxic chemical th

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2006年VOA标准英语-Study: Smokers' Race, Ethnicity Affect Lun

By David McAlary Washington 25 January 2006 When it comes to lung cancer rates among smokers, scientists say race and ethnicity matter. A new study reports significant differences in the rates among s

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AS IT IS 2016-07-05 Muslim American Mayor Talks Religion Tolerance 美国穆斯林市长谈及宗教与宽容 Mohamed Khairullah describes himself as an American mayor who happens to be Muslim. Khairullah was born in Syria. He settled in the small Am

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'Identity Politics' Play a Role in US Elections While many voters would say they cast their ballots on the basis of where the candidates stand on key issues, some of them are swayed by a candidates coloror ethnicityor other factors. And that's called

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ELISE HU, HOST: Some major changes may be coming to how the U.S. government collects data about who we are. The Trump administration is looking at proposals to ask about race and ethnicity in a radical new way on the census and in other surveys. A de

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BEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- The amount of trans fat and other nutritional information will be marked on the labels of prepackaged food, according to the country's first national standard for food nutrition. The labeling will take effect on Jan 1,

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Technology shows such as the annual E3 games conference in Los Angeles have become known for their scantily clad 'booth babes' designed to attract people to stands. 在洛杉矶，一年一度的E3游戏展以穿着暴露的展品模特儿闻名。 H

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Both metaphorically and in reality, the translucency connected the inner engineering of the computer to the outer design. 无论是比喻还是现实，这种半透明都把内部的工程学构造和外壳设计联系在了一起。 Jobs had always

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By the next showing Ive had refined the playful model. 在下一次展示之前，艾弗又完善了这个模型。 This time Jobs, with his binary view of the world, raved that he loved it. 这一次，乔布斯带着他那不是杰作就是狗屎的评

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能言善辩 ▲ What about the price? 对价钱有何看法？ ▼ The price you provided is much higher than market price. 你们提供的价格远远高于市场价格。 ▼ The price is quite fair. We'll think it over. 价格还算公道，我们会