A decision is expected this afternoon from a New York judge who's ruling on whether the overnight evacuation of Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park was legal. Lawyers representing the protesters went to court in an effort to try and get

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

Officials in Mumbai say four armed gunmen that launched a terror attack in the Indian commercial capital have been killed and nine terror suspects have now been arrested. The attacks which occurred at luxury hotels, a train station and other locatio

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

PART A Micro-Listening 1. W: How do you like talking with your roommate Paul? M: Oh, he always beats around the bush. Q : What do we know about Paul? 2. W: What a mess! The guests will be here soon. M: Take it easy. I assure you the house will be spo

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 大学英语听力第四册

1. The owner of one of two egg farms linked to Salmonella illnesses is not talking, citing the Fifth Amendment at a House hearing on the outbreak. A recall pulled back more than half a billion eggs in August. 2. Disagreement was in the Obama administ

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2010(九月)

President Obama is appealing for patience in tackling some of the nation's long-term fiscal challenges. NPR's Scott Horsley monitored this morning's White House news conference. Scott, the president staunchly defended his budget proposal of more than

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台2月

The Senate's Democratic majority is blocking the GOP's bid to roll back President Obama's policy on contraception insurance coverage. The vote came down a day along party lines 51:48. It killed an amendment that would have allowed employers and insur

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White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan has given the most extensive justification so far for the USs use of unmanned drone strikes against suspected terrorists. The strikes have been controversial because they can even target US citizens w

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Despite objections raised by China, President Obama welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House today. China had warned meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader could damage US-Chinese relations. Administration officials say the visit shows the presi

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The debt-ceiling agreement President Obama reached with congressional leaders over the weekend is coming under debate in the US House. Speaker John Boehner says he remains opposed to any tax hikes to help balance the federal budget. We've worked with

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

Opening an L/C Dialogue 1 -Hello!Is this Bank of China?This is Sam Oven speaking,could you help me? -Hold on,please.I'll call the person to talk with you. -Hello.Can I help you? -Hello.this is Sam Oven.I want to open a Letter of Credit. -Oh,what kin

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 公务员口语

Explanation: Voting is one of the important rights (or freedoms) that Americans have, but not everyone can vote. The Constitution, which is the most important legal document in the United States, has 27 amendments (or changes or additions to the Cons

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 美国精神

Explanation: Americans have many rites of passage (or important things that one does to move from one phase of ones life to another phase) when becoming adults. One rite of passage is getting a drivers license when they turn 16. Another rite of passa

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杰拉尔德鲁道夫福特(英语:Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.,1913年7月14日-2006年12月26日),生于美国内布拉斯加州奥马哈,美国政治家,美国第37任副总统和第38任总统,第二次世界大战美国海军服役。

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Hello, and welcome to Legal Lads Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Lawful Life. Im your host, Adam Freedman. But first, your daily dose of legalese: This podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship with any listener. In other words, althoug

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语 Legal Lad

By Adam Freedman Todays topic: DUI and the Breathalyzer test. But first, your daily dose of legalese: This podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship with any listener. In other words, although I am a lawyer, Im not your lawyer. In fact,

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语 Legal Lad

The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) is our spy organisation. At the moment, it can only legally spy on foreigners in New Zealand. However this organisation made a mistake spying on Kim Dotcom because he is a permanent resident. Also,

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The United States congratulates the people of Rwanda on their active and peaceful participation in the presidential election held August 4. More than 6.6 million Rwandans cast ballots for Mr. Kagame, according to the official tally, though this numbe

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(134) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(8月)

HARI SREENIVASAN: Last night on the NewsHour, President Obama joined Gwen Ifill for a wide-ranging interview and town hall meeting in Elkhart, Indiana. After the broadcast, the president continued to take questions from the audience. Gun shop owner D

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition U.S. President Barack Obama says the removal of Osama bin Laden proves his strategy is working and he reiterates his pledge to start withdrawing troops from Afghanist

发表于:2019-02-28 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 2011CRI中国国际广播电台

GWEN IFILL: Now we continue our series on issues shaping this election. Tonight, we focus on guns. John Yang reports. JOHN YANG: In their first debate, a rare moment of harmony, as the two presidential candidates actually agreed on a highly contentio

发表于:2019-03-09 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列