The Supreme Court today has struck down a law allowing the execution of individuals convicted of child rape. The high court, in a 5-4 vote, said a Louisiana law permitting the death penalty to be imposed in such cases violates a constitution ban on

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台六月

Hello and a very happy New Year,I'm Carl Azuz,welcoming you to the first CNN Student news program of 2012,hope you all had great holidays and you're ready to dive back into the headlines.First up,today marks the first major political event on the US

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2012年(一)月

If you think one vote can`t make a difference, don`t tell that to anyone involved with this week`s Iowa caucuses. I`m Carl Azuz. Thanks for spending part of your Thursday with CNN Student News. Eight votes -- that was the difference between first and

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2012年(一)月

Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕林肯 Lincoln's face is familiar to people all around the world, at least his face when he was wearing a beard. 全世界的人们都熟悉林肯的脸,至少熟悉他留着大胡子的脸。 But he didn't wear a beard

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(143) / 评论(0) 分类 世界名人故事之政界精英

[00:01.50]I have to admit, I was mildly horrified 我不得不承认,我有点怕了 [00:03.53]when Aaron didn't immediately ask me to be his girlfriend. 当亚伦没有马上让我作他的女朋友 [00:06.03]I mean, I know he was sad, but how muc

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 听电影学英语-贱女孩

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. This week, we tell about the highest honors for science and technology in the United States. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: On July twenty-seventh,

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(八)月

AMERICAN MOSAIC - A New Way to Shop: The Fashion Truck Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we play music by The Lumineers. We tell about some happenings in the world of football But first, how abou

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(229) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(一)月

By Paula Wolfson President Bush and Senator John Kerry traded accusations on Iraq and the war on terrorism Wednesday as they campaigned in crucial states where polls show a very close race. In this ca

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--美国大选

1. Flights are being delayed around the country after a communication failure at a Georgia facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the US. The Federal Aviation Administration says there are no safety issues and officials are sti

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(八)月

AS IT IS 2016-07-30 Clinton Calls for Unity to Face Challenges 希拉里呼吁民主党团结迎接挑战 Hillary Rodham Clinton accepted the presidential nomination at the Democratic Party National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She spoke

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Kavanaugh: 'Court Must Never Be Viewed as Partisan' The U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh got off to a rocky start Tuesday, with demonstrators shouting against his appointment and minority Democrats losing a bid to delay the

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(九月)

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(58) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台六月

Rain-soaked residents of the Midwest experiencing some of the worst flooding there in 15 years are getting little relief. In the town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, people have been out of their homes, in some cases, since last week, after the Cedar River o

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(64) / 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(72) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台十月

The White House is awarding the Medal of Honor this hour to an American solider from Elwood City, Pennsylvania, who is killed in Cambodia(柬埔寨) in 1970. The army says paper work for the award was lost for three decades until a Vietnam War vetera

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

Republicans are firing back president Obama after he accused the GOP of holding middle link of Americans quoted hostage.He said the Bush air tax cut should be extended for everyone including wealthier Americans.They say failure to do so will sharply

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台7月

BBC News with Jonathan Izard. A spokesman for the Senegalese Army says its troops have entered the Gambia, where the long-time leader, Yahya Jammeh, is refusing to give up power. The new president, Adama Barrow, has been sworn in at the Gambian Embas

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

A bit of breaking news from yesterday afternoon.Many of you know who Michael Jackson was.The self-titled king of pon died of heart attack two years ago at age 50.Yesterday,a jury found that Jackson's personal doctor Conrad Murray was guilty of involu

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2011年(十一)月

Hello, Im Carlos, this is cnnstudent news. This Monday we were reporting on a story that spend the Atlantic ocean twice. We are starting there looking at the US economy. Specifically, a look at the US unemployment rate, this is something a lot of peo

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2011年(十二)月

The only state,named after a President, held its Republican caucus on Saturday.Former governor Mitt Romney came away with the win,he also got some momentum,heading into this week's Super Tuesday contest.We will have more on those for you tomorrow

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2012年(三)月