agreement 协议, 同意 be due to (do)定于(某时)做某事 busman 公共汽车司机 express one's gratitude 表达某人的感激之情 extent 程度 get to work 上班 go on strike 举行罢工 gratitude 感激 object 不赞成,反对

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A wave of anger and violence is spreading across Northern Africa and the Middle East. Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, Iraq, Iran, some of the protests have been small, some have been large. The biggest have been in countries we`re highlighting on this map.

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May: Poor Danny. You are so enfeebled! Daniel: Don't worry. No big deal. Just a common cold. May: Mom called just now saying that she and Dad will be back later. Do you want to speak to them on phone? Daniel: No. You can never count on the grown-ups

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 January 2007 The World Food Program (WFP) says it will provide a seven-day ration of food to 125 people who were wounded during the recent anti-government protests in Guinea, because the paralyzing strike is preventing rela

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 January 2007 A U.S. military official has confirmed to VOA that U.S. military forces made a second air strike on al-Qaida targets in Somalia this week. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. AC-130 (File photo) The offic

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Strikes Paralyze Athens Amid Violent Clashes Protesters and police have clashed outside the Greek parliament as a massive protest and general strike shut down Athens. Both public and private sector unions are backing the industrial action against the

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Trump administration wants to dramatically cut funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. That's the agency created after the financial crisis to protect Americans from abuse by financial firms. Elizabeth Warren an

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: NPR's Alison Meuse is in Beirut. She's been talking to people in Syria who oppose the Assad regime, and she's been asking them about last night's airstrikes. ALISON MEUSE, BYLINE: The barrage of Tomahawk missiles came as a surpri

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Every public in the American state of West Virginia has been closed for the past three days while teachers and other school employees are on strike. Theyre calling for higher wages and better health care benefits. 在过去的三天里,美国西弗吉

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So was this a near miss for us? If the asteroid had been in a different part of its orbit, so it didnt hit this year but it hit next year, it would have still hit us on February 15th. But instead of coming in over Russia, it would have come in over t

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 March 2007 In Nepal, an ethnic group demanding greater political representation has shut down the south of the country with a campaign of strikes and protests. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on the new trouble

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Syria's Neighbors Weigh Fallout of US Strike 叙利亚邻国权衡美国动武的后果 CAIRO The prospect of U.S. military action against Syria highlights the web of regional interests in Syria's conflict, raising troubling questions about how those

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By Meredith Buel Washington 09 June 2006 The U.S. military says it has conducted dozens of raids in Iraq following the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. A military spokesman says the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq initially survived an air

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Business as usual or the biggest walk out in decades, it all depends whether a deal can be done over the public sector pensions row, that's been going on for months. With the threat of strike action on November the 30th, now imminent, the government

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 March 2008 Nigeria's senior oil workers union is threatening a nationwide strike to protest the firing of some of its members by ExxonMobil. Members are to meet later Tuesday, following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatu

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By Delia Robertson Johnnesburg 15 June 2007 The South African Police Service is seeking a court order to prevent police officers from joining the public service strike. VOA'S Delia Robertson reports from our bureau in Johannesburg the action comes ag

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Confusion for customers trying to find out what the British Airways strike means for them. With potentially seven days of disruption at the end of the month the uncertainty is affecting bookings at this travel call center in central London. The calls

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Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, aka Prachanda, looking down at cheering supporters as he rides around Kathmandu's Ring Road, 4 Apr 2010 The leader of Nepal's Maoists, who have enforced a mostly peaceful shutdown of the Himalayan country since Sat

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(五)月

By Luis Ramirez Jerusalem 01 October 2009 Israel has for some time warned it is ready to launch preemptive strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities at any time. With international pressure growing on Iran to freeze its nuclear program, analysts say

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十月)

For the last few years, Israel has made the case that Iran poses a serious threat to its existence and it has not ruled out the possibility of a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear facilities. Tehran denies it is enriching uranium for weapons an

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