The United States is experiencing a serious drug addiction and abuse problem. In 2016, some 64,000 Americans died of drug overdoses from both legal and illegal narcotics. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury death in the United States,

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(12月)

The ever-evolving illicit drug trade is shifting to a new paradigm. Increasingly, international criminal organizations are dealing in highly dangerous synthetic drugs. 不断发展的非法毒品贸易正在转向一种新的范式。越来越多的国

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(三月)

In January, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of the Hezbollah Financing and Narcoterrorism Team, or HFNT, a group of experienced international narcotics trafficking, terrorism, organized crime, and money laundering prosecuto

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AS IT IS 2016-03-30 Drug Traffickers Dig Tunnel Into US 墨西哥毒贩挖隧道往美国运毒品 The United States and Mexico announced they discovered a long tunnel used to smuggle drugs into the U.S. They said the tunnel began in a restaurant in

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Getting started this Monday, it's considered one of the most dangerous drugs in the world. It factors in heavily to the heroin epidemic we've reported on in the U.S. But it's also blamed for deaths in Europe, Africa, and Australia. Fentanyl is a manm

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(LONDON, Reuters)Police are looking for a policeman who failed to apologize after breaking wind in a family's London home during a drug raid. (路透社伦敦电)警方正在寻找一位在伦敦民宅进行毒品突击搜查时,放了屁却死不

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'The rule of law doesn't really exist in china' FRIDAY Peter Humphrey was imprisoned in China on trumped-up charges.

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影片对白 Rex: What's this? Bree: Your son's urine. Rex (to his golf partner): I'm gonna need a moment. Bree: I think Andrew has been smoking marijuana, so I want you to take this and get it tested right away. Rex: Why? Bree: Because I want you to

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Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases including El Chapo, 59, arrived in the United States on January 19th, following his extradition from Mexico. He was arraigned the following day on a 17-count superseding indictment, before U.S

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AS IT IS 2013-08-16 United States Justice Department Changes Drug Sentencing Policy 美国将放宽毒品量刑 以减轻监狱拥挤及巨额支出 From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Hi and welcome back. Im Caty Weaver. Today, on the progr

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Documentary Explores Impact of Drug Violence on Mexican Society 纪录片探讨墨西哥毒品暴力对社会的影响 AUSTIN, TEXAS Drug-related violence in Mexico has claimed tens of thousands of lives in recent years as rival gangs compete for the

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今天我们要学的词是zero tolerance。 Zero tolerance, 零忍耐,就是绝不姑息迁就的意思。中国游泳选手欧阳鲲鹏因为药检被查出使用合成类固醇,被罚终身禁赛。 Chinese officials say it shows that a 'zero-

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今天我们要学的词是 overdose. Overdose 名词,有吸食药物或毒品过量的意思。费城是美国大都市里吸食毒品过量死亡人数最多的城市。More than 1,200 people died from opioid overdoses in 2017 in Philadelphia. 费城

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今天我们要学的词是dismantle。 Dismantle, 意思是废除,拆除。在亚太经合会议上,美国欢迎日本加入环太平洋贸易区,但是表示Tokyo must be ready to dismantle trade barriers, 东京方面必须准备好废除贸易

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

这是一首反毒品歌曲,歌曲从一开始就表明这是为情同姐妹的好友而唱,那个女孩因为染上了毒瘾无法自拔,从而断送了大好的生命。当那个女孩打电话给她说,星期一和星期二,我们不可能

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 英文特辑精选

President Barack Obama heads to Mexico City on Thursday to meet with President Felipe Calderon, before traveling to Trinidad and Tobago for the fifth Summit of the Americas. Both nations are suffering economically, Mexico's border states are engulfed

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Mexico's ambassador to the United States says there must be extensive cooperation between the two countries to defeat drug cartels that have killed thousands of people in Mexico's northern border states. The ambassador spoke in Washington days before

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China says it will step up drug enforcement efforts during the Olympic Games in Beijing in August. Meanwhile, Chinese officials are expressing alarm about the opium traffic from neighboring Afghanistan, the country that has become the world's leading

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现代汉语中有不少词都是英语外来语,High这个词就常和汉语一起混用,可是它真正的意思并不是开心,今天Jenny和Adam要来谈谈美国人怎么使用high。 High有什么问题? 大家都很熟悉high的中国式

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 美国文化脱口秀

今天我们要学的词是 cartel. Cartel 卡特尔。The leader of a Mexican drug cartel was arrested while watching the Mexician soccer team playing in the World Cup. 墨西哥一个毒品卡特尔的头领被捕,被捕时他正在观看墨西哥世

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