第三十篇:First Inaugural Address(Excerpts) 就职演讲(节选) First Inaugural Address We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning; signifying renewal, as well as change

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Yellen Upbeat on US Recovery but Says Risks Remain 耶伦看好美国经济复苏但表示风险仍然存在 U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was mostly upbeat on the U.S. economy in remarks before Congress Wednesday. Despite a harsh winter th

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The story of the Titanic that most people know is pretty straightforward - unsinkable ship sets sail. Ship hits iceberg. Ship sinks. A new documentary suggests an extra wrinkle in that 104-year-old story. The claim is that a coal

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In 'Fire At Sea,' Glimpse The Migrant Crisis From The Heart Of Mediterranean play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0003:03repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or updat

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: This past week, one of the last remaining secrets from the Watergate scandal was finally revealed. It's a report that prosecutors sent to Congress 44 years ago. Experts say the document could offer a precedent for how the R

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U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time to overhaul the rules governing the nation's financial sector. The Obama administration says that while it wants tighter regulations, it has no plans to nationalize banks. 美国总统奥巴马指出,现在

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The U.S. Congress is drafting legislation to overhaul financial regulation in the wake of the U.S. banking crisis. Lawmakers are considering establishing a regulatory body to monitor threats to the financial system. The issue was the focus of a Senat

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【课堂热身】 首先,let's warm up,我们还是先来热热身。在第17课中我们讲到了一个短语 ace in the hole. It means a secret advantage, for ready to use if you need to. 可以翻译为:杀手锏,必杀技,锦囊妙计,

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Ok. You should keep following a river like this downstream. It will lead to a bigger river, then the coast. Walking has always been a big part of Aboriginal culture. And for them, its about experiencing the landscape and learning to live with nature.

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 16 May 2007 U.S. lawmakers are demanding greater oversight of the U.S.-government funded Al-hurra television for the Middle East, amid continuing controversy over programming carried by the station in late 2006 and early

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 16 October 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly (395 to 21) approved a resolution crafted by majority Democrats criticizing the State Department for withholding information on corruption in the Iraqi

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By Michael Bowman Washington 13 April 2008 Senior U.S. legislators of both political parties say critical questions remain unanswered concerning America's strategy in Iraq, despite days of testimony before Congress by the top U.S. military commander

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By Jim Stevenson Washington 13 February 2008 Major League Baseball great Roger Clemens and his former personal trainer have given conflicting testimony to a U.S. Congressional Comittee about claims the pitcher used performance enhancing drugs. VOA's

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US Jury Considers Case Against Russian Arms Merchant A federal jury in New York City has begun deliberating in the case against alleged Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, accused of conspiring to sell weapons to Colombian rebels. Bout faces a sente

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Majority Democrats and the Bush administration are assessing a ruling Thursday by a federal court judge who said former White House aides do not enjoy absolute immunity from having to appear before Congress in response to a subpoena. VOA's Dan Robin

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In his first personal response to recent threats from North Korea, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has criticized Pyongyang's recent attitude. Amid reports of potential military measures by the North, Mr. Lee is calling for a new, more straightf

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Senior U.S. legislators of both political parties say critical questions remain unanswered concerning America's strategy in Iraq, despite days of testimony before Congress by the top U.S. military commander in Iraq as well as the U.S. ambassador to B

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Two former U.S. State Department officials say the Bush administration has done little to fight corruption in Iraq. In testimony to a congressional panel Monday, they said administration policy has allowed corruption to fester - an accusation the Sta

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Two months later, testimony from a certain Commander Bowen, aboard the Albemarle, 但两个月后,从指挥阿伯马尔号船的船长,名叫波温的这个人送来的报告知道, alleged that rubble from shipwrecked vessels had been seen on

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Coming up, the president of the European FootballChampions Bayern Munich Hoeness has been jailedfor 3.5 years for tax fraud. Also in the podcast, Malaysia says Chinese satellite images thatappear to show possible debris from a missing airliner were r

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