A: I need order in the court! B: I am ready to make my plea. A: What do you plead? B: I plead not guilty. A: All the evidence indicates that you are guilty. B: I realize that, but I am not guilty. A: Is that right? B: I had nothing to do with the cri

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-犯罪

Four Palestinian boys were killed while playing on a Gaza beach today, pushing the death toll there over to 220. Israeli military says it was targeting Hamas in that strike. From Gaza, NPR's Emily Harris reports. The boys were all cousins between 9 a

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年NPR美国国家公共电台7月

1. veracity /və'rsətɪ/ -- truthfulness (of persons) Since you have lied to us in the past, you should not wonder that we doubt your veracity. 既然你以前向我们撒过谎,你就不应该奇怪我们会怀疑你的诚实。 2. verdict /ˈvɜ

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(145) / 评论(0) 分类 突破英文词汇

Time again for StoryCorps. We have been listening in this oral history project crisscrosses the country. Today the story of the late Wallie Earl Dow. He was a man who often found himself on the wrong side of the law. Time and time again his exploits

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(194) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年NPR美国国家公共电台

The benefits of volunteering, 志愿者的好处 Helps You Grow 帮你成长 Summed up in one line: Volunteering helps you grow. Not only as a person, but as we've covered, it can help you develop your skill set as well. The only real downside is how

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力广播—Listening

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语 Legal Lad

by Michael W. Flynn Todays topic is nudity. But first, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in yo

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语 Legal Lad

A Puerto Rican youth is on trial for murder, accused of knifing his father to death, and his fate rests in the hands of twelve strangers. The judge further informs them that a guilty verdict will be accompanied by a mandatory death sentence. 《十二怒

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 双语趣听精彩世界

US Brings Charges Against 13 Russians for Election Interference A United States federal grand jury has charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies with plotting to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The indictment, announc

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(二)月

Matthew McConaughey stars in a new legal drama as a defense attorney with a case that could make him a star or end his career. It's adapted from a novel by Michael Connelly who praises the film version as true to the spirit of his best seller. Here's

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(三月)

Five alleged conspirators in the September 11 attacks, who are on trial at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have told the judge they want to confess, and have withdrawn all legal motions filed as part of their defense. In the specially b

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)

On Friday afternoon a judge sentenced lawyer Mickey Mantle to 24 hours in jail for contempt. Mantle had just won a lawsuit against a man who had struck Mantles client. The client had accidentally spilled a diet soda onto the defendants new sneakers,

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: America's opioid crisis continues to devastate families and communities across this country. It is also taking a toll on first responders and the criminal justice system. One city decided to take a new approach. Buffalo, N.Y., ha

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Since President Trump took office, he's been named as a defendant in more than a hundred lawsuits. Most of them involve immigration or civil rights issues. There is one that stands apart. Here's NPR's Peter Overby. PETER OVERBY,

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台3月

Never before in the history of our country have most of the advanced degrees been awarded to women but now they are. Since the dawn of men, it's hardly more than 100 years since we were even allowed into these buildings except to clean them, but soon

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 偶像励志英语演讲

October 3rd, 1995In California, a verdict in the murder trial of ex-football player O.J. Simpson: We the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant, Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder. Simpson is found not guilty of k

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 历史上的今天-2010年

Topic 1: Qin HuohuoYesterday, Qin Zhihui, better known as Qin Huohuo, was found guilty of defamation and causing disturbances by Beijing Chaoyang District People's Court and sentenced to three years. This is the nation's first judgment against a defe

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

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

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 NPR边听边练

Look here, he heard the Angora cat say to Snowbell,的确,他听到安哥拉猫对雪球说, I admit that a cat has a duty toward her own people, and that under the circumstances it would be wrong for you to eat Margalo. 我承认一只猫有责任

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 精灵鼠小弟

A court in Beijing has announced its verdict for the first public-interest lawsuit regarding air pollution, which was initiated by prosecutors in Beijing. Beijing's No.4 Intermediate People's Court released the verdict on Tuesday, which coincides wit

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 2018CRI中国国际广播电台