Seventeen years ago, the U.S. Department of Defense came under attack. American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon, killing all passengers onboard the plane and 125 people working in the building. VOA Pentagon correspondent

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(九月)

Yet Another Cowardly Attack by the Taliban Late on the evening of January 20th, several well-dressed men finished their dinner in the restaurant of the Kabul Intercontinental Hotel, got up from their chairs, took out assault rifles and started shooti

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(一月)

陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作,美籍华人Mary离开后,他马上结识了公司新来的美国同事Amy。看,他们正在喝下午茶。 (Office ambience) C: Hi, Amy. 你在这儿太好了。我正好有个问题要请教你。 A: W

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 职场礼节英语

歌词如下: Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow, oats, peas, beans, and barley grow, Can you or I or anyone know How oats, peas, beans, and barley grow? First the farmer sows his seed, Stands erect and takes his ease, He stamps his foot and claps

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A patron in Montreal cafe turned on a tap in the washroom and got scalded.

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Cara Dillon 卡拉迪伦 当下爱尔兰最具号召力的女歌手,被称为爱尔兰新生代歌手的 Cara Dillon(卡拉迪伦)来自于一个音乐传统浓厚的爱尔兰家庭。 Black is the colour of my true loves hair His lips are like

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The 13th anniversary of 9/11 was marked in New York at the White House, Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvinia. President Barack Obama said today America stands tall and America stands proud. Republicans and Democrats in Congress are voicing strong su

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Cedar Hill, home of Frederick Douglass, in Washington, DC's Anacostia neighborhood, shown here in 1905. The Anacostia neighborhood - named for the polluted branch of the Potomac River that runs past it - is the poorest, most run-down section of Washi

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(八)月

In Mexico City Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised the Obama administration will stand side-by-side with Mexico in its fight against drug cartels, and acknowledged that the United States shares blame for the deadly unrest. Clinton

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(三月)

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A generation after it won the Pulitzer Prize for drama, Edward Albee's Three Tall Women makes its Broadway debut. Three women of different generations - one in her 90s, one in her 50s, one in her 20s - are brought together around a

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台3月

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. Tomorrow, Donald Trump will be briefed by intelligence officials on Russia's alleged cyberattacks. Now, Trump has dismissed the agency's conclusions, even questioning their competence. And as NPR's Mara Liasson reports,

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

DAVID GREENE, HOST: So in the final season of the hit Netflix series House Of Cards, Francis Underwood is dead, and the spotlight now turns to Claire Underwood, the first woman president of the United States. She's played by Robin Wright. (SOUNDBITE

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

Installation 展台搭建 A:Do the organization build the stands? 摊位是由组织者建造吗? B:Generally, organizers provide basic shells or modules and then the exhibitors complete themselves. And also the exhibitors can design and build thei

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 外贸英语一点通

今天我们要学的词是stability。 Stability, 是稳定的意思。Political stability, 政治稳定;economic stability, 经济稳定。时代周刊2007年的年度人物是俄罗斯总统普京。时代周刊对普京的评价是,He stands,

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 16 April 2007 In the Iraqi capital, illegal Sunni and Shi'ite groups are trying to shift the sectarian balance of neighborhoods to their favor. They use intimidation and executions to force residents of different sects to

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今天我们要学的词是fireworks。 Fireworks, 烟火。七月四号是美国独立日,烟火当然必不可少。Fireworks stands opened for business a week ago, 烟火销售网点一星期前就开张了。 But fireworks can be dangerous if h

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For all you broken hearted lovers lost Go find another one Cause you know time will break and you'll be late White rabbits on the run It's hard to know what's good for you You know she'll let you down But the fever breaks when it's too much to take S

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Jess: So, Tom, I was reading in the newspaper this morning, and I noticed a story which said that Tokyo and Osaka are now the most expensive cities to live in. I remember you told me you used to live in Tokyo. Was that your experience of living there

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语趣味课堂

每一个孩子都是可爱的小天使,但不是每一个天使都能够幸福地飞翔。寂静的墓地里,小小的石碑上,冰冷的石头塑成一副没有表情的石像。那是被剥夺生命权利的小小精灵,永远地长眠于地

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Christchurch learnt today that the rugby games as part of the World Cup will be moved to other cities. This is because of damage to the stadium. There is damage to the field and damage to the stands where people sit. Another problem is the lack of ac

发表于:2019-03-09 / 阅读(244) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语