Former Democratic Congressman Bill Jefferson was convicted today on 11 felony counts, including charges of taking bribes. NPR's Peter Overby has details. A jury at Federal District Court in Alexandria, Virginia returned a verdict after nearly four d

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

Wrapping up his first international summit meeting, President Barack Obama hailed agreements reached by world leaders at the now-concluded G20 Summit in London. Mr. Obama spoke shortly after G20 leaders reached agreement to providing an additional 1

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President Obama is on an economic bus tour through America's heartland , looking to build support at a time when voters were way down by high unemployment and reports pointing to more trouble ahead for the economy. NPR's Scott Horsley says the presid

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1. President Bush made a rare visit to Capitol Hill, lunching with GOP senators, making the case for immigration reform. The president says the status quo isn't acceptable. It's not clear Bush changed any minds among the measures legalizing millions

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(106) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2007

饮酒派对 剑桥学生狂欢丑态百出 Cambridge University end-of-exams party Suicide Sunday lived up to its reputation with students collapsing in the streets after downing excessive amounts of alcohol. Passers-by were shocked to see rowdy bik

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(169) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

在巴黎的站台上见到他之后,我们之间没有激情的拥吻,只有埃菲尔铁塔下的畅谈。尽管我们之间没有迸发出激情的火花,我也无法写出更精彩的故事,但我赢得了珍贵的友情。我很清楚这正

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Since ancient times,a tribute to the poetry of flowers did not cease, the plum blossom is the孤傲poet described the regular, Liu Yuxi, the Dow had a lotus flower Zhuo-Qing Lian without demon. Famous, more next-day Bi endless days, for other red flo

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今天我们要学的词是sue。 Sue,起诉。The State of Minnesota is suing the consulting firm that was hired to monitor the bridge that collapsed two years ago, 明尼苏达州政府对负责监控两年前倒塌大桥安全的咨询公司提出

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1. Thousands of residents from two Arizona towns have been allowed to return home. They have been forced to leave because of a massive wildfire. That blaze has grown to nearly 700 square miles and is the second largest in state history. 2. A series o

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1. BP's experimental cap on its gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico appears (to be) holding. Engineers continue to monitor the well for signs of leaks. 2. New Jersey authorities have called off a search at a partly collapsed parking garage after deter

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1. It is a big day for Mitt Romney in Texas. The state is holding its presidential primary and has enough delegates to push him over the top and secure the Republican nomination. 2. Rescue workers are combing through the rubble of Italy's latest dead

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Health Report - How to Do 'Hands-Only CPR' The American Heart Association simplifies its guidelines for lifesaving action when a person's heart stops. Transcript of radio broadcast: 06 May 2008 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Chest co

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IN THE NEWS - In China, Number of Earthquake Deaths Is Expected to Top 50,000 Soldiers and civilian volunteers continue rescue efforts in Sichuan Province. But survivors have criticized the government's delays in sending aid. Transcript of radio bro

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Robert Zoellick is President Bush's choice to head the World Bank. He is fifty-three years old and currently a vice chairman at Goldman Sachs, the New York investment bank. He has held a number of

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Emergency Medical Care in a Backpack Researchers have created a backpack that has a computer and medicines in it that can help even untrained soldiers save the lives of wounded troops. Wounded soldiers have a better chance of survival if they get hel

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Larry跟李华商量星期六一起吃早饭。今天我们要学两个常用语:crack of dawn和crunch time. LL: Hey Li Hua, how are you? LH: 我正忙着把这个星期的工作赶紧处理完,好无忧无虑地过周末。你怎么样,忙不忙

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So I signed the discharge papers, and an ambulance came, paramedics came to take her home. 我在出院单上签了名, 一辆救护车来后急救人员将她送回了家。 And I went back to my work on the wards. 之后我回到了我在诊所的工

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Bruce was in a studio doing dubbing for Enter the Dragon and he went to the restroom and he collapsed. 布鲁斯在录音棚给《龙争虎斗》配音,他去休息室的时候昏倒了。 I was called and came to the hospital.And he was unconsciou

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Hello and good Wednesday to you, I'm Stacey Elgin at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what is happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Stock prices collapsed in London, Paris, Germany and Tokyo overnight. Japan's NIKKEI index suffered its biggest sell

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Business The revival of independent film Scripts, not effects 商业 独立电影的复兴 剧本是关键,资金不成问题 Independent films are at last recovering from the slump 最终,独立电影在走出低谷 THE Toronto film festival, which

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