1. Demonstrators took to the streets in a march that organizer billed as a victory rally after prosecutors charged six Baltimore police officers with crimes ranging from assault to murder in connection with the death of the 23-year-old Freddie Gray.

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2015(五)月

Columbus Discovers America 哥伦布发现美洲大陆 Editor's Note: This article on Christopher Columbus was originally published on Oct. 12, 2013. Generations of schoolchildren have been taught that Christopher Columbus discovered the New World. I

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West African Coastal Towns Swallowed by Ocean GRAND-LAHOU, IVORY COAST Rising sea levels and coastal erosion are threatening the homes and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people across West Africa. Grand-Lahou, an Ivorian tourist destination,

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Todd: Christian can you talk about the summers in Norway. Christian,你能谈谈挪威的夏季吗? Christian: Yeah, a lot people think the summers in Norway are really cold, but actually they're not. Maybe everything, the weather is changing bec

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Pilots do very important jobs. They have the lives of all their passengers in their hands. I wanted to be a pilot when I was little. I thought it would be great to fly all over the world. I also liked the pilots uniform. I wasnt so good at science so

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THIS IS AMERICA - Recovering From a Storm Now Headed for the History Books By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, September 12, 2005 HOST: Welcome to This is America in VOA Special English. I'm Shep O'N

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This years Budget is a zero Budget. The Minister of Finance, Bill English, said there is no more money. To find money for new programmes, it has to come from present programmes. For example, to find money for more teacher training, it has to come fro

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Ruth: So, Akane, you're from Canada, right? Akane: That's right. Ruth: Tell me about where you live. Akane: Well, I grew up in Toronto, and it's quite a big city. In the greater Toronto area, there's about, I think3 1/2 million people just now and it

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Jessica: So Kate what is, what's this future trip? What are you gonna do next year? Kate: Next year, so when I leave Japan, I'm going back to Australia to work for another 8 weeks and then I'm off to New Zealand to see the rest of New Zealand and the

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People get ready There's a train a-coming You don't need no baggage You just get on board All you need is faith To hear diesels humming You don't need no ticket You just thank the Lord Yeah yeah yeah People get ready For the train to Jordan Picking u

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今天我们要学的词是devastate。 Devastate, 是破坏的意思。8月29号是卡特里娜飓风来袭两周年的日子。媒体报导说,Two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, there is still much work t

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Superstorm Sandy smashes U.S. eastern coast WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Superstorm Sandy has killed at least 29 people and knocked millions out of power across the densely populated U.S. east coast, leaving streets flooded, houses burned and a le

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Jose: Ecuador, what do you want to know about my country? Todd: Well, can you talk about Ecuador like, um, you're from Ecuador? Jose: Yes, yes! Todd: How big is Ecuador? Jose: 80% of Japan. Todd: Oh, really! 80% the size. Jose: The size of Japan. Tod

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All he could think about was Im too young for this Got my whole life ahead hell Im just a kid myself how am I gonna raise one All he could see were his dreams going up in smoke So much for ditching this town and hanging out on the coast Oh well, thos

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1. From bad to worse in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard now says five times more oil a day than previously believed is spewing into the gulf from a blown-out well. The Coast Guard says it's a new leak, giving off 5,000 barrels a day. The leading

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Italian divers resumed their search Thursday for at least 21 people missing from a wrecked cruise ship off Italy's northwestern coast. Officials say divers began searching again after the operation was suspended Wednesday out of concern the Costa Con

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Hurricane Sandy Bears Down on Eastern US Watches and warnings are posted up and down the U.S. east coast as Hurricane Sandy sets its sights on the Atlantic seaboard. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center say they do not expect Sandy to weake

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British Columbia British Columbia is the third largest Canadian province, both in area and population. It is nearly 1.5 times as large as Texas, and extends 800 miles (1,280km) north from the United States border. It includes Canada's entire west coa

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An empty street 空旷的街道 An empty house 空空的房子 A hole inside my heart 我心中空洞 I'm all alone 我独自一人 The rooms are getting smaller 房间越来越小 I wonder how 我想知道 I wonder why 我想知道为什么 I wonder

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An Egypt Air domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo has been hijacked and has landed at Larnaca airport in the southern coast of Cyprus. The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation reports. Meanwhile statement from Egyptian aviation authority says the MS 1

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