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European shares extend their rally into a third day Thursday. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London has details. Encouraged by the U.S. Federal Reserve half a percentage point interest rate cut, European markets, as in Asia, have picked up some lost ground

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The seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is known as Qi Xi Jie or 七夕节, a traditional holiday that has been recently called China's Valentine's Day. The 2,000-plus-year-old holiday marks the star-crossed love between a cow herd

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Today marks the Qixi Festival in China, which is otherwise known as Chinese Valentines. CRI's Li Dong on how the 7th day of the 7th lunar month on the Chinese calendar is viewed today. Today, August 13, is Qixi Festival. According to a Chinese folk l

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Unit 57 Love Around the World Despite the fictitious characters, the film Casablanca perfectly illustrates what only die-hard romantics will admit in public: Love transforms our lives and joins it with others. It's a feeling so strong that it can aff

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Richard and Cindy. Very deeply in love. Since when? Lunch. Ah, Mr. Heckle and Mr. Jeckle . Don't we have classes to attend? Mr. Feeny, shouldn't you break them up or hose them down or something? Oh, I wouldn't interrupt their tryst, Mr. Mathews. They

Letter Bomb Explodes at European Parliament;

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Raise your head on August 6 and gaze at the stars, you will find something romantic going on in the sky. VALENTINE'S Day in China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falls on August 6 this year. That is, on the evening, Niu Lang and Zhi Nv w

IN THE NEWS - European Union Welcomes Ten New Members

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says the European Union is considering sanctions against Russia following its recognition of independence for the Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. France has called an EU meeting Monday in

VOA标准英语2008年-European Space Agency Recruiting Astronauts

By Lisa Bryant Paris 19 May 2008 For the first time in more than 15 years, the European Space Agency is recruiting new astronauts to expand its staff for missions to the International Space Station. But Lisa Bryant reports from Paris that chances are

voa标准英语2008-European Markets Surge on Stimulus Package Hopes

Following on from Asia, European markets surged on the hope that new stimulus plans will help put the brakes on the economic downturn. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission leader Jose

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The old expression bird brain, referring to a small or inadequate brain sizeits not all that accurate. Take crows, for example, and other corvids, like jays and magpies. Many corvids have relatively large brains for their body size, and can do amazin

Death Toll Rises From Deadly European Bacteria

European and World Health Organization scientists say a deadly outbreak of E. coli bacteria that has killed 18 people is a rare and virulent(致命的) strain of the bacteria. The latest victim died Wednesday night in Germany. The United Nations agen

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VOA常速英语2008年-European Commission Chief Calls for Democracy i

By Tendai Maphosa London 09 April 2008 European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is calling for a swift transition to democracy in Zimbabwe. Barosso says Zimbabweans have voted for change from President Robert Mugabe's rule. Tendai Maphosa ha

US, European Economies Shake Investors

Major stock indexes in the United States dropped sharply on Thursday. For many analysts, there are two main reasons for the market drop. One is the U.S. economy; the other is the European debt crisis. Jon Henes, a managing partner and financial exper

VOA标准英语2008年-European Commission Presses Russia on Georgia

The European Commission is calling for Russia to halt its military incursion into Georgia. Tendai Maphosa has the details from London. EU flag outside European Commission's Berlaymont building The European Commission expressed extreme concern about

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary pica: an eating disorder characterized by a craving for non-food substances magpie: a long-tailed, black and white bird craving: a strong feeling of need, usually related to food consumption persist: to last a long time psych

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模仿文本： The fusillade, the rockers chattering tells you that magpies are in the neighborhood. Magpies have always had a rascally streetwise image. They featured in anti-theft campaigns on television in the 1980s and long before that their kle