Episode seven : Guest issues one Patrick and Alma are at Alma's apartment, talking over a draft of the engine bearer. Patrick: You look like a basket case [俚: 完全没有希望的人.] Alma: I'm not surprised. Patrick: What's the problem? Alma: My

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 60堂英语情景口语必修课

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Admits Defeat 尼日利亚总统古德勒克乔纳森承认失败 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has called his opponent, Muhammadu Buhari, to concede the election, according to a VOA reporter in Abuja. Pres

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump may take a less extreme approach to rewriting NAFTA than his fiery campaign rhetoric suggested. A Trump administration document is circulating on Capitol Hill, and it suggests the White House wants the trade agreeme

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> 183 联合国禁止轻武器非法交易使美国来福枪协会深感不安 UN Draft Worries NRA Breck Ardery United Nations 16 Jul 2001 18:50 UTC Groups representing private 1)firearms owners have

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Egypt's Proposed Constitution Stirs National Debate 埃及新宪法草案激起全国性辩论 CAIRO As Egypt works out a new draft constitution, a period of public debate ahead of a national referendum has begun. Political analysts are split on whet

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1. Crews have begun collecting debris from the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine. Four months after the plane was brought down in rebel held territory. Crews recovered fragments of the plane to be transported to the Net

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A draft pension bill has created frustration and sometimes even panic among workers in Malawi, with some seeking early retirement before it passes. The bone of contention is a section setting the retirement age for women at 55 and men at 60. Labor ex

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Vietnam War Protests Influenced Popular Music 越南战争的抗议影响了流行乐 Today, April 30, marks the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. On this date in 1975, Marines evacuated the last Americans from the embassy in Saigon, bringin

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Companies that provide cell phone service race one another to offer the most reliable signals in order to retain customers. Sometimes to do that, they turn to a surprising option to get the job done. (SOUNDBITE OF HORSE NEIGHING)

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The U.S. State Department said Thursday Burma's new draft constitution provides little hope for real change in the military-ruled Southeast Asian country. To be voted on in a May 10 referendum, the draft would leave major power in the hands of the mi

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Currently, learners are required to take courses at driving schools before sitting theory and practical tests. They have to pay for the courses up front, and the schedule for lessons and exams is decided by the schools, most of which are located in r

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今天我们要学的词是holdout。 Holdout, 指坚决不肯让步的人。Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas was the last Democratic holdout to agree to a full floor debate on the health care bill in the Senate, 阿肯色州的林肯参议员是最后一个

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BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's securities regulator said here Sunday that it will launch the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) for listed companies at a proper time after further improving the draft regulation. The China Securities Regulator

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Topic1 Shenzhen expands domestic violence definitionRecently, the women's association in Shenzhen issues a draft regulation, which includes verbal and economic violence into domestic violence. This draft is already part of Shenzhen NPC's lawmaking pl

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Gary: Hey, over here. Im glad you could make it. This place has a great happy hour. Let me get the waitress, Brenda, so we can order our drinks. Shanise: Hi, Gary. You sound like a regular. Do you come here a lot? Gary: Yeah, I like stopping by on my

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Topic1 China's top legislature reviews amendment on crime of corruptionChina's top legislature has started its five-and-half day session this week to consider draft laws and amendments including a draft amendment to the Criminal Law. According to the

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两会总结监察委机构精简为你扫盲 Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- Today keeps you informed and inspired. I'm Suyi Coming up: The National People's Congress, China's national legislature, has adopted a set of a

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Topics: Famous Americans: Michael Jordan; the Quakers; tag questions; the derivation of okay; to learn versus to study Words: draft fan slam dunk to leap MVP to be inducted to endorse to be traced back to to persecute to swear to generalize worship o

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary independence: freedom from another governments control significant: important; notable draft: to write rival: enemy renew: to try again; to refresh something from the past outlive: to live longer than written in the stars: de

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Topic1 E-Commerce Tax looms largeThere are signs that e-commerce tax is becoming a real thing in China. The State Council has recently publicized a draft amendment to the Law on the Administration of Tax Collection for public opinions. The draft is r

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