Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan told the House Judiciary Committee today that top White House officials deliberately misled him about the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports. McClellan testified that he

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台六月

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama got a major boost today as he was endorsed by former Secretary of State Colin Powell. NPR's Jamie Tarabay has more. The retired general told NBC's Meet the Press he plans to vote for Obama on November 4.

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台十月

The first polls including some in the important battleground states such as Indiana are closing at this hour. Along with Indiana where Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama did some last minute campaigning today, other states whose polls ar

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

今天学的词组是throw one's hat in the ring。这个词组的字面意思是把帽子扔进拳击场。据说在19世纪的拳击比赛中,有人要和拳击手较量,就把帽子扔进拳击场里 -- throw his hat in the ring。后来把帽子

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Asieh Namdar. Thanks for checking in with us. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Senator John McCain holds a news conference this hour in Coral Gables Florida. He could face questions about his use

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 商业报道2008年(四)月

President Bush tried to calm investors' nerves this morning, a day after two venerable financial institutions were hobbled by the mortgage crisis. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports. The president spoke to reporters just hours after investors began to

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台九月

Vice President Dick Cheney made a rare campaign appearance to stump for Republicans in his home state of Wyoming. He also voiced his support for GOP presidential candidate John McCain. McCain's Democratic rival Barack Obama was quick to pounce on th

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

Tornado warnings were issued in downtown Chicago yesterday because of the severe storm that forced baseball fans out of the stands at Wrigley Field. Cubs' fan Jerry Goldman was among those who found themselves looking for a safe place to wait out th

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After being held in the jungles of Colombia by rebel forces, in some cases, for years, a group of hostages is (are) now freed today. Colombias Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos announced, speaking through an interpreter at a news conference in Bog

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台七月

A Sudan Airways plane burst into flames while landing in Khartoum today. There are reports that as many as 100 people died. There are more than 200 people on board. The major presidential hopeful spent some time talking about the economy today. Repu

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台六月

1. Investigators in Las Vegas say they are looking for the grandfather of a kidnapped six-year-old boy. They hope he can lead them to Cole Puffinburger. Authorities think 51-year-old Clemens Fred Tinnemeyer was involved in drug dealing with Mexican

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(153) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十)月

AS IT IS 2015-08-18 A Candidate's Voice May Affect How We Vote 候选人发言可能会影响我们如何投票 Experience and money for campaigning increase a politician's chances of winning an election. But so may the sound of a candidates voice. N

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(八)月

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发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Hello, I am Melissa Long here at the CNN Center in Atlanta on this Friday. Here is a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Positive vibes from Iran. The country's foreign minister says he expects progress in tomorrow's nuclear talks

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 商业报道2008年(七)月

From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Here's whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Wall Street got off to a shaky start this morning in the wake of yesterdays 504-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Well today, the Dow rebounded af

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 商业报道2008年(九)月

Hi, everyone, I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN. com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening Now In The News. A second child's body has been found in the water near Mobile, Alabama. Its believed to be another one of the four children thrown

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 商业报道2008年(一)月

今天我们要学的词是bombshell。 Bombshell, 是指引起震惊的事件。Cuban leader Fidel Castro's decision to retire came as a bombshell, 古巴领导人卡斯特罗决定退休的消息引起了轰动。 纽约时报上星期刊登了关于

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

今天我们要学的词是down to the wire。 Down to the wire, 是直到最后一刻的意思。美国总统大选已经进入倒数计时,星期二一大早,全美各地的投票站就要开门了。 Presidential candidates McCain and Obama ar

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

今天我们要学的词是drag。 Drag, 作为名词,有累赘的意思。 He did not want to be a drag on his children, 他不愿意成为孩子们的负担。 He has always been a drag on the group, 他总是给集体拖后腿。 在美国总统大

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词