S: is that your rabbit? A: yes, I just adopted her from the humane society this weekend. S: that's good for you. why did you decide to get a rabbit. A: well, i wanted to get a pet that wouldn't disturb the neighbors. at the same time, I wanted a pet

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 生活英语情景口语

阿联酋国家报:阿联酋首都阿布扎比计划建一座革命性新式监狱-----囚犯在整个服刑期间可能见不到任何一个狱警.与囚犯打交道的将只有社工,培训者,心理学家,顾问和医务人员.狱警将退居幕后

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美国国会回应边界危机的最后机会 This week is Congress last chance to respond to a surge of undocumented children arriving at Americas southern border before U.S. lawmakers leave town for a five-week recess. At issue is how much money to

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2014年7月

Dogs make great listeners, and that maybe because man and man's best friend use analogous brain regions to process voices. Researchers collected almost 200,000 samples including humane-akin vocalizations, as well as environmental noises and silence.

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The Lajas Valley in southwestern Puerto Rico is one of the island's richest agricultural areas, but the population of non-indigenous monkeys is running wild in this region, destroying farmers' crops, eating baby birds out of their nests, and generall

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I was born in Chicago in 1901. 我出生在1901年的芝加哥。 He paused and glanced at me from the corner of his eyes. 他停下来,用眼角的余光瞥着我。 My face was carefully unsurprised, patient for the rest. 我的脸上是小心翼翼

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awakening from a nightmare Angry hordes of combatants advancing across the horizon, hovercrafts are at the hub of the action, their mighty engines howling as they move forward in a horizontal array of power, ever trying to stay out of the line of en

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But then I also remember that times of rapid change can bring pain and confusion, even destruction, as well as progress and excitement. The more rapid and exciting it is, the more change calls for careful management, and wise, humane leadership. 但是

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1. A fourth day of massive protest is planned in Iran today. Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi is urging supporters to wear black to mourn the alleged election fraud during last Friday's vote and the lives lost during this week's protests. 2. A

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By Jim Malone Washington 25 September 2007 The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take a case that will determine whether the use of lethal injections to execute criminals violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. VOA National Cor

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There were 12 more trials of Nazis in Nuremberg after the first (and most famous) international criminal trial. Whitney Harris was the last living courtroom prosecutor from that initial proceeding. The last surviving courtroom prosecutor from the fir

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教皇和世界领导人齐聚联合国 Pope Francis arrives at the U.N. on September 25, just hours ahead of the opening of a major anti-poverty summit. He will address the U.N. staff and have a private meeting with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, wh

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不法交易造成穿山甲濒临灭绝 Have you ever heard of a pangolin? 你听说过穿山甲吗? A lot of people haven't. 相信很多人都不知道。 It's also known as a scaly anteater. 它也被称为穿山甲(scaly anteater)。 Conservation

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Ezra Pound, a major American poet, and John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot President Reagan - both men had something in common - St. Elizabeths Hospital, where those with mental illness were housed. NPR special correspondent Susa

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Police in South Carolina have released dashcam video of the traffic stop in North Charleston that ended in the shooting death of Walter Scott. The video shows the initial calm exchange between Scott and Officer Michael Slager, then Scott running away

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主餐一道:泛听练习 以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握

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Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have returned from their visit to North Korea without securing the release of an American national held in the country. Richardson told a media briefing at Beijing'

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

Topic1 Animal rights in ChinaJust when the public bombardment over Yulin was dying downA Chinese dog meat supplier in Peixian of Jiangsu Province has shown support for a controversial dog meat festival in south China's Yulin city by bringing the loca

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: World leaders meet in Morocco this week and vote on a United Nations' global migration compact. It is supposed to make migration more orderly and more humane. Joanna Kakissis reports that many Europeans are not enthused. JOANNA K

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Todd: So, Gloria , have you ever had any pets? Gloria: Yes, I have. In fact, I still have one in America right now. Todd: You do? Gloria: Mm-hm Todd: Yeah, what? Gloria: He's a dog named Cruiser. Todd: Cruiser. Gloria: Cruiser. Todd: OK, what's Cruis

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