This is AP News Minute. Pope Francis on Christmas eve likened the current plight of millions of migrants, to the biblical journey taken by Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. The pope celebrated late evening Christmas mass in St. Peter's Basilica. In Afgha

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(109) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2017(十二)月

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre . Since the 4th century AD, it's been the holiest shrine in Christianity. Many Christians believe this is Golgotha where Jesus was crucified. But the majestic church contains another traditional site of utmost venerat

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The last most important place in Palestine is the city where Christ diedJerusalem. Christians call it their Holy City. 巴勒斯坦最后一个最重要的地方是耶稣去世的城市耶路撒冷,基督徒称它为自己的圣城, But, strangel

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今天我们要学的词是symbolic. Symbolic形容词,意思是有象征性的,有象征意义的。Two black men arrested for sitting in a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the city for a symbolic $1 each. 在费城一

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7.The Lies Made by Novelists 7.小说家编造的谎言 I have come to Jerusalem today as a novelist, which is to say as a professional spinner of lies. 今天我作为一个小说家来到耶路撒冷,也就是说,作为一个职业撒谎者。

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This month, Israel celebrated its 70 anniversary of independence. Speaking on the occasion, Vice President Mike Pence said, We gather here to celebrate nothing less than a miracle of history: the day when the Jewish people ended the longest exile of

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The alliance between Israel and the United States has never been stronger, said Vice President Mike Pence in a speech before the Israeli Knesset. 以色列与美国之间的联盟关系达到了史上最强劲的时期,副总统彭斯在以色列议会

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This is AP News Minute. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday the US will now recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a bold move bound to undo decades of US policy in the region. The president says his decision marks the beginning of a ne

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AS IT IS 2015-08-17 More East Jerusalem Palestinians Seeking Israeli Citizenship 东耶路撒冷巴人寻求以色列国籍者增多 Most Palestinians living in East Jerusalem want the area to become the capital of a future Palestinian state. So, for

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Palestinians Kill Four Rabbis in Jerusalem Synagogue 耶路撒冷犹太教会堂遇袭 4名以色列人死亡 Israeli police say two Palestinians have killed at least four rabbis and wounded six others in an attack at a Jewish holy place in Jerusalem

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巴勒斯坦人寻求以色列身份 WASHINGTON Most Palestinians living in East Jerusalem have long rejected the option of full Israeli citizenship, seeing it as a betrayal to their political cause - the formation of a Palestinian state with East Je

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to win a battle for Jerusalem following a deadly attack on a synagogue. Two Palestinians armed with a gun and meat cleavers killed four rabbis in West Jerusalem before being shot dead. A policeman officer later

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以色列在东耶城建新房遭批评 The governments of Europe and the United States have criticized Israel for announcing it will build 2,600 new housing units in a sensitive part of East Jerusalem. They believe it hinders efforts to secure a pea

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A new land dispute in Jerusalem that could force hundreds of Arabs from their homes is stirring up Palestinian anger. 在耶路撒冷再次发生的领地之争可能迫使几百名阿拉伯人离开家园,这激起巴勒斯坦人的愤恨之情。

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BBC news with Jonathan Izard. The United States has, for the first time, abstained from a vote in the UN general assembly calling for an end to the US trade embargo on Cuba. Washington has opposed the resolution for the past 24 years, but has adopted

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Don: Oh, Yael, I just read the most beautiful poem. No wonder our ancestors developed writing--they probably wanted to treasure poetry for posterity. Yael: Actually Don, writing was developed to keep track of more mundane things, like money. For exam

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A Palestinian gunman shot and killed eight people inside the library of a rabbinical seminary in Jerusalem late Thursday. The attack comes as tensions are high in the region after a week of violence in the Gaza Strip. 一名巴勒斯坦枪手星期四晚

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Thousands of pilgrims celebrated Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, beginning the holiest period on the Christian calendar. 成千上万名朝圣者在耶路撒冷庆祝棕枝主日,开始了基督教日历中最神圣的时期。 The sound of church bells

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A Palestinian driver has been shot dead in Jerusalem after allegedly slamming his tractor into a police car and a bus. The killing happened as tensions flare over Israel's planned demolition of Arab homes in East Jerusalem and a spate of new violence

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The United States' top diplomat has arrived in the Middle East to try to give a boost to the peace process. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pushing for a peace agreement before President Bush leaves office in January. 美国国务卿赖斯抵达

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