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Citizen Journalism

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Stephen: Hello, I'm Stephen. Rob: And I'm Rob. Stephen: And this is 6 Minute English! This week were talking about citizen journalism. Rob: Citizen journalism thats when people who arent trained journalists

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CAPE CANAVERAL Two American astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station Monday to stow a failed coolant pump and extend the outpost's Canadian railway. Wearing protective spacesuits in a deadly vacuum(真空) environment, Stephen

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They say Jan. 18 or Blue Monday is the most depressing day of the year, but they're wrong. The most depressing day of the year is today, because you're about to find out how and when you're most likely to die. 人们总说蓝色星期一，即1月18号

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15.要信任朋友，但同时又要学会理性地分析和看待问题。 We need to trust our friends and at the same time, we also need to analyze and look at things in a rational way. 16.朋友可以是我们生活和工作中的动力，也可以