Farmers are warning that proposal to slash water allocations along the Murray-Darling would cause job losses and push up food prices. The proposal is expected to recommend deep cuts to irrigators' water entitlements. The plan will be released tomorro

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年

This is AP News Minute. Cabinet members and Vice President Mike Pence are among those who denied witting a New York Time's op-ed. The essay said White House officials are actively thwarting President Trump's most dangerous impulses. Supreme Court nom

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2018(九)月

Turmoil and uncertainty in Egypt deepened Wednesday after the country's defiant president insisted he will not step down in the face of demands by millions of protesters. The plane carrying Bolivia's president was rerouted to Austria after various Eu

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2013(七月)

今天我们要学的词是repeal. To repeal 意思是废止,放弃。Voters in Ireland went to the polls last Friday to decide whether to keep or repeal a constitutional amendment banning abortions in most cases. 爱尔兰选民上周五前往投票

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Argentina Lawmakers Reject Bill to Legalize Abortion Argentinas Senate has rejected a measure that would have legalized ending a pregnancy during the first 14 weeks for any reason. The Senate voted against the measure 38 to 31 on Thursday. The propos

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Argentina Lawmakers Reject Bill to Legalize Abortion Argentinas Senate has rejected a measure that would have legalized ending a pregnancy during the first 14 weeks for any reason. The Senate voted against the measure 38 to 31 on Thursday. The propos

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月

1. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito says he'll keep an open mind on abortion cases, but defends his 1991 ruling that women seeking abortions must notify husbands. 2. Iran removes UN seals on uranium

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2006

1. The streets are deserted after Iraq’s government imposed an extraordinary daytime curfew on Baghdad and 3 neighboring provinces. It’s a bid to pull the nation back from the brink of civil war a

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2006

1.An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris is missing. The plane ran into a towering wall of thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean. Officials fear all aboard are lost. 2.General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protec

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2009年(六)月

1. Fans across the US watched the Americans take on Germany today in World Cup play. Despite losing in 1-0, the US will advance to the knockout stage. Thanks to the Portugals win over Ghana, giving the US team a boost in the goal differential. 2. The

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(162) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2014(七)月

40 Years Later, US Abortion Opinions Remain Passionate To Jody Duffy, abortion is personal. As a young army officer, she was date raped. She had an abortion. Now, 30 years later, she carries a sign that reads: I regret my abortion. I will never judge

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President Bush says he will veto legislation that would relax restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. There is growing bipartisan support in Congress for changing those rules. 布什总统表示他将否决要求放松对胚胎干细胞研究限制

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今天我们要继续讲几个常用在美国人政治生活中的习惯用语。先要学的两个都跟惊险行动有关。第一个是:take the point。 Take the point也可以说成walk the point。 Point原意是尖端,take the point这个短

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天还是要讲在斗争尖锐的大选年里新闻界常用来报导选战的两个习惯用语。人人都知道各不相让的口头辩论是竞选运动的一大特色,所以上次我们学的两个习惯用语都是用来描述在言论上大

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要学的词是pro-life。 Pro-life意思是反对妇女有堕胎的选择权。Pro-life的对立面是 pro-choice,支持妇女的堕胎权。美国总统奥巴马不久前在圣母大学发表毕业演讲。Hundreds of pro-life activis

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是center stage。 Center stage, 中央舞台,引伸为注意的焦点。Abortion opponents saw their issue take center stage during Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor's confirmation hearing, 反堕胎者看到,他们所关心的

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Just hours after saying that women who have a termination should be punished,if abortion is criminalized in the United States , the republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has changed his position. In a interview with the MSN NBC news channel, M

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(33) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力精选进阶版

如今的竞选意味着花费几百万美元作电视广告,邮寄宣传印刷品。候选人也得和数以千计的志愿工作人员日以继夜地四处奔波。今天先学两个表示现代助选人员的习惯用语。第一个是:advance

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要学的词儿是debate。 Debate是辩论,讨论的意思。a heated debate是激烈的辩论;a policy debate是有关政策的辩论;a debate on abortion rights是说关于堕胎权利的辩论。如何解决伊拉克问题是这次

发表于:2019-02-20 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Topic1 Popularization of science on GM food written into key documentFor the seventh time, genetically modified has been mentioned in the first major policy document of each year released by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and t

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议