First up today, a natural disaster in Indonesia. This weekend wasn\'t the first time Mount S. erupted. It\'s been doing that on and off for months now; but it is the first time that an eruption from this volcano has killed someone. At least 15 people

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2014年(二)月

AZUZ: It's just days before an election in the Middle Eastern nation of Iran. People there will go to the polls on Friday, and the country's current vice president, who was a candidate for office announced yesterday he dropped out of the race. He's t

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年7月

The Communist Party of China is stepping up its anti-corruption drive, listing seven priorities for 2015. The CPC's top corruption eradication authority is calling for tighter scrutiny of senior officials and intensified efforts to track down corrupt

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 2015CRI中国国际广播电台

Taliban attacks in Afghanistan rose sharply this year, underscoring the difficulty faced by the Afghan government and coalition forces trying to stamp out the persistent and deadly insurgency. But just how serious a threat does the Taliban pose to t

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(九月)

By Efam Dovi Accra, Ghana 27 July 2006 A recent boost in gas prices across Ghana is generating unprecedented criticism from members of the ruling New Patriotic Party, with some fearing that the party could lose the next general elections as a result

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(七月)

Helen Clarks position as Head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was announced yesterday. This position is number three in the United Nations. Helen Clark was one of 10 people on a short list. She was chosen because of her excellent q

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 17 July 2007 Benin's president Thomas Boni Yayi marched more than 10 kilometers through the streets of the capital, Cotonou, late Monday, shouting slogans against corruption in the country. A local journalist says the march is

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(七月)

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 22 August 2007 Nigerian lawmakers, opposition party pressing for an investigation into how the parliamentary speaker spent nearly $5 millionto renovate two official residences. From Abuja, Gilbert da Costa reports for VOA th

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 24 January 2006 Opposition politicians in Kenya are calling for early elections and other tough measures following damning allegations by the former head of a government corr

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(139) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(一月)

In South Africa, opposition leaders are reacting with dismay to the dissolution of an elite crime fighting unit that targeted organized crime and corrupt public officials. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from Johannesburg. South African opposition

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences Controversial in US In April of 1998, twins Lawrence and Lamont Garrison were about to graduate from Howard University in Washington. Both worked at the U.S. Justice Department and planned to attend law school. Then,

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(五月)

Tahrir Square Looms Over Egyptian Elections Egypt's military rulers insist parliamentary elections will go ahead as planned Monday, despite unrest that has left dozens of anti-military protesters dead, and the center of Cairo in upheaval. A capital c

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)

The War on Graft has sent shockwaves through the Kenyan Parliament in recent months, with several ministers being targeted in high-profile investigations. But Kenya's anti-corruption body says more are on the way. In recent months, Kenya's notoriousl

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(一月)

Cameroonian Develops Mobile Telephone Application To Fight Corruption Baksheesh in Arabic is money offered to crooked officials to get rid of red-tape. And so NoBakchich implies no more bribes. Thats the name of a mobile telephone application conceiv

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(八月)

Cyprus Poses Fresh Crisis as EU Questions Russian Investment In Cyprus the banks may still be closed, but lines at cash machines are still growing. Alongside the Cypriots withdrawing their savings are many foreign nationals. With a corporate tax rate

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(三月)

Kidnappers Target Refugees in Sudan Amnesty International says refugees and asylum seekers are being kidnapped in Sudan and held for ransom in Egypts Sinai desert. Most of those abducted are Eritrean and many have been beaten, raped or killed. The hu

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(四月)

US Analysts Dismiss Reports of Palestinian PM Resignation Longstanding differences between the Palestinian president and his prime minister came to a head after Fayyad accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Nabil Quassis last month and Presiden

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(四月)

[00:01]R:Who the hell do you think you are, lady? Sticking your nose in where it doesn't belong. [00:06]You're a number cruncher. Just crunch the goddamn numbers! [00:11]J:Uh, I was doing my job. I mean, we were creating a defense system that was

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英美人天天都在说的4000句:跟着影视学最真实的口语

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A top critic of Vladimir Putin has been accused of murder. Financier William Browder lives in London. American-born but now a British citizen, Browder was once the largest private foreign investor in Russia. He made a lot of mone

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

DAVID GREENE, HOST: In January of 2015, radical Islamist gunmen attacked the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a Paris kosher supermarket, killing 17 people. And that was the moment when the destructive threat of radicalizat

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年NPR美国国家公共电台12月