December 29th 1916Noblemen in Russia murder Grigori Rasputin, a monk with powerful influence over the country's royal family. But Rasputin proves hard to kill. First, he's poisoned, then shot twice before he finally dies from drowning after being thr

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 历史上的今天-2014年

I looked at the dance floor; a wide gap had formed in the center of the floor, where two couples whirled gracefully. 我看着舞池:舞池正中形成了一条很宽的裂口,那里有两对情侣正在优雅地转着圈。 The other dancers pre

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 暮光之城•暮色

[00:02.08]I can't accept that, sir. 我不能接受,先生 [00:04.68]It would be inappropriate. 这很不合适 [00:13.72]It would be inappropriate. 这很不合适 [00:14.52](Laughing) [00:16.32]Who's it from? 谁写的? [00:17.48]It's from Harv

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 听电影学英语-伟大辩手

Remembering the Sinjar Massacre August marks the third anniversary of the assault by ISIS terrorists on the Yezidi community in northern Iraq,during which they sought to destroy this people and their culture.The brutality of the events marked both a

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(145) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(八月)

A report into Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday massacre has found the killing of 13 Catholic protesters by British soldiers was unjustified. British Prime Minister David Cameron has apologized for the deaths as he handed down the findings. It found t

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年

Union stalwart Bill Kelty has issued a reality check to Labor and Union movement. The Former ACTU secretary has told its national Congress the hope and trust the Australian people once had in the Labor party has retreated. He says Labor needs to arti

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2012年

1The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel: 2When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said t

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美国经济面临又一财政悬崖 The U.S. may have avoided the fiscal cliff, but analysts say the last minute Congressional agreement at the start of the year to raise taxes on wealthy Americans and avoid massive spending cuts was only a temporar

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2013年1月

How could I have that awesome in my report. Thanks to Mr. Ws class for that introduction and thanks all of you for spending this last day in May with CNN Student News. For start today, 50 years prison sentence for Charles Taylor, the former leader of

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2012年(六)月

Topics: The Jonestown Massacre; Square Dancing; perspective versus prospective versus prospect; scheme versus schema; heart condition Words: massacre to be affiliated with temple charismatic to owe (someone) (something) to be blackmailed commune to b

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This Is For The Record. We're going to talk about gun violence. And we could start this story as we usually do - with a lot of tape reminding you of all the recent school shootings, including one just Thursday night at Tennessee

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语言学习

March 21 is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It commemorates a tragedy that happened in the town of Sharpeville in South Africa on this day in 1960. Police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration ag

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语课程学习计划和讲义

Mass School Shootings Mostly in Small US Towns In the United States, mass school shootings are most likely to happen in small towns and suburban areas. One example is the shooting last week at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas. Ten people died in the

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(五)月

By Tom Rivers Prime Minister Tony Blair has publicly expressed his sympathy for those who have lost loved ones in the Beslan school siege, in Russia. In his monthly news conference, Mr. Blair also und

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--新闻盘点

Good morning from the CNN Center here in Atlanta, I'm Melissa Long. It's Monday, April 20th. And here is a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President Obama back in Washington D. C. this morning. In this morning he hosts his fir

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2009年(四)月

Great stuff,thanks to all the students at Holy Trinity,for the introduction.I am Carl Azuz,bringing you today's top headlines.We gonna be talking about story that has been all over the social media lately. But first up.We are looking at Syria.Today i

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2012年(三)月

Good evening, everyone. We are coming to you from Oak Creek, Wisconsin, again tonight. There are significant new developments to tell you about in the wake of Sunday's shooting at the Sikh Temple. There is also here in Oak Creek a quiet, ongoing effo

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(150) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2012年(八)月

1. New material given to the Senate indicates that Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers pledged support in 1989 for a constitutional amendment banning abortions. 2. Tropical storm Wilma on a path that

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2005

美联社,新闻一分钟,Iraqi,Baghdad,suicide,1.New Iraqi suicide attacks kill more than 20 around Baghdad as the death toll from a Saturday suicide bombing climbs above 90. 2.The first criminal case is file d against former Iraqi leader Saddam H

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2005

1. Police say two people are dead following a helicopter crash during rush hour in central London. The helicopter apparently hit a construction crane on top of a building. It crashed just south of the Thames near an underground train station and the

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