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J jail [dZeil] n. 监狱, 看守所 vt. 监禁, 拘留 【同】goal; cell; confine 【例】There are not enough jails, not enough policemen, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the p

NPR 2009-05-19

The nation's top military officer says his goal is to turn things around in Afghanistan within the next 12 to 24 months, though Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he expects violence will increase in the short term. NPR

快口说英语050

050 I'm looking for a watch Practice Listen and Repeat A 1. My watch has Roman numerals. 2. He was given a gold Rolex by his company. 3. The watch has a day and date on its face. 4. I can easily read my watch even in the dark because the hands glow i

北师大初中英语七年级上--Expansion 5

[00:00.00]Unit 5 Sports and Games [00:06.05]Expansion 5 [00:11.59]3 [00:13.09]Hi,Tim [00:14.50]How's everything with you? [00:16.35]I have some great news. [00:18.80]There's a new sports center in our twon. [00:21.86]It's really cool! [00:23.94]They

词汇大师-- US Hospitals, Courts

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and this week on WORDMASTER: we look at the growing need for interpreters in American hospitals and courts ... RS: And how technology is addressing shortages. AA: We start with health care. Faith Lapidus has o

60秒科学:Can Hybrid Cars Be Too Quiet?

Hybrid cars are good for the environment. But scientists say that they might be bad for pedestrians. Because hybrids are so quiet, it can be hard for walkers to hear them until its too late. Listen to this. [quiet car sound] Thats a Toyota Prius mov

SCIENCE REPORT - Fuel Cell Cars

SCIENCE REPORT — February 7, 2002: Fuel Cell Cars By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. The United States Secretary of Energy, Spencer Abraham, has announced a program to d

NPR 2010-02-05

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. Ten US missionaries in Haiti have been charged with child kidnapping and criminal association. A deputy prosecutor in Haiti announced today that the group is accused of trying to take children illegally

AP 2010-02-19

1. Toyota has announced it will recall more than 400,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles around the globe to fix brake problems. This recall is the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker. This recall invol

2007年VOA标准英语-US Military in Iraq Reports Success Against Ter

By Alex Villareal Washington 28 September 2007 A U.S. military commander in Iraq says coalition forces have crippled the core leadership group of al-Qaida in Iraq in a series of raids over the past few months. VOA's Alex Villarreal reports from Washi

2006年VOA标准英语-US Official Calls for Islamic Courts to Stop Ex

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 22 June 2006 The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs has called on Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts to stop taking territory in volatile Somalia. The official also expressed concerns that Somalia poses a

VOA标准英语10月-Georgia - At Crossroads Throughout History

A brief war with Russia two months ago thrust the small Caucasus nation of Georgia into the international limelight again and sparked sharp exchanges between Moscow and the West. Georgia has been at a strategic crossroads throughout history and rema

VOA标准英语2012--Automakers Marketing More Fuel Efficient, Compact Cars

Automakers Marketing More Fuel Efficient, Compact Cars After 15 years on the assembly line, Detroit autoworker Nicole Current is about to become unemployed. I make truck axles, so as the auto industry tries to get away from the larger size vehicles,

美国国家公共电台 NPR President Trump Gets A Head Start On Shaping The Federal Courts

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: President Trump is moving quickly to put his nominees in the federal courts. Today the president nominated five people to serve on federal appeals courts and five more to serve on lower courts. There's an unusually large number o

2006年VOA标准英语-Islamic Courts Seize Somali Town of Jowhar

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 14 June 2006 In Somalia, fighters loyal to the Islamic Courts have captured the town of Jowhar, one week after taking control of the capital Mogadishu. This comes on the heels of lawmakers approving a peacekeeping mission f

China reforms railway court system

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- China's railway courts are now being integrated into civilian courts as part of reforms that are intended to help build a unified judicial system. Railway courts handle criminal and civil cases concerning railway transpor

2006年VOA标准英语-Success of Islamist Courts in Somalia Raises Qu

By Catherine Maddux Washington 08 October 2006 The emergence of a strong Islamic movement in Somalia has dramatically altered the politics of the country, severely weakening a transitional government that mediators had hoped would bring an end to ye

英语单词大师：US Hospitals, Courts Struggle

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and this week on WORDMASTER: we look at the growing need for interpreters in American hospitals and courts ... RS: And how technology is addressing shortages. AA: We start with health care. Faith Lapidus has o

与 Love 有关的谚语

Love at first sight. 一见钟情 Love cannot be forced. 爱情不能强求。 Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的。（意指看不见对方的缺点，即所谓的情人眼里出西施。） Love is never without jealousy. 爱生嫉妒。 Love is the

CCTV9英语新闻：Cross-regional courts to better judicial system

China has been piloting judicial reforms since 2014 to create a mature socialist court system, which aims to get rid of influence and protectionism from local officials. Cross-regional courts were set up in Shanghai and Beijing to counter the interfe