A major boost today for the Obama administration. A federal appeals court has endorsed the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to rein in greenhouse gases. NPR's Elizabeth Shogren reports the court's unanimous opinion could be seen as a victory

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

The Obama administration is promising a review of the airport security procedures after the Christmas day attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight. A Nigerian man suspected of trying to detonate explosives on the plane bound for Detroit has bee

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For much of its brief existence, South Sudan has been has been mired in a civil war, a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and forced some 4 million to flee their homes, creating Africa's worst refugee crisis since the 1994 Rwandan g

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(8月)

1. The White House says sanctions may be coming against Syria with the US condemning violent crackdown on anti-government protesters there. More than 300 people have been killed. 2. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour says he is not running for presid

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(四月)

17Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. 2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. 3The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 圣经旧约 箴言

25When men have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty. 2If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall make him lie down and have him flogged in his pr

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While you may be condemning the laws of your country, have a look at some of the most weird, craziest and wackiest laws that lawmakers around the world seem to have made when not in their senses. 1. Chewing gums are banned in Singapore in order to ma

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语小短文

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Security is tighter than usual in Jerusalem today as huge crowds gather for the funerals of eight students killed yesterday by a suspected Palestinian gunman. Nearly a dozen others were injured when the

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(153) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台三月

The Senate is taking a key vote on legislation extending jobless benefits to Americans. It's a procedural vote. The legislation includes dozens of tax breaks for individuals and businesses that expired in 2009. Congress has previously passed several

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(139) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台3月

Scathing criticism today from Congress's Republican leadership as the White House stands firmly opposed to the latest stopgap measure to pass the GOP-led House today. House Republican Leader Eric Cantor argues GOP's been blocked at every turn in its

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 26 January 2007 The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution condemning any attempt to deny the Holocaust. From U.N. headquarters, VOA's Peter Heinlein reports Iran's delegate was alone in speaking out against

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Africa's highest security body has added its voice to the international chorus condemning the use of lethal force against demonstrators in Libya. The African Union Peace and Security Council chose its words carefully in dealing with an insurrection a

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CHAPTER 4.The Counterpane. Upon waking next morning about daylight, I found Queequeg's arm thrown over me in the most loving and affectionate manner. You had almost thought I had been his wife.The counterpane was of patchwork, full of odd little part

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A group claiming to call itself 'Overweight Haters Ltd' has been handing out abusive cards to commuters on London's underground rail network, branding them as fat and ugly. 一个自称超重者仇敌有限公司的组织在伦敦地铁上向通勤者分

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

US treads careful path on Honduras 美国在对待洪都拉斯问题上小心翼翼。 US President Barack Obama has called the removal of Honduran president Manuel Zelaya on Sunday a coup. The ousted leader has been meeting US officials in Washington. But the US St

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 11 November 2006 The United States has used its Security Council veto to block a U.N. draft resolution condemning a deadly Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip. Sponsors of the resolution are planning to take the matter

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备受关注的第二场美国大选电视辩论已经落下帷幕,对于希拉里和特朗普二人此次的交锋,多数美国媒体认为前者占了上风,但也有不少媒体表示特朗普表现出人意料,发挥不错。 The US media

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Allow me to start this talk with a question to everyone. 请允许我以一个问题开始 You know that all over the world, 你清楚世界各地 people fight for their freedom, 有人为了自由而奋斗 fight for their rights. 有人为了权利而

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

You know, if you haven't got an argument that's that strong, 你知道,如果你还没有比这一个说法更强的论点, then just don't waste my time, is what I say. 那么就不要浪费我的时间。这是我的看法。 Now, there is one

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WASHINGTON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Despite its intention to work with other partners to achieve denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, Washington is currently not quite ready to return to the six-party talks, U.S. experts say. I think the U.S. would

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