Wk 06 (11 February 1990) Nelson Mandela Is Freed From JailThis Week in HistorySouth African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela is freed after nearly 30 years' imprisonment. In 1990, Nelson Mandela was released after spending almost 30 years in jail

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻与报道—News and Reports

Condemned a.被判有罪的 v.判刑,责备。 Death row 死囚区 Execute 执行 They were freed a day after other kidnappers executed 2 Koreans. 劫持者在对两名韩国人质行刑后释放了余下的人。 He will be executed soon. 他很快就

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Where the Declaration of Independence was signed? Teacher:Who knows where the Declaration of In dependence was signed? Student:I know,I know.At the bottom of the page. 《独立宣言》是在哪儿签字的? 老师:谁知道《独立宣

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Boko Haram kidnappers have returned almost all the 110 girls they seized from a Nigerian school a month ago. The Islamist militants also gave the town of Dapchi a warning before leaving, witnesses said Wednesday. The extremists said, We did it out of

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Ursula Lindsey Saudi commandos freed about 50 hostages early Sunday. When the commandos landed on the roof of the building Sunday morning, their immediate goal was to free the hostages. But leading Ar

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Jesus my Lord will love me forever From Him no pow'r of evil can sever He gave His life to ransom my soul; Now I belong to him; Now I belong to Jesus Jesus belongs to me Not for the years of time alone But for eternity Joy floods my soul for Jesus ha

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东瀛风情:Why, or why not To get my happiness I had done everything But had done nothing to be blamed and accused of The sound of footsteps became louder everyday Then I notice the fact there was no time I was a believer in life to be myself alw

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June 23rd, 1972In Washington, a key moment for President Richard Nixon and his chief of staff H.R. Haldeman during the Watergate scandal. He discussed using the CIA to block the FBI's probe of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headqua

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June 23rd, 1972In Washington, a key moment for President Richard Nixon and his chief of staff H.R. Haldeman during the Watergate scandal. He discussed using the CIA to block the FBI's probe of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headqua

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June 23rd, 1972In Washington, a key moment for President Richard Nixon and his chief of staff H.R. Haldeman during the Watergate scandal. He discussed using the CIA to block the FBI's probe of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headqua

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今天我们要学的词是standoff。 Standoff意思是僵持不下。由于核项目问题,伊朗一直跟西方国家僵持不下,可以说,Iran is locked in a standoff with the West over its nuclear program. 警察跟绑匪之间的僵局终于

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TEHRAN, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- One of the three detained (被扣留的) U.S. hikers(徒步旅行者) left Iran on Tuesday evening after being released on bail of 500,000 U.S. dollars few hours earlier. Xinhua reporter was told in Tehran's Mehra

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 August 2007 South Korea says two hostages freed by Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan are now under South Korean protection. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, where authorities still face the problem of getting 19 other capti

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The Ukrainian government and rebel forces have exchanged dozens of prisoners. This is part of a ceasefire agreement worked out earlier this month. The transfer has taken place outside the main rebel stronghold in Donetsk under the watch of internatio

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In the American state of California, prisoners are usually able to get out of jail before their sentence is completed. Some prisoners win a conditional, or temporary, release from jail through acts of kindness or by doing good things. Others are appr

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今天我们要学的词是dialogue。 Dialogue, 对话。 Freed Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi called for dialogue with the Myanmar government, 缅甸民主运动领袖昂山素季获释后,呼吁跟缅甸政府展开对话。 Russia and Japan

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以色列释放更多巴勒斯坦囚犯 Israel has freed 26 more Palestinians prisoners who were jailed for deadly attacks on Israeli civilians. Monday's prison release is part of Israel's agreement to revive the long-stalled Mideast peace talks with

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SHENYANG, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's vice public security minister on Thursday called on the nation's police to go all out in a campaign to crack down on economic crimes. Liu Jinguo, vice minister of public security, said at the ministry's meeting in

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Italy says U.S. and British forces have freed an Italian vessel that was hijacked off Somalia on Monday. The MV Montecristo had been seized 1,000 kilometers off Somalia's eastern coast, carrying 23 crew members from Italy, Ukraine and India. The Ital

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A UK journalist abducted in Afghanistan has been freed by Nato troops in a dramatic pre-dawn raid. New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell was kidnapped on Saturday along with Afghan interpreter Sultan Munadi while investigating a Nato air strike. M

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