Amid all the tradition and history of Katmandu, a profound change is in the air. In fact, it might literally clear the air, reducing the choking pollution which has blighted this congested valley. The streets of the capital are gradually being taken

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SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Starting this Friday, the auto industry will show off more than nine hundred of its latest vehicles at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, C

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By Greg Flakus Houston 16 October 2007 In recent months food costs in the United States have gone up by well over six percent and some economists see government-mandated use of bio-fuels as a key reason. But, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston

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今天我们要学的词是plug away at。 To plug away at something, 坚持不懈地去做一件事。 He continues to plug away at the novel even though no one is willing to publish it, 虽然没人愿意出版这本小说,可他还是坚持不懈地

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By Catherine Drew London 11 March 2008 Fish is now the most traded animal commodity on the planet. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, estimates 140 million tons of wild and farmed fish were sold in 2004. The FAO reports tha

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我们今天要讲的习惯用语里有一个共同的词plug。也许很多人都知道plug是塞子或者插头,反正是塞住洞孔的东西。但是plug这个词在俗语中还有个挺特别的意思。那就是推荐、捧场或者广告宣传

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