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AS IT IS 2014-12-26 US Politics Could Affect Iran Nuclear Talks 美国政治将影响伊朗核谈判 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he will continue to try to negotiate an end to the dispute between Iran and Western nations over Iran's nucle

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四级作文作为拉分的重点部分，应引起同学们足够的重视，小编找了许多作文范文来给同学们练习和提升语感。 Directions: Write a composition entitled Limiting the Use of Disposable Plastic Bags. You should write

US Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal in 2015

The Supreme Court often looks at a major social issue over a series of cases. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it considered the rights of gay people. At the time, voters in many states had approved laws strongly limiting gay rights. For example, p

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Beliefs 信念 Your beliefs are very powerful and have the power to create or to destroy your life. In most cases, whatever you believe, is what you will become. If you believe that you are loser, that you never get a break in life, that you cant acco

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Even if you have a light hand with the salt shaker, you probably get lots of sodium in processed or restaurant meals. But sodium can contribute to high

2013年ESL之日常生活 03 Limiting Free Speech

Limiting Free Speech Toshi: You cant go outside looking like that! What are you thinking? Celeste: Im exercising my right of free speech. Ive put on these clothes and painted my body this way to protest the treatment of women. I want to send a messag

Egyptians debate over draft law limiting protests

CAIRO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The draft law limiting protests in Egypt, which is currently being studied after recently being announced by Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki, stirred up an overwhelming debate in the Egyptian political arena. Contradictory repo

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There is a consensus among the delegates and world leaders attending the climate change conference in Copenhagen on the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions and shift to cleaner/more efficient energy. But a research center in Britain is espousing a d

7.2-magnitude earthquake hits southwest of Guam

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck southwest of U.S. territory Guam on Saturday local time, the United States Geological Survey reported on its website. The quake occurred at 7:19 a.m. on Saturday local time (2119

每日一词【933】magnitude：强度、规模

今天我们要学的词是magnitude。 Magnitude, 意思是强度、规模。 An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, 智利中部地区星期六早上发生八点八级地震。美国高尔夫球选手老虎.伍兹的母亲对

6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan's Pingtung

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's Pingtung at 10:34 Beijing Time (02:34 GMT) on Sunday, said the China earthquake network center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 22.8 degrees north latitude and 120.8 de

6.6-magnitude earthquake hits NW China's Xinjiang

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 5:07 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter is determin

6.2-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang -- CENC

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 18:47 Beijing Time on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of about 30 kilom

5.6-magnitude quake hits off the east coast of Honshu, Japan -- USGS

HONG KONG, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 23: 00:02 GMT on Friday (07:00:02 Beijing Time), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 34.20 km, wa

6.0 magnitude quake hits Indonesia, triggers panic

JAKARTA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.0 jolted Aceh in northern tip of Sumatra island earlier Tuesday, triggered panic, but no damage and casualty has been reported yet, officials said here. The USGS reported that the quake w

VOA双语新闻 --- Russia Drafts Law Limiting Foreign Invest

The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, passed legislation Friday limiting the ability of foreigners to invest in industrial sectors considered as strategic. This came shortly after the Russian government announced the arrest of two Russian

英语美文："安分"的大象

A number of years ago, I had the rather unique experience of being backstage in Madison Square Garden, in New York, during the Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey Circus. To say the least, it was a fascinating experience. I was able to walk around lookin

5.5-magnitude earthquake hits Southern California

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A swarm of earthquakes including one of 5.5-magnitude hit Southern California area near the Mexican border around noon Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quakes started to hit the area of Brawley at

CCTV9英语新闻：Magnitude-6.2 quake jolts waters off Taiwan

The China Earthquake Networks Center has reported a magnitude-6.2 earthquake in Taiwan. It hit the waters just east of the coastal city of Yilan at 11:17 a.m. Beijing Time. The tremor struck at a depth of 15 kilometres, and was felt as far as 60 kilo

CCTV9英语新闻：CENC: Magnitude-6.0 quake jolts waters off Taiwan

The China Earthquake Networks Center is reporting that a magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit waters off Taiwan the morning. The quake struck at a depth of 15 kilometers, just east of the coastal city of Yilan. It was felt as far as 60 kilometers away, in th