Officials in India say they believe just ten gunmen managed to carry out the siege of Mumbai, a city of 18 million people, a showdown that left nearly 200 people dead including at least five Americans. Investigators are trying to determine how that

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

Israel says it will not halt its air offensive in the Gaza Strip until rocket attacks into southern Israel have been neutralized. Israel's UN ambassador Gabriela Shalev says Hamas left Israel with no choice but to take military action to stop the at

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A longtime president of Zimbabwe, 93-year-old Robert Mugabe faces impeachment proceedings tomorrow. In a televised speech today, Mugabe acknowledged the criticism of his 37 years in power, but he stopped short of stepping down. Many expected he would

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

Still No Winner in Honduras Election One week after the Nov. 26 Honduran presidential election, there is still no winner. With 99.96 percent of the votes counted, President Juan Orlando Hernandez holds a small lead. But his opponent, Salvador Nasrall

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The Obama administration had preferred to let the Organization of American States and its designated mediator, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, take the lead role in Honduran diplomacy. But it is now stepping up U.S. involvement with settlement tal

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Turkey detained more suspected followers of clergyman Fethullah Gulen on Friday, police and media reported. Turkish officials accuse Gulen of directing a plot aimed at overthrowing the government in July 2016. The overthrow attempt failed. Gulen has

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Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro is accusing the opposition of planning a coup against him following his narrow election victory. At least 7 people have been killed across the country during violent clashes at opposition protests. I can anno

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

BBC News with Jonathan Izard. Opposition demonstrators in Venezuela have set up road blocks and clashed with police in cities across the country to protest against President Nicholas Maduro's announcement of a new constituent assembly. President Madu

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

01. The meaning of family changes in response to a wide variety of social and cultural conditions. 家庭的含义随着社会和文化的多元化发展也在变化。 02. An extended family is a family group that consists of parents, children, and

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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: As you know, we've been following the attack on the boardwalk in Nice and the attempted coup in Turkey, both of which claimed dozens of lives. But those are just two of recent violent episodes that shocked the world. There was al

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Georgian troop rebellion 'over' 乔治亚军队叛乱结束 A mutiny (兵变,反抗) at a military base near Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is over, the Georgian interior minister (内政部长) says. Vano Merabishvili said the commander (司令官,指挥官) of th

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The strategically critical U.S.-Turkey relationship is coming under increasing strain as authorities in Ankara crack down on alleged coup plotters and sympathizers. 土耳其当局对被指称为军事政变策划者与同情者进行镇压之际,美

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Former national football league quarterback Steve McNair was found shot to death in an apartment complex in Nashville today. McNair played 13 seasons in the NFL. Blake Farmer of member station WPLN has more. Nashville police say no suspects have bee

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1. Tourists in New York are getting a view they haven't seen in years. The Statue of Liberty's crown is once again open to visitors. It had been closed since the 911 attacks. Only 30 people are allowed up per hour. Some 14,000 tickets have already b

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AS IT IS 2015-04-13 Some Nigerians Wondering About Their Next Leader 部分尼日利亚人怀疑下届领导人的能力 Nigerians have voted a former dictator as their next president. Muhammadu Buhari, age 72, is a retired general and former militar

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As Olympics Near, Brazil's President Faces Senate Trial 奥运会临近但巴西总统面临参议院弹劾 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Brazil is preparing to host the Olympic Games in August, but the South American nation may not

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The head of Madagascar's transitional authority, Andry Rajoelina, announced on national television that elections would be held on March 20 for a new parliament which would choose the next prime minister and draft a new constitution. Scott Bobb 17 De

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MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The 20th Ibero- American Summit concluded here on Saturday with the issuance of a Declaration of Mar del Plata. The declaration from the two-day summit, which started on Friday, included an ambitious educa

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