Wikileaks has moved forward with a major document drop of hundreds of thousands of confidential US diplomatic cables. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports the action flies in the face of dire warnings from top US officials. The documents provide a rare glim

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

六、法理(Jurisprudence) 1.A subsequent ratification has a retrospective affect,and be equivalent to a prior command. 2.Absolute power corrupts absolutely. 3.Fairness and justice in a jurisdiction are realized case by case being settled proper

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Judy Woodruff: Now back to the mistrial declared today in the federal bribery case against New Jersey's U.S. Senator Bob Menendez. John Yang is back with that. John Yang: Thanks, Judy. Senator Menendez had been charged with 18 counts. Prosecutors sai

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[00:02.30]Nate brings them for me every Sunday since the day we were engaged. 自从我们订婚开始 Nate每个星期天都会送我一束 [00:02.70]They are my favorite. 我最喜欢它们了 [00:06.58]-lsn't that sweet? -Are you taking notes? -好甜

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[00:04.10]...but l seldom interfere with their decisions. ...虽然我很少干涉他们的决定 [00:07.30]l have the authority to have you reinstated. 但我有权力让你恢复学籍 [00:14.14]So, what's the catch? 那条件呢? [00:16.74]This th

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WHITE HOUSE President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to bring big league change to America, but his plans for his first 100 days in office are about to bump up against the realities of Washington politics and bureaucracy.\ In October, he outlined a 100

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(一月)

These days, a lot of people are thinking about how best to make a change in the world. Some might imagine that its best to try to rise above emotions like anger and fear and focus on taking action. But science suggests that embracing feelings of frus

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Russia is proposing a Security Council resolution to endorse the peace plan that France mediated between Russia and Georgia. The Security Council has been one place for debating the conflict but there is little agreement on what, if anything, it can

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A 25-year-old service member from Iowa is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Moments ago at a White House ceremony, President Obama couldnt contain his pride in bestowing the highest military honor on army staff S

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Newspaper Carrier Day is an important day to celebrate one of societys forgotten workers the newspaper carrier. Every day, thousands of newspaper girls and boys get up early and carry heavy bags of newspapers around the streets. They deliver our news

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Unit 6 DIALOGUE I Work Ethics A: Do you think a telephone operator should be concerned about the worries of callers? B: Well, it's not her job. At least I wouldn't interfere in other people's business

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Lesson 88 The Funeral 葬礼 Words: err vt. 做错,出差错 erratic adj. 古怪的,不稳定的 erupt vi. 喷出,爆发 escalate vi. 升级,逐步增强 escalator n. 电动扶梯 eschew vi. 避开,危害 escort v. 护送,伴随 essential adj. 绝对必要的,基础的 estate n. 财产,

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Business. 商业。 Business ethics. 经营道德。 Going bananas. 购买香蕉。 Chiquita has tried hard to be goodand got no credit for it. 奇基塔一直努力作为一个好企业,但一直得不到信任。 SOMETIMES you bend over backwards

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Todd: Keri, let's talk about reading. Kerri: OK. Todd: First of all, do you like to read? Kerri: Yes, I do! Todd: What do you read usually? Kerri: I kind of alternate between fiction and non-fiction. Todd: OK. What are you reading now? Kerri: I'm rea

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My grandparents believed you were either honest or you werent.There was no in between. They had a simple motto hanging on heir living-room wall:Life is like a field of newly fallen snow;where I choose to walk every step will show.They didnt have to t

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Catch of a Lifetime He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his familys 1)cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day before the 2)bass season 3)opened, he and his father were fishing early i

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There are no mistakes, only lessons Human growth is a process of experimentation, trial, and error ultimately leading to wisdom. Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action, you can never quite be certaion how the situation will turn out.

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THIS IS AMERICA - PETA at 25: Animal Rights Activists Are Defended, Deplored By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, October 24, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.

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While many Indonesians watch for possible changes in the nations criminal code, Indonesias House of Representatives has quietly passed changes to another law. The legislation is the revised Law on Representative Assemblies, also known as the MD3 law.

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In what is only his second prime-time Oval Office address to the nation, President Obama at this hour is expected to declare Operation Iraqi Freedom to be over with the end of US combat mission. Mr. Obama excerpts some of his speech released by the W

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