Millions of people in North America, Asia, and Europe lost access to their email for up to 12 hours when a software upgrade caused problems with central systems at Canadian company Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry email device. The softwa

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(343) / 评论(0) 分类 商务英语基础

Every day, several walking tours explore specific slices of London's past. All you have to do is show up at the announced location at the announced time, pay your money to the guide and enjoy two hour

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 雾都漫步

Facebook Adds Dating App, Launches Oculus Go Facebook has announced it will add a dating service to its growing list of new products. The announcement came Tuesday at Facebooks F8 conference in San Jose, California. The yearly event is for app develo

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(五)月

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - World Bank Announces Plan to Improve Anti-Malaria Efforts By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, May 02, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Ba

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 农业与发展

今天我们要学的词是layoff。 Layoff, 是解雇的意思。IBM recently cut 195 jobs across the U.S. in a company-wide layoff, IBM公司最近在全美各地裁员195人。最新统计数字显示,Planned U.S. layoffs fell 12 percent in Octo

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是layoff。 Layoff, 裁员。美国劳工部公布的数字显示,The number of mass layoffs by U.S. employers rose last month to tie a record set in March, 美国雇主大规模裁员,上个月被裁减人数增加到跟三

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

The United Nation's newly-appointed envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, has arrived in Sanaa. The visit comes shortly after a humanitarian ceasefire took effect in the crisis-hit country. We have come to prepare for the humanitarian ceasefire t

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 cctv9英语新闻2015年

今天我们要学的词是pollution。 Pollution, 是污染的意思。 Air pollution, 空气污染。 Water pollution, 水污染。 Beijing's chronic pollution has been one of the biggest headaches for the Olympic Games organizers, 北京长期的空

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是 threshold. Threshold 是门槛,临界值的意思。I have a low threshold for alcohol . 我酒量小。有研究显示,Women have higher threshold for pain than Men. 女性比男性抗疼痛的能力更强。YouTube a

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

1. Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta, said President Barack Obama will decide in the next few weeks how many US troops will stay on in Afghanistan after the combat mission officially ends two years from now. Panetta is in Afghanistan on an announced vi

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(十二月)

A total of seven Chinese ships convened Sunday in waters west of Australia's Perth to coordinate their search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. They are tasked with a total search area of 320,000 square nautical miles,. Earlier in the day,

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 2014CRI中国国际广播电台

奥巴马宣布保护太平洋倡议 President Barack Obama has announced a new initiative to protect parts of the Pacific Ocean from overfishing and environmental damage. He announced his plan in a video message to an international conference on the

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2014年6月

自从经济危机在美国开始以来,各大公司裁员的消息一直不断。被裁的员工失去了工作,侥幸留下来的也还得谨小慎微地行事,生怕成为下一拨离开的人。我们都知道公司里每个人的岗位和工

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口译

今天我们要学的词是liberate。Liberate动词,意思是解放、释放 。The entire city of Mosul has been liberated from ISIS, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced from the war-torn city. 伊拉克总理海德尔阿巴迪在这个饱

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是candidate。Candidate名词,意思是候选人、应试者。Tom Perriello shook hands with Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam at the start of the first debate of Virginia's Democratic candidates for governor. 在维吉尼亚州州长选

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

本期内容: TheWorldHealthOrganisationdeclaredLiberiafreeofEbola,endinganoutbreakinwestAfricawhichhaskilledmorethan11,000people.TheWHOsaysthediseasecouldstillflareupagain.Scientistsannouncedencouragingnewsonanewtreatment.Novaccineyetexists,though

发表于:2019-03-02 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读

本期内容: Colombia announced a new peace deal with the FARC, six weeks after the original agreement was rejected in a referendum. The changes include a commitment by the guerrillas to declare and hand over all their assets, which will be used t

发表于:2019-03-04 / 阅读(168) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读

MMary RRobert M: Does this mean Ill have to go into full mourning? R: My first cousin and his son are almost certainly dead. Well all be in mourning. M: No, I mean with the other thing. After all, it wasnt official. R: If youre saying you do not wish

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 跟着美剧练发音

Let's delve into today's special segment: military reform. Han Peng, President Xi Jinping was attending a meeting of national lawmakers from the military on the sidelines of the 'Two Sessions'. What can you tell us on that? President Xi Jinping has u

发表于:2019-03-12 / 阅读(158) / 评论(0) 分类 cctv9英语新闻2016年

China voiced opposition to the new sanctions imposed by the United States on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday. China has always opposed any unilateral sanctions by any country, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at

发表于:2019-03-12 / 阅读(160) / 评论(0) 分类 cctv9英语新闻2016年