Former Virginia governor Bob McDonell has been sentenced to 2 years in prison on federal corruption charges. NPR's Jenifer reports it's a lord last prosecutors asked for Bob McDonell has appealed. A string of XX witnesses were hearing pleaded from XX

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

Betting on Sports Peter: Look at this! I just won 2,000 smackaroos! Angela: Where did you get all that money? Peter: I won it betting on the game last night. I placed a small wager with high odds and won big. Angela: Wow, I always put money in the po

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年ESL之餐饮娱乐

With the price of gold at all-time highs, a familiar fever is once again sweeping Alaska. Everybody has their own reason why they are into it. Some people, you know, you find what you got and you try at once to find a little bit of gold. This is kind

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2009年

Todd: James! James: Yo! Todd: if you had a million dollars... James: Mm-hm Todd: if you won the lottery... James: Yes. Todd: What would you do? James: I would buy a small island, build a house there, and invest the rest of my money so that I would ne

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Busted flush 好景不再 How a Sino-Lao special economic zone hit the skids 一个中国老挝边境经济特区如何走向衰落 May 26th 2011 | BOTEN, LAOS | from the print edition AT HOME and abroad, China is a byword for fast-track development,

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BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- A Monday report has urged for the increased use of legal methods to regulate private loans following a number of incidents in which the leaders of large companies were unable to pay back informal high-interest loans, forc

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SEOUL, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Prosecutors in Euijeongbu, north of Seoul, confirmed star coach Kang Dong-hee's involvement in match fixing after 12 hours interrogation over fixing allegations on Friday. Prosecutors prepared to seek an arrest warrant for

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

However perfect a tourist destination might seem, it will always have its glaring faults - in London the attractions are too spread out, in Venice the streets can be too narrow and in Rome the cobbles play havoc on the ankles. 对一个旅游城市来说

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

今天我们要学的词是high-rolling。 High-rolling, 是指生活奢侈、舍得花钱。那么,high-roller, 当然就是舍得花钱的人了。如果是赌博,那就是下大赌注的豪客。The Las Vegas casino industry has long rolled ou

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

SYDNEY The Chinese authorities have formally arrested three Australian employees of the casino operator Crown Resorts who had been detained in mid-October in an investigation into the promotion of gambling in China. 悉尼中国当局已正式逮捕了

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

本期内容: Children in Japan will be considered adults when they are 18 as opposed to 20, under a new proposal that is supported by the government. If the change is approved, 18-year-olds will be able to get married, sign contracts and take out

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When people use maps, they are usually seeking directions to a place they want to go. But Susan Schulten sees much more in maps, like history, culture and art. She shares some of those findings in her book, A History of America in 100 Maps. Schulten

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OK, back-trace the account, follow the money, hopefully it will lead us to whoever kidnapped Walter. 反追踪账户,追踪钱的走向,希望能指引我们找到绑架沃尔特的人 After all this time, do you think Walter might still really b

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 绿箭侠第一季

Statistics There were two widely divergent influences on the early development of statistical methods. Statistics had a mother who was dedicated to keeping orderly records of government units (states and statistics come from the same Latin root statu

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绝对想象不到的翻唱Lady Gaga超柔情版Poker Face 《欢乐合唱团》就是能那么颠覆,把Lady Gaga热力十足的Poker Face整得如此音乐剧范儿。听完只有一个感受:这明明是一首另起炉灶的新歌嘛!!!

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早上起床,没有什么比一段超级能量的音乐更加让人清醒了。Coldplay 的Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall 就给我一种浑身过电,奔跑中兴奋地追逐的晨光的狂喜。欢快的节奏和带感的贝斯,还有马汀独特

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Subject: Im only waiting for the green light from you. 迷你对话 A: Your performance is excellent. I hope you can stay in my company. 你的表现很出色,我希望你能留下来。 B: Boss, I have decided to leave. Im only waiting for the gre

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Statistics There were two widely divergent influences on the early development of statistical methods. Statistics had a mother who was dedicated to keeping orderly records of governmental units (state and statistics come from the same Latin root stat

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Echo! 回声! Fairy tales are wonderful, magical stories that capture children's imaginations and delight and entertain them. 童话是精彩、奇妙的故事,抓住孩子们的想象力并为他们带来欢笑和娱乐。 Well, maybe today at l

发表于:2019-03-04 / 阅读(175) / 评论(0) 分类 欧美人文风情

Police in northeast China's Heilongjiang province have broken up a multinational gambling ring involving a website in the Philippines that has attracted Chinese gamblers. They have seized more than 80 million yuan in gambling funds and frozen bank ac

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