A Four Corners investigation has revealed that two people smugglers are being considered for resettlement in Australia. The program secretly filmed the men discussing their people smuggling operations. Both men claim to have refugee status from the U

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年

11月美大选 拉美裔选民举棋不定 Hispanics represent the fastest-growing minority in the United States and an increasingly important segment of the voting population, especially in so-called swing states like Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年6月

Despite long delays caused by new automated voting machines, millions of Filipinos have headed to the polls to choose a new president. 成百上千万选民从一大早就前往投票站参加投票。由于新的自动投票机出现故障,他们不

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2010年5月

以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 NPR边听边练

今天我们要学的词是 barometer。 Barometer的意思是气压表、晴雨表,When a hurricane hits, 'Waffle House' becomes a barometer,当飓风来袭时,华夫饼屋就成了晴雨表。什么意思呢?就是这家餐饮店是否开门显

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We heard the sad news that Parekura Horomia died at his home in Tolaga Bay, this afternoon. He was 62. He had problems with his weight and tried for many years to improve his health but recently he had not been very well. He had been a Labour Party M

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The Flatulence Taxby John O'Neill A flatulence tax on cattle and sheep, Another rip-off to make us all weep. Preserving the ozone at any expense, It's all propaganda that doesn't make sense. Abandon the flock and abolish the herd, When it comes to su

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英文故事与诗歌

今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语是由track这个字组成的。Track 这个字跟其它好些英文字一样有好几种解释。有的时候,track是指人或动物走过的地方所留下的

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Americans are voting in midterm elections that could determine the fate of President Barack Obama's legislative agenda for the next two years. Republicans are expected to make significant gains in the U.S. Congress. 美国选民正在参加中期选举

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2010年11月

Thousands of firefighters have spent the night battling bushfires right across the state. Hundreds of homes are feared lost as around 100 fires continue burning 36 of those remain out of control. Now emergency warnings are in place for a large fire b

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It is not just the American Presidential elections in early November. Four days after the Americans have chosen their new President, we will vote but we cannot choose our leader. We can only vote for one person in our local area, our electorate, and

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

美国总统每四年得改选一次。在总统大选年里同时也重选联邦和各州政府的官员,所以举国上下的政坛热闹非凡,从而也产生了不少习惯用语。我们从今天开始要专门介绍用在竞选运动中的习

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Illinois Senator Barack Obama and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee have won the Iowa caucuses held in that Midwestern state on Thursday. Obama, who won the most votes in the Democratic Party caucuses, is the first person of African descent to h

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年1月

Britain Votes to Leave EU, Cameron to Resign 英国脱欧公投成功 卡梅伦辞职 Britains decision to leave the European Union prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to resign and markets to fall around the world. 英国宣布脱离欧盟促使卡梅

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With less than seven months until Election Day, the three major U.S. presidential candidates each have their own strategy for winning the White House in November. 距离美国大选日还有不到7个月的时间,3名主要参选人每人都有自己

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The U.S. presidential election is more than four months away. But the contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain is already shaping up as a clear choice between change and experience. 离开美国总统大选还有四个多月。但

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年6月

The focus of the U.S. presidential race turned to America's large and growing Hispanic population Tuesday, with both major party candidates addressing a national gathering of Hispanic leaders. 美国大选竞选活动的重点星期二转向美国不断

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年7月

今天我们要学的词是 trade-off. Trade-off 两个单词中间用横杠相连,做名词,有交换,折衷的意思。最新调查发现,人们对数据媒体保护个人隐私的能力越来越不信任,然而,They seem to accept the

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

As expected, David Shearer of the Labour Party, won the Mt Albert by-election yesterday. He received 63% of the vote. This was 12,615 votes. Melissa Lee of the National Party received only 3,426, the Green Party candidate received 2,418 while the ACT

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Britain How to win elections 英国 获选方法 Baracking the voters 奥巴马式拉票 British parties want to emulate the American master 英国政党希望效仿美国总统 At ten oclock, recalls a Labour Party staffer, the sweep began. From nei

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