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发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

The next morning it was raining very hard. The sky was filled with black clouds. Its teeming, said Rory. Its pouring, said Benny. We cant play outdoors very well. Thats OK, Rory said. We can work some more on our telegraph. As the boys worked, Rory h

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 17 Mystery Behind the Wall

Professor Nichols sat down at the dining room table and began to look at the coins. From an inside pocket he took a magnifying glass like one Benny had seen a watchmaker use. He fitted it into his eye. Rory and the Aldens leaned excitedly on the tabl

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 17 Mystery Behind the Wall

From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Nicole Lapin. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is back on the job while he is out on bail. Blagojevich is at his office in Chicago a day after his arrest on fe

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2008年(十二)月

2.A court appearance for Chester Stiles accused of abusing a three-year-old girl an act caught on videotape. During the brief hearing, Stiles only said he can not afford a lawyer. His public defender says he expects Stiles to fight the more than 20 f

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2007

People in America - Sam Houston, 1793-1863: A 19th Century American Statesman, Politician, and Soldier STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. NICOLE NICHOLS: And Im Nicole Nichols with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we continue the

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'Loving' Tells Story Of Supreme Court Ruling Legalizing Interracial Marriage play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0007:55repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or updat

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

1. A judge in Atlanta sentences Brian Nichols to multiple life sentences with no chance of parole. Nichols killed four people in a brazen courthouse shooting in 2005. The case was repeatedly bogged down by legal complications, angering families of v

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(164) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十二)月

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Artists Paint the Town in Baltimore JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. This week on our program, we talk to Ben Nichols, lead singer and songwriter for the band Lucero. We also repo

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