Here are some of the other stories we are watching this hour. It's a rough start on Wall Street, unfortunately, this morning. Just after the opening bell, the Dow plunged 150 points, and the view hasn't gotten much better from there. Investors are re

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2011年(三)月

After sharp declines on Wall Street in recent days, stocks are ending the week relatively calm, apparently unaffected by today's economic data. Overall, retail sales rose 0.4% in July, not as much as analysts had hoped, but take up autos and gasoline

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1. A tense day on the campus of Virginia Tech. It was put under a lockdown this morning after three children attending a summer camp in the campus, reported seeing a man holding something that looked like a gun. 2. Meat giant Cargill is recalling 36

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1. The sit-down between President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders will have to wait nearly two weeks. Obama was supposed to meet with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and presumptive House Speaker John Boehner today. But a sch

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1.A police laboratory in Connecticut is speeding up DNA testing to help authorities determine if they should charge person of interest Raymond Clark now in the custody of his attorney with killing 24-year-old Annie Le. A medical examiner has determi

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1. The Obama administration is urging Congress to help America's farmers who are suffering from the worst drought in 25 years. Officials say three-fifths of the US is experiencing a lack of rain. They are also warning consumers about potential price

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1. A House subcommittee holds a hearing Wednesday on how to regulate big banks. The hearing is expected to get a lot of attention following JP Morgan's recent loss of two billion dollars. 2. Authorities in Mississippi say someone posing as a law enfo

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AS IT IS 2016-08-17 US Announces Single Largest Transfer of Guantanamo Inmates 关塔那摩最大规模转移囚犯 Fifteen people are no longer prisoners at the United States militarys prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Twelve detainees from Yemen and

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By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 18 April 2008 On the occasion of Zimbabwe's anniversary of independence, President Robert Mugabe has indicated that both he and his Zanu PF party intend to continue running the country. Mr. Mugabe's independence da

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全球最差恋人榜单和全球最佳恋人榜单出炉,赶快来看看有哪些国家榜上有名吧。你心目中的最佳恋人是哪个国家的男性呢?男性读者就要注意了哦,要以评选出的最佳恋人为榜样,情场得胜

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英语词汇:accuse的正误用法 ◆警方控告他偷盗。 误:The police accused him for theft [stealing]. 正:The police accused him of theft [stealing]. 析:表示控告、指控、指责某人做某事,通常要用 accused sb of (do

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Chinese actor Wang Baoqiang has published a surprise announcement on his Weibo account saying he will divorce his wife Ma Rong and accused Ma of cheating on him with his manager. 日前,中国演员王宝强在其个人新浪微博上发布了一个令

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们要学的词是in hot water。 In hot water, 意思是有麻烦。 The teacher was in hot water for verbally abusing his students, 这个老师因为辱骂学生而惹了麻烦。 Two members of the city council found themselves in hot wa

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KIEV, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Kiev on Wednesday ruled out the possibility to hold bilateral talks with Russia over crisis in eastern Ukraine.P In today's environment, I believe that bilateral negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are not on the agenda,

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SHENGYANG, Liaoning Province, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The former Chinese soccer bosses who were accused of taking bribes face verdicts on Wednesday morning. A court in Dandong, Liaoning, is expected to announce a verdict against Nan Yong, the former dire

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1. The NCAA says it won't decide yet if it will take any action against Penn State University. It's waiting for the results of a criminal investigation of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, who was accused of sexually abusing boys. Charges are pe

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WHITE HOUSE In his latest visit to Ohio, one of several key states in this year's U.S. presidential election, President Barack Obama on Monday accused presumed Republican presidential nominee, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney of proposing po

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非谓语动词 1.______ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain doesnt seem high at all. (90.1/47) A. When compared B. Compare C. While comparing D. Comparing 2. The children went there to watch the iron tower ______. (90.1/55) A. to

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Try and pretend that you're okay But I don't believe the smile you fake It's about time that you stopped saving face I'll meet you where you are, I'll meet you where you are Why don't you let me, let me love you Oh, you don't have to prove a thing Wh

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今天要学的一个词是 orchestrate。 Orchestrate来自orchestra,指管弦乐队。可是别想听音乐,报导说的是伊拉克前统治者萨达姆。文章说:... prosecutors accused him of orchestrating the ...campaign against the Kur

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