The presidential candidates are not only back in Ohio today. In a rare turn of events they are also courting voters in the same part of the state. Early voting in the state is just six days away and the stakes are high. No Republican has won the Whit

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台9月

I'm sorry, I can't do that. You've thought about this, and that's your final decision? Yeah. You've decided that protecting a friendship is more important than the grisly punishment I shall now dispense. Mr. Feeny, he didn't mean to hurt anyone. He j

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Human Rights in Turkey The continuing state of emergency in Turkey, imposed after the July 2016 coup attempt, has led to the severe curtailment of many fundamental freedoms, according to the latest State Department Human Rights Report. John Sullivan,

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(五月)

State of Human Rights in Iran At the recent release of the State Department's annual report on human rights practices, John Sullivan, who was serving as U.S. Acting Secretary of State, pointed to Iran as one of the countries with an egregious record:

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(五月)

The United States has recently been made aware of new reports of the Congolese government and militias engaging in horrific human rights violations and abuses in the Kasai regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC. The latest report acc

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(160) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(6月)

Indonesia has confirmed that 20 of the 78 asylum seekers on board the Oceanic Viking have agreed to disembark. The Sri Lankans have been refusing to go ashore to Indonesia. But they've now accepted the government's proposal to fast track their resett

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2009年

The Rural Fire Service is urging people not to panic, despite issuing the highest possible fire danger warning in New South Wales for the first time. Forecast temperatures in the mid 40s and hot winds have pushed the fire danger into the 'catastrophi

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The Federal government has boosted the capacity of the immigration detention center on Christmas Island to cope with an increase in asylum-seekers. Two hundred bunk beds have been placed in rooms that had been set aside for recreation. Portaloos are

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Australia faces another week in political limbo as negotiations to end post-election power stalemate enter a second week. Four independents return to Canberra today to resume talks with major parties about who will form a minority government. And Lab

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A young Melbourne girl has died and two others are in hospital after a dog attack last night. The four-year-old was playing with her cousin at her St Albans home when they were attacked by a neighbour's dog. The little girl died at the scene. The dog

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1.The lawyer for Michael Jacksons personal physician says his client will not comment on rumor, innuendo or unnamed sources. That statement follows a law enforcement official telling the AP that Dr. Conrad Robert Murray gave Jackson a powerful anest

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Baltimore Police End Investigation of Freddie Grays Death 巴尔的摩对Freddie Gray的死因调查工作结束 Police in Baltimore, Maryland, have completed their investigation into the death of a young black man in police detention. He died April

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New developments in one of the most contentious debates over voting rights in Pennsylvania. Voters will not be required to show a photo ID to cast a ballot in this presidential election. Today a judge blocked most of the act from going into effect by

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

必背句型: A:I didn't see him these days. 这些天我没见过他。 B:He was sent to prison for six months for embezzlement. 他因侵占财产被监禁6个月。 The suspects were placed in detention. 嫌疑犯被拘留。 She was sent to priso

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A driver hit a traffic policeman to escape punishment in Zhengzhou City, central China's Henan Province. The unidentified female driver was asked to pull over when she ran the red light, but she refused to show her driving license. Then she suddenly

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

BBC news with David Austin. The Hollywood actress Debbie Reynolds has died just one day after the death of her daughter, the film star Carrie Fisher. She was 84 and had been rushed to hospital with a suspected stroke. Her son said the stress of his s

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

Lesson 66 The Noses Knows 鼻子破案 Words: desultory adj. 不连贯的,散漫的 detach v. 使分开,使分离 detached adj. (房屋)独栋的,分离的;超然的,客观的 detain vt. 使延迟,拘留 detect vt. 察觉,发觉;探测,侦查 detectable adj. 可发觉的,可查明的 dete

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We move to Africa now. And a child bride in northern Nigeria has admitted killing her husband just a week after she was married. She said she was forced to marry a 35-year old. And she apparently put rat poison in the food that was sharing at a famil

发表于:2019-03-04 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力精选进阶版

Topic 1-Man, 57, detained in courier beating captured on video The Beijing police have placed a 57-year-old man in 10-day administrative detention, after he was identified as the driver who allegedly beat a delivery man in Dongcheng district. What ha

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

The challengers for the US presidency have been addressing large rallies as they try to maximize their support on Super Tuesday. Eleven US states are choosing Democratic and Republican Party candidates for November's election.The Republican Donald Tr

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