【美国总统电台演说】2007-05-19

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, my Administration reached an agreement with Republicans and Democrats in the Senate on immigration reform. I thank the leaders in both parties who worked hard to produce legislation that will secure the border

美国有线电视 CNN 2008-12-19

Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. And here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. I'm just worried for him, en， you know, for the family. We've got, he's got, I've got a brother that's in college, and you know he is goi

VOA慢速英语2017--UN Officials: Libyan Unrest Harming Children

The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) says more than 500,000 children in Libya are in need of some kind of humanitarian assistance. The UN agency notes that migrant children passing through Libya are especially at risk of abuse. Competing govern

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US Military Plans for Guantanamo to Stay Open Indefinitely A new place for guards to eat at the United States-operated detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will stand for 20 years. Planned housing structures for soldiers at the U.S. Naval base in

VOA慢速英语--一个美国移民寻求庇护的漫长道路

One US Immigrant's Long Road to Asylum People who request asylum after entering the United States illegally are much more likely to be denied than approved. That information comes from the U.S. Department of Justice. Out of around 120,000 asylum requ

VOA常速英语2017--美国谴责伊朗监狱环境恶劣

Imprisonment for peaceful political activity, religious belief, or for defending a fellow citizen's rights is a horror and a travesty. 因某人参与性质和平的政治活动、持有某种宗教信仰或者捍卫某位公民的权利而对此人进

VOA标准英语2010年-Former Detainees Return to World War I

The buildings used to house internees are still standing today, and serve as classrooms and dorms for United Tribes Technical College. North Dakota is a land of broad, open prairie known for its Native American heritage, the travels of explorers Lewi

CNN 2009-05-22

Im Nicole Lapin at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is your NOW IN THE NEWS update. President Obama is now backing down from his decision to eventually close the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba. In a speech at the National Archive, the presid

NPR 2008-05-13

In China, state media report upwards of 10,000 people were killed in Monday's powerful earthquake. The quake struck in mid-afternoon when schools and offices were full. NPR's Laura Sydell reports from Shanghai. In some areas of Sichuan Province, eig

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-23

1. Barack Obama has chosen his running mate, but he's not telling anyone just yet. The announcement is expected via text message at any moment. Obama plans to have his new running mate start campaigning with him Saturday in Springfield, Illinois. 2.

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-23

1. President Barack Obama signed orders earlier today to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center. The prison camp will be closed within a year. Obama also said the United States will not torture terror suspects. 2. Tragedy on the streets of New Yo

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Jury Decision Renews Deb

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Wednesday, a jury in federal court in New York City announced its decision in the case of Ahmed Ghailani. The Tanzanian was the first terrorism suspect held at Guantanamo ever to face trial in a civilian

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美国对朝鲜实施新制裁

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美国中情局长指 即使总统下令也不用水刑

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AS IT IS 2016-04-07 US Sends Two Guantanamo Prisoners to Senegal 美国将两名关塔那摩湾监狱囚犯送至塞内加尔 The United States sent two Libyans from its detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Senegal earlier this week. U.S. Stat

VOA标准英语2009年-US Concerned at Possible Expulsion of

The Hmong, who fear persecution by the Laotian government, have been living in a camp in northern Thailand. David Gollust | State Department 24 December 2009 Photo: AP Hmong refugees collect water at Huay Nam Khao village in Thailand's northeastern p

VOA标准英语2010年-US Tries First Guantanamo Terrorist Su

Jury selection is underway in New York in the trial of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani. He is the first suspect held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to be tried in an American civilian court. The Tanzanian national is accused of terrorism

儿童故事集：Katie and the Invisible Umbrella

Katies Grandmother had all sorts of beautiful, but rather old fashioned, magical things. Many of them werent so useful these days, because science has caught up with magic in so many ways. For instance, before electric kettles were invented, witches