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新奇事件簿 法国男子求职有妙招
A French man who was unemployed tried a new way to get a job. He put his CV (resume) on a giant billboard.The billboard was next to a very busy road. It was four metres long and three metres high. There was a photo of the man wearing a Santa Claus ha
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新奇事件簿 护士在警察局办公
The UK government has announced a pilot scheme to help mentally ill people who have been arrested by the police. Mental health nurses will work in police stations in 10 different regions across England. The aim is to identify those with mental health
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新奇事件簿 发展中国家近10亿人肥胖
There are now almost one billion obese adults in the developing world. This figure was around 250 million in 1980. The number of very overweight people has almost quadrupled in the last 35 years. A report from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
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新奇事件簿 糖果传奇拥有最多下载量
Candy Crush Saga was the most downloaded app of 2013, both in Apple's App Store and Google's Play store. It was also the year's top revenue earning app. The game has been downloaded over 500 million times since its launch last year. Candy Crush Saga
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新奇事件簿 2014史上最棒的一年
The Internet says the year 2014 will be the best year ever for most of us. This year will be the year whenwe all start making progress with our plans. It is a great time to finally get around to doing the things you keep putting off. In particular, 2
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新奇事件簿 "世界铁饭碗"联合国首次裁员
The United Nations is cutting staff for the first time in its history. The U.N. General Assembly approved a staff cut for the first time since the international body was created in 1945. The decision means a reduction of 219 positions, which represen
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新奇事件簿 一天一苹果,医生远离我
New research says eating an apple every day can protect your body from a heart attack. The research is from Oxford University in England. The researchers said if people in England over 50 years old ate a daily apple, 8,500 fewer people would die each
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新奇事件簿 史瑞克婚礼
Once upon a time, a woman dreamed of getting married in a fairy tale wedding. For one British woman, her dream came true. Amanda Gibbs, 44, married her fiance of eight years on Saturday in a ceremony that was nothing but fairy tale. The happy couple
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新奇事件簿 用新闻学习英语
New research from the BreakingNewsEnglish.com website suggests that news is good for students. A researcher asked many teachers and students in an online class their opinions on using the news to learn English. Almost everyone said it was very import
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新奇事件簿 古巴放宽购买私家车限制
Cuba's government is making it easier for Cubans to buy foreign made, new and used cars. The Havana Times reports that: The Council of Ministers of Cuba decided at its current meeting to open up the retail sale of new and used motorcycles, cars, vans
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新奇事件簿 美国圣诞节年味变淡
A new report says Christmas in the USA is becoming less religious. Nine out of ten Americans celebrate Christmas, but only about half think it is a religious holiday. The report is from the Pew Research Center. It asked 2,001 adults about their opini
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新奇事件簿 玉兔从月球发回照片
China's scientific expedition to the Moon has sent back its first photos of the lunar surface. A robot called the Jade Rabbit became the first vehicle to traverse the Moon's volcanic ash since America's Apollo missions four decades ago. Scientists at
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新奇事件簿 碧昂丝秘密发布专辑
American pop singer Beyonce surprised her fans on Friday. She released her fifth album without telling anyone. The album was one of the biggest secrets in music history. Beyonce wanted to try a new way of releasing her music. She did not want to adve
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新奇事件簿 乌拉圭大麻交易合法化
Uruguay has become the first country in the world to legalise the marijuana trade, from the drug's production to its distribution. This means it is the only nation where the government has total control of the commercialisation of marijuana (also kno
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新奇事件簿 世界上最寒冷的地区
Scientists recently found the coldest place on Earth. Satellites measured a temperature of minus 93.2 degrees Celsius on part of Antarctica. Scientists still need to do more tests on the data. The real temperature could be one degree colder. The cold
