Thousands of migrants walked through Mexico toward the US border on Thursday. The caravan was formed October 12th in crime-and poverty-ridden Honduras. Some people dropped off and others joined the caravan along the way. This is the second such carav

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(十一月)

1. Britains long-awaited Royal arrival has become even more imminent. Buckingham Palace announced Monday Duchess Kate is in labor and went to the hospital along with her husband, Prince William. 2. Authorities and volunteers in East Cleveland, Ohio a

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Pro-government supporters carry Thai national flags and sing nationalistic songs in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 Apr 2010 Thai anti-government protestors have appealed to the European Union calling for observers to come to the rally site in central Bangkok

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Tall, Stinky Plant is a Draw At US Botanic Garden An American royal was celebrated on Monday. It's called the titan arum, more commonly known as the Corpse Flower. It's famous for its unique odor - something like rotting flesh - which it uses to attr

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Chinese soldiers used anti-tank weapons to blast away rocks and mud, holding back waters in an earthquake-formed lake that threatens more than 1 million people living downstream. Soldiers fired at rocks to dislodge enough debris to speed the drainag

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本期难点 1. throw in the towel : give up; admit defeat. 2. the LEA : Local Education Authority (UK) 3. swack : vt. [苏]重击; 鞭打; 猛掷 4. Tory : A member of a British political party, foun

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Demand Grows for Global Ban on 'Killer Robots' A human-sized robot joined campaigners outside the British Parliament last month to highlight what they say are the imminent dangers of automated weapons systems - or killer robots. Among them was Americ

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By David Gollust State Department 17 July 2007 The State Department said Tuesday U.S. diplomats are ready for another meeting with Iranian officials to discuss the security situation in Iraq. A May 28 meeting between the two countries' ambassadors in

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 11 September 2007 An ex-sergeant of the Nigerien Army says he and more than 10 other former soldiers have joined the rebel movement, Niger Movement for Justice. He is calling on all soldiers to refuse to put themselves in dange

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Knight Ridder, the second largest newspaper chain in the country may very well be sold in the coming weeks. Its largest shareholder has demanded that the company be put up for sale even though its newspapers are all turning a profit. To commentator S

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Crisis Puts Pressure on Ukraine's Jews 乌克兰犹太人面临新威胁 ODESSA, UKRAINE The unrest in Ukraine in recent months has put the countrys Jewish community under new pressures, with a surge of anti- Semitic graffiti and at least one attack

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Analysts: Danger of Civil War in Libya is Real 分析人士:在利比亚内战的危险是真实存在的 WASHINGTON An outbreak of violence in Libya's two largest cities has sparked fears of an imminent civil war in the country that has been ruled b

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Under Pressure, Tronc Recognizes 'Chicago Tribune' Union RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Chicago Tribune has taken a big step closer to unionizing for the first time in the paper's 170-year history. The Tribune's owner Tronc has agreed to negotiate with a u

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NOEL KING, HOST: Last month, Los Angeles County announced that the number of homeless veterans dropped by 18 percent. Those who are seeing this firsthand say that's good news. But LA still has the highest number of homeless veterans in the country -

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The Indonesian Supreme Court turned down a last-minute appeal filed by the families of the three men waiting to be executed for the 2002 terrorist bombings on the resort island, Bali. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. Bali Bombers from

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The top U.S. military officer says he is comfortable that Pakistan's nuclear weapons are secure, but he says he is gravely concerned about Taliban advances in the country and neighboring Afghanistan. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mik

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The Bush administration is attempting to dampen expectations for immediate government action to save America's troubled car manufacturers. 美国的三大汽车公司正在谋求政府资助。但是布什政府星期二表示,政府不会表示立即

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The U.N. Security Council on Monday condemned North Korea's most recent missile launches as violations of council resolutions, and demanded that Pyongyang comply fully with its international obligations. 联合国安理会星期一谴责了北韩最新

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The chief U.S. envoy to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program, Christopher Hill, visits Beijing and Moscow next week to consult on efforts to move the stalled disarmament process forward. Officials say the assistant secretary of State

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Two Palestinians have been reportedly shot dead during confrontations with Israeli soldiers in the eastern Gaza Strip as Palestinians marked the 70th anniversary of Nakba the the Day of Catastrophe, which Palestinians use to describe the day after th

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