St.1 Valentine's2 story started a short time before his death in AD 280. The emperor at the time was namedClaudius. He decided that none of the men in the army could be married. Saint Valentine, whose real name was Valentinus, was a Christian3 priest

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 常春藤生活英语

今天我们要学的词是embezzlement. embezzlement 名词,有盗用公款的意思。 The governor of a Mexican state claimed that federal authorities are withholding funding from it because of a state investigation into possible embezzlement in

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Ken早上在饮水器旁见到同事Dan和April,谈起公司首席财务官Jason Smith参与庞式骗局被抓起来的事情。Dan问罪名严不严重。 D:So how serious are these charges? A:He could end up serving a very long prison term. These

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今天我们要学的词是identity theft。Identity theft, 身份盗用。最近,三个人因为盗取一亿三千多万个信用卡和借记卡帐户的信息受到起诉。U.S. authorities believe it is the largest identity theft case ever prose

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One of my life heroes is Nelson Mandela, and I had the great honor of spending some time with Nelson Mandela, 10 days and 29 meals at his house, and I was worried about what I was going to talk about or what say at the dinner table. And Stedman said

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I've been doing my show now for almost 25 years. Feels like 125, but almost 25 years. And my greatest lessons have come from my work; talking to murderers, doing makeovers, learning about flesh-eating diseses, have all been great growing tools for me

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黑色旅游指人们到死亡、灾难、痛苦、恐怖事件或悲剧发生地旅游的一种现象。 Rob: Welcome to 6 Minute English. Im Rob. Neil: And I'm Neil. Hello. Rob: Today were talking about an unusual type of tourism. Tourism is the bu

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Passage One26. A. They described it as a complete failure. B. They described it as wildly successful. C. They described it as adventurous. D. They described it as highly fortunate. 27. A. A world ban on nuclear weapons. B. Japan's development of nucl

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今天我们要学的词是trim。 Trim, 动词,有削减的意思。 The local school district plans to trim $2 million from its annual budget, 当地校区计划将年度预算削减两百万美元。监狱开销给美国各州带来沉重的财政

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Prison overcrowding 监狱人满为患 win for dignity 为尊严而战 The Supreme Court orders California to make its prisons more humane 最高法院要求加州监狱更加人性化 May 26th 2011 | LOS ANGELES | from the print edition Not that unu

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They can't do this. 他们不能这样 That man cannot send my daughter to prison. 这人不能把我女儿送进监狱 What are our options? 我们有何选择 An interlocutory appeal. 进行中间上诉 But trial judges have discretion to reject pl

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed the 2011 defense authorization(授权) bill into law, but promised to repeal provisions that would restrict(限制,约束) transfer of military detainees from the Gua

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

592910978TAIPEI, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Former Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian on Thursday was sentenced to 10 years in prison in another graft case. He will face a combined sentence of 20 years in prison. Taiwan's supreme court on Thursday published its v

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LESSON 58 The idle boy 第五十八课 懒惰的男孩 The idle boy at school 懒惰的男孩在上学的年纪 O dear me! what a terrible trouble it is to me to learn lessons! 啊~饶了我吧!对我来说学习课程是多么可怕的难题啊!

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Twenty-three years ago, at the age of 19, I shot and killed a man. I was a young drug dealer with a quick temper and a semi-automatic pistol. But that wasn't the end of my story. In fact, it was beginning, and the 23 years since is a story of acknowl

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Malcolm X, a.k.a. El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was a black American activist who had a lasting impact on race relations in America. His speeches and political work helped bring to the worlds attention the evil of racism in the USA. He led an extraordina

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Some of you have e-mailed me to say that you would like more podcasts about life and politics in Britain. The subject of the podcast today is a difficult and serious one. It is about a small boy who was murdered 17 years ago. The murder and what happ

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打榜热歌:Mcfly新单曲 - Partygirl Mcfly的新单曲终于等到了~只不过么,印象还停留在他们年轻活泼的All About You,这首Party Girl突然风格变得如此花哨,略微有些小失望,听来没有太多新意,甚至些

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LESSON 43 The prince and the prisoners 第四十三课 王子和囚犯 There was once a prince who now and then paid a visit to the chief prison in the land over which he ruled. 曾经有一位王子,他时不时去视察辖地内的主要监狱。

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Another suspect from China's list of the 100 most wanted economic fugitives was repatriated on Monday. Sun Xin is a former cashier of the Beijing municipal bureau of press. The 46-year-old is suspected of embezzlement while at the bureau. He allegedl

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