Across Iraq today voters cast ballots in provincial elections that were seen as a test of whether their country can build on its security gains and work to forge new political coalitions. NPR's JJ Sutherland reports the voting was peaceful. Iraqi el

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台2月

President Obama is scheduled to arrive back at the White House within a half hour from a Latin American trip that concluded with the summit of leaders of more than 30 other western hemisphere nations in Trinidad. Mr. Obama says the leaders did not a

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We are fast approaching the busiest travel day of the year, and it could really be a madhouse of the nation's airports if an Internet-organized boycott of full-body scans takes place. NPR's Carol Van Dam reports some people will refuse to be scanned.

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

Syria is abolishing nearly 50 years of emergency rule that gave the government broad powers to detain anyone considered a threat. This was a key demand for the Syrian opposition. But it may not be enough for President Bashar al-Assad to halt the more

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Lawsuits, petitions and protests and dont forget the boycotts, all part of the fallout over the controversial Arizona immigration law. For the third time in a week, President Obama weighed in. from Air Force One this time, and admitting that reform m

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2010年(五)月

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. A suicide bomber struck in northwestern Pakistan today, during a meeting called by tribal elders to discuss peace. At least 30 people were killed. It was the third such attack in as many days. NPR's Philip

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There will be no cost-of-living increase for retirees and other social security beneficiaries this year. NPR's Scott Horsley reports its because inflation has remained relatively tame. This is the second year in a row social security recipients will

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Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on Harmfulness of the fake commodities. You should write at least 120 words according to the suggestions given bellow in Chinese. 1. 假货给我们生活带来的危害,

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语四级作文范文

What Bathroom Should Transgender People Use? 变性人应该使用男浴室还是女浴室? The latest issue dividing Americans is about public bathrooms. At issue is what bathroom -- mens or womens transgender people should use. Transgender people a

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Old Sex Comedy Gets Modern in Spike Lees Chi-Raq 斯派克李的'芝拉克'使性喜剧焕然一新 The musical is a modern, urban telling of the ancient Greek comedy, Lysistrata. In that story, wives stop having sex with their husbands to try to sto

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Books and Arts; Book Review;American agribusiness;The power in the union; 文艺;书评;美国农业;工会的力量; Trampling Out the Vintage: Csar Chvez and the Two Souls of the United Farm Workers. By Frank Bardacke. 把葡萄踩在脚下:

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An investigation has begun into the death of a female elephant which collapsed and died at the roadside while carrying tourists to an ancient Cambodian temple. 柬埔寨一座古庙前,一头母象驮着游客时,忽而轰然倒地猝死路边。现

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

The son of martial arts movie star Jackie Chan has been arrested for marijuana possession at his Beijing home. 武打巨星成龙之子房祖名因在北京的家中私藏大麻被警方逮捕。 Jaycee Chan, 32, and his Taiwanese movie star friend K

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

COLOMBO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka in November, the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry announced on Sunda

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Local police have been taking action to contain scattered protests in China calling for a boycott of US products, especially fast-food restaurants like KFC. 当地警方已经采取行动,以遏制中国各地爆发的对美国产品,尤其是肯德

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

LONDON, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Controversy over Madrid Masters' blue clay has been put to an end as the men's professional tennis ruling body ATP handed a ban on it on Saturday. After careful consideration, I have decided that blue clay courts will not

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Donald Trump has angered feminists all over again, after a new report suggests that he has told the female staff of his administration that they need to always dress like women when at work. 特朗普再一次激怒了女性主义者,一则最新报道

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Italian payment practices 意大利的支付习惯 Unhealthy delays 有害的延误 Late payments are an Italian specialityparticularly in health care 延迟支付是意大利的特色尤其在医药保健领域 IN MEDICINE speed is of the essence. 在

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Palestine and Western aid 巴勒斯坦和西方外援 Will it be cut off? 这援助会取消不? The Israelis ponder their next move in the wake of Palestinian reconciliation 随着巴勒斯坦人内部的和解,以色列正权衡他们自己的下

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列

Thailand 泰国 Everything is broken 支离破碎 Long in crisis, Thailand is close to the brink. Without compromises on both sides, it may well collapse 深陷危机,泰国局势急转直下。对峙双方若互不让步,该国局势可能即将崩

发表于:2019-03-09 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列