Emergency crews in Kansas are still assessing the damage from the dozens of tornadoes that hit parts of the state last night. At least two people were killed. Sharon Watson is a spokeswoman for the state's Adjutant General's Department. We've got ma

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台五月

20 Home Architectural Styles GLOSSARY real estate agent a person whose job is to help other people buy or sellhomes, land, and/or other property * The real estate agent thinks we can sell our home for $270,000. the bigger the better a phrase used whe

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The housing curbs by Beijing and three other major cities are part of the larger effort to rein in China's real estate industry where home prices tended to skyrocket of late, threatening to create a property bubble, experts said. 北京等4大城市于

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1. Bill Cosby has been charged with aggravated assault stemming from a sexual assault case in 2004. The 78-year-old entertainer is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago. The charges mean he could face a prison s

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 October 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, is calling for new strategies and greater international commitment to deal with increasing numbers of people fleeing their homes. At the start of the UN

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As a PR pro or company owner managing your own public relations campaign, writing press releases should become very natural to you. If you've got news about your product, service or company, then you're ready to experience the power of press releases

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MODEL2 Things are a bit out of balance. Script John: The seventh straight day of rain. Its too much. Things are a bit out of balance. Susan: Yeah, too much rain here, too little there. Last summer firestorms destroyed many parts of the globe. John: F

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IV. Speaking Out MODEL 1 Nursing home abuse is a national epidemic. John: Nora, what are you doing? What are these notes about? Nora: Well, they are for a 1,000 word essay on abuse on the elderly, due Monday. John: Thats a big topic. What made you de

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Does money buy happiness? Does money buy happiness?Not.Ah,but would a little more money make us a little happier?Many of us smirk1) and nod.There is,we believe,some connection between fiscal2) fitness and feeling fantastic.Most of us

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California to Require Solar Power for New Homes California has become the first U.S. state to approve plans to require newly-built homes to include solar equipment. 加州已成为美国第一个批准计划要求新建住宅纳入太阳能设备的州

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1. Former presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain are promising to work together, both say they want to change the bad habits of Washington after meeting in Chicago. It was their first meeting since election. 2. Congress is back at work. To

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十一)月

1. President Obama is in Estonia, ahead the upcoming NATO summit. The President is showing support of the Baltic nations which border Russia and are concerned about the possible Russian aggression. 2. The White House has determined that a video showi

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2014(九)月

This is AP news minute. 1. Police in Ohio are urging residents in surrounding states to be on alert, for the man who they say shot and killed elderly pass-by, and then posted gruesome video of the killing on Facebook. Police in the FBI in Cleveland s

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Israel has announced plans to build 1400 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, territory the Palestinians claim for their future state. The new homes are planned in Ramat Shlomo, an enclave in east Jerusalem, and in var

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Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im Joshua Leo. Voice 2 And Im Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voi

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Of course, Queensland's flood emergency which is threatening more communities. One man is missing after being swept away, while trying to cross a flooded creek on a motorbike at Greenback near Brisbane. In the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, the lo

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Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1

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Voice 1 Hello. Im Marina Santee. Voice 2 And Im Ruby Jones. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 An old man looks ac

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Topic 1: China's household cooking consumes too much energyA recent survey has found that Chinese middle-aged women, or dama, can become the world's model energy savers if only they spend less time at the kitchen stove. The survey found that, on aver

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. The Friends of Syria, 11 Western and Arab nations opposed to the Syrian president, agreed today to provide more military support to the rebels seeking the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. British Foreign Secretar

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