At age 41, American swimmer Dara Torres has won her third silver medal at the Beijing Olympics. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on the oldest member of this year's U.S. Olympic swimming team. US swimmer Dara Torres waves from podium after receiving her

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[00:01]B:I think of myself as a very very rich... [00:05]But I have been foolish casting my pearls before... [00:09]S:Swine, huh? [00:11]B:Yes, swine! [00:13]And I'm thinking not only of you but your friend, Mr. Mitchell. [00:16]He came here to

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2016美国总统选举的初选正在如火如荼的进行中,各种政治术语也在媒体上泛滥成灾。如果你关注美国大选,就会发现下面这12个用语在各种报道中出现的频率很高,赶快学起来吧~~~~ 1. flip flo

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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is launching a global information campaign to help communities deal with the Swine Flu virus. The Red Cross says its main focus will be on the developing countries, which do not ha

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. A German-based group called PediaPress is trying to raise enough money to do the impossible. They want to print a copy of Wikipedia - yep, a print version of the constantl

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1. flip flopper 改变立场的人,政策骑墙派 flip-flop是平底人字拖,但flip flopper这个词却与拖鞋没有任何关系,而是指骑墙派,反复无常者,改变立场的人。在表示翻转、突然转变意义时,flip-flo

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