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W: would you like to come over for dinner tonight? A: sure, but I have to tell you that I've become a vegetarian. I don't eat any kind of meat. W: when did you decide to become a vegetarian? A: I saw a program a few months ago about how animals are r

VOA慢速英语2012--Agriculture Report - The Limits to Organic Farming in Feeding the World

Agriculture Report - The Limits to Organic Farming in Feeding the World This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Organic farming avoids the use of chemical pesticides and manmade fertilizers. Supporters say organic farming is better for th

不择手段背单词(636):avulse

avulse, vt （由于意外事故或通过外科手术）把（身体的一部分）撕脱；抽出 【反】link（vt 连结）；suture（vt 缝合）

VOA标准英语2009年-Panic Follows Fraud Charges Against US Billiona

Havoc and panic stemming from fraud charges against U.S. billionaire Allen Stanford have spread to Latin America, prompting several governments to swing into action. Venezuelan policemen pass in front of a closed Stanford Bank office in Caracas, 19

学个词Learn a Word 第384期 Panic

今天我们要学的词是panic。 Panic, 是恐慌的意思。Panic button, 是紧急按钮。The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to put an end to the panic in the stock market, 美国联邦储备委员会紧急下调利率，以消除市

2006年VOA标准英语-Paul Simon Returns With a "Surpirse"

Paul Simon's new album

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Organic Farming Study

AGRICULTURE REPORT – June 25, 2002: Organic Farming Study By George Grow (Photo -Scott Bauer) This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Agricultural scientists in Switzerland have demonstr

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Organic Food Labeling

AGRICULTURE REPORT — November 12, 2002: Organic Food Labeling By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last month, Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman announced a program

学个词Learn a Word 第1030期 Organic

今天我们要学的词是organic。 Organic, 有机的，绿色的。 Organic product, 有机产品。近年来，美国很多消费者开始崇尚绿色、有机食 品。不过，统计数字显示， Organic food accounted for only 3.5% of the f

VOA标准英语2011-- Restaurant Redefines Green, Organic

MobileRestaurantRedefinesGreen,Organic In major metropolitan areas across the United States, food-vending trucks have become a common sight. For the truck merchants selling everything from fresh vegetables to fast food to fancy meals, they are an eas

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush in Kuwait for Talks on Middle East Securit

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 January 2008 U.S. President George W. Bush is in Kuwait, the next stop on his visit to the Middle East. He spent three days in Israel and the Palestinian territories, trying to advance the peace process. His secretary o

VOA标准英语2011--Senegal Quranic School Puts Children Fir

Senegal Quranic School Puts Children First Quranic schools in Senegal gained much unwanted attention last year with a damning report by Human Rights Watch that said many schools were enslaving their students to beg for money. One Quranic school that

VOA标准英语2011--Halloween Recalls Radio Drama Which Spre

Halloween Recalls Radio Drama Which Spread Panic in US Halloween - October 31 - is a time to wear spooky costumes and tell scary stories. Perhaps the scariest tale was told on Halloween eve in 1938, when a radio drama spread panic along the U.S. East

2006年VOA标准英语-Director Scorcese Returns With All-Star Cast in

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 08 October 2006 Jack Nicholson stars as Frank Costello, the ruthless boss of an underground criminal empire in Southy, the working class neighborhood on the south side of Boston. Law enforcement agencies have been trying

英语博客：ESL Podcast 738 – Talking to a Mechanic

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Titanic returns to China in 3D

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- James Cameron's blockbuster Titanic will return to Chinese screens with a new 3D version on Tuesday, said its distributor in China on Sunday. The film, first released in 1997 casting Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, wa

Titanic 3D biggest foreign movie tax contributor

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The Bierborse is an open-air event devoted to the art of brewing throughout the world. It is composed of two thirds beer-serving businesses and one third accompanying snack specialities. The range is supplemented by participants offering products typ

Belarus Shoppers Panic as Ruble Collapses

Panicky shoppers in Belarus are buying up consumer goods and scarce food supplies as fast as they can, after a sharp devaluation of the ruble failed to halt a slide in the national currency's value. Weeks of economic crisis have prompted many Belarus

学个词Learn a Word 第1554-per-se

今天我们要学的词是 per se. Per se是自身，本身的意思。Google claims that Google+ is not a social media per se. 谷歌声称，Google+ 并非完全意义上的社交媒体。Web bloggers are not journalists per se. 网络博主们并非