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夏说英语新闻晨读 第332期:2亿年前的蛾子
本期内容: Newly discovered fossils show that moths and butterflies have been on the planet for at least 200 million years. Scientists found fossilized butterfly scales the size of a speck of dust inside ancient rock from Germany. Butterflies an
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第333期:万豪酒店被中国政府关闭
本期内容: China has shut down the Chinese websites of Marriott International for a week, after the firm listed Tibet and others as separate countries. The hotel group has apologized for the error and said it did not support separatist movements
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第334期:英国小学生糖摄入过量
本期内容: Half of the sugar young children in England consume comes from unhealthy snacks and sweet drinks, figures show. On average, primary school children have at least three sugary snacks a day, Public Health England found. This means they
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第335期:韩国加班狂魔
本期内容: ThegovernmentinSouthKorea'scapitalisintroducinganewinitiativetoforceitsemployeestoleaveworkontime- bypoweringdownalltheircomputersat20:00onFridays.Itsaysitistryingtostopacultureofworkingovertime. SouthKoreahassomeofthelongestworkingho
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第336期:日本下调成年人年龄
本期内容: Children in Japan will be considered adults when they are 18 as opposed to 20, under a new proposal that is supported by the government. If the change is approved, 18-year-olds will be able to get married, sign contracts and take out
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第337期:一代神车甲壳虫停产
本期内容: Volkswagen is about to end production on the VW Beetlebetter known to many drivers as the Bug. And while there were rumors about a next generation electric version of the iconic vehicle, the company says that car will not be made. The
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第338期:神秘消失的女飞行员
本期内容: Bones discovered on a Pacific island in 1940 are likely to be those of famed pilot Amelia Earhart, according to a US science journal. Earhart, her plane, and her navigator vanished without a trace in 1937 over the Pacific Ocean. But t
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第339期:手机成瘾要hold住
本期内容: An app that rewards students for time spent away from their phones is being released in the UK. Hold was developed by three students who met at Copenhagen Business School and wanted to develop something to help with the issue of devic
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第340期:比特币监管
本期内容: Crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin should be regulated to crack down on illegal activities and protect the financial system, Mark Carney warned. The Bank of England governor said their inherent risks meant investments in digital curren
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第341期:Facebook泄露个人信息
本期内容: The US Federal Trade Commission is reported to be investigating Facebook after allegations that 50 million users' private information was misused by a political consultancy firm. Cambridge Analytica (CA), hired by the Trump campaign i
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第342期:太平洋垃圾堆
本期内容: A collection of plastic afloat in the Pacific Ocean is growing rapidly, according to a new scientific estimate. Predictions suggest a build-up of about 80,000 tonnes of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch between California and
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第343期:欲望都市选州长
本期内容: Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon has announced she is launching a bid for New York governor. Ms Nixon, who played Miranda Hobbs on the HBO series, plans to challenge incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic party nominati
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第344期:巨石强森的抑郁症
本期内容: Dwayne Johnson has thanked fans for their support after he opened up about his battle with depression. The 45-year-old discussed his mother's suicide attempt and a period he described as the worst time of his life in an interview with
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第345期:路易威登任命首位黑人设计师
本期内容: LouisVuitton,thefashiongiantjustappointeditsfirstblackartisticdirector.Ghanaian-AmericanVirgilAblohwilltakeupthetoppositionattheworld'slargestluxurybrand.YoumayalreadyrecognizehisnameasKanyeWestscreativedesignerandfrequentcollaborator
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第346期:美签政策变化
本期内容: TheTrumpadministrationhassaiditwantstostartcollectingthesocialmediahistoryofnearlyeveryone seekingavisatoentertheUS.Theproposal,whichcomesfromthestatedepartment, wouldrequiremostvisaapplicantstogivedetailsoftheirFacebookandTwitteracco