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Scientists Analyze Modern Tennis Technique of Sliding 科学家分析现代网球技术中的滑动 Sliding to return a shot is a common tennis practice on clay courts, but lately players have started using it on grass and hard courts as well. Scient

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VOA常速英语2015--必须加大力度应对艾滋病

必须加大力度应对艾滋病 A new report warned if treatment and prevention methods for HIV/AIDS are not expanded now, the epidemic could rebound within five years. UNAIDS and the Lancet Commission said while unprecedented progress has been mad

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Obama Address Highlights Intensified Security Debate 奥巴马今将就美国家安全讲话 强调消灭IS坚定信心 WASHINGTON President Barack Obamas address on last weeks deadly shootings in California comes as two potent issues merge and overl

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阿富汗议会表决自行延长任期 Parliamentarian Abdul Qader Zazai blamed the infighting between President Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah. 国会议员阿卜杜勒卡迪尔塞伊指责加尼总统与首席执行官阿卜杜拉之间的内斗。

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