By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 26 July 2007 A total of 19 African countries are holding multi-party elections this year, a far cry from a few years ago when many countries in Africa were dominated by single-party governments or military dictators. But qu

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(七月)

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A crime novel set in Ramallah has been outlawed there and in other Palestinian cities. The Palestinian Authority's attorney general banned the book. He said it contains indecent terms that threaten public morality. Now the author's

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

今天我们要学的词是hammer out。 Hammer out, 意思是经过仔细的推敲和讨论制定出。如, It took the two sides weeks of negotiations to hammer out an acceptable compromise, 双方经过几个礼拜的谈判,才终于产生了彼

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今天我们要学的词是touch off。 To touch off, 意思是引起。 The new measure touched off strong criticism from the opposition party, 新措施引起了反对党的强烈批评。 His comment touched off a controversy about the figure skat

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 25 September 2007 Veteran lawmaker, Yasuo Fukuda, has been elected Japan's new prime minister. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from our Asia News Center in Hong Kong. Japan's powerful lower house of Parliament, dominated by the Lib

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 January 2008 The International Organization for Migration says Iraq is still facing a humanitarian crisis despite decreasing levels of violence, a drop in the number of people fleeing their homes and a limited number of peop

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Israeli Society Facing Religious Extremism, Backlash For some time now, Israeli women have been protesting against what they see as efforts by some ultra-Orthodox Jews to exclude them from public spaces. Ultra-Orthodox Jews counter it is they who are

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Some Egyptians Admit Facing Depressing Choice in Runoff Election The crowds on Tahrir Square last year were euphoric; they had forced their president of nearly 30 years to resign. The promise of the revolution was still there in round one -- 13 candi

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Senegals Female Presidential Candidate Has Equality Agenda As presidential hopefuls began campaigning for Senegals February 26 election, the sole female candidate, Amsatou Sow Sidibe, was touring the countrys coast shaking hands and speaking to the m

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As Egypt works to replace the government of President Hosni Mubarak, the country's financial future is still far from certain. Many Egyptians are confident that a new government will usher in a more efficient and equitable economy. With the country s

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Both President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will go to Dallas on Friday for the NRA's annual convention. On one hand, the president's presence shows that the NRA has staying power. But the organization has also faced fresh

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From Hate Speech To Fake News: The Content Crisis Facing Mark Zuckerberg play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0003:59repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update yo

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Newly promoted ministers will be sworn in later this morning while others whove been dumped decide on their futures. In a dramatic change, Malcomn Turnbull has expanded his cabinet to 21 members and increased the number of women to 5. They include Ma

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Alistair Darling says Britain is facing its worst economic crisis since the 1940s. The chancellor is warning the current downturn will hit harder and last longer than we expect. It's the government's grimmest assessment to date of the situation facin

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今天我们要学的词是pragmatic。 Pragmatic, 是务实的意思。美国国务卿提名人选希拉里.克林顿星期二参加国会参议院的确认听证会。 Hillary Clinton promised that she would take a pragmatic approach to diplomacy a

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今天我们要学的词是soaring。Soaring, 意思是剧增的,飞速上涨的。 The austerity measure is designed to reduce the soaring Greek deficit in the next few years, 希腊实行银根紧缩措施,目的是在未来几年里削减飞涨的

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Croatia is facing political turmoil, after Prime Minister Ivo Sanader suddenly resigned, citing personal reasons. Mr. Sanader's announcement comes amid economic concerns in the country that has been trying to join the European Union. Outgoing Croati

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今天我们要学的词是glass ceiling。 Glass ceiling, 玻璃天花板,指看似无形,但实际存在的障碍。奥巴马赢得民主党总统候选人提名,使黑人总统成为可能。 For some, a black president symbolizes the smashi

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今天我们要学的词是 civil war. Civil war 内战。Saudi Arabia warned that Iraq was facing a full-scale civil war with dire consequences. 沙特阿拉伯警告说,伊拉克面临全面内战,将带来可怕的后果。与此同时, U.S.

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It's been a tough few weeks for the world number 16, Ding Junhui, who has been travelling almost non-stop between Europe and China. After the Welsh Open, Ding returned to the PRC for a pool tournament and then went straight back to Manchester for the

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