Trump Names John Kelly as New White House Chief of Staff In a change of leadership in the White House, President Donald Trump says retired General John Kelly is his new chief of staff. 在白宫领导阶层的变更中,总统唐纳德特朗普称退休

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(七)月

This is exciting, I don't prefer, but we have a new president, his name is Barack Obama. And even though he's been very very busy these days, his people were kind enough to invite me to the White House over the weekend for some one-on-one time with t

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录2009

This is AP News Minute. Leaders and activists are gathering at sites across the country to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.. Vice president-elect Mike Pence was seen visiting the MLK Jr. memorial in D.C. after a wreath laying where chan

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2017(一)月

This is AP News Minute. Arizona Senator John McCain has announced he's opposed to the last-minute GOP health care bill aimed at repealing Obamacare. Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine says she's leaning against the measure despite facing press

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This is AP News Minute. Hurricane Lane is expected to move dangerously close to Hawaii from Thursday through Saturday.The storm has been heading north towards Hawaii. The White House says President Trump did nothing wrong in connection with his forme

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(144) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2018(八)月

White House Protester Dies After Longest Vigil 美国反战禁核抗议人士康妮去世在白宫前示威35年 You probably saw Concepcion Picciotto if you visited the White House over the past 35 years or so. She lived in a camp, in Lafayette Park

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(二)月

Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕林肯 August 12th, 1879 1879年8月12日 I see the President almost every day, as I happen to live where he passes to or from his lodgings out of town. He never sleeps at the White House during the hot season, but has qua

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 初学者听力文摘精选

Thats not an option people. Steak or fish. 各位没有这个选项,牛排或者鱼肉。 You may not like steak or fish, but thats your choice. 你可能不喜欢牛排或者鱼肉,但你只有这俩选项。 Meanwhile, some candidates arent pol

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 欧美名人演讲

Come on. We werent just going to stop there. 拜托。我们哪能这就说完呢。 Come on. Although I am a little hurt that hes not here tonight. 拜托啊!虽然,他今晚缺席这让我有点受伤。 We had so much fun that last time, and i

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44. Finally! So I'm going to be in D.C. for awhile and I thought I'd take up driving again. 44号(奥巴马正在华盛顿的机动车部门等候)终于到我了!我准备在华盛顿待一段时间。所以我想我得重新开始开车。 Wh

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 欧美名人演讲

They are here with us tonight: 他们今晚同我们一样来到了这里: Sacha Pfeiffer, Mike Rezendes, Walter Robinson, Matt Caroll and Ben Bradlee Jr. Please give them a big round of applause. 萨切,迈克,瓦特,迈特和小本,请在场

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Take a look(Show photos over the years). Here we are in 2008. 请看(上台这些年来的照片)。这是我俩在2008年。 Here we are a few years later. 这是我俩几年之后。 And this one is from two weeks ago(Skelton photo from Canada

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THE PRESIDENT: Thanks. Welcome to the Rose Garden. Please sit down. We are thrilled to welcome members of America's 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House. Welcome. (Applause.) Today we honor skill and discipline. You're here be

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 美国总统每日发言

Former White House Adviser Says She Taped Inside Secret Situation Room A former adviser to President Donald Trump has released a recording she says she secretly made inside the White Houses high-security Situation Room. The adviser, Omarosa Manigault

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月

奥巴马总统访问古巴 带来丰硕成果还是毫无作用? Not too long ago, it would have been unthinkable for an American president to speak to the Cuban people. 就算在不久之前,美国总统对古巴人民发表演讲这样的事情根

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(三月)

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

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今天我们要学的词是outgoing。 Outgoing, 除了有性格外向的意思,还可以指即将离任的。谷歌公司首席执行官埃里克.施密特不久前突然宣布准备离职。 Google will give a $100 million equity award to outgoin

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

U.S. President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism advisor says a threat from an al-Qaida affiliate led to the closure of the American embassy in Yemen. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports this same group has been linked to the attempted Christmas Day bombi

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A former White House spokesman says Americans have lost trust in U.S. President George Bush, because he is refusing to reveal his administration's involvement in leaking the identity of a previously-covert CIA operative. The Bush administration dismi

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今天我们要学的词是 press briefing. Press briefing 新闻发布会。President Trump indicated that he is considering cancelling the daily White House press briefing. 美国总统川普表示,他考虑取消白宫每天举行的例行新闻发

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