约翰昆西亚当斯(John Quincy Adams,1767年7月11日-1848年2月23日)是美国第六任总统(1825年-1829年)。他是第二任总统约翰亚当斯及第一夫人爱比盖尔亚当斯的长子。在詹姆斯门罗时期担任美国

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Ingrid Betancourt is a Colombian-French politician and formerly the worlds most famous hostage. She was kidnapped in 2002 by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) while campaigning to be president. Her six years in captivity in the Colomb

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Todd: OK, Christian, what is your dream job, if you could have any job in the world? Christian: My dream job is to become a diplomat representing my country, preferably in Japan. That's why I came to Japan to learn Japanese and hopefully obtain a mas

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Syria and Russia say the United States has lied about chemical weapons attacks in the Syrian conflict as a way of blocking efforts to end the fighting. A Syrian foreign ministry source condemned what it called lies and allegations by U.S. Secretary o

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Russia Urges Study-Abroad Students to Come Back Home Russia has launched a campaign to urge students studying abroad to return home to continue their education. 俄罗斯发起了一项运动,督促海外留学生回国继续学业。 The campaign

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US Secretary of State Returns to North Korea for Nuclear Talks U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Thursday. 美国国务卿蓬佩奥周四将前往朝鲜首都平壤。 The top American diploma

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Annan Recommends Iraq Elections be Put off until after Power Transfer Peter Heinlein U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has agreed with the United States that elections in Iraq are not feasible before

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TEHRAN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates' Affairs Hassan Qashqavi said here Sunday that Tehran and London are negotiating to resume bilateral consular ties, semi-official Fars news agenc

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美联社,新闻一分钟,Bush,president,US,1 Saying he respects anti-war views, President Bush also says bringing US troops home from Iraq now would send a terrible signal. 2 Diplomats of the UN's Nuclear Watchdog Agency say Iran faces a deadl

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1. A deadly day in Iraq. A suicide car bomber strikes in Basra. More than two dozen are dead. Four Russian diplomats were kidnapped, another killed in Baghdad. And police found 12 bodies, eight had be

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CAIRO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's main opposition bloc, dubbed National Salvation Front, announced Sunday evening rejection of the constitutional referendum slated for Dec. 15, urging all its supporters to say No to the draft constitution. After a le

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1. Syria is seeing more diplomatic fallout from its continued violent crackdown on protesters. The US is closing its embassy there, pulling all American diplomats out of the country. And the British are recalling their ambassador for consultations on

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1. Newly appointed US Attorney General Loretta Lynch visited Baltimore to meet with community leaders following a string of recent violent riots. Lynch also met with family member of Freddie Gray who suffered a fatal spinal injury while in police cus

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Iraqis elected a new parliament in March. There was no clear winner. And five months later there is still no agreement on a coalition government. On Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council called on

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state -- the top cabinet position. Tillerson currently serves as Chief Executive Officer at the Texas-based oil company ExxonMobil. In a statement, Trump said the business

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AS IT IS 2014-10-08 Foreign Aid Workers Under Pressure in South Sudan 在南苏丹的外国援助人员面临压力 The conflict in South Sudan is harming relations between the government and international organizations. Aid groups are helping the mi

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African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping has opened an international conference on Libya with a call for an immediate end to hostilities and dialogue between the Gadhafi government and rebels. But a hoped-for appearance by a Libyan rebel represent

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AZUZ: From the Middle East to the Far East. Our next stop is in North Korea, a country under a series of penalties or sanctions for its nuclear program. 阿祖兹:现在把目光从中东转到远东地区。下一则新闻与朝鲜有关,这个国

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今天我们要学的词儿是downplay。 Downplay something是指对某事轻描淡写。The coach downplayed the team's loss in the season opener,意思是教练并不看重球队赛季首场比赛的失利。The diplomat downplayed the breakdown o

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232 马其顿骚乱打破和平希望 Macedonia Riots Undermine Peace Hopes Jeff Bieley Skopje 25 Jul 2001 13:18 UTC Riots in Macedonia's capital, Skopje, and overnight battles in another Macedonian c

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