美国习惯用语-第869:get wise to

我有个朋友在政府部门工作。他这工作以前可是个肥缺，经常用公款吃喝旅游。可好景不长，这种挥霍公款的行为被发现了，他被调查机构请去喝茶了。这让我想到了一个习惯用语，那就是:

NPR 2012-07-24

The accused gunman in the Colorado movie theater shooting rampage had his first court appearance today. James Holmes was advised his rights, but prosecutors won't file their full charges against him until next Monday. Colorado Public Radio's Megan Ve

CNN 2010-08-29

The RCMP has evidence to support the fact that a member of this group has also taken training that provided him with the knowledge to construct electronical and explosive devices. Amongst other things, investigators have seized more than 50 electroni

NPR 2009-03-24

President Barack Obama and his Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner officially unveiled the administrations latest revamping of its financial rescue package today. Speaking to build as a three-prompt effort to draw private investors into a partnershi

NPR 2009-6-28

NATO and Russia are resuming formal military cooperation on a range of security threats. John Psaropoulos has the story from Athens. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that NATO and Russia have restarted military-to-military contacts

CNN 2011-10-24

Hi, Im Carl Azuz. As we wrap up the week here on CNN Students News. We are talking about earthquake and basketball. You are going to hear some students advice on staying safe when you behind the wheel. And we are going to share some your opinions fro

NPR 2010-07-28

President Obama's trying to shore up support for the war in Afghanistan following the unauthorized release of a huge cache of classified documents from the battlefield. As NPR's Scott Horsley reports, Mr. Obama does not want the leaked documents to s

NPR 2010-08-28

The US economys growing more slowly than expected. The Commerce Departments downgrading the nations second-quarter growth to 1.6 percent, down from 2.5 percent. Dean Croushore, chairman of the Economics Department at the University of Richmond, says

经济学人:孟加拉银行劫案 持续追踪(2)

On the day of the robbery, its security cameras were disabled. 在案发当天，银行的监控摄像全部失效了。 A number of security protocols need to be met before the SWIFT system authorises a payment: one step, a physical key or dongle, w

AP 2011-12-23

1. The House has rejected a plan to extend a social security payroll tax cut for two months. Republican members are instead demanding that the Senate return to negotiate an extension for the entire year. President Barack Obama called the Senate's ver

AP 2010-09-24

Prosecutors have filed theft charges against the Washington State woman who claimed that she had been attacked by a woman who threw acid on her, then later admitted she did it herself. An arrest warrant has also been issued for Bethany Storro. The cr

AP 2010-10-30

1. Investigators are conducting tests to determine if a shooting at a Marine Corps recruiting station is connected to recent shootings at the Pentagon and National Marine Corps Museum. The FBI says the same gun was used to shoot at the Pentagon and t

AP 2012-06-29

1. Canada has been given a seat at the table for the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada was asked to join the trade negotiations. It comes after Harper met with President Barack Obama at the G20 su

美国伊斯兰极端主义:是宗教问题吗?

AS IT IS 2016-06-23 Islamist Extremism in America: Is Religion the Problem? 美国伊斯兰极端主义:是宗教问题吗? The mass shooting in Orlando, Florida this month was the worst in modern American history: 49 people killed, and 53 more were

美国习惯用语:765 beyond a doubt

今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是：beyond a doubt. Beyond是超出的意思，doubt是怀疑的意思。Beyond a Doubt，连在一起就是毫无疑问。 昨天晚上电视上播放了一个关于不明飞行物，UFO，目击者的纪录片

NPR 2008-08-07

Government papers released in the anthrax investigation paint Army scientist Bruce Ivins as a disturbed man who tried to mislead investigators by submitting false samples. NPR's Allison Keyes has more. According to the documents, the case against Iv

经济学人:普京高调反腐 新闻曝光各部长赃款及其情妇(1)

Europe Russias president 欧洲 俄罗斯总统 Alone at the top 高处不胜寒 Vladimir Putin has initiated some high-profile battles against corruption. But to many he seems increasingly isolated and out of touch 弗拉基米尔普京掀起了一场

英语听力精选进阶版 8559

The so-called Batman Shooter, James Holmes, has been found guilty of killing 12 cinema-goers in the American state of Colorado in 2012. Seventy people were also injured, when the 27-year-old opened fire in a packed cinema showing the Batman film The

赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit113

machinery n.机器（集合名词，不可数） They purchased new machinery for the factory. 他们为这工厂添购新的机器。 The general manager believes that more machinery/ machines should be bought to increase productivity. 总经理认为

赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit82

deafen vt.使变聋 The noise from the construction site in the neighborhood almost deafened me. 从附近工地传来的噪音让我感到震耳欲聋。 dearly adv.非常；昂责地,付出很大代价地 Henry loves his family dearly. He is willin