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In central Lusaka, Misozi Mkandawire presides over an empire of kiosks. 在卢萨卡中心，Misozi Mkandawire 管理一家大型售货亭。 She started with Zoona while at college. 她在大学时就在Zoona开始做了。 Her profits can now reach

China Lifts Cap on Life Insurance Interest Rate

The 2.5 percent pre-determined interest rates attached to life insurance products here in China have been scrapped. The move is the latest effort by central government to liberalize the country's interest rates. The People's Bank of China has already

Eztalk美语【75】What's it good for? 它有什么功效？

Robert: This little red fruit looks good. What's it good for? Uranda: That's a lucky fruit called hong zao! People say that if you eat them, you will have your first son very soon! Robert: Uh..., I'm not even married yet. How about this brown dried f

Eztalk美语【74】那听来比较符合我的预算

Robert: OK...well, then how much is one jin? Uranda: Ginseng comes in 6 different grades. It runs from 5,000 to 30,000NT a jin. Robert: 30,000NT for ginseng?! Do I have to buy a whole jin? Uranda: You can get a liang if you want. A liang is one-sixte

第38期: cap, stocking, cross, hole, fragile

说一口流利的英语，从简单的单词开始。 听听，读读，背背，今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 cap [ kAp ] It's better to put the cap

第55期: cap, hole, fragile, play, facility

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法律英语：17 Does Mandatory AA Violate。。。

by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Can the state force you to attend Alcoholics Anonymous, or similar programs with religious overtones? Before I go any further, Im happy to tell you that this article is brought to you by Carbonite Pro. For a free trial

Getting the Most from Every Moment at the University of California San Diego

Luyanda Mdanda is someone who likes to be busy. The 19 year-old South African led a very active life long before becoming an international student in the United States. Born in Johannesburg, he enjoys outdoor activities, such as playing a game of gol

The Panda in China

A panda looks like a little bear. It has black and white fur. It lives only in China, so it is called the national treasure of China and protected by the law. We all see panda on TV or in the zoo. They look stupid and walk slowly, but they are lovely

Difficult work situDifficult work situations andations

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VOA标准英语10月-Australian Thinking Cap Could Unleash Our Hidden

Scientists in Australia are developing a thinking cap that could unlock our hidden genius, by switching on and off certain sections of the brain. Researchers at the University of Sydney think their experiments show that we all have hidden creative t

英闻天下——420 Warlord Ntaganda Turns Himself in to US Embassy

Bosco Ntaganda, a suspected warlord from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has handed himself in to the United States Embassy in Rwanda. He has been accused of war crimes between 2002 and 2003. Ntaganda has reportedly asked to be transferred to the I

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The speaker was addressing a roomful of teachers. He said, 'Thinking' and 'thinking critically' aren't the same. For example, if you're thinking about what day it is, that's not thinking critically. He instantly heard some murmuring. A teacher said,

英文短篇故事（纽约）516 The Missing Marker Cap

The tutor handed the black marker to his student. She was learning English. She constantly spoke to him in Russian, even though he hardly knew net from da. She wrote the two contractions for he is not on the whiteboard. He said, Very good. She smiled

打工姐妹花第一季 第164期:尴尬收场

You like that? Stop. You like that? Stop it. You like that? S--that's it! 爽吗？停下。爽不爽？别撒了。爽死了吧？停...够了 Listen, hit me with one more dead president and you'll be six feet under with Biggie and Tupac. 听好，再

陈天桥夫妇捐资美国大脑研究

A billionaire couple who pioneered internet games in China are donating $115m to the California Institute of Technology for brain research in an effort to help humans accept mortality. 身为中国互联网游戏先驱的一对亿万富豪夫妇向加州

CCTV9英语新闻：火箭队第一次演习

China's new Rocket Force has begun its first military drill of the new year. The simulations were conducted by two elite teams, selected from the People's Liberation Army. A test of weaponry and intelligence. Elite soldiers were split into a red team

趣味青春英语电台 第254期:Put on your thinking cap

Idiom: Put on your thinking cap ( think hard ) Hit the book: Be accused of Malnourished Tabloid Taunt Sentiment Spark outrage Skeleton Catwalk Victoria Beckham has been accused of being 'malnourished' and has admitted to an eating disorder in the pas

Debut for newcomers and 100th cap for Gerrard

LONDON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool's teenager winger Raheem Sterling is set to make his debut for England while his club teammate and captain Steven Gerrard is expected to earn the 100th cap in England's friendly against Sweden in Stockholm on Wed

VOA慢速英语2019--What Is a 'Feather in Your Cap?'

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Our world is home to thousands of different kinds of birds. No two bird species are the same. Each one has its own unique qualities like its feathers! Feathers keep a bird warm and dry. F