Thousands of teachers in Chicago didn'tstart their week in the classroom. They were here, you are about to find outwhy, because that's story is the first up in today's edition of CNN studentnews. Chicago has the third largest district inthe United St

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2012年(九)月

Plenty of excitement in Rio de Janeiro today, though not so much in Chicago, Tokyo or Madrid, the three other cities that had been in the running to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio beat out surprise finalist Madrid to host the Games after Chicago

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(109) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

1.President Obama announces an ambitious plan to avert home foreclosures of people with troubled mortgages by coercing lenders to lower interest rates. The president is also backing legislation to give bankruptcy judges the power to alter mortgage t

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1. From east to west, north to south, voters are making their voices heard. It's Election Day, and people have been flocking to the polls to not only pick the next president, but also members of Congress. 2. President Barack Obama is congratulating r

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Study: Immigration to Chicago Drops 研究称芝加哥对移民的吸引力下降 CHICAGO For several years, human resources director Pete Tapaskar says its been hard to fill all the open positions at his suburban Chicago-based technology company, Pr

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芝加哥移民工人数量减少 CHICAGO For several years, human resources director Pete Tapaskar says its been a challenge to fill all the jobs at his suburban Chicago-based technology company. 几年来,人力资源总监皮特塔帕斯卡说,给

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Pointing to a quadruple in enrollment last month compare to the October for the federal healthcare exchange website, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says to House Panel today people are reengaging with the site healthcare.gov. A

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Ballet companies all over the country are putting on The Nutcracker. For most of these companies, this holiday classic helps them to stay in business. In Chicago, a new $4 million production for the Joffrey Ballet premieres tonight

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Todd: OK, Diana, we're going to talk about food. You were just talkin about food in Chicago. What kind of good food can you get in Chicago? Dianna: Chicago is famous for its Chicago style pizza or their hotdogs. The pizza is different because they pu

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I was negotiating a contract with a new business partner, and we had a meeting to clarify the terms. Bill: If I understand the terms correctly , the length of the contract would be one year with a one-year option. Is that correct? Ms. Samuels: Do you

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Don: Yael, I'm going to take some vacation time so I can visit Chicago before it sinks and disappears. I mean, I'd like to see the Sears Tower and eat some deep-dish pizza before it goes. Yael: Relax, Don. Although Chicago is sinking, we're only talk

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Todd: OK, Diana, we're going to talk about food. You were just talkin about food in Chicago. What kind of good food can you get in Chicago? Dianna: Chicago is famous for its Chicago style pizza or their hotdogs. The pizza is different because they pu

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Chicago Tribune: Before taking a flight, many people would think about a question: what kind of stranger will I be sitting next to for several hours? It could go well or horribly. You never know. 坐飞机也可以变成一次约会 However, it turns

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(158) / 评论(0) 分类 双语趣听精彩世界

今天我们要学的词是firsthand。 Firsthand, 是直接的,第一手的意思。 Firsthand information, 第一手信息。 The astronaut gave the students a firsthand account of how cool it is to walk in space, 这名宇航员给学生们讲解了

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1. A massive tsunami has flattened Samoan villages, sweeping cars and people out to sea. Survivors say they fled 15-foot waves after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the region. About 100 people have been killed and dozens more are missing. 2. First

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2009年(十)月

情景对话: A: Hi, I'm checking in. B: Where are you heading to? A: Chicago. The 3 o'clock flight. B: All right, can I see some ID? A: Here you go. My passport. 知识点讲解: Check in 办理登机/办理入住 head to 去 I'm heading to the

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August 28th, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. caps a major civil rights march in Washington with a speech for the ages at the Lincoln Memorial. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by th

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Do you know how long it takes to get to Chicago? It's about one hour's drive. I mean by bus. About two hours. Are you going to Chicago? Yeah, I'm in a hurry. I have to run. Wait. I'm leaving for Chicago, too. Do you need a lift? Really? That's great!

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CHICAGO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- In a campaign event outside Chicago, U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of making people more dependent on government, and criticized recent comments Obama has made

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们要学的词是 hunger strike. Hunger strike 绝食抗议。Five Palestinian prisoners launched a hunger strike last Saturday, demanding Israel to end its policy of imposing detention without trial. 五个巴勒斯坦在押者上星期六开

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