DAVID GREENE, HOST: And we're going to spend some time now in China's far northwestern region, Xinjiang, which is four times the size of California. It's home to a Muslim minority group called the Uighurs. They have had this tense relationship with C

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台9月

今天我们要学的词是 strain. strain 的意思是压力,负担。Tijuana could feel the strain as migrant shelters there already are at or near capacity. 墨西哥的蒂华纳可能 会感受到那里已经人满为患的移民避难所的压力

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A royal wedding was held today in Tonga. The crown prince, Prince Tukuaho, is the oldest son of the king. He married his second cousin, Princess Sinaitakala, who is a teacher. Queen Salote was the great-grandmother of both the bride and groom. This w

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A Royal Commission of Inquiry in Tonga is trying to find out why the ship, the Princess Ashika sank on August 5th this year. 74 people died; 54 were rescued. The commission, which is like a court with a judge, started in October. The commission sat f

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King George Tupou V of Tonga died last week in a Hong Kong hospital. He had been visiting the UK and was on his way home with his brother when he became ill. Although he had kidney surgery last year, he seemed to be in good health this year. His deat

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