ESL Podcast 1175 Getting a Fresh Start Nico: Im moving to Atlanta. I want a fresh start. Celia: This is a surprise. I thought you were going to stick it out here and try to put the past behind you. Nico: There are too many reminders here. I want a cl

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年ESL之就医和人际交往

Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says unaccompanied children will be sent to Malaysia as part of that asylum seeker deal being negotiated with the country. Malaysia is playing hardball in the negotiations. A draft document obtained by the ABCs Lateli

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This is AP News Minute. Andrew Puzder, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Labor, has withdrawn his name from consideration. Democrats strongly opposed the pick. Some Republicans raised concerns about Puzder's failure to pay taxes

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2017(二)月

This is AP News Minute. President Trump can be heard on an audio recording talking to attorney Michael Cohen about paying a former Playboy model who allegedly had an affair with Trump. It was recorded before the 2016 election. Cohen's lawyer released

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Democrats in the United States cast their final ballots this week in primary elections for the party's presidential nomination. Senator Hillary Clinton has won a commanding victory in the Democratic presidential primary election held in the U.S. terr

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年6月

Our show begins with a pair of headlines. The first from Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., where CIA Director Mike Pompeo appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday. Pompeo is U.S. President Donald Trumps nominee to be the next

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370. The Democratic Nominations. 370.民主党的提名 The Democratic convention met at Charleston, South Carolina. 民主党在南卡罗莱纳州的查理斯顿召开会议, It was soon evident that the Northern Democrats and the Southern Democ

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 美国学生历史

Space thriller Gravity won 11 BAFTA nominations on Wednesday, putting it just ahead of the pack at Britain's top film honours, while 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle were in the running in 10 categories. British actors Helen McCrory and Luke Evan

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 CCTV9英语新闻2014年01月

今天我们要学的词是across the aisle。 Across the aisle, 是美国政治里一个非常有用的词,指对立党派。 President-elect Obama promised to reach across the aisle to foster a 'new politics' in his campaign, 美国当选总统奥巴

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是twilight。 Twilight, 意思是黄昏时分的,引伸为晚年的,晚期的。 The book is about a man who found his true love in his twilight years, 这本书讲的是一个迟暮之年的老人找到了自己的真爱。

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是drop out。 Drop out是退出的意思。美国威斯康辛州前州长汤普森在上星期六爱奥华州举行的共和党总统参选人假想选举中位居第六,汤普森因此宣布退出争取共和党总统候选人

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(35) / 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(82) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

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

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年4月

Senator Hillary Clinton scored crucial primary wins Tuesday in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, reviving her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. But her opponent, Senator Barack Obama, has more pledged delegates and says he still expect

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Senator Barack Obama added another victory to his campaign for the Democratic nomination Tuesday, winning the southern state of Mississippi's primary. The 33 delegates at stake will be divided with opponent Senator Hillary Clinton because Democrats d

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Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama picked up more support Friday in his battle with rival Hillary Clinton for the party's presidential nomination. Both candidates campaigned in Oregon, which holds a primary on May 20. 美国民主党总统候

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Concern about the troubled U.S. economy continues to dominate the U.S. presidential race. Presumptive presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama are busy debating taxes, foreign trade and health care. 对美国经济困境的忧虑仍然是美国

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年6月

今天我们要学的词是off-guard。 Off-guard, 是没有提防,缺乏警惕的意思。以色列炮轰加沙后,联合国在加沙地区的一位高级官员说, We were caught off-guard by the operation, 这次行动让我们丝毫没有防备

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是 disqualify. To disqualify 是取消资格的意思。The winner of this year's St. Louis Marathon was disqualified after marathon officials found her cheating. 今年圣路易斯马拉松比赛冠军事后被比赛官员发现

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Syrias President Bashar al-Assad has cast doubt on whether a ceasefire proposed for later this week can be implemented. The cessation of hostility was agreed by world Paris in a security meeting in Munich last week. But President al-Assad said the ce

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