President Obama says hes ready to compromise with Republicans on preventing the country from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. But he showed little sign today that he would waver from his demand that the wealthiest Americans should pay more in t

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

A father and son finally reunited. David Goldman left his hotel just after sunrise this morning in Rio early at the US consulate for the transfer he has waited five years to see. The Brazilian family holding his son Sean delivered him including in th

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录2009

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Cranes are large birds with long legs and necks. In Japan and other East Asian cultures, they represent luck and long life. Japanese tradition says a person who folds one thousand paper cranes gets th

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(三)月

1. Susan Rice insists there was no intention to mislead the American people on the events at the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Rice released a statement the same day she met with senators. Several key republicans say they're even more troubled tha

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(十一月)

1. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been hearing the anger of Republicans over the attack on a US consulate in Libya. Clinton testified before Congress about the department's missteps leading up to the assault on the outpost in Benghazi.

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2013(一月)

The presidential candidates are heading into their third and final debate in what's become a tight race just weeks before the election. They will spar at Lynn University in Boca Raton Florida. This time, seated across from moderator Bob Schieffer of

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Chinese state media are reporting that the two passengers killed in yesterday's plane crash in San Francisco were both Chinese high school students. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Beijing. The Chine

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年NPR美国国家公共电台7月

Boys and girls are equal, but it could take generations to change centuries of tradition. The abandonment of baby girls isn't the only consequence of the one child policy. When a child doesn't have any brothers and sisters, something else may happen.

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2007年

US Street Named after Russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov The local government in Washington, D.C. has approved plans to rename one of the citys streets after Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. The street is in front of the Russian embassy

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(138) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(一)月

Officials in Beijing are distancing themselves from the issue of National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. During a regular Foreign Ministry briefing on Thursday the spokesperson told reporters: Sorry, but we don't have information on th

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2013年

Flags are lower and security is heightened at U.S. installations around the world in response to yesterday's anti-American unrest in Egypt and Libya. A violent protest against obscured anti-Islamic film in the U.S. erupted first at the U.S. Embassy i

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台9月

1. The Associated Press has obtained a video showing former FEMA director Micheal Brown warning President Bush and other senior administration officials about the dangers of Hurricane Katrina the day

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(210) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2006

1. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are hoping to persuade at least 80 undecided voters. That's how many people are in the audience at the second town hall style debate in New York. 2. Hillary Clinton is answering to Repub

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(十月)

1. A protest at the US Embassy in Yemen's capital is the latest in response to an anti-Muslim film. Protesters were on the embassy's grounds after storming the gates. 2. The US has been tightening security at American missions around the world follow

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(九月)

First up hearing in the US house representatives. This is about an attack on American facility that happened last year in Libya. It was Sep. 11th 2012. The terrorist attack targeted on the US consulate building, a government building, in the city of

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2013年(五)月

Chinese companies in Russia are developing production and boost incomes in forestry economic, giving a new surge to the most potential area of bilateral cooperation. Cooperation between Russia and China's forestry industries is mainly focused in the

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 2018CRI中国国际广播电台

1. Former CIA Director David Petraeus' extra-marital affair will be the subject of meetings between Congressional and Intelligence community leaders. Petraeus was supposed to testify this week about the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(十一月)

1. A jury found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander. The four-month trial culminated in the verdict read Wednesday afternoon. Arias had claimed she acted in self defense. 2. A second woman resc

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2013(五月)

This is AP News Minute. Portland, Oregon police say an anti-Trump protest turned into a riot with demonstrators smashing glass and lighting fires. Police used some sort of smoke or teargas to disperse the protesters. They say several people were arre

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(136) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2016(十一)月

Chinese citizens in Australia warned against telecom fraud An increasing number of Chinese citizens in Australia have fallen victim to a telecom fraud in which phone scammers are impersonating Chinese consulate staff. The fraud has so far caused loss

发表于:2019-02-22 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 2018CRI中国国际广播电台