1. The streets are deserted after Iraq’s government imposed an extraordinary daytime curfew on Baghdad and 3 neighboring provinces. It’s a bid to pull the nation back from the brink of civil war a

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2006

1.An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris is missing. The plane ran into a towering wall of thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean. Officials fear all aboard are lost. 2.General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protec

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1. Fans across the US watched the Americans take on Germany today in World Cup play. Despite losing in 1-0, the US will advance to the knockout stage. Thanks to the Portugals win over Ghana, giving the US team a boost in the goal differential. 2. The

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Scandals and Mistakes Influence US Political Campaigns Just as Republicans were preparing to introduce Mitt Romney to the nation, a little known U.S. Senate candidate sparked a controversy. Congressman Todd Akin was asked if abortion should be allowe

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US Nuns Stunned, Angered by Vatican Reprimand After a night on the street, dozens of homeless men and women file into a shelter in the Washington suburb of Silver Spring. A walk down the hall takes them to the cafeteria, where they get a hot breakfas

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Planned Parenthood Debate Could Trigger US Government Shutdown 计划生育拨款争议或可导致政府关闭 CAPITOL HILL Members of Congress, heading back to Washington after their August recess, will have just a few days in which to pass legisla

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A number of countries have felt the effects of an executive order signed by President Trump soon after he entered office. The administration reinstated and expanded a policy that bars international aid groups from getting U.S. fund

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From NPR News in Washington,I am Jack Speer. House republicans say they will be working through the night to try to come to agreement with president Obama on a plan to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit.Word came after the GOP lea

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, Evangelical and Catholic communities in America have had a mixed relationship politically. After years of Catholics largely voting for Democrats and white evangelicals for Republicans, opposition to abortion and same-se

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Pregnancy Is Personal, Not Political, In 'The Mothers' play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0005:45repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. S

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President Bush says he will veto legislation that would relax restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. There is growing bipartisan support in Congress for changing those rules. 布什总统表示他将否决要求放松对胚胎干细胞研究限制

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Gareth: What do you think? Rebecca: I don't know. A lot of times, I think people who commit crime might commit crime because they want attention, or they don't get the amount of attention that they feel that they need. They want to be loved, or they

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Adria: So New Mexico like you said, it's pretty conservative. What are the gay marriage laws or are there any gay marriage laws in New Mexico? Shiloh: Well it's illegal in the state of New Mexico to receive a gay marriage. You can't receive a marriag

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HEALTH REPORT - Fetal Skin Cells May Treat Burns By Caty Weaver Broadcast: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. A method tested in Switzerland may

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By Jim Malone Washington 13 September 2007 One of the leading contenders for the Republican Party's presidential nomination next year is former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani won praise for his handling of the aftermath of the September

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今天我们要继续讲几个常用在美国人政治生活中的习惯用语。先要学的两个都跟惊险行动有关。第一个是:take the point。 Take the point也可以说成walk the point。 Point原意是尖端,take the point这个短

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Tea Party Shakes, Shapes US Politics Protests against Wall Street and economic inequality have grown in New York, Washington and other U.S. cities, as citizens speak out against corporate interests. These protests in some ways mirror the rise of the

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十月)

如今的竞选意味着花费几百万美元作电视广告,邮寄宣传印刷品。候选人也得和数以千计的志愿工作人员日以继夜地四处奔波。今天先学两个表示现代助选人员的习惯用语。第一个是:advance

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今天我们要学的词儿是debate。 Debate是辩论,讨论的意思。a heated debate是激烈的辩论;a policy debate是有关政策的辩论;a debate on abortion rights是说关于堕胎权利的辩论。如何解决伊拉克问题是这次

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Topic1 New suggestions for traffic congestion in BeijingIn the recent Legal Advice for Alleviating Traffic Congestion in Beijing, experts put forward five suggestions, in which the right of way for pedestrians and riders is the newly proposed one. Do

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