From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. Turkish troops are pressing their offensive into Northern Iraq against Kurdish rebels. At least several hundred Turkish troops crossed the border Thursday night, following artillery and air bombardment of

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台二月

The final incarnation of the Harry Porter series comes out Friday at midnight. And its publisher is fighting an uphill battle against those who would reveal its secrets before the official release. CBS news correspondent Michelle Miller reports. Eve

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2007年

A committee investigating the George Washington Bridge traffic jam scandal in New Jersey could name the 17 people and 3 organizations being issued subpoenas on Friday. Southern California firefighters say calmer winds help to stop the 1,700 acre wild

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2014(一)月

以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 NPR边听边练

以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 NPR边听边练

今天我们要学的词组是subpoena。 Subpoena的意思是传审、以传票传唤,要求某人在某个时间和地点就某个案件作证。法庭可以传唤证人, subpoena a witness. 美国国会也有权传唤美国官员。 比如参议

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 22 March 2007 A U.S. Senate committee has followed the lead of its counterpart in the House of Representatives and authorized subpoenas to compel White House aides to testify in public and under oath about the dismissals

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(三月)

1. New indictments have been announced in Erie, Pennsylvania from a 2003 bank robbery. Brian Wells died after a bomb locked around his neck detonated. Before that happened he told police he was forced by gunmen to rob the bank. But indictments name W

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2007

1. The White House is not saying if it will comply with subpoenas from the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee is ordering President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney to turn over key documents on the presidents controversial eavesdropping p

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2007

1. Harriet Miers has been ordered to tell Congress what she knows about the firing of eight federal prosecutors. She was subpoenaed today by Democrats who are looking to see if there's a link between the White House and the controversial firings. 2.

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2007

1. Congressional Democrats aren't backing down in their showdown with the White House over the firing of eight federal prosecutors. Today a House panel authorizes subpoenas for Karl Rove, Harriet Miers and others. However, the White House has said i

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2007

1.Lawmakers are pressing Attorney General Eric Holder about subpoenas of Associated Press phone records. Holder told Congress that a serious national security leak required the secret gathering of records. 2.House Speaker John Boehner is asking who's

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2013(五月)

1. A government review panel is recommending president Obama abandon the NSA's daily collection of American telephone records, saying the practice is illegal. White house, however, disagrees with the recommendation. 2. Federal prosecutors have issued

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2014(二)月

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 27 June 2007 A U.S. Senate panel has issued subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney's office, the Justice Department and the National Security Council for documents relating to a controversial wiretapping

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By Jim Malone Washington 23 March 2007 President Bush and Democrats in Congress appear on a collision course over whether Congress has the right to demand testimony under oath from White House aides in connection with the firing of eight U.S. attorne

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Some of the loudest voices in conservative media, including Sean Hannity of Fox News and Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, have peddled a conspiracy theory 福克斯新闻的Sean Hannity和美国众议院议长Newt Gingrich这些保守派

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Page 43, section 7. We'd like some clarification. 请说明一下43页第七节 Section 7 has to do with the evaluative measures 第七节是是关于评估手段 Evaluative measures. 评估手段 What we're talking about here are performance standar

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今天我们要学的词组是subpoena。 Subpoena的意思是传审、以传票传唤,要求某人在某个时间和地点就某个案件作证。法庭可以传唤证人, subpoena a witness. 美国国会也有权传唤美国官员。 比如参议

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

By Paula Wolfson Washington 13 June 2007 Congressional committees have taken legal steps to compel two former White House aides to testify in public about the controversial firing of eight federal prosecutors. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports it is the la

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(六月)

The Russia probe ramps up. Late today, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that special counsel Robert Mueller is using a grand jury in Washington, D.C., marking a new phase in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Joinin

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