Does Divorce Represent Social Progress?

Lesson 26 Does Divorce Represent Social Progress? Text Divorces-a New Social Phenomenon in China Divorce used to be very rare in our country. In old times it was not necessary for a man to divorce his

Lesson 113 Something Well Begun Is Half Done

Work is a very important part of life. People work in order to earn a living. A coun- try can only make progress if its people work. It is, therefore, important for us to be hard- working. When we wor

名人励志英语演讲 第81期:我放弃了 但我会继续战斗(15)

Now, being human, we are imperfect. That's why we need each other, to catch each other when we falter, to encourage each other when we lose heart. Some may lead, some may follow, but none of us can go it alone. 现在，作为人类，我们都是不完

奥巴马每周电视讲话：总统阐释劳工节传承的财富（01）

Hi everybody. Before you fire up the barbecue for the long weekend, I want to talk a little bit about the reason we get to celebrate Labor Day 嗨，大家。在你为周末长假制作烧烤之前，我想谈谈我们庆祝劳工节的原由， and

Working Too Much Harms US College Students’ Academic Progress

Kara Rowells enjoys hard work. The native of Tarpon Springs, Florida learned to love being busy from her father. My dad always had a lot of different jobs at once, and so thats the model that I saw, she told VOA. My dad will often work a job all day

Progress Made Against Malaria at Risk

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. In recent decades, countries around the world have made great progress against malaria. However, a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) says that progress is at risk. This

财会英语：Progress Payment

Chen: Ms Liu, these are the account reconciliation for our ledgers for Last month, and there are still some minor mistakes. We need to adjust the wrong records in this month. Liu: OK. That's good, tha

2007年VOA标准英语-Thai Leader Says Progress Made Against Violence

By Ron Corben Bangkok 29 August 2007 Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont says some progress is being made in reducing violence in the country's southern provinces, which have been wracked by Muslim separatist violence. Mr. Surayud made the comment

VOA标准英语2008年-US Reports Progress in Mideast Talks

By Scott Stearns Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt 18 May 2008 The Bush administration says Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are making significant progress toward an independent Palestinian state. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports from Egy

VOA常速英语2008年-US Commander in Iraq Says Surge Working, But Pr

By Robert Raffaele Washington 05 March 2008 The top U.S. military commander in Iraq says there is progress in Iraq, but political reconciliation is still necessary to bring together the various segments of Iraqi society. VOA's Nazzy Beglari spoke to

VOA常速英语2008年-WHO Cites Slow Progress Against Tuberculosis

By Mandy Clark London 17 March 2008 A World Health Organization report says the rate of tuberculosis infections is going down across the globe, but also notes that progress in the fight against the disease is too slow. VOA's Mandy Clark reports from

China, Switzerland make further progress in FTA talks

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China and Switzerland have made great progress in the fifth round of bilateral talks on a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Ministry of Commerce said Friday. During the May 8-10 talk, the two countries exchanged vie

VOA标准英语2008年-Abbas Says No Progress in Peace Talks with Isra

The head of the Palestinian Authority says negotiations with Israel are not making any progress. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (File) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is quoted as sayi

Brazil achieves progress in fighting tuberculosis

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday highlighted Brazil's efforts to stop tuberculosis (TB) in its territory. According to a report released by the organization, Brazil achieved significant and sustained

2007年VOA标准英语-World Bank Sees Some Progress in Africa's Gover

By Barry Wood Washington 10 July 2007 The World Bank, in a report released Tuesday, says some African countries have made significant improvements in the way they govern themselves. But the survey, covering 200 rich and poor countries, says progress

Bonn climate talks see little progress

BONN, Germany, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The latest United Nations (UN) climate talks ended here on Friday with no surprise -- some technical issues saw some progress, as delegates usually said, while major disagreements remained. The two-week UN climate n

Obama Hopes to Build on G20 Progress

After the two-day G20 economic summit in France was dominated by the debt crisis in Greece, President Barack Obama says he will keep pressing for quick action to solve the crisis. The president also vows to continue his push for legislation that woul

China welcomes progress on Iran nuclear issue

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China welcomes the positive progress made by the international community in resolving Iran's nuclear issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said Wednesday. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton accepted Iran's of

Report Shows Encouraging Progress in Girls’ Education

As the world prepares to mark the 100th anniversary(周年纪念日) of International Womens Day on March 8, a new report details the progress and challenges girls face in getting an education. The report from the Education for All Fast Track Initiat

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Who did you think you'd be With all of this competition You did your best to believe And invest in your best intentions There's a masterpiece within the mess Give it all you've got, cause this ain't over yet Three steps forward, two steps back Is sti