Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. The Civil War ended in eighteen sixty-five. After that, tensions grew between Congress and the new president, Andrew Johnson. The Republican Party was still new. It was for

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年慢速英语(一)月

This is AP news minute. 1. This is the shocks settle-in following Monday's deadly truck attack in Berlin. Prosecutors have released the man who was arrested due to what they say is lack of evidence. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility

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O.J. Simpson is facing charges related to an alleged armed robbery at a Las Vegas hotel. He was arrested this afternoon. Authorities say the former football star was in a group of people that stole sports memorabilia . At least 88 people died when th

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AS IT IS 2016-01-30 Egyptians Face Charges for Bad Repairs to Ancient Mask Eight Egyptians may go to trial for their bad repairs on the gold mask of ancient King Tutankhamun. Known as King Tut, the ancient Kings famous golden burial mask was damaged

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W: I'd like to apply for a credit card. Can you help me with my application? M: I'd be glad to. W: I'm afraid that I don't have a credit history. I just came to this country. M: Do you have an account with this bank? W: I'm afraid not. M: In that ca

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A: Hello, Madam. What can I do for you today? 您好,女士。今天我有什么可以帮您的吗? B: Hello. I'd like to send 600 RMB in cash to my daughter. How long will it take for her to receive the money? 你好。我想给我的女儿汇60

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涉毒艺人今后在北京可能很难再找到出路了.北京演出行业协会和各大演出公司签订承诺书,各大演出公司承诺将不录用,不组织涉毒艺人参加演艺活动. 北京对涉毒艺人关上大门 Chinese celebrities

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1. Dirty bomb suspect Jose Padilla held by the US as an enemy combatant for more than 3 years is indicted on federal charges. 2. A top US commander in Iraq says there is no reason to believe the leade

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1. Numerous deaths are reported after severe thunderstorms and tornados tore up homes and buildings in North Carolina last night and this morning. One official says he stepped across bodies in his sea

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After years of denial, sprinter Marion Jones has pleaded guilty to using steroids. Jones could face prison time. Her admission could cost her the five medals she won at the Sydney Olympics. Three Duke lacrosse players falsely accused of rape are suin

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1. House republican leaders are floating a new plan to counter an emerging bipartisan Senate deal on reopening the government and avoiding a default. But democrats are blasting it. The proposal comes 3 weeks into the partial government shutdown and l

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Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has pleaded not guilty to a new set of charges that could add 22 years to the sentence he is already serving. Human rights activists say the imprisonment of Khodorkovsky, who was once Russia's wealthies

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Luke Hunt | Kota Kinabalu 18 December 2009 Photo: AP Khieu Samphan, looks on during hearing at U.N.-backed genocide tribunal in Phnom Penh (file photo) Cambodia's U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal has charged the Khmer Rouge's former head of state with

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The search has resumed for a second snowboarder sought to the dead in the A Vitoria Axxx.Rescues found the body is 32 year old Daniel.Kerr yesterday,bared under more 4 meters in snow.Police feared that his friends,33 year old Martin Buckland has made

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Officials say they expect to complete an investigation in four to six weeks that will lead to charges being filed against American David Coleman Headley. Steve Herman | New Delhi 10 December 2009 In this courtroom drawing David Coleman Headley, left,

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------------------- 价格条件 ---------------------- 价格术语 trade term (price term) 运费 freight 单价 price 码头费 wharfage 总值 total value 卸货费 landing charges 金额 amount 关

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Good afternoon. Can I help you? 下午好。我能帮您什么吗? Is Ms April Wang available at the moment? April Wang女士现在有空儿吗? I'm sorry, Sir. She's currently away at our sub-branch. 对不起,先生。她目前到我们的下面

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What's up? You sound a little down in the dumps? I quarreled with my roommate last night. He is really stubborn! Calm down. Shouting won't help. He is really outrageous! What happened? I went back home last night,you know,tired as a dog. So I took a

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今天我们要学的词是 in connection with. In connection with 意思是与某事相关的。Six police officers in connection with the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray are facing criminal charges. 跟巴尔的摩居民格雷之死有关的

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本期内容: For the first time a computer beat a world champion at the Asian board game of Go. Googles DeepMind AlphaGo defeated Lee Se-dol of South Korea in the first two encounters of a best-of-five series. The third game is due to take place t

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