今天我们要学的词组是hot seat。 Hot seat在美国俚语里指处死刑用的电椅。Hot seat也指困窘的处境,尴尬的局面。比如公司连续亏损,总裁的压力很大, The CEO found himself in the hot seat after another bad

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Jack: So, what do you think of the new guy ? Kate: Oh, you mean Bernard? Hes okay, I guess. Why? Jack: Well, I heard that he left his last company under mysterious circumstances. I tried to find out more from Libby, but she was very hush-hush about i

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ECONOMICS REPORT - Intrade: a Market That Trades on Future Events By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, November 04, 2005 I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Intrade is a kin

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Libby Pleads Not Guilty in CIA Leak Case 利比在中情局特工泄密案中声称自己无罪 Former vice presidential aide Lewis Libby pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminal charges related to the

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By Jim Malone Washington, DC 19 January 2007 watch Lewis Libby report Opening arguments are anticipated next week in Washington in the criminal trial of Lewis Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby is charged with misleading a

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By Jim Malone Washington 15 February 2007 Closing arguments are scheduled for Tuesday in the trial of former White House aide Lewis Libby. Libby was Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff and is accused of lying to investigators probing who lea

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今天我们要学的词儿是dilemma。 Dilemma是左右为难的意思。美国副总统切尼的前办公厅主任路易斯.利比最近因为做伪证被判处30个月的刑期。媒体报道说,The sentence imposed on Lewis 'Scooter' Libby put

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By Jim Malone Washington 06 April 2006 Court documents made public in Washington Thursday contend that President Bush personally authorized the disclosure of classified information on Iraq's weapons p

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 30 August 2006 watch Microhome report The latest government reports indicate the U.S. housing market is cooling off. But builders say there's a mini-boom going on for a different kind of house. VOA's Mil Arcega reports o

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今天我们要学的词组是felony。 Felony的意思是重罪, 通常指谋杀, 盗窃财物等判刑一年以上的严重犯罪活动。 切尼付总统的前办公厅主任Lewis Libby被控在中情局特工身份泄密案的调查中撒谎。

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今天我们要学的词组是pardon。 Pardon的意思是对不起,请原谅。比如,如果没听清楚对方的话,美国人常说,I beg your pardon. 意思是对不起,请你再说一遍。 Pardon在法律上是赦免的意思。 前白宫

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By Amy Katz Washington, DC 10 April 2006 watch Intelligence Leak report Vice President Dick Cheney's former Chief of Staff, Lewis

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