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英国新闻听力 联合国提议伊拉克选举新日期
In Washington, top administration officials have been giving more details of President Obamas new Afghan strategy. The Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee the new approach which means sending 30,000 extra troops, d
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英国新闻听力 南非世界杯足球赛分组出炉
The draw for next year's football World Cup in South Africa has taken place in Cape Town. The 32 countries that qualified for the finals now know who they will be playing. With the details, here is our sports news correspondent Alex Capstick. South A
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英国新闻听力 俄总统要求严惩夜总会大火责任人
President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia has called for the maximum punishment for those found liable for the fire in a nightclub in the city of Perm, where 109 people died. He called it a criminal act. More than 100 other people were injured in the blaze
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英国新闻听力 伊拉克通过新的选举法
Leading United States officials have said the American military will continue its presence in Afghanistan for a number of years despite beginning to withdraw in 2011. In a series of media appearances, officials stressed that the date should be seen a
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英国新闻听力 微软和梅铎新闻集团联手封杀谷歌
The cases of 4 parliamentarians in Britain are being referred to prosecutors in connection with the scandal over excessive expenses claims by politicians. The 4 have not been named, but the police say they included members of both the House of Common
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英国新闻听力 互联网上的不同语言
Different Languages on the Internet THE HOST: First though, Harvard University in the United States recently saw a few hundred people with eyes on the future getting together at a conference event called wikimania. They call themselves wikipedians. N
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英国新闻听力 美国的环保问题
While the G8 summit was underway, and once the news of Wednesday's London bombings became known, the American president George Bush was widely quoted on the subject of international terrorism. He spoke of his resolve to bring the perpetrators to just
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英国新闻听力 美国逮捕孟买恐怖袭击者同党
The United States government has declared that greenhouse gases are endangering the health of American people. The ruling means President Obama can now order cuts in emissions without having to win the backing of the US Senate, where climate change l
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英国新闻听力 英国对银行家奖金开征附加税
Britain has announced strict measures to curb bankers bonuses. There will be a one of fifty percent tax on all payments over 40,000 dollars. The move follows criticism of sizable bonuses banks are planning to pay while receiving government aid. An of
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英国新闻听力 高盛宣布以股份形式发放高管奖金
France, Britain and the Untied States have warned Iran that time is running out to avoid new sanctions over its nuclear program. After the meeting of the UN Security Council, the French ambassador said this was Irans last chance to begin negotiations
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英国新闻听力 教皇下令爱尔兰天主教堂整改
The United States House of Representatives has approved whats described as the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the great depression of the 1930s. The reforms were proposed by President Obama in July to prevent repeat of last years fina
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英国新闻听力 世界上速度最快的车
A British team has begun building a car designed to smash all previous land speed records and go faster than even the speed of sound. The supersonic car, called Bloodhound, is expected to reach an awe-inspiring 1,000mph (1,610km/h), while sound trave
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英国新闻听力 波音787完成处女航
The European Union has initialed an agreement to end one of the world's longest-running trade disputes over bananas. The EU, the world's biggest importer of bananas, is to cut the duty it imposes on Latin American producers of the fruit, while banana
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英国新闻听力 互联网域名变革
The internet is often described as the World Wide Web but how truly global is it when millions of users have no choice but to use a Latin-based alphabet to name websites and email addresses? All of that is set to change following the decision taken b
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英国新闻听力 英国举行圣诞亮灯仪式
As Christmas approaches, towns and cities around the UK are preparing for a peculiarly British celebration. The switching on of a towns Christmas lights has become an increasingly competitive event over the years, with some councils spending lots of
