It's been 34 years since the bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. At a ceremony honoring the 241 Americans who were killed during the mission to keep peace in that war-torn country, Vice President Mike Pence said that attack was th

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(11月)

AZUZ: Bo, Barney, Socks, Millie, Lucky, Grits they were all members of the U.S. government, but neither elected nor appointed. They were the adopted first dogs of U.S. presidents. Teddy Roosevelt practically had a zoo. His family entered the White Ho

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2017(八)月

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has made Tuesday a previously unannounced visit to Iraq. The vice president has been meeting with Iraqi leaders, about a month before a deadline for U.S. forces to withdraw from the country. 美国副总统拜登星期二对

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2011年11月

AZUZ: Bo, Barney, Socks, Millie, Lucky, Grits they were all members of the U.S. government, but neither elected nor appointed. They were the adopted first dogs of U.S. presidents. Teddy Roosevelt practically had a zoo. His family entered the White Ho

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年8月

Although I didn't know the five police officers who were killed, or the seven who were wounded in Dallas this week - I really did know them. 虽然我不认识本周达拉斯被枪杀的五名警察,以及负伤的七名警察,但我确实了解他

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 奥巴马每周电视讲话

Kenyan Girls Develop App to End FGM Five Kenyan schoolgirls have developed an app to help women and girls end female genital mutilation (FGM). The girls will soon take part in the yearly international Technovation competition in California. Technovat

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(七)月

Vice, the Movie, Leads Golden Globe Nominations The Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated the political comedy Vice for more Golden Globes on Thursday than any other film. It earned six nominations, including best comedy or musical, best acto

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

今天我们要学的词是damage control。 Damage control, 意思是尽量减少破坏的程度。美国晚间脱口秀主持人莱特曼因为卷入性丑闻不断道歉。David Letterman is in damage control mode, 莱特曼努力减小不良影响。

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

NAIROBI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Kenya and the U.S. on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment on security cooperation and in the war against terrorism to help prevent future terror attacks in the East African nation. Speaking at a joint news conference in

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们要学的词是running mate。 Running mate, 是竞选伙伴的意思。 麦凯恩参议员已被认定是2008年共和党总统候选人。现在He has begun getting together a list of names to choose a running mate. 当然,总统候选人

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

AS IT IS 2015-08-15 Kenyan Factory Making Tea Without Firewood 肯尼亚工厂制茶不使用柴火 There is a change in the air at the Tea Factory in Thika, Kenya. It is free of the dark smoke that rises from the boilers of Kenya's other tea factori

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(八)月

AS IT IS 2015-09-28 Phone Apps Help Stop Counterfeiters in Kenya 手机应用程序帮助打击肯尼亚造假者 Counterfeit goods, or false versions of products, may cost the government of Kenya as much as $1 billion each year. The fake goods also

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(九)月

We're back to our daily coverage of explaining international events today. It starts with an American leader's visit to a place that's still technically at war. 欢迎回到今天的每日新闻报道。一名美国领导人访问了一个严格来说仍

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年7月

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm Joe Biden. 女士们先生们,我是乔拜登。 I'm filling in for President Obama, who is abroad. 我代替身在国外的奥巴马总统在此演讲。 I want to talk to you today about the minimum wage and the overwhel

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 奥巴马每周电视讲话

The U.N. Children's Fund says drought-stricken areas of the Horn of Africa are afflicted by record high levels of malnutrition among children. The aid agency says tens of thousands of drought victims are fleeing to parts of Kenya and Ethiopia where t

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

US Vice President Joe Biden will be arriving in China Wednesday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry says Biden will hold talks with top Chinese leaders, with the expected aim of promoting Sino-US relations to a new level. Biden began his Asia trip on Monda

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 CCTV9英语新闻2013年12月

今天我们要学的词是 intruder。Intruder 非法闯入者,夜盗。因涉嫌枪杀名模女友被捕的南非残奥会冠军奥斯卡.皮斯托瑞斯说,He mistakenly thought his girlfriend was an intruder when he shot her. 他误以为女友

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Vice President Joe Biden says the United States is committed to enforcing enhanced U.N. sanctions against North Korea, despite defiant statements from Pyongyang. 美国副总统拜登说,美国决心执行联合国对北韩的更为严厉的制裁,

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BBC News. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says the electronic account of the Russian athlete Yuliya Stepanova has been hacked. It said the password for Ms. Stepanovas account held on its own computers was illegally obtained which allowed someone

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

The ban was hailed by the United Nations Environment Programme as a breakthrough. 这个禁令被联合国环境规划署视为重大突破,推崇备至。 Our oceans are being turned into rubbish dumps, says Erik Solheim, the head of the agency. 艾

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合