LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: When Forbes Magazine first ranked the 400 richest Americans back in 1982, there were 13 billionaires. On the latest list, every single person on the Forbes 400 is a billionaire. America's ultra rich - you know some of th

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is marking its 10th anniversary. But celebrations have been subdued because of a lack of donations needed for future projects. The United States is being called on to lead efforts to replenish t

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图片1 officer n.官员,军官,警官,船长 vt. 指挥 例句:The young army officer was promoted to the rank captain. 这个年轻军官被提升为上尉。 official n.官员,公务员 adj. 公务的,官方的,正式的 例句:

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By Al Pessin Bogota 03 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Colombia, the second stop on a five-nation visit to Latin America that began Tuesday morning in El Salvador. VOA's Al Pessin is traveling with the secretary, and reports hi

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President Barack Obama is deciding whether to fire his commander in Afghanistan after the officer, General Stanley McChrystal, and his staff made derogatory statements about the president and other senior administration officials. The comments were m

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By Al Pessin Honolulu, Hawaii 20 October 2009 Command of U.S. forces in Asia and the Pacific and Indian Oceans passed to a new commander on Monday at a ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii. Navy Admiral Robert Willard said the U.S. commitment to the region

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Secretary Gates said that as much as he would like to see foreign troops leave Afghanistan, it is impossible to foresee when that might happen. 美国国防部长盖茨表示,尽管从阿富汗撤出外国军队是一个长远目标,但是不可能

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says more people will die if Burma's military government does not lift restrictions on relief aid soon. Mr. Gates spoke at an Asian security forum in Singapore, part of his tour of Asia. 美国国防部长盖茨说,

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Topic1 Bill Gates urges Chinese richest to invest in the poorMicrosoft founder Bill Gates recently took to the pages of the People's Daily to encourage rich people in China to do more for the poor. He wrote: China has many successful entrepreneurs an

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By Al Pessin Pentaton 08 May 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military has taken more action to prepare to deliver help to victims of the Burma cyclone. But he says he can't imagine U.S. forces would enter Burma or its airspace

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 05 August 2007 Senior Bush administration officials say the surge of U.S. troops in Iraq is showing some military success. At the same time, they say they are concerned with the slow pace of movement toward national politic

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The top U.S. military officer says he has ordered the development of a new, more comprehensive strategy for the war in Afghanistan, including a plan to shift U.S. forces from Iraq to Afghanistan, announced by President Bush on Tuesday. VOA's Al Pess

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By Al Pessin Kyiv 22 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has criticized NATO allies for their failure to meet their own commitments for troops in Afghanistan. He made the comment as he announced that some Southeastern European nations in

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 18 March 2008 Though not backing away from plans to build a missile-defense system in central Europe, the United States is offering a series of confidence-building measures to allay Russian concerns about the project. Senior

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By Wang Yiru Washington 05 April 2007 Watch American Philanthropy report Each year, Business Week magazine publishes a list of the 50 Most Generous American Philanthropists based on charitable donations over the past five years. Billionaire investor

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he hopes to pull more American troops out of Iraq after a brief pause in withdrawals in July or August. Gates made his comments en route to Australia, which he says will continue to play a military role in Ira

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai says it could take 20 years for Afghanistan to be able to pay for its own security, although he has said he hopes his new army and police force will be able to take over security control in five years. President Karzai s

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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has told visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates no option is off the table as Israel prepares a possible strike against Iran's suspected nuclear facilities. 以色列国防部长巴拉克对到访的美国国

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States should develop some leverage on Iran and then hold talks with the regime that the U.S. government says supports global terrorism and sponsors insurgents in Iraq who are killing American troop

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The oxcart bumped across the wooden bridge thatcrossed over a moat. Then it passed guards standingby giant wooden gates. Are the gates ever closed? Jack asked. Oh, yes, every day at sunset, said the scholar. When the gong sounds, the gates close. The

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