Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama got a major boost today as he was endorsed by former Secretary of State Colin Powell. NPR's Jamie Tarabay has more. The retired general told NBC's Meet the Press he plans to vote for Obama on November 4.

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台十月

Live By Design, Not Default 生活是走出来的,不是默认的 Goal setting is fundamental to any type of achievement. 设定目标是获得任何成功的基础。 If you want to live a life of purpose, setting goals will increase your odds of

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 生活英语听力文章

Italy's top court has upheld a jail sentence against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for tax fraud. The Italian Supreme Court confirmed a four-year jail term and ordered a new appeal trial for a related ban on public office. Because of a 2006

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 世界各地新闻集锦

Unit 10 Risks In-Class Reading Risks and You I. Word List Directions: Memorize the following words and phrases before class. You will benefit from your effort when you get the passage from your teache

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1. affinity /əˈfɪnɪti:/ -- (literally, condition of being near the boundary or a neighbor) kinship; sympathy; liking; attraction He intends to establish some kind of an affinity between himself and the public. 他希望在自己和公众之间建立

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But we ourselves hadn't severed all ties with humanity. 但我们,我们不能与人类隔绝。 For my part, I didn't want my new and unusual research to be buried with my bones. 至于我,我不愿意把我如此奇特新颖的研究和我一起埋

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 《海底两万里》中英双语有声读物

Grammar Girl here. Today Bonnie Trenga will help us boldly go where many grammarians have gone before: deep into the dictionary to discover the true meaning and correct usage of the word comprise. Some of you may feel that this is an alien word to be

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

Liberians Hope Election Marks Turning Point 利比里亚人期望选举会成为一个转折点 Voting day Tuesday was a celebration of democracy - huge crowds waiting patiently to cast their ballots

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(163) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2005(下)--国政军事聚焦

Debate continues in Ivory Coast over the creation of a definitive voter list, despite pressure from the United Nations Security Council this week to hold the country's long-delayed presidential elections as soon as possible. The U.N. Security Council

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(三月)

科特迪瓦受害者们期待早日赔偿 Twenty-four-year-old Samate Abdoulaye is a survivor.He was shot in the head during the post-election violence in Ivory Coast in 2010.His father was killed while out trying to gather money for his son's opera

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I'd like to just take a moment and thank the outgoing Board members. I think it has not heen an easy job to be a Board member of Apple over the last few years. These are very decent people and they've been trying very hard to do the right thing for t

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Is there life beyond Earth in our solar system? 在地球以外,太阳系里还有生命吗? Wow, what a powerful question. 哇,多么掷地有声的问题! You know, as a scientist -- planetary scientist -- we really didn't take that very se

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Books and Arts; Book Review;The end of the Soviet Union; Walking dead; 文艺;书评;前苏联的末途;行尸走肉; The Last Man in Russia: The Struggle to Save a Dying Nation.By Oliver Bullough. 《俄罗斯最后一人:拯救行将灭亡之

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Have you tried Sichuan dish? 您试过川菜吗? Have you tried Sichuan dish? 您试过川菜吗? Oh, no. Isn't it too spicy? 噢,没有,是不是很辣? I would like to recommend Vietnamese cuisine. 我向您推荐越南菜。 I would like

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JUDY WOODRUFF: For more than two decades, doctors have been trying to pinpoint when is the right moment to start people diagnosed with HIV on antiretroviral drugs. The drugs have been extraordinarily important in extending life and keeping HIV at bay

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I feel like I've met the real you for the first time just now. 我觉得我这才第一次见到真实的你 Janet. 珍妮特 Is this a bad time? No. 来得不巧吗,没事 No, not at all. 没关系的 I'm sorry. I didn't know you were coming. 抱歉

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Suspicious Powder Discovered on Capitol Hill Deborah Tate Three U.S. Senate office buildings are closed, and congressional business has been disrupted a day after a suspicious powder, believed to be t

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(155) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(上)--各类新闻

It's said to be the most important meal of the day...even if only six per cent of us eat it. 据说早餐是一日三餐中最重要的一餐虽然只有6%的人会吃早餐。 But a poll has now decided what should be on the plate for the perfect fu

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Berlusconi says to stay in politics after tax fraud verdict MILAN, Italy, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Saturday that he felt obliged to remain in politics after being unjustly convicted of tax fraud. Ber

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(151) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The Colombian government and FARC left wing rebels have signed a key agreement in a step towards a definitive peace accord to end half century of conflict.The President Juan Manuel Santos is to address the nation shortly. Natalia Cosoy reports. The a

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