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夏说英语新闻晨读 第362期:澳洲科学家选择安乐
本期内容: Scientist David Goodall, 104, has died after choosing to end his life at a clinic in Switzerland, a right-to-die organisation says. The lauded London-born ecologist and botanist, who was not terminally ill, said the decision had been
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第363期:两代人的爱恨情仇
本期内容: A 10,000 eoroes payment should be given to the young and pensioners taxed more, a new report into inter-generational fairness in the UK suggests. The research and policy organisation, the Resolution Foundation, says these radical move
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第364期:盛装大都会
本期内容: The Met Gala, the benefit event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, is considered the highlight of New York's social calendar, attracting fashion designers and stars from around the world. It is known for its expen
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第365期:中美贸易战
本期内容: China has agreed to buy more US goods and services, reducing the trade imbalance between the two countries and dampening fears of a looming trade war. Washington says the move will substantially reduce its 335bn dollars annual trade d
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第366期:褪色的梵高向日葵
本期内容: The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is reviewing how it displays the artist's Sunflowers painting after a pioneering new technique revealed the painting's petals and stems were withering to an olive-brown colour as a result of his use of
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第367期:Airbnb收税
本期内容: Airbnb will automatically report homeowners' income to tax authorities in Denmark under a landmark move. It will make it easier to spot tax evasion by homeowners renting out rooms and properties via the site. Danish tax minister Karst
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第368期:史上最贵网红素肉汉堡
本期内容: A California startup is trying to persuade consumers to bite into burger patties that don't contain any meat. Impossible Foods, wants to bring fake meat to the masses. Its signature product, the Impossible Burger, is made with ingredi
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第369期:贫民窟走出的首富
本期内容: A businessman who once lived in a council house near Manchester is the richest person in the UK, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. Jim Ratcliffe, who founded chemical firm Ineos, topped the list with an estimated worth of 21.05
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第370期:Burberry回购股票
本期内容: Burberryhasannouncedplanstobuyback150meuroesofsharesasitannouncedannualresults.Totalrevenueslipped1%to2.73bneuroes,whilepre-taxprofitrose5%to413meuroes.MarcoGobbetti,chiefexecutive,said: WhilethetaskoftransformingBurberryisstillbefore
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第371期:卫冕冠军德国战车被墨西哥掀翻
本期内容: Germany came into Russia 2018 tipped as favorites by many, looking to become the first team to retain the World Cup since Brazil in 1962. However, their attempt to create history got off to the worst possible start as they fell to a s
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第372期:纸杯禁不尽
本期内容: Governments need to make it easier to recycle disposable coffee cups instead of shunning them, a manufacturer has said. The Scottish government has banned single-use cups in its main buildings. But Caerphilly-based manufacturer Paul S
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第373期:办公室饮食危机
本期内容: Workplaces across America provide their employees with foods high in salt and refined grains and low in whole grains and fruit. Some of the most commonly obtained foods included beverages like coffee and regular soft drinks, which are
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第374期:中国企业赞助世界杯
本期内容: ThevalueofWorldCupsponsorshiphasdroppedbetweenthe2014eventinBrazilandthisyear'sinRussia,accordingtoNielsenSports'research. Chinesesponsorssteppedintothebreachafteranumberoflong-termFifabackers,suchasJohnsonamp;Johnson,CastrolandContin
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第375期:美第一夫人穿衣风波
本期内容: First Lady Melania Trump has been criticized for the choice of her coat worn on a trip to a migrant child detention center in Texas. Mrs Trump was spotted in the coat, which featured graffiti writing on the back with the words I reall
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第376期:总统顾问不好当
本期内容: US President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, has suffered what doctors say was a very mild heart attack. He is expected to make a full recovery, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement