Maryland Is Eighth US State to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage The way forward is always found through greater respect for the equal rights of all, said Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley as he signed the bill into law. Maryland joins seven other states an

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(三月)

Idiom: Make a pitch ( make a proposal ) Hit the book: Veterinarian Drowning Scary Yell Labrador Retriever Kangaroo Sanctuary

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情侣交往一段时间以后,一方会向另一方求婚。 Maura: So, first, were gonna talk about how people propose. So, you have a couple, theyve been dating for a while, and then they want to get married. Harp: Yeah. And I would say its usua

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Though marriage is practiced in almost all countries of the world, the customs are quite different from one culture to another. It is interesting for me to compare the customs of marriage in the United States with those in my country. I've lived in t

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Jack tossed the papers on my deskhis eyebrows knit into a straight line as he glared at me. Whats wrong? I asked. He jabbed a finger at the proposal. Next time you want to change anything, ask me first, he said, turning on his heels and leaving me st

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Republican U.S. presidential front-runner Donald Trump is drawing rebukes from across the world for proposing a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until the country's leaders can figure out what is going on about possib

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Education Report - Rescuing Masai Girls From Early Marriage This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Priscilla Nangurai of Kajiado, Kenya, retired as a teacher in two thousand five. Today, at the age of sixty-two, she could be living a quiet

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Americans React to Obama's Same-Sex Marriage Stance On the streets of Washington, passersby voiced strong opinions about Americas first-ever presidential endorsement of marriage rights for gays and lesbians. I support marriage equality, so I was very

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Chapter Four 第四章 209.as I was saying / like I was saying 如我刚才所言 As I was saying before you came in, Bob, we'll need lots of help. 鲍勃,正如你进来之前我所说的,我们需要大量的帮助。 Help for what? I didn't he

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon believes that President Assad's latest proposal won't help resolve the crisis in the country. Martin Nesirky is the U.N. spokesman. The Secretary-General was disappointed that the speech by President Bashar al-Assad o

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Key Sentences(重点句子) 781. I've made a draft of that. 我已经草拟了一份方案出来。 782.We are planning a six-week event titled Chinese Products Festival to take place in October, 2000. 我们计划在2000年10月开始这个为

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Traditional marriage proposals could soon be consigned to the history books with almost half of them now happening at home in front of the TV. 传统的求婚方式可能很快就会成为历史,因为现在几乎一半的求婚都发生在家里的电

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U.S. President Barack Obama aims to cut the country's corporate tax rate from 35 to 28 percent, while eliminating dozens of tax-saving deductions American companies now enjoy. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled the tax overhaul Wednesday, t

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美国交通部考虑禁止在飞行中打电话 WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said on Thursday it is now planning its own review to possibly ban in-flight calls, hours before the Federal Communications

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Larry在告诉李华他公司里发生的事。 李华今天会学会两个常用语,trash talking和make waves。 LL: So, Li Hua, yesterday at the office I heard two of my co-workers trash talking my boss. LH: 什么是trash talking? 难道他们在

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The following phrases are used to participate in a meeting. These phrases are useful for expressing your ideas and giving input to a meeting. Getting the Chairperson's Attention 引起会议主席的注意 (Mister/Madam) chairman. May I have a word?

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BEIJING, Jan. 05 (Xinhuanet) -- Tighter licensing and banning unlicensed food processors are two measures needed to improve the poor quality of cooked food in Guangzhou markets, says a new proposal. The proposal, to be presented to the Guangzhou comm

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会展谈判交流 英语 句型 A: I'm sorry to say that the price you quote is too high. It would be very difficult for us to push any sales if we buy it at this price. B: well, if you take quality into consideration, you won't think our price is t

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Since everyones here, shall we get started? 大家到齐了,我们开始吧。 Id like to call the meeting to order. 我宣布会议开始。 Today, we are going to discuss.. 今天我们要讨论 Shall we move on to the next item on the agenda? 我们

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Now for more on this, we are joined in the studio by CCTV's Jin Yingqiao. Q1, Yingqiao, tell us more about what's being discussed about children and women this political season. A1, Well, they are definitely hot topics during the two sessions. One NP

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