I like voting. Its quite good fun. I feel quite important when I go to the voting station. Its a shame its just once every four or five years though. Id like to vote more. I think we should be able to vote on lots of things. If we had some voting sof

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 听一分钟英文-V

蜈蚣战士入侵黑文沃斯监狱,带走了犯人波。斯凯寻找母亲,库尔森答应让梅协助她。神盾局发现劫走波的是蜈蚣组织制造的超级战士,库尔森因此请求超级战士迈克合作。迈克认出波曾经在

发表于:2018-12-09 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 神盾局特工 第一季

A college education is out of reach for most state and federal prisoners. Californias San Quentin is one of the few prisons in the country that offers college-level courses. 大学教育在大多数州和联邦监狱都是不可能的。加州圣昆廷

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2011年3月

(PARIS, Reuters)Three French prisoners were released through the open doors of their jail after prison officials fell for a fake fax. (路透社巴黎电)法国监狱官员上了假传真的当,释放了三名犯人,让他们从监狱大门走了

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Education Report - Inmates Find Hope in College Classes at San Quentin Prison 教育报道 - 圣昆廷监狱为犯人提供大学课程 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 Last week we to

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Chef Bruno Abate owns one of the best pizzerias in Chicago. His restaurant makes thin pizzas, heated in an oven with a wood-burning fire. They come with toppings like mushrooms, onions, olives, tomatoes and Italian meats. Each pizza sells for between

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影片对白 Sucre: There are three things for certain in life---death, taxes and count. Only way to stop count is... Michael: What? Sucre: Never mind. It's a bad idea. Michael: Worse than the idea of losing Maricruz? Sucre: A lockdown. We get Gen Pop l

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To take candy from a baby A piece of cake 一般人在做任何事情的时候总是想找捷径,越容易越好,这似乎是人的本性。因此,在英语里有不少成语和俗语是形容办事

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今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语都含有惩罚的意思。要是一个人是惩罚的对象的话,这两个习惯用语会使他感到很痛苦的。一个人在一生中没有受到任何形式的惩罚是很少的。小的时候做错了事

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题目重现: Some people think all lawbreakers should be taken in to prison, others believe that there are better alternatives.DG. 解析 监狱的功能:1威慑潜在犯罪者;2让犯罪者付出代价;3平衡受害者心理 监狱的缺陷:

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美国希望提高对于全球女性政治犯的认识 So is 34-year-old Iranian student activist Bahareh Hedayat. 34岁的伊朗学生活动家巴亚蕾希达特也有着同样的待遇。 She is serving a 10-year sentence in Tehran's notorious Evin

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肯尼亚兰加塔女子监狱囚犯接受法律教育 In a classroom behind bars, three inmates and a prison officer learn the basics of common law. 在这间铁窗内的教室里,3名犯人和1名狱警一起研讨法律的基本常识。 Inmate

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hot seat hot and bothered 美国人在日常生活中经常用 hot 这个字,例如 hot potato, hot dog, hot number, hot rod 等等。它们有的时候代表好的、正面的意思,但有一

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A U.S Army investigation into abuses of Iraqi inmates at Abu Ghraib prison is expected to place blame on low-level soldiers, while generally clearing senior commanders of involvement. Seven U.S. soldiers are already facing charges of abuse in connect

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迷你对话: A: Who is on duty? 今天谁值班? B: I am, sir. 我,先生。 A: Your duty is to keep a check on those prisoners from now on. 你的任务是从现在可是监视这些犯人。 B: Yes, sir. 是,先生。 地道表达: keep

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【生词预览】 offender 罪犯, trial 审判, commit 犯罪 【笑话原文】 EarlyBigShopping Anoffenderwasbroughttotrialbeforeajudge.Thejudgeaskedhim,Whatisthecrimeyouhavecommitted? Theoffendersaid,IwentshoppingtooearlyduringtheNewYear. Th

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语笑话(MP3+文本)

【生词预览】 courtroom 法庭, sentence 判决, criminal 犯人 【笑话原文】 DoWhatYouCan Inacourtroom,thejudgesentencedacriminaltothirtyyearsinprisonandtheprisonersaid,ButSir,Iwon tlivethatlong! Sothejudgereplied,Don'tworry,justdowha

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Have you ever been homesick? 你有没有想过家? If you haven't, then you have never been far away from home for any length of time, or you never had a home. 如果没有,那么你一定没有出过远门,在外待过一段时间;或者你从

发表于:2019-01-24 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 美国学生世界地理教材

今天我们要学的词是 clemency. Clemency 仁慈,宽恕。Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner denied clemency for a Chicago veteran who is facing deportation. 伊利诺伊州州长劳纳驳回了芝加哥一个面临递解出境的退伍军人的宽赦请

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释义: come forward 站出来,拿回信息、想法等 字面含义为站(come)出来(forward),表示为了发言或传递东西而向前站。 例句: Why don't you just come forward and tell the police about that? 你怎么不站出来告诉

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