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夏说英语新闻晨读 第512期:英国退欧终乐章
本期内容: Shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday evening, British MPs face a choice that will affect the country's 66 million citizens for many years to come. They will either vote to support Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, negotiated with the
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第513期:油管整顿恶搞视频
本期内容: UTubeclipsthatdepictdangerousoremotionallydistressingprankshavebeenbannedfromtheplatform.Themovecomesinresponsetoso-calledchallengesthathavesometimesresultedindeathorinjury.TheGoogle-ownedvideosharingsitesaidsuchmaterialhadnoplaceonUT
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第514期:欧盟首席谈判代表泼冷水
本期内容: Michel Barnier has said Brexit is at a standstill after the crushing rejection of Theresa Mays deal by MPs but offered to return to the negotiating table if parliament forces Theresa May to shift her red lines. The motivations of the
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第515期:建墙大计命运多舛
本期内容: USPresidentDonaldTrumphassetoutnewplansonhisMexicanwallprojecttotrytoendapartialgovernmentshutdownlastingmorethanfourweeks.Oneofhiscompromiseswasonso-calledDreamerswhoenteredtheUSillegallywhenyoung.Hestillwants$5.7bn(4.5bn)tofundthewa
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第516期:告别的新玩儿法
本期内容: Britons are increasingly shunning traditional funerals in favour of more unusual send-offs, which last year included a McDonald's-themed drivethrough event and a service for a magician where the undertakers wore red noses. Two-fifths
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第517期:麦当劳打造健康儿童餐
本期内容: McDonald'swillsoonbanishcheeseburgersandchocolatemilkfromitsHappyMealmenuinanefforttocutdownonthecalories, sodium,saturatedfatandsugarthatkidsconsumeatitsrestaurants. TheHappyMealhaslongbeenatargetofhealthadvocatesandparentswholinkitt
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第518期:世界财富之马太效应
本期内容: The growing concentration of the world's wealth has been highlighted by a report showing that the 26 richest billionaires own as many assets as the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of the planet's population. In an annu
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第519期:委内瑞拉的邻居们
本期内容: US President Donald Trump has said he recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president. The announcement came minutes after the 35-year-old declared himself acting leader in Caracas on Wednesday. A number of So
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第520期:千禧一代更喜单身
本期内容: Research suggests young millennials prefer the single status. For its Single Not Sorry Survey, dating app Tinder, polled over 1,000 singles between the age of 18 and 25. 72 percent say they've made a conscious decision to stay out of
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第521期:遛狗公关要用心
本期内容: Dog-walking app Wag has been accused of trying to silence a couple whose dog died in the care of one of their dog walkers. Sara and Nick Moore, from Houston, Texas, say Wag offered them financial compensation in return for signing a n
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第522期:沃尔玛高薪聘请货车司机
本期内容: Walmart has announced that it will add more truck drivers to its fleet this year. The retail giant, which says it added 1,400 truckers in 2018, notes that hundreds more are slated to join the fleet in 2019. And the company says that i
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第545期:苹果承认Facetime存缺陷
本期内容: Apple has acknowledged a flaw in its FaceTime software that allowed for brief eavesdropping--even if the recipient did not pick up. In some cases the target iPhone would send video, probably without the receiver's knowledge. The compa
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第524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525期:三喵军团之歌
本期内容: After a heart-breaking week for English football fans, Three Lions is number one on this week's official singles chart. It's the first time in chart history a song has scored four spells at number one with the same artist line-up. The
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夏说英语新闻晨读 第526期:人人都爱冰淇淋
本期内容: The No. 1 driver of ice cream cravings is its sweetness, explained Gail Civille, founder and president of Sensory Spectrum, a firm that helps companies learn how sensory cues drive consumer perceptions of products. The amount of fat i