The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has changed Church teaching about the death sentence. The new teaching says that the earlier policy was outdated and that the church should work to end the death penalty. The Vatican said the Pop

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(208) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Lesson 22 Should Capital Punishment Be a Major Deterrent to Crime? Text Capital Punishment Is the Only Way to Deter Criminals Perhaps all criminals should be required to carry cards which read: Fragil

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Lesson 380 That's not fair! 1.That's not fair!不公平! 2.You must play fair.你必须公正处事。 3.The teacher isn't fair.这老师不公正。 4.The punishment is quite fair.这次处罚十分公正。 5.It's fair to everyone.对每一个人都

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Lesson Three Pre-class Work Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below. Glossary approval n. official permission bond n. a written document in which a government or c

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本单元是关于热水的对话 Boss: Look Tim, it looks like we're in a bit of hot water here. Tim: We? You mean you're in hot water. I haven't done anything. This is your problem: you've made your bed, and now you have to lie in it. Boss: Now that's not qu

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嘉宾:Debbie Mason 话题:Why Do Children Lie? 孩子为何说谎? 单词拼写: 1、Imaginary:想象的 2、Establish:set up 3、Privacy:personal secret 4、Punishment:bearing consequences of ones fault or mistake or crime 重点俚语

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语 Legal Lad

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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AS IT IS 2014-12-17 In US, Support for Death Penalty Is Strong 美国民众仍强烈支持死刑 Most industrialized nations have stopped executing criminals. But the death penalty is still legal in many parts of the United States. Public opinion stu

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US Supreme Court Abolishes Juvenile Death Penalty 美最高法院废除青少年死刑 Opponents of capital punishment won a major victory at the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday. By a vote of five to four,

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(207) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2005(上)--社会新闻点评

Topic1 Chinese firms face trust deficitAn international survey has found that Chinese companies are consistently less trusted than companies headquartered in the developed nations. The trust deficit is now a major hurdle for the growing number of Chi

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criminaln.罪犯adj.刑事上的,犯罪的 victimn.受害者 witnessn.目击证人v.作证,目睹 witnessbox证人席 arrestn.逮捕,检举,阻止v.拘捕 courtroom法庭 judge法官 bench--it'

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THIS IS AMERICA - Death Sentences in U.S. at Their Lowest Level Since 1976 By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, May 09, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to This is America in VOA Special English. I'm B

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prefer v.(to)宁愿 解析:preferable a.更可取的,更好的 preference n.偏爱 prejudice n. 偏见,成见 同义词:bias n.偏见 preliminary a.预备的,初步的 解析:preliminary work 准备

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1.IRK:ENRAGE:: (A)whisper:mumble (B)wait:anticipate (C)invite:entertain (D)soothe:calm (E)suggest:urge 2.COUNTERMAND:ORDER:: (A)trespass:property (B)criticize:judgment (C)renovate:improvement (D)accuse

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A photo of four or five foreigners feasting on the Shanghai Metro has gone viral on Chinese social media, stirring up some righteous indignation. 最近,一张四、五个外国人在上海地铁上大吃大喝的照片在国内各大社交媒体疯狂

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LESSON 60 True courage 第六十课 真正的勇敢 A teacher had been much annoyed by some of his boys whistling during school hours. 从前,有一个老师,他很为学生们在上课期间吹口哨所烦恼。 At last he was obliged to threate

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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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1. mercurial /məˈkjʊəri:əl/ -- 1. quick; vivacious 2. changeable 3. crafty 4. eloquent Mercury是众神的使者,也是商业、魔法、辩才之神,另外还是旅行者、歹徒、小偷的守护神。它的名字代表一个行星即水星

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