Wolfowitz Nomination as World Bank President Brings Swift Reaction President Bush has nominated Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to be the next president of the World Bank. Mr. Wolfowitz is con

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语听者文摘

马拉维监狱乐队获得格莱美奖提名 For the first time, a Malawian band has been nominated for a Grammy Award, and it's not just any band. It's a group from the Zomba maximum-security prison. 这是有史以来的第一次,马拉维的一支

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U.S. High Court is set to get a new justice. Those who serve there essentially stay as long as they want. In Article 3, Section 1, the U.S. Constitution states that Supreme Court Justices quote shall hold their offices during good behavior. It does n

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The Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of what is permitted under the US Constitution. Its members reach the bench through a process that begins with the president. 最高法院是美国宪法允许的最终仲裁者,其成员经历总统提名的

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US Senate Panel Approves Rice Nomination A U.S. Senate panel has approved Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state and sent the nomination to the full Senate for a vote. The Senate Foreign Relations Com

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U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen the Defense Department's head of intelligence to oversee the nation's 16 intelligence agencies. Retired Air Force General James Clapper is the president's choice to be the new Director of National Intelligence. 美

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BBC news with Julie Candler. The United States has said it could take further military actions against the Syrian government after firing missiles at a Syrian airbase from which Washington believes a chemical weapons attack was launched. Addressing a

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美国总统奥巴马16日在白宫宣布提名犹他州州长乔恩亨茨曼(中文名洪博培)担任美国新一任驻华大使。奥巴马在宣布提名时表示,这项任命非常重要,它将在美中之间搭建的桥梁不仅会决定两国人民的福祉,而且会决定世界的未来。奥巴马说,他相信在亨茨曼出任驻华大使期间,

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Supreme Court Nominee: 'False' Assault Accusations Will Not Stop Him Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh appeared on American television Monday to say he never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or at any other time in his life. 最高法院提

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Women Artists 'Step Up' in Grammy Nominations The music from the film Black Panther -- and its artist Kendrick Lamar -- received more 2019 Grammy Award nominations than anyone else. But the big news is the high number of women nominees, after being l

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'Spotlight' on 2016 Oscar Nominees 聚光灯2016年奥斯卡提名 The survival epic The Revenant and the science fiction tale The Martian are among the top nominees for Academy Awards this year. 传奇史诗《荒野猎人》和科幻电影《火星救

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监狱乐队获格莱美提名 The band was formed in 2008,largely to entertain inmates at the Zomba prison.Its also an addition for the Malawi Prison Brass Band. 乐队成立于2008年,主要是为了让松巴监狱的狱友有娱乐的机会,同时

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A battle is brewing in Washington over President Barack Obama's proposed federal spending blueprint, widely viewed as the most sweeping plan to boost the U.S. government's role in society in more than a generation. The budget the president unveiled l

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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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本期内容: Donald Trump gained the 1,237 delegates needed for the Republican presidential nomination, as a small group of unbound delegates told the Associated Press they would support him at the partys convention in Cleveland in July. The tycoo

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The Senate Banking Committee has voted to approve the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term as head of the U.S. central bank. The move paves the way for a vote by the full Senate in January. But the committee approval

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Illinois Senator Barack Obama took a giant step toward securing the Democratic Party's presidential nomination Tuesday with a decisive win in the North Carolina primary and a close second place finish in Indiana. Pressure is expected to mount on riva

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Barack Obama claimed the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, Tuesday, after winning a majority of delegates to the party's nominating convention, which will be held in August. Obama claimed victory as the primary election season came to an en

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Trump nominates Elaine Chao as transportation secretary 特朗普提名赵小兰出任交通部长 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Chinese-American Elaine Chao as the secretary of transportation, who is set to play a key role i

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本期内容: Hillary Clinton nearly clinched the Democratic presidential nomination. Her rival Bernie Sanders started laying off staff. Donald Trump also did well in five east-coast primaries, but needs more big wins, notably in Indiana on Tuesday

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