This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Rod Blagojevich This week, the governor of the American state of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, was arrested on federal corruption charges. The case includes accusations that he tried to sell an appointment to

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(十二)月

Everyone's looking for a new year's resolution. So after those paparazzi photos, here in Hawaii I thought Id try to figure out what it takes to be like Barack. Meet personal trainer Mike Sapp, who worked with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

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4. American women was ______ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. A. ignored B. neglected C. refused D. denied ignore 忽视 ignite 点燃 neglect 忽视,忽略 collect 收集

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 新东方赵丽词汇课堂

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President-elect Barack Obama is calling on Congress to pass an economic recovery plan in the next few weeks. He warned about the deepening recession in a speech in Virginia on Thursday, less than two

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AS IT IS 2014-06-05 Can a New President Help Egypt's Economy? 新总统的上任会改善埃及的经济吗? Egypts tourist sites are known throughout the world. But these days, people are not lined up to see the Great Pyramids of Giza. Foreign visit

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Dear President-elect Obama... Dear Mr. Obama... Dear President-elect Obama... I have a few questions that I would like to ask you if you dont mind answering. First you said that you were going to get a puppy for your girls. When are you gonna get the

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录2009

今天我们要学的词是inner circle。 Inner circle, 指核心圈子,心腹密友 。美国当选总统奥巴马正在紧锣密鼓地为权力交接做准备。 Obama's inner circle will play key roles in the new administration, 奥巴马身边最

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

This is AP news minute. 1. President Obama says he is cautiously optimistic about the successor, president-elect Donald Trump. Obama spoke after meeting with the German chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Thursday. He also said he hopes Trump will

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AS IT IS 2014-09-19 Bill Could Harm Indonesia's Democratic Gains 比尔可能损害印尼的民主成果 Many Indonesians are talking about a bill under consideration in parliament. If approved, the measure would end direct elections for local mayors

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(九)月

JUDY WOODRUFF: President-elect Donald Trump is back in New York City tonight, after a day of first meetings in Washington. It was the formal launch of the transition of power, and there was no sign of the bitter broadsides that marked the campaign. J

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

From the CNN Center here in Atlanta, glad you are with us everyone, I'm Catherine Callaway. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Yes we can Some amazing video this morning from thousands who showed up outside / Barack Obama's future ho

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Russia says it will recognize election results held in eastern Ukraine by anti-government rebels. But Washington warns the elections are illegal, and violate the international commitment to which Moscow agreed last month. The self-declared republics

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1. The Israeli air force has been dropping leaflets throughout Gaza, saying it plans to escalate its offensive. Palestinian officials say more than 800 people have died so far in the fighting. Meanwhile, the president of the Palestinian authority is

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2009年(一)月

This is AP news minute. 1. A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand's south island, killing at least two people, causing damaged buildings and infrastructure, and prompted emergency services to warm people along the coast to move to a higher ground t

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2016(十一)月

This is AP news minute. 1. President-elect Donald Trump is set to hold a news conference in New York on Wednesday, the first since he was elected. It comes amid unsubstantiated reports about supposedly damaging information about Trump collected by Ru

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In Bhutan's landmark elections that ended a century of absolute monarchy, the party widely perceived as most loyal to the monarchy won by a landslide. 不丹历史性的选举结束了长达一个多世纪的世袭君主制。被广泛视为对王室最

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Good afternoon, from the CNN Center in Atlanta, Im Reggie Aqui. Here is whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. A source tells us that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his chief of staff. And its going to be Illinois lawmaker and veteran of the Clin

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 商业报道2008年(十一)月

JUDY WOODRUFF: The president-elect made news on a number of other fronts today. Our John Yang was in the room this morning, and he joins us now from Trump Tower. So, John, as we said before, it's been a long time since Mr. Trump had had a news confer

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

HARI SREENIVASAN: A new flurry of high-level announcements today from the Trump transition. They include a new ambassador and a new leader for small business interests, and the incoming president himself has picked up another honor. Lisa Desjardins h

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

今天我们要学的词是 chopping block. Chopping block 作为名词,有砧板的意思。Boeing says its $17 billion deal with Iran Air might be on President-elect Donald Trump's chopping block. 波音公司说,他们跟伊朗航空公司170亿

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