Tensions caused by the Greek debt crisis appear to be easing following assurances Thursday by European officials that an agreement on aid for Greece will be reached in a matter of days. Global markets have been in turmoil as the debt crisis threatene

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(四)月

by Adam Freedman Last year saw some high profile blackmail cases, including those involving talk show host Dave Letterman and actor John Travolta. The crime of extortion is reportedly on the rise--and you dont have to be famous to be targeted by a bl

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语 Legal Lad

The Deep End 暗夜摇篮曲 Ready for a moody film noir?

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 有声英文阅读

坚持不懈,直到成功。 我们每天的奋斗就像对参天大树的一次砍击,头几刀可能了无痕迹。每一击看似微不足道,然而,累积起来,巨树终会倒下。这恰

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 四六级词汇与结构练习

While it can be difficult to recognise signs of an unhealthy relationship when it is your own, it is important to take the occasional step back and assess whether youre happy with how things are between you and your partner. 虽然审视自己的恋爱

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

CARACAS, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan president-elect Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that his government has defeated an alleged coup staged by the right wing by creating violence, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles accused the government of p

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

普京承认克里米亚为主权独立国家 MOSCOW, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to recognize Crimea as a sovereign and independent state, the Kremlin press service said Monday. Considering the will of t

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

唐顿庄园第二季第四集_1 [INT. DOWNTON - MORNING] [Edith hands out the post.] LADY EDITH Mary, the men are arranging the concert now and they're so anxious for us both to be in it or there'll be no girls at all. Please say you will. LADY MARY

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中国加大打击敲诈勒索犯罪力度 BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Friday unveiled a judicial explanation to clarify the seriousness of blackmail cases in order to crackdown on the crime. The nine-article explanation, iss

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

玻利维亚,委内瑞拉双边关系面临新的阶段 LA PAZ, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia and Venezuela will move toward a new stage in bilateral economic ties marked by major national projects in agriculture and energy, Venezuela's Foreign Minist

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

It seems like a silly question, anyone in sane would give a hand to the elderly who fell. But in China, this question is becoming tricky. Many news report that there are some old people not just fell, they do it on purpose. Usually, they walk on a cr

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Russia and Ukraine have ended 2008 with an escalating dispute over gas deliveries through a key pipeline that supplies much of Western Europe. Each side is blaming the other for the dispute. A spokesman for the Russian gas giant, Gazprom, held up a

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(一月)

Rules Guys Wish Women Knew! 女人能了解这些规则多好啊! 1. If you think you are fat, you probably are. Do not ask us. We refuse to answer. 1. 如果你们认为自己胖了,那么你们也许就是胖了,不要来问我们,我们拒绝

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由于文化差异,颜色的含义在中西文化中也不尽相同。英语中由颜色所延伸出来的短语很多时候不能以我们观念中的颜色来理解哦。 A. red 无论是在英语国家还是在中国,红色往往与庆祝活动或

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

When the visit was over, she called Jobs surreptitiously from the pay phone at the restaurant 跟父亲告别后,她偷偷用餐馆的付费电话打给她哥哥, and arranged to meet him at the Espresso Roma caf in Berkeley. 安排在伯克利的罗

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Some other news. Ecuador has abandoned what seemed like a creative way to preserve the environment. The government proposed not to drill for oil in some untouched parts of the Amazon rainforest, but in exchange for its restraint

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语言学习

JUDY WOODRUFF: There was another dramatic chapter in the Greek economic crisis this evening, as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced to his nation that he's resigning. ALEXIS TSIPRAS, Greek Prime Minister (through translator): My fellow Greeks, I

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

1.我想要报案 I want to report a crime。 2.你的姓名、地址、电话? Whats your name, address, and telephone number? 3.你要报什么案? What do you want to report? 盗匪Burglary 抢劫Robbery;店内偷窃Shoplifting; 勒索Blackmai

发表于:2019-02-26 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

extort 用威胁的和强迫的手段进行勒索、敲诈。 He has been extorting money from her for 5 years. 他勒索她长达5年之久。 threaten 威胁 He has verbally threatened me for longtime. 他一直用语言威胁我。 blackmail 就是指

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Hello I am Jim Lee with the BBC news. China has announced that its economy grew by 6.9% last year. The figure was in line with expectations, but it's the slowest rate of growth for the world's second largest economy in 25 years. Karishma Vaswani repo

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