From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. A majority of lawmakers in the GOP-led house supports of balanced budget amendment to the Constitution but not by enough to pass the proposal. The measure aimed at forcing Congress to balance its budget

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(215) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

04年 8月 托福听力文字 Where there is a will there is a way. Where there is a life there is a hope. Part A 1.M: Mariah, I lent you a couple of videos last week. I'd like to pass them on to another student today W: I have one in my bag ,but could I k

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 历年托福听力考试

今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是:a balancing act。Balance的意思是平衡,act是行动。A balancing act从字面上来看就是平衡的动作,那就是体操运动员在平衡木上必须做到的,不保持平衡,他们就会摔

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The last two weeks have been very busy for the Christchurch City Council. First, there was a decision between the Council and the government about who was going to pay for major re-build projects like the sports centre, the library, the convention ce

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Andrea: This organizational chart is really confusing. Raffael: Why are you looking at that? Andrea: I have an interview next week and Im trying to bone up on the company Ill be interviewing with. I want to impress them, but this chart is really conf

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

Beginners. What sort of things do you like to do during the Summer. Are there any activities that you are particularly fond of? What about when you were a child? If I could sit down and chat with all of you, I would probably be able to write a long l

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The leaders of the US and Israel are pledging unwavering support for each other after their latest meeting at the White House today. President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deny relations have been strained in recent months. We have the

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台7月

Michael Bowman U.S. military officials in Iraq say some Marine units are preparing to pull back from positions in the strife-ridden city of Fallujah, to coincide with the arrival of Iraqi security for

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(上)--各类新闻

The new U.S. security agreement to help oversee Haiti's main transportation links is an attempt to clearly define the role of the 18,000 American forces arriving in the coming days. While U.S. troops are still primarily focused on evacuating the inju

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Forestry authority urges wildlife protection efforts

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

A: Oh, look, theres Veronica and her boyfriend. Shes always going on about him at the office. Oh, great, they saw us. Theyre coming this way. B: Oh, man... C: Jessica! Arthur! Hi! Id like you to meet my boyfriend Greg, hes the V. P. of quality and sa

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JUDY WOODRUFF: After decades of global condemnation over the practices, China today announced the easing ofone controversial government policy and the abolishment of another. Jeffrey Brown explains. JEFFREY BROWN: The announcement heralded the bigges

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

Former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are going directly to the American people with a joint appeal to help the Haitian earthquake victims. One day after they were asked by President Barack Obama to help mobilize public support, they

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(一月)

HOUSTON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- British oil giant BP said Wednesday it will create a new safety division with sweeping(彻底的) powers to oversee and audit the company's operations around the world. In a news release issued Wednesday, incoming BP

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Business 商业报道 GM's next boss GM的下任老板 Detroit's first lady 底特律第一夫人 The car giant's new boss is not only a woman but a car guy 这家汽车巨头的新老板虽是女性却还是个汽车人。 IT MAY look like a firm st

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The central authority will send inspectors to review provincial-level government food safety, according to a circular published by the General Office of the State Council Monday. 根据国务院办公厅周一发布的通知,中央机关将派巡视员

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BEIJING, Sep. 13 (Xinhuanet) --Experts have called for a national drug-control system after a nationwide deficit of a life-saving drug, which has lasted at least three months. Doctors at a Beijing hospital said some specialized hospitals, which perfo

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Step back a bit, however, and the TFA looks rather bedraggled. 然而,稍微退一步来看,贸易便利化协定看上去破旧不堪。 It rose out of the ashes of the Doha round, the last big attempt at a global trade deal, as the least contro

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Still, the Germans are better armed and their army is stronger. 不过,德国的武器装备较精良,他们的军队也比较强。 But these Ivans that they call the Russians will fight to the nail until the very end. 但这些被德国人称为伊

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萨拉佩林表示支持特朗普 Hello, I'm Justin Green with the BBC News. The former governor of US state of Alaska Sarah Palin has given her support to Donald Trump in his campaign to be the Republican Party's presidential candidate. She praised

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