World markets went back into retreat today, amid a slew of disappointing corporate earnings showing the extent to which many financial firms and other companies have been hurt by the current financial crisis. Fears about the economy have become a ma

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台十月

A powerful storm that wreaked chaos across the Mid-western US is continuing its eastward march, bringing with it rain, powerful winds and possibly more tornadoes. Kentucky residents say they have sighted twisters today. They are part of a large power

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A small group of CIA officers are working from Turkey, helping allies decide which opposition groups inside Syria should be receiving arms. That's according to The New York Times, which cites unnamed sources saying rocket-propelled grenades and anti-

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Woman:Good morning. May I help you? 女士:早安,我可以为你服务吗? Rick:Yes. Id like three blueberry muffins and two cinnamon rolls. 瑞克:好,我要3个蓝莓松饼和2个肉桂卷。 Woman:And for you? 女士:你呢? Danna:

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「英文学习笔记」 Im single because on my last date, I paid for dinner with three rolls of quarters. 我单身的原因是我上一次约会的时候用了三卷硬币来付账。 quarters n. 二十五美分

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Section(B) The Ride of My Life I climbed into the back-seat of the world's hottest jet fighter, the F-16. Clouds hung over our airbase, but I knew that soon I would be above the clouds, where the sun was shining. A mechanic strapped me into my harnes

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coarse a.粗劣的;粗鄙的 Jack bought a sweater of coarse wool just because it is cheap. 杰克买了一件毛质粗劣的毛衣,只因为它很便宜。 Professor Lin was accused of using coarse language in class and was later fired. 林教授被

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Hundreds of coalition airplanes were in the sky at any one time. Airborne warning and control system airplanes better known as AWACS kept air traffic straight. Largely thanks to AWACS there were no air-to-air friendly fire incidents during the Gulf W

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IceFest is a festival about Antarctica. Antarctica is often called The Ice; for example Dave Dobbyn visited the Ice two years ago. IceFest is a month-long festival, from September 14th to October 14th which includes the school holidays. It is in Hagl

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Twenty-two New Zealand war veterans, aged between 88 and 96, are in Egypt to remember the battle fought 70 years ago at El Alamein. Yesterday they attended a service at the cemetery where more than 1,100 NZ soldiers are buried. The Second Battle of E

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Julianna: Ha ha! The wicked witch is dead! Hugo: What are you talking about? Julianna: Bettina is stepping down as chairperson of the committee. I thought this day would never come. Hugo: Thats a big surprise. I never thought Id live to see the day w

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Gain - This is an increase in signal power, due to a boost from an electronic device. Garbage - These are unwanted characters that appear because of either incorrect settings or noise. Gate - These ar

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太空漫步者:Muse - Uprising Paranoia is in bloom The PR transmissions will resume They'll try to push drugs that keep us all dumbed down And hope that we will never see the truth around (So come on) Another promise another seed Another packaged

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Support for Security Assistance in the Sahel Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has announced that, pending consultation with Congress, the United States will provide up to $60 million dollars to support a promising and developing regional counterterro

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The War 战争 There were a lot of wars in our history. 历史上曾发生过很多次战争。 People make wars to get something. 人们为了得到某些东西而发动战争。 In the old days, some countries invaded other countries to expand thei

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Force 力 A force is a push or a pull. 力是指推力或拉力。 Force gives an object the energy to move, stop moving or change direction. 力给予物体移动、不移动或改变方向的能量。 Here are some good examples of force. 这里有几

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do you believe the time can land into the force our control as long as we can rhyme as long as we can stay if where we'll look to heart wish to fly and we could fall from hopes i used to know a fairy tale and I try to deny all the meaning of my actio

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Friday the 13th: So What's the Big Deal? By Nancy Steinbach,Caty Weaver Broadcast: Friday, May 13, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I'm Gwen Out

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1. A British Airways jet landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport, forcing the evacuation of the 152 passengers and crew members. Three people were injured. The underbelly of the plane was seriously damaged in the emergency. 2. Fed ch

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Economics Report - Boeing Protests Air Force Contract on Tankers A deal awarded to a U.S. competitor, teamed with the parent of Europe's Airbus, angers some lawmakers in Congress. Transcript of radio broadcast: 13 March 2008 This is the VOA Special

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