Vast areas of Joplin, Missouri are said to be unrecognizable, a day after a tornado plowed through downtown with up to 165-mph winds. People in the southwestern Missouri city are finding entire neighborhoods reduced to twisted metal and rubble. Strip

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(241) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

President Obama is back on the campaign trail today, stumping for political allies in the run-up to next week's midterm elections. He has just arrived in Rhode Island. There is one Democrat expected to give the president the cold shoulder today. Gube

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This is Scientific America's 60-Second Science. I am Karen Hopkin. Thisll just take a minute. Research on acupuncture just got a shot in the arm. Well, a needle near the knee, actually. Because a study in the journal Nature Neuroscience has uncovered

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Unit 1 Agreement and disagreement 1. Asking about agreement 1. Could I ask for your reaction to the statement of the spokesman? 2. I take it youre not oppose to going to visit Mr. Smith for this coming weekend. 3. His words have your approval, havent

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注释: news conference 新闻发布会 commitment [kE5mitmEnt] n. 义务,许诺 resolve [ri5zClv] n. 决心 emphasize [5emfEsaiz] v. 强调,着重 cabinet [5kAbinit] n.内阁 Iyad Allawi伊亚德

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(上)--各类新闻

AS IT IS 2016-03-01 Syrian Ceasefire Lasts One Day 叙利亚停火仅实现了一天 A ceasefire in Syria is underway, but frail. The calm in Syria was broken Sunday when six villages were hit by air strikes, according to the Syrian Observatory for H

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So I want to say to my supporters: When you hear people saying or think to yourself, If only, or, What if, I say, please, don't go there. 我要告诉我的支持者:如果你听到别人说,或者你自己曾经这样想,如果某件事没有发

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Lotteries 彩票的发展历程 A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. Some governments outlaw it, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some deg

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 走进耶鲁大学

This is Whats Trending Today. The last time this many people were talking about Iceland was in June, when the small countrys soccer team defeated England in the Euro 2016 tournament. People were talking about players like Sigurdsson and Sigthorsson,

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The owner of a small travel agency saw an attractive couple gazing at his travel poster. Suddenly inspired, he ran up and told them his idea.

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Chinese living in the US are questioning the latest college admission reform initiated by Harvard. 近日,针对哈佛大学提出的最新高校招生改革,在美华人提出了质疑。 Affected by policies such as affirmative action and Senat

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AS IT IS 2016-05-13 Trump Meets With House Leader Ryan 特朗普会见众议院领袖瑞安 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan pledged to work together despite their differences after a meeting Thursday. T

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How much do you want to deposit with us? 你想在我们这存多少? How much do you wish to pay into your account? 你希望在你的户头上存多少? How much money do you plan to keep in your account on a regular basis? 你计划在你的户头

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The United States says it has confidence in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to probe Iran's alleged past efforts to build a atomic bomb after a leaked IAEA memo shows the agency will let Iran carry out its own inspections at a suspected

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

LOS CABOS, MEXICO - President Barack Obama is welcoming statements by Europe's major economic powers that they will work toward a plan for growth and an integrated banking system. The president spoke Tuesday, at the end of the annual Group of 20 econ

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支票薄 cheque book 持票人 cheque holder 不记名支票 cheque to bearer/bearer cheque 记名支票 cheque to order 到期支票 antedated cheque 未到期支票 postdated cheque 保付支票 certified cheque 未获兑现支票,退票 returne

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51. 回路 loop 52. 安全岛 safety island 53. 停车处 parking place 54. 停私人车 private car park 55. 只停公用车 public car only 56. 不准停车 restricted stop 57. 不准滞留 resticted waiting 58. 临街停车 parking on-street 59. 街

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一些看似简单的词汇,在不同的语境中意义却大相径庭,所以有必要来了解一些这样的词汇,避免在商务活动中因误解词意造成损失。 例一:floating It is not surprising, then, that the world saw a retur

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The first full Congress of North Korea's ruling Worker's Party for 36 years is being held in Pyongyang. Thousands of delegates are at the four-day gathering which is seen as an opportunity for the leader Kim Jong Un to cement his status. About 100 fo

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一些a range of ; a variety of ; aseries of ; an array of 无数innumerable ; countless 许多plenty of ; many ; much ; a great deal of ; a lotof ; ample 非常多(大)的tremendous 依序列举list in sequence 时间词 过时的outdated ; antiquat

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