We all know that chainsaws are very dangerous. In Britain, 1207 people had to visit hospitals after accidents with chainsaws in 1999. However, in the same year, 16,662 people, more than twelve times as many, were injured by their sofa! In June 2001,

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Dima: Hello, I'm Dima, and today we are seeing a doctor. But not an ordinary doctor. Robin Coupland is the adviser on armed violence for the International Committee of the Red Cross who has spent many years as a field surgeon treating victims of land

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AS IT IS 2016-09-30 US Congress Overrides Obama Veto of 9/11 Bill 美国国会推翻奥巴马对911法案的否决 The United States Congress has voted to overrule a presidential veto of a bill supported by families of victims of the September 11, 20

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Our first goal was to stop the big tax hike that was coming on January the 1st. Ive made it clear going back over the summer that stopping all of the tax hikes was one of our main priorities for this lame-duck session. And while there was an agreemen

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You can become more fearful and protective of your lifestyle and your loved ones or you come to terms with the fact that open and tolerant societies will always come with their own risks. These societies flourish because we put our trust in people, i

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Celebrities Raise Funds for Tsunami Victims 名人为海啸受难者捐款 Madonna, Elton John, and Stevie Wonder were among dozens of entertainers who helped raise funds for tsunami relief in a U.S.

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Indonesia: No Deadline for Foreign Troops Helping Tsunami Victims to Leave印尼:外国军队帮助海啸受难者脱离困境没有最终期限 Indonesia's defense minister says there is no hard de

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By Tom Rivers Prime Minister Tony Blair has publicly expressed his sympathy for those who have lost loved ones in the Beslan school siege, in Russia. In his monthly news conference, Mr. Blair also und

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美联社,新闻一分钟,president,Bush,Iraq,1. John Roberts, President Bush's pick for the Supreme Court, begins making his case to senators who will decide whether to confirm him. 2. In Iraq, three minutes of silence are held for victims of a

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The latest developments in research into the most common form of dementia. Transcript of radio broadcast: 09 June 2008 VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And Im Bob Doughty. Today we tell abou

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Goats Get a Capitol Hill Job While members of the U.S. Congress are on vacation this month, work continues around the U.S. Capitol. Not by Congressional aides, though. A herd of goats was set loose in the Historic Congressional Cemetery to clean up a

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FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today we tell about Alzheimers disease. More than a century after its discovery, Alzheimers disease is still destroying peoples bra

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AS IT IS 2016-11-18 FBI: US Hate Crimes Rose in 2015 美国联邦调查局称2015年仇恨犯罪有所上升 美国政府一份报告称,2015年美国针对穆斯林的仇恨犯罪上升了67%。 The Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, produce

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As the political climate in Guatemala slowly swings towards acceptance of the legacy of a long and violent civil war, exhumations have provided some closure to families of thousands of disappeared persons. Brent Latham | Guatemala City 17 December 20

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科特迪瓦受害者们期待早日赔偿 Twenty-four-year-old Samate Abdoulaye is a survivor.He was shot in the head during the post-election violence in Ivory Coast in 2010.His father was killed while out trying to gather money for his son's opera

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今天我们要学的词是condolence。 Condolence, 这个词常用复数。 Condolences, 是吊唁、慰问的意思。 U.S President Bush signed a book of condolences during a visit to the Chinese Embassy, 美国总统布什前往中国使馆,在吊

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According to Chinese tradition, the seventh day after one's death is an occasion for the relatives of deceased to mourn the passing of their loved ones. At the site of the Eastern Star capsizing, a ceremony was held Sunday to mourn the victims in the

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The United States Senate has approved legislation which would allow families of the victims of 9-11 to sue Saudi Arabia's government for compensation over its possible role in the 2001 World Trade Center attacks. The White House, which has threatened

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金属:Impious - Bloodcraft 相关介绍 :来自瑞典的Impious为我们带来的是传统的瑞典哥德堡之声,如今搞这种音乐的旋死乐队并不多了,更为可贵的是,他们的音乐里有很浓的激流金属味。印象里M

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在field a team这个习惯用语里,field当动词用了。它原本的意思是把一群人派上场开展某种行动,包括战斗或者运动比赛等,但是现在field a team这个习惯用语有更广泛的用途,可以应用在私人企业

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