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On the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula, the desert turns green as clouds cover it like a blanket. This is the country of Oman's monsoon season. The natural event, which lasts for three months, draws hundreds of thousands of tourists with cool w

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Two adventurers hoping to make the first round-the-world trip using a solar-powered plane have successfully landed in Oman after launching the maiden leg of their global voyage. The two Swiss pilots have arrived in Oman after taking off yesterday fro

unit41 Seven Myths of Single Womanhood 有关单身女郎的7种

There is much confusion and concern over what it means to be a single lady. This is because most young women swallow enough of the singlehood lies to permeate (渗透) themselves with single sickness. It is hard not to believe these myths. Theyre fed

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Two scientists work together to test a geo-radar that was built to make a map of the planet Mars. They pull the flat box across rocky, sandy ground. They are wearing spacesuits, just like astronauts do in space. The bright white on their protective e

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Women Climb Africas Highest Mountain for a Cause A group of six women decided to climb Africas highest mountain in an effort to bring public attention to a physical condition they share. The women suffer from albinism, a genetic condition in which a

HEALTH REPORT - Sudden Cardiac Death

HEALTH REPORT -July 3, 2002: Sudden Cardiac Death By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. An American professional baseball player, Darryl Kile, died recently. He was thirty

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 17 April 2006 The mariachi music of Mexico is flourishing in the United States, where Mexican-American youngsters are keeping alive the sounds of their homeland. A three

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Once upon a time there lived a king. His name was Shahryar. He and his brother Shazaman got married to two evil sisters incidentally. When days passed Shahzaman's wife cast an evil spell on his husband. So he died of a bad disease. The news reached t

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The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheater was begun by Vespasian, inaugurated by Titus in 80 A.D. and completed by Domitian. Located on marshy land between the Esquiline and Caelian Hills, it was the first permanent amphitheater to be built in Rome. Its

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AP 2010-09-19

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By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 19 September 2006 watch Iranian Artifact Suit It is a case that has victims of a terrorist bombing seeking restitution from a U.S. museum, and the U.S. State Department and the government of Iran on the same side. Jeff

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Om an Prepares to Vote Amid Uncertain Times Oman is preparing to hold its first general election since pro-reform demonstrations spread throughout the country earlier this year. The vote follows a pledge by the government to meet most demands set by

经济学人65:玻璃房里的镜子

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Freed U.S. female hiker leaves Iran

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A Woman's Tears 女人的眼泪 Why are you crying? he asked his Mom. Because I'm a woman. she told him. I don't understand, he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, And you never will Later the little boy asked his father, Why does mother seem to

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary ingest: to eat or drink tell apart: to distinguish a difference between people and things hind: back non-toxic: not poisonous resemble: to look alike mimicry: a survival technique where one species evolves to resemble another