An explosion took place between two subway stations in St. Petersburg, Russia, yesterday and officials say it was a terrorist attack. This happened just after 2:30 p.m. in Russia's second largest city. Russian officials say one explosive device went

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年4月

Americas Mass Transit Ridership at Its Highest in Decades美国的公共交通客流量达到几十年来的最高点 NEW YORK A record number of Americans are moving into cities and, at the same time, are curbing their driving habits. No better exam

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New York City's Post-Sandy Cleanup Crawling In the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, New York city is dealing with water in tunnels, electrical conduits, and in the basements of major financial institutions. On Tuesday, the Brooklyn Bridge was covered w

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)

今天我们要学的词是oversight。 Oversight, 有监督的意思。美国地铁最近事故频发。Unlike airplanes and highways, the subway system is not under federal oversight, 跟飞机和高速公路不同的是,地铁不受联邦政府监

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Beijing is home to an extensive 17-line subway system. But although the system is the biggest it has ever been, in many people's eyes, it is still not big enough. During the first half of 2014, nearly 8.5 million people took the subway every day. The

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Topic 1: Subway security checksA woman in Shanghai has been given five-months detention with a six-month reprieve after assaulting police officers in a subway station. The woman, surnamed Tang, refused to allow subway security guards to scan her bag

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