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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week marked Barack Obama's first month as president -- and his first major action as commander-in-chief. He approved seventeen thousand more troops for Afghanistan. The security situation is getting w

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The Pyramids in Cairo are my favourite buildings in the whole world. I knew all about them when I was very young. They have always fascinated me. They really are one of the worlds wonders. People still dont know how they were built. I think they are

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I remember how you used to wait by the phone Counting every minute that I was gone And you used to call me sweet things in the morning light After you would hug me so tender Each and every night Lately you got so much to do And your never at home By

2006年VOA标准英语-South Korean Troops Help Rebuild Iraq

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 22 November 2006 Reconstruction in central and southern Iraq has been hindered by the ongoing violence. But in northern Iraq's relatively calm Kurdistan region, some 2,000 South Korean troops are on a mission to help

2006年VOA标准英语-Ghana to Send More Troops to Lebanon

By Efam Dovi Accra 20 October 2006 Ghana has agreed to a U.N. request to contribute more troops to the peacekeeping force in Lebanon. The West African nation already has 700 soldiers serving in Southern Lebanon, where the security situation remains

VOA标准英语2008年-Britain Orders More Troops to Afghanistan

By Sonja Pace London 16 June 2008 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced he will send additional troops to Afghanistan to boost force levels in the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida supporters. VOA's Sonja Pace has details from London. B

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Refugees Resented by Some in Turkey

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埃及金字塔并非奴隶所建 New tombs found in Giza support the view that the Great Pyramids were built by free workers and not slaves， as widely believed， Egypt's chief archaeologist said on Sunday。 Films and media have long depicted sla

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The Ant and the Dove An ant went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of drowning. A dove sitting on a tree overhanging the water plucked a leaf and let it fall into the strea

2006年VOA标准英语-Harper: Canadian Troops Will Not 'Cut and

By Benjamin Sand Kabul 14 March 2006 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrapped up a two-day visit to Afghanistan Tuesday. The newly elected Canadian leader told reporters that the foreign troops

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2007年VOA标准英语-US, Iraqi Troops Work to Secure Baghdad

By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 03 April 2007 In February, U.S. and Iraqi troops began new security operations in Baghdad to bring spiraling sectarian violence under control. VOA's Margaret Besheer reports that in one district of the capital, joint U.S.

2007年VOA标准英语-Somaliland Troops Clash with Puntland Forces

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 April 2007 Officials in the breakaway republic of Somaliland say their forces clashed with troops from the semi-autonomous Puntland region earlier this week over a disputed strip of desert that has been the source of violence

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DAMASCUS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Syria reportedly accepted Tuesday a six-point plan by Kofi Annan, the joint special envoy of the UN and Arab League (AL) for Syria, to end the year-long violence, according to Annan's spokesman. The spokesman said in a

英文歌曲：摇滚“山海经” Biffy Clyro - Mountains

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