The White House says the US is reviewing a new report by human rights groups that says the US may have violated international law by killing civilians in drone attacks. N international SC says the Obama administrations veil of secrecy prevents analys

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

On Capitol Hill today, House lawmakers grilled representatives of 4 major contracting companies, their work done the government health insurance website. In an exchange with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Cheryl Campbell of CGI federal said her firms part

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美国工人要求增加最低工资 LOS ANGELESLos Angeles is about to become the largest American city to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, an increase to be phased in over five years. The wage is more than twice the current minimum rate requi

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(十一月)

The Federal Government is denying it's doing a trade-off for the US government on asylum seekers. Australia has agreed to take three Guantanamo Bay detainees from the US. The ABC has been told the move is related to the US government's decision to ac

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- 26 - latent a.潜在的,潜伏的,不易察觉的 lateral n.侧面的,旁边的 latitude n.纬度,行动或言论的自由(范围),(pl.)地区 latter a.后者的;后一半的,接近终了的 n.后者 launch v.发射;使(船)下水,发动,开展 n.发射,下水 laundry n.洗衣房(店);待洗衣物,所洗衣物 lavat

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Another proposal to extend the benefits to the long-term unemployed has failed in the senate. The extension would have lasted three months and cost 6.5 billion dollars. NPRs Ailsa Chang reports the measure failed one vote short of six votes needed to

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年NPR美国国家公共电台2月

Topic 1-Massive layoff in the Internet industry Word on the street says the Internet Industry is seeing massive layoffs. It is not uncommon to hear news of internet and technology companies trimming workforce, followed by the company's spokesperson c

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

By Jim Fry Cleveland, Ohio 29 February 2008 Voters in the Midwestern state of Ohio are among those who go to the polls March 4 to vote in U.S. presidential primaries. The Midwest electoral battle is especially fierce among the two remaining Democrati

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好不容易终于把学校的一堆事给忙完了! 从期末考, 期末报告, 搬家, 出席学术会议, 写新的研究计划, 吃饭, 睡觉, 笨霖把这些事全部在不可思议的二个礼拜

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1. Police say they found the bodies of three missing St. Louis area kids in the washer and dryer in the kids' apartment. Authorities say they were led there by a statement from the woman who'd earlier

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2006

1. Malaysia Airlines says the plan that went down in eastern Ukraine had 280 passengers and 15 crew members aboard. Separatist rebels are denying they shot the plane down. Ukraines President says his countrys armed forces didnt shoot at any airborne

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Education Report - Thousands of US Teachers Lose Jobs as States Cut Budgets This is the VOA Special English Education Report. America's recession ended in June of two thousand nine but recovery has been slow. Many states face budget problems and have

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Following big losses in Asia, Europe is faring little better on equity markets. Persistent recession fears and new layoff announcements are contributing to the gloom as VOA's Tom Rivers reports from London. Current bad economic news seems to be echo

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十一月)

South Africa has joined the global trend of lowering interest rates to combat the current economic slowdown. The move is an abrupt reversal for a country that has been raising interest rates for years to control inflation. The change signals that Af

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President Barack Obama speaks on Wall Street reform at the Oakley Lindsay Center in Quincy, Ill., Wednesday, April 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) On the final stop of a trip to promote his initiatives to rural America, President Barack Obama stopp

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(五)月

Problems Persist, Despite Better Than Expected US Job Gains Despite wreaking havoc in the Northeast states and devastating hundreds of businesses, Hurricane Sandy's impact on jobs appears to have been minimal. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says U.S.

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By Meredith Buel Bedford, New Hampshire 09 January 2008 New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Arizona Senator John McCain have won the Democratic and Republican primaries in the northeastern state of New Hampshire -- the first state in the nation wher

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(一月)

今天我们要学的词是day-to-day。 Day-to-day, 日常的。 As a store manager, you are in charge of the day-to-day sales operation, 做为店面经理,你要负责每天的销售情况。 The latest round of layoffs made it hard for us to ca

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

jeans 牛仔裤 judicial 司法的 ;公正的 jug 水壶 ;监牢 jungle 丛林 ;生死关头 junk 垃圾 juvenile 少年 kin 亲戚 kit 装备 lapse 过失 laptop 膝上型计算机 lash 鞭子 ;

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 考研英语

今天我们要学的词是decline。 Decline, 拒绝。 The company declined to offer any specifics about its layoff plan, 这家公司拒绝透露裁员计划的有关细节。 The source declined to be identified because of the sensitive nature of

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