There will be no cost-of-living increase for retirees and other social security beneficiaries this year. NPR's Scott Horsley reports its because inflation has remained relatively tame. This is the second year in a row social security recipients will

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

The United Nations confirms at least seven of its international workers, both staff and guards, were killed today in northern Afghanistan when protesters stormed the office and opened fire. Officials at UN offices in New York say the final count coul

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Libya's military is unleashing more air strikes on rebel positions in a campaign to end the revolt against leader Muammar Gaddafi. Warplanes are pounding areas east and west of the capital Tripoli. They brought down on the oil port of Ras Lanuf and c

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Anyone looking for a big party? Green Bay is where it's at. Fans are heading into Lambeau Field this hour to welcome their Super Bowl champs the Packers, who defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday. Classes were let out early. Some businesses shut

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(一) Shall we take up the question of inspection today? 今天咱们讨论商品检验问题吧。 The inspection of commodity is no easy job. 商检 工作不是那么简单。 Mr. Black is talking with the Chinese importer about inspecting the

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Affirmative Action Case Returns to the Supreme Court 最高法院复审平权法案 From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The United States Supreme Court said last week it will re-hear arguments on a controversial college admission

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(七)月

Twitter to Broadcast American Football Games 推特播放美国足球比赛 National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell made the announcement Tuesday morning on Twitter. This fall Thursday Night Football will be streamed live...so fans will s

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(四)月

AS IT IS 2016-04-22 EU Proposed Visa-Free Travel for Ukrainians 欧盟考虑向乌克兰人提供免签证旅行 The European Union is considering a proposal to offer visa-free travel to Ukrainians. If approved, the plan would permit Ukrainians to tr

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AS IT IS 2016-03-13 US Welcomes Charismatic Trudeau 特鲁多访美 U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House Thursday. The day started with a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. The two

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It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis Chapter 16 I have no desire to be President. I would much rather do my humble best as a supporter of Bishop Prang, Ted Bilbo, Gene Talmadge or any other broad-gauged but peppy Liberal. My only longing is to Serv

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 有声英语文学名著

It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis Chapter 34 Speaking of Julian before he was arrested, probably the New Underground headquarters in Montreal found no unusual value in his reports on M.M. grafting and cruelty and plans for apprehending N.U. agit

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According to the significant resources of the Starling City Police Department 星城警署的大量资料显示 it is clear that this Vigilante's cycle of violence has escalated. 这个治安维护者的罪行正在扩大 I'm asking our citizens to k

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 绿箭侠第一季

If we do this event, the whole staff walks out. 如果我们接这个活儿,全体员工就罢工 I've got 300 guests 我有三百位客人 You signed a contract with my wife. 你和我太太签了合同 We'll refund your wife's organization 我们会

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With the European Union demanding more spending cuts from Greece in return for billions of dollars in bailout funds, doubts are growing over whether more austerity is the right solution for Athens. Some analysts and politicians suggest that a once wo

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访谈录,阿加西,KING: What was going through your mind right there? AGASSI: The mind was very confused. The heart was feeling and that was a lot of years coming to that one moment there. KING: As a competitor were yo

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The United Nations is calling for a stronger international response to support Iraqi and Syrian refugees. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said altogether some 15 million people have been displaced by the conflicts in I

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立法机关 LEGISLATURE 中华人民共和国主席/副主席 President/Vice President, the Peoples Republic of China 全国人大委员长/副委员长 Chairman/Vice Chairman, National Peoples Congress 秘书长 Secretary-General 主任委员 Chair

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COLOMBO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka in November, the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry announced on Sunda

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Hong Kong agents are banned from selling their products on the mainland, but mainland travelers can buy policies when they visit the city. According to figures from Hong Kong's office of the Commissioner of Insurance, mainland visitors bought insuran

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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss died of cancer at age 80 on Monday. The NBA has lost a visionary owner whose influence on our league is incalculable and will be felt for decades to come, NBA commissioner David Ste

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