音标:[ˌprɔvəˈkeɪʃənz] ;
n. 挑衅( provocation的复数形式 ); 激怒; 刺激; 愤怒的原因
n. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
n. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
n. needed encouragement

1. Tens of thousands of spectators are again expected to line the streets of Manhattan to watch the annual Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade tradition, started in 1924, has grown year after year. This year, Kung Fu Panda and Spiderman will le

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(152) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2010(十一月)

AS IT IS 2016-04-01 Security Summit Focuses on N. Korea, Terror Threat 核安全峰会聚焦朝鲜核威胁 U.S. President Barack Obama opened his final nuclear security summit in Washington on Thursday, expressing concerns over North Korea's nuclear

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Okay, brilliant. Okay, here we go. From the beginning, can we do our phrases first? 好,非常好。好,我们开始。从头,我们可以先做我们的词语吗? And then that. And we're going to build something now, organize it, the phrase

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The United States strongly condemns the illegal disclosure of classified information. It puts peoples lives in danger, threatens our national security, and undermines our efforts to work with other countries to solve shared problems. So lets be clear

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AS IT IS 2016-10-12 North Korean Nuclear Program Costs Flood Victims Aid 朝鲜核项目花费大量洪水受害者援助金 Nearly 600,000 people need urgent assistance because of recent severe flooding in North Korea as the winter season approaches

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WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday reaffirmed U.S. defense commitment to the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, vowing no recognition of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a nuclear state. The bo

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The South China Sea南海Not the usual drill非一般钻井Tensions mount dangerously in contested waters争议水域局势紧张BARACK OBAMA'S tour of four countries in Asia late last month was supposed to reassure America's friends of its commitmen

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Kosovo Reflects on Bloody Riots Thursday, March 17, 2005, marks the first anniversary of anti-Serb rioting throughout Kosovo. Several ethnic Albanians and Serbs were killed, hundreds of Serbian homes

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The US and China have agreed on a new UN resolution to place additional sanctions on North Korea in response to its latest nuclear and missile tests. 美国和中国已就进一步制裁朝鲜的联合国新决议达成一致,这些制裁是对朝鲜

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A joint statement issued after 43-hours of marathon talks says South Korea will stop the loudspeaker broadcasts by midday this Tuesday. In exchange, the North will end its semi-state of war. Seoul restarted its anti-Pyongyang broadcasts last week aft

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WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Wednesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to refrain from further provocations amid reports of an imminent missile launch by the Asian nation. State Department spokesman Pat

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BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday urged the Philippines to stop making provocative comments over the Huangyan Island dispute and do more to calm the situation. We hope the Philippine side will stop making provocative comments time and again

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WASHINGTON, March 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday announced that he has ordered the military to beef up the missile defense system by deploying 14 additional ground- based interceptors. At a Pentagon press briefing, Hagel

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SEOULNorth and South Korean officials met into the early hours of Sunday in an urgent bid to avert war on the peninsula before adjourning their marathon talks until Sunday afternoon. The high-level meeting began Saturday at the Panmunjom truce villag

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But first: Two days after North Korea's sixth nuclear test, the war of words and the war games continued today. But President Trump's recent statements targeting South Korea have led to growing concerns there. William Brangham reports. South Korean w

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WASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Park Geun- hye on Wednesday vowed at the U.S. congress to push forward trust- building on the Korean peninsula. I will remain steadfast in pushing forward a process of trust- building on the Korean

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奥巴马重申对韩国的安全承诺 WASHINGTON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday reiterated defense commitment to South Korea with both conventional and nuclear forces after talks with visiting South Korean leader Park Geun-h

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PARIS, April 14 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande and his American counterpart Barack Obama on Monday expressed hope that next Thursday's meeting involving Russia, Ukraine, the United States and the EU would pave way for a de-escalation

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奥巴马促成韩日首脑会晤 WASHINGTON President Obama brought together the leaders of Japan and South Korea to discuss cooperation on containing North Korea and its nuclear weapons programs. Japan and North Korea have had tense relations over

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英语四级真题阅读长难句分析(12) 42. Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations: I dont talk about that anymore. (2007年6月) 【分析】本句为复合

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