NPR 2008-09-29

President Bush is praising the bipartisan financial rescue plan worked out in negotiations with the administration. He said he knows the vote on the measure will be difficult for lawmakers, but he's confident it will be approved. House Speaker Nancy

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-31

1. The presidential candidates are making their last pitches to voters by mainly attacking their opponent. John McCain is trying to tie Barack Obama to oil companies while Obama spend part of the day saying McCain will keep economy in a ditch. 2. Th

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-26

1. It looks like there is an agreement in principle among lawmakers on a 700-billion-dollar bailout of the financial industry. The plan would have to pass both houses of Congress, then be signed by the president. 2. The first presidential debate pla

NPR 2008-07-12

One of the nation's largest independent mortgage lenders has been taken over by the federal government after determination the California-based thrift was unsound. The decision by the Office of Thrift Supervision comes after efforts by IndyMac to ra

NPR 2008-08-20

The United Nations Security Council is holding emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. The move comes amid reports that Russia has taken its first tentative steps toward pulling its forces ou

NPR 2008-08-23

There are confusing reports about Russian actions in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia today. While journalists on the ground there reported seeing tanks and military convoys leaving key positions and heading back toward Moscow, US officials inc

美语咖啡屋 Lesson 25: John's Carpentry

Y: 各位听众好，我是杨晨。欢迎您到美语咖啡屋。 J: Welcome to American Cafe and today we're going to meet John who's a carpenter. Y: 真的？那太好了。我从小就向往当一个

NPR 2008-09-19

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke are sitting down at this hour with congressional leaders to discuss the widening economic crisis. Stock prices rebounded sharply today. That followed a report the administration has a ne

CNN 2008-01-28

Hello, everyone. I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. We begin in Kenya where tribal fighting has taken a gruesome turn this weekend. In the western Rift Valley region, the Red Cross says there are

NPR 2008-09-06

GOP presidential nominee John McCain visited a small town outside Milwaukee today and promised to take his White House campaign to small towns throughout America. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. John McCain's first campaign stop after the GOP conventio

NPR 2008-10-12

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is briefing representatives of the so called G-20 including the world's richest nations and the largest developing nations on the steps being taken by the US and other countries to restore confidence in the global fi

英语俚语：long shot和shoo in

今天还是要讲在总统大选年里你常常会听到的两个习惯用语，而且这两个习惯用语都和侯选人的当选机会和希望有关。 第一个习惯用语是从射击或者赛马这两种体育运动中借用来的。它是: l

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-21

1. For the first time, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says he supports the idea of a second stimulus package. The White House says President Bush is open to the idea of direct payments to Americans. Bernanke told Congress that the economy is likely to st

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-03

1. It's down to the wire for the race for president. John McCain is in battleground state Pennsylvania today where he told supporters he can feel momentum on his side. Polls show McCain behind in the state that has 21 electoral votes. 2. Democrat Ba

CNN 2008-03-22

Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta. I'm Naamua Delaney. Thanks for checking in with us. Here's a look at what's happening Now In The News. Senator Barack Obama is getting an endorsement from one of his former rivals. New Mexico Governor Bil

CNN 2008-10-05

Hello everyone, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Just days now to the next presidential debate and the candidates are both stumping and prepping ahead of Tuesday night. Bara

CNN 2008-10-17

This is your NOW IN THE NEWS update; I'm Reggie Aqui, from the CNN center in Atlanta. Worldwide recession fears sent many world stock markets going down today. The Dow opened down sharply before recovering some of its losses. Tokyo's Nikkei downed m

CNN 2008-02-01

Hey there! I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The gloves came off last night in the Republican presidential debate in California. Mitt Romney accused Senator John McCain of misrepresenting

每日一词【575】bombshell：炸弹

今天我们要学的词是bombshell。 Bombshell, 炸弹，指出人意料的消息。 The news came as a bombshell, 这个消息简直出人意料。 In a bombshell announcement, the movie star revealed that he is gay, 这个电影明星出人意料地

每日一词【548】ground zero：核弹的爆炸地点

今天我们要学的词是ground zero。 Ground zero, 原来是指核弹的爆炸地点，七年前九一一恐怖袭击事件发生后，现在说起Ground Zero, 一般都是指纽约世贸大楼的遗址。 U.S. Presidential candidates Obama and M