The website Dictionary.com has chosen the term misinformation as its word of the year. The announcement comes less than two weeks after Oxford Dictionaries chose toxic as its word of the year. Many people mix up the meaning of misinformation with the

发表于:2018-12-10 / 阅读(22) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

Passage B The Web--My Main Sources of Information As a resource, the World Wide Web (Web) contains huge amounts of information. The Web is extensive, relatively easy to access, and provides virtually

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LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: Unless you're a kid in a spelling bee or a high school or cramming for the SATs, it might have been a while since you've paid much attention to those example sentences in the dictionary, you know, those simple, can-I-hear-it-in-a

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Dictionaries range broadly in purpose, size, and price; and choosing one is a very personal decision. The best advice is to make note of the things you and your family look up in a dictionary over a few weeks' time, and then go to a comprehensive boo

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 31 October 2007 At a Nairobi-based orphanage for baby elephants, the animals are seen as lovable beasts in desperate need of protection. But across Kenya, adult elephants are better known as overgrown garden pests that trample

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China has full picture of coastal water resources BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday officially concluded an eight-year-long national marine survey, giving the country a true picture of its coastal water resources. Launched by the State Oce

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