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FILE – Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather predicting groundhog, during the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Feb. 2, 2021.…
Iraqi virtuoso oud player Naseer Shamma prepares to perform with an orchestra, at the Iraqi National Theater in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) War kept Naseer…
In this March 28, 2018 file photo, a North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod Bay off the coast of Plymouth, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)…
In this undated photo, a Popa langur moves along a forest floor. The Popa langur is among 224 new species listed in the World Wildlife Fund’s latest update on the…
We present the last of two parts of the short story “The Law of Life,” by Jack London. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of…
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from La Mancha, Spain. Question: Hello VOA. I was wondering about the difference between stand and stay… Are they…
Nguyen Tan Phat stands in his yard with his Tiger carving works ahead of the Lunar New year in Hanoi, Vietnam January 18, 2022. (REUTERS/Stringer) As Vietnam prepares to celebrate…
Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after defeating Matteo Berrettini of Italy in their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)…
Genting Snow Park, a competition venue for Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, is seen in Beijing, China January 15, 2022. (REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski) Experts warn that…
今天我们要学的词是 outsell. Outsell 销量超过。“格雷的50道阴影”这套书热卖。The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is outselling the seven Harry Potter books to become the best selling book series on Amazon.co.uk.“格雷的50道阴影”三部曲销量超过哈里.波特的七本书，成为英国亚马逊网站上销量最好的系列书籍。Outsell 的过去时是 outsold. 电子书ebook的销量继续呈上升趋势。Publishers are reporting…
今天我们要学的词是 envoy. Envoy 是特使的意思。Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan resigned as international peace envoy for Syria. 前联合国秘书长安南辞去了叙利亚国际和平特使的职务。A UN human rights envoy visited Myanmar to investigate ethnic clashes in June. 一位联合国人权特使前往缅甸，调查那里六月份发生的族群冲突。A UN…
今天我们要学的词是 across the board. Across the board 指所有人，所有方面。最新调查显示，The number of young adults living with their parents has risen across the board, no matter their age, race or geographic locations. 跟父母住在一起的年轻成年人全面增加，不论年龄，种族，也不论地理位置。美国房屋市场7月底公布的数字显示，Housing…
今天我们要学的词是 superpower. Superpower 超级大国。2012年第二季度智能手机全球总销量中，有27%是销往中国。分析人士说，China is becoming the new superpower in the smart phone realm. 在智能手机领域内，中国正成为新的超级大国。在奥运会的跳水项目中，China is without a doubt the world’s diving superpower. 在跳水项目中，中国是无可非议的超级大国。印度前一段时间连续发生两起大规模停电，有评论指出，It underscored the gap between India’s dream…
今天我们要学的词是 stop short of doing something. Stop short of doing something 意思是没有做某事。有报道说，美国总统奥巴马签署了一份秘令，授权美国军方向叙利亚反叛武装提供支持，不过，The White House has so far stopped short of directly arming the rebels. 美国政府迄今为止尚未直接向叙利亚反叛力量提供武器装备。美联储上星期开会，对美国的经济复苏状况表示失望，但是与此同时，The Federal Reserve stopped short of…
今天我们要学的词是sluggish. Sluggish迟缓的，缺少活力的。博彩业巨头拉斯维加斯金沙集团第二季度盈利比去年同期下降35%. The company blames a July typhoon and sluggish economic growth in China for its weak performance. 金沙集团把盈利表现不佳归咎于中国经济增长迟缓和七月份的一次台风天气。政府最新公布的数字显示，The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish rate of 1.5% in the…