Besties, Buds, BFFs ... Friends! Now, the VOA Learning program Words and Their Stories. Language changes over time. Many words and expressions have changed over the centuries. But the word friend has stayed the same. It is a rare example in the Engli

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(九)月

A Somali government soldier looks at car exploded by a suicide bomber in Mogadishu, 15 Feb 2010 Somali rebel group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a failed suicide bombing attempt against the defense minister for the Western-backed Mogadishu

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have said this more than once this week. After James Comey's firing, there are still more questions than there are answers. Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska is still asking, why now. Our co-host, Steve Inskeep, sat dow

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LONDON, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- English soccer club Manchester(曼彻斯特 ) City confirmed on Friday that they have signed striker Edin Dzeko from Wolfsburg for 27 million pounds (42 million U.S. dollars). The 24-year-old Bosnian has agreed to a fou

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BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhuanet) -- Rumors have been running rampant that Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse, one of the hottest Chinese celebrity couples, are nearing a divorce. Local newspapers and Websites have been carrying such headlines as Nicholas Tse

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Another New Zealand SAS soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the second one in a month. He was Lance Corporal Leon Smith, from Wellington, aged in his mid thirties. He is the 4th New Zealand soldier to die in Afghanistan. SAS means Special Air Ser

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