全国公共英语等级考试五级 b2

[00:00.00]Questions 14-16 are based on the following news report. [00:06.58]You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14--16. [00:13.53]W:Welcome to the 9 o'clock news of CBD,I'm Susan Morphy. [00:20.38]A tornado hit the northwestern parts of Mexico,

VOA标准英语2018--Pence on Border Crisis

The United States is facing a crisis of illegal immigration on its southern border, said Vice President Mike Pence during a recent speech in Guatemala. The majority of migrants are coming from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Since the start of

美国国家公共电台 NPR Arizona Residents, Officials Skeptical As Border Troops Move In

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Parts of the caravan have been reaching a town at the U.S.-Mexico border. You remember the caravan. Before the election, President Trump warned of a, quote, invasion of asylum seekers. At the border, NPR's Carrie Kahn now reports

2006年VOA标准英语-Red Cross Steps Up Bird Flu Prevention Act

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 April 2006 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is launching an appeal for $13.4 million for operations aimed at preventing the spread of bird

VOA标准英语2008年-Red Cross Issues Multi-Million Dollar Appeal Fo

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is appealing for $72.5 million to support a three-year emergency and recovery program for victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma. The Red Cross says hundreds of thousands of poor peopl

VOA标准英语2012--Israel Builds Fence Along Sinai Border

Israel Builds Fence Along Sinai Border Israel's new fence along its border with Egypt has taken on new importance since the popular uprising in Egypt prompted Cairo to withdraw many of its security forces from the Sinai to deal with civil unrest. Lie

VOA标准英语2011--Cameroon-Nigeria Border Demarcation Due

Cameroon-Nigeria Border Demarcation Due to be Finished Next Year An agreement between Cameroon and its western neighbor, Nigeria, is serving as a model for the peaceful resolution of border disputes. The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission was created

2006年VOA标准英语-Burma Asks Red Cross To Close Field Offices

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 November 2006 The International Committee of the Red Cross says the government of Burma has ordered the Swiss humanitarian organization to close its five field offices in the country. The Red Cross says this effectively mak

VOA标准英语2009年-Red Cross Reports Increase in Diarrheal Disease

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warns diarrheal diseases, such as cholera, are on the rise and increasingly becoming a major cause of death throughout the world - especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The Red Cross s

VOA标准英语2010年-Crisis Group Says Sudan Border Dispute

Michael Onyiego | Nairobi 03 September 2010 According to a recent report by the Brussels-based International Crisis Group, stalled negotiations to define Sudan's north-south border are fueling mistrust and tension just five months before a referendum

美国国家公共电台 NPR At U.S.-Canada Border Reservation, Mohawks Say They Face Discrimination

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Mohawks have hunted, fished and lived by the St. Lawrence River for hundreds of years. After the War of 1812, the United States and Great Britain drew a line on a map, creating today's northern border between New York state and C

美国国家公共电台 NPR Former Agent Says, 'Border Patrol Does Good Work ... But There's Tension There'

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: About 10 years ago, a recent college graduate named Francisco Cantu told his mother what seemed like good news. He got a job. FRANCISCO CANTU: I think she was terrified when I decided to join the Border Patrol. And I think she wa

美国国家公共电台 NPR Mexico Worries That A New Border Wall Will Worsen Flooding

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump has kept up the pressure to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, though the administration now seems willing to wait until later this year so they can figure out where the funding for that wall is going to c

16th China India Border Talks Underway in Beijing

Representatives from China and India are in Beijing for another round of border issue discussions. It is the 16th talk of its kind and the first after the Chinese leadership change in March. Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi leads the Chinese deleg

2007年VOA标准英语-Pope Carries Cross at Good Friday Procession

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 06 April 2007 For the second year, Pope Benedict led the traditional Way of the Cross procession in Rome's ancient Coliseum. Thousands took part in the solemn ceremony. For VOA, Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome. Pope

CCTV9英语新闻：Gov't forces kill dozens of rebels crossing Lebanese border

The Syrian army has killed over 70 rebels crossing the border from Lebanon. The ambush in the Qalamoun area near Syrias capital, Damascus was carried out in close coordination with Hezbollah. But despite the attack, as CCTVs Alaa Ebrahim in Syria rep

CCTV9英语新闻：Decades of efforts made to draw land border between China and Vietnam

The land border between China and Vietnam measures about 14,000 kilometers. And the final demarcation of these land borders took decades of efforts from both sides. In 1991, the then Vietnamese leader Do Muoi paid an official visit to Beijing, to nor

2015年CRI China Opens New High-speed Rail to Northern Border City in Jilin

The first high-speed rail line to a border city in northeast China is set to open in Jilin Province on Sunday. The new line is to link Jilin City with Hunchun, which is at the borders of North Korea and Russia. Local residents have come to the railwa

CCTV9英语新闻：Austria threatens to erect fence at border with Italy

Vienna has also outlined plans to erect a fence at a border crossing with Italy. With migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Africa to Italy in growing numbers, Austria has said Rome must stop them or it will have to introduce border controls at th

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S. Masses Aid Along Venezuelan Border As Some Humanitarian Groups Warn Of Risks

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to the Colombia-Venezuela border, where the U.S. is positioning food and medicine, which it hopes to get to needy Venezuelans. But the plan is highly controversial. Venezuela's authoritarian president, Nicolas Maduro, claims