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Polls have closed in Japan's nationwide election for its lower house of parliament. Media exit polling is predicting a big defeat for the party that has ruled Japan for more than half a century. Just minutes after voting concluded Sunday in Japan, m

趣味青春英语电台 第42期:Lower the bar

Idiom: Lower the bar ( lower the standard ) Hit the book: Why the fox and jackal are frequently described as cunning and cleaver? Are the fox and jackal really as cleaver and cunning as the corporate man? Why man since prehistoric time was very discr

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Australia's once dominant wine industry is facing its biggest challenge, as competition increases from lower-cost rivals and consumer tastes change. Producers are being encouraged to target exports to Asia to revive the industry. Penfolds 1962 vinta

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Congress party President Sonia Gandhi is greeted by women party workers after the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the upper house of parliament, at her residence in New Delhi, India, 10 Mar 2010 Although the bill proposing to reserve one third

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The solar system is a hostile place. Earth is under attack from deadly cosmic radiation. Life here is only possible, because it's protected by the magnetosphere, an invisible force field that cocoons the planet. But new evidence reveals that this vit

每日一词【1204】lower：降低

今天我们要学的词是lower。 Lower, 做为动词，有降低的意思。 A new study says drinking coffee may help lower women's risk of stroke, 一项最新研究发现，喝咖啡有助于降低女性患中风的风险。 The easiest way to

ECONOMICS REPORT - Lower Bond Prices Can Mean a Higher Retur

ECONOMICS REPORT - Lower Bond Prices Can Mean a Higher Return, but Also Risk By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, May 20, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Governments a

Usain Bolt's record by the numbers

Usain's Bolt's epic run on Sunday night to lower the 100m world record to its current mark of 9.58 seconds is even more impressive when you look further into the statistics（统计）. If he could maintain that speed over the whole 100m, with a flying

2006年VOA标准英语-Pakistan's Lower House Passes Landmark Women's

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 15 November 2006 Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a landmark bill amending the country's controversial laws governing rape and adultery. The legislation, which has one more hurdle to clear, would overturn Pa

LDP expected to win majority in Japan's general election

TOKYO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Japan's main opposition party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is likely to win nearly 300 seats in the House of Representatives election held on Sunday, according to the latest poll released Thursday. The LDP, headed b

ADB lowers China's 2012 growth prediction

BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday lowered its prediction for China's economic growth to 8.2 percent in 2012 and 8.5 percent in 2013, although a bank official said a hard landing is unlikely. The ADB made the re

学个词Learn a Word 第1204期 lower

今天我们要学的词是lower。 Lower, 做为动词，有降低的意思。 A new study says drinking coffee may help lower women's risk of stroke, 一项最新研究发现，喝咖啡有助于降低女性患中风的风险。 The easiest way to

Japan's antinuclear Tomorrow Party splits into two groups

OSAKA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan's antinuclear Tomorrow Party on Friday split into two groups only a month after its inception due to internal conflicts over personnel matters, local press reported. Yukiko Kada, governor of Shiga Prefecture and the f

India Lower House Passes Graft Bill

India's powerful lower house of parliament has passed a landmark anti-corruption bill that seeks to create an independent ombudsman with powers to investigate corruption charges against bureaucrats and politicians. The bill was passed Tuesday followi

Japan's lower house election begins

TOKYO, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The 46th Japan's House of Representatives election began at 7:00 a.m. local time Sunday. A total of 1,504 candidates will run for the 480 seats in lower house election. The ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) registered

U.S. moves to block AT&T's buying of T-Mobile

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Justice Department of the United States on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit to block AT T's acquisition of T-Mobile, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole said at a press conference. Cole said that four nationw

China's Offline Retailers See Falls in Revenue

Based on a recent report by the China General Chamber of Commerce, the sales volume increase rate of the country's top 100 retailers has slowed down by 10 percent. However, while many offline giant retailers are seeing falls in revenue, online retail

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How Birds Breathe 鸟是如何呼吸的 Y: Don, flying is tougher than walking or running, right? So how come birds dont get winded and run out of breath? D: Actually, in terms of distance per unit energy, flying is pretty efficient . Plus birds have

CCTV9英语新闻：Timeline of Brazil's political crisis

Here are the key moments leading to the impeachment proceedings of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. On March 4th, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Rousseff's political mentor, had his house raided and was questioned by the police, as pa

每天三分钟学英语 第382期:英文you can go lower不是”你能更low“的意思

套路一：多买多折 - If you give me a good deal, Ill buy more. 如果便宜点我会多买点。 Come on, you can go lower. Tell you what, you give me two for $10 and Ill take 10 shirts. 还能再低的，如果两件10美元，我买10件。 I