学个词Learn a Word 第199期 turn the corner

今天我们要学的词组是turn the corner。 Turn the corner是出现好转，渡过难关的意思。伊拉克的局势让美国总统布什在国内备受压力。媒体报道说， Congressional leaders give President Bush a matter of months t

VOA慢速英语2014 伊拉克总理被迫寻求逊尼派的帮助,来对抗武装分子

Iraq's Prime Minister Pressed to Seek Sunni Support in Fight Against Militants 伊拉克总理被迫寻求逊尼派的帮助,来对抗武装分子 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Sunni Muslim leaders in Iraq say Iraqi security forces

VOA标准英语2014--伊拉克基督徒为生存抗击伊斯兰武装分子

Iraqi Christians Fight for Survival Against Islamic State Militants 伊拉克基督徒为生存抗击伊斯兰武装分子 LONDON Religious leaders warn that Sunni militants of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria are trying to ethnically cleans

2014年CRI 中方不接受南海仲裁 克里访中东斡旋伊拉克危机

中方不接受南海仲裁 克里访中东斡旋伊拉克危机 A senior Chinese diplomat is downplaying any suggestions of international arbitration connected to disputes in the South China Sea. Vice foreign minister Zhang Yesui has made the commen

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush Confident of Success in Basra Fighti

President Bush says Iraqi security forces fighting in Basra will need time to overcome Shiite militias, but he is confident the government in Baghdad will prevail. Mr. Bush says the Iraqi offensive is a direct result of security gains made be a surge

VOA双语新闻 Blair: Iraq Coalition Will Build Democracy

British Prime Minister Tony Blair says coalition forces will not retreat from Iraq, and will remain until it is a true democracy. He spoke in an interview that aired Sunday on U.S. television. 英国首相布莱尔说，在伊拉克实现真正民主之

VOA双语新闻 Bush, Kerry Campaign Following Debate

President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are back on the campaign trail after their second debate Friday evening. 在星期五晚上举行第二次辩论后，布什总统和民主党总统候选人克里又重新回到竞选旅途中。 P

VOA双语新闻 US, Iraqi Forces Attack Insurgent Stronghold

U.S. and Iraqi forces have pushed into the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, north of Baghdad and taken control of key government buildings and religious sites. U.S. military officials estimate close to 100 insurgents were killed, and say one U.S. sol

VOA双语新闻 Iraq War Crime Trials Could Begin Next Week

Iraq's interim government says war crime trials of members of the former regime of Saddam Hussein could begin as early as next week. In the meantime, at least two people were killed and as many as 13 wounded early Tuesday when, for the second time in

VOA双语新闻 Armitage Goes to Middle East to Discuss Iraq

The Bush administration is sending Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage to Turkey, Jordan and Syria later this week on a mission partly aimed at helping improve prospects for next month's Iraqi elections. The United States accuses Syria of harb

VOA双语新闻 Iraqi Political Leaders Plan to Re-Convene Pa

Negotiators for the major political groups in Iraq say they plan to reopen the Iraqi parliament by Tuesday and announce the new government's top leaders. Negotiators are trying to include as many groups as possible in the new government, but they are

VOA双语新闻 Bush Focuses on Social Security

President Bush has held a rare formal news conference, a session that focused primarily on two key domestic issues--rising gas prices, and the future of the massive government program that provides benefits to retirees. 美国总统布什星期四晚举

VOA双语新闻：前美军将领称伊战不会迅速结束

This week marked the fifth anniversary of the speech President Bush gave on a U.S. aircraft carrier, in which he declared the end of major combat in Iraq. The anniversary came at the end of a difficult month for U.S. forces in Iraq, and caused some r

VOA双语新闻--British Hostage Released in Iraq

A British hostage has been released alive and well in Iraq after more than two years in captivity. The news was announced by Britain's foreign minister in London. 一名被绑架超过两年的英国人质日前平安从伊拉克获释。英国外交大

VOA双语新闻 --- Britain Delays Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Britain's defense secretary has announced plans to reduce troop levels in southern Iraq have been postponed after a recent flare-up of violence around the city of Basra. 英国国防大臣宣布，推迟实行精简派驻伊拉克南部的军队的计划

VOA双语新闻 ---彼得雷乌斯被提名领导中央司令部

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has named the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, to lead the U.S. Central Command, which oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as U.S. military operations and security cooperation thro

VOA双语新闻 --- 布什说从伊撤军由战地指挥官决定

President Bush says America's election-year politics will not affect his commitment to keep U.S. troops in Iraq. Mr. Bush says his decision to send more troops to Iraq has helped improve security. 布什总统说，美国选举年的政治气氛不会影

VOA双语新闻 ---布什称伊战值得美国正在取得胜利

President Bush marked the fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq with a speech at the U.S. Defense Department. Mr. Bush took on his critics, saying the war is worth fighting and winning. 美国总统布什在五角大楼发表讲演，纪念

VOA双语新闻：巴格达警察学院遭到自杀炸弹袭击

A suicide bomber has killed at least 28 people near Iraq's police academy in Baghdad. The attack occurred as the United States and Britain announced major troop reductions by September. 巴格达一所警察学院附近发生自杀炸弹袭击，导致

VOA双语新闻：美国总统候选人激烈辩论伊战问题

The war in Iraq continues to be a sharp point of difference between the two presumptive U.S. presidential nominees, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. 在即将成为美国总统候选人的美国民主党的巴拉克.奥巴马和共和党