1. Japanese officials said there is no threat to public health from the traces of plutonium that were found in the soil outside the crippled nuclear reactor. The reactor has been leaking radiation for over two weeks. 2. President Barack Obama has a s

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(三月)

1. A Misrata military council official says Moammar Gadhafi, his son and a top aide have been buried in a secret location. The three bodies have been held in cold storage in Misrata since Gadhafi was captured near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday. L

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[1] President Barack Obama is expected to sign the health care overhaul into law Tuesday. But that doesn't mean his work is done. A senior administration official says Obama will travel to Iowa Thursday to sell the reform to a skeptical public. [2] T

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The TV volume suddenly rose. It was a commercial. He grabbed the TV remote. He quickly lowered the volume to #7. A while later, a new commercial break started. The volume went up to #12 by itself. He lowered it back to #7. He watched TV every night.

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

Bee 蜜蜂 Many people do not like bees. 许多人不喜欢蜜蜂。 Bees protect themselves and their hives by stinging humans. 蜜蜂会蜇人来自卫和保护蜂巢。 However, bees do a lot of jobs in nature. 然而,事实上蜜蜂能做许多事

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1. President Barack Obama told Puerto Rico residents Tuesday that he is committed to the success and self-determination of the island, words that could help him with Puerto Rico voters across all states in the 2012 election. Obama is the first US pre

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(六月)

1. Two people have been questioned about an abandoned campfire that may have started a massive wildfire in Arizona. The blaze is the second largest in the state's history. 2. Crews in Iowa are hoping a temporary levee will hold back floodwaters of th

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[1] Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha has died. He had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery in January. The 77-year-old Democrat was a retired Marine Corps officer, who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq War. [2] Michael Jacks

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1. An army staff sergeant has been given a Medal of Honor. President Barack Obama awarded the medal to Salvatore Giunta, the first living service member from Iraq or Afghanistan wars to be so honored. 2. Congressman Charles Rangel of New York is deno

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1. That was a close call。 好险! 2. Far from it。 远非如此。 3. We're in the same boat。 我们处境相同。 4. My mouth is watering。 我在流口水了。 5. I'm not myself today。 我今天不在状态。 6. It slipped my mind。 我忘

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在网上同时用英文跟老外和中国人聊天, 我们通常很快就能区分出这是老外说的英文还是中国人的英文。因为老外经常会用一些表达方式使语言活起来,下面我们一起来看看这些句子吧! 1. T

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WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama's foreign policy has come under criticism, not just from Republican lawmakers and conservative pundits, but also from centrists who accuse the president of taking an approach they describe as unclear, weak, and isol

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们要学的词是credentials。 Credentials, 是指能够证明某人胜任工作的学历和经验。 All candidates for the dean's position have excellent academic credentials, 系主任一职的所有候选人都具有很高的学术成就

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今天我们要学的词是attack ad。 Attack, 是攻击,ad 是广告,把这两个词连在一起,attack ad意思就是带有攻击性的广告片。 Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts was criticized in a new attack ad for dancing aroun

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1. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has formally requested an ethics investigation of Congressman Anthony Weiner. It comes one day after the New York Democrat publicly confessed to sending inappropriate photos and emails to women he had met online.

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November 6th, 1860Abraham Lincoln, former Illinois congressman who opposes slavery wins a four-way race for president. After his victory, southern states begin to secede from the Union. The American Civil War breaks out the following year. 1854John P

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November 6th, 1860Abraham Lincoln, former Illinois congressman who opposes slavery wins a four-way race for president. After his victory, southern states begin to secede from the Union. The American Civil War breaks out the following year. 1854John P

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在网上同时用英文跟老外和中国人聊天,我们通常很快就能区分出这是老外说的英文还是中国人的英文。因为老外经常会用一些表达方式使语言活起来,下面我们一起来看看这些句子吧! 1. Th

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口语:用不着你来教训我! 玩转棒球:口语:改天吧!俗语:事不过三 俚语:有一手 他训我是好意,但管的恁多了!而且,话锋直接犀利、不留半点情面,真的让人难以忍受! 如上诸多含义,

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The Nobel Academy For the last 82 years, Sweden's Nobel Academy has decided who will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, thereby determining who will be elevated from the great and the near great to the immortal. But today the Academy is coming un

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