This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Each year, the editors and news directors of the Associated Press choose what they believe are the top ten news stories of the year. AP voted the Iraq War t

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(156) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年慢速英语(十二)月

President Obama is joining other world leaders in condemning todays suicide bomb attacks on the Moscow subway system, attacks that killed at least 38 people and injured dozens of others. Mr. Obama is calling the bombings heinous terrorist acts. He sp

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From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman. President Obama has signed the last piece of the health care overhaul today. The new law also makes big changes in the federal governments student loan program. NPRs Scott Horsley reports. The new law en

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AS IT IS 2014-10-28 Holding a Paintbrush Instead of a Gun The United States-led coalition is beginning to provide weapons and ammunition to fighters defending the city of Kobani, in northern Syria. The city is hoping for help from Kurdish militias in

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The Iraqi capital's reeling from its deadliest strike in weeks. A suicide bomber attacked army recruits, killing at least 57. The BBC's Hugh Sykes reports security forces are favorite targets. Baghdad traffic policemen and federal police have been mu

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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by Adam Freedman Todays topic: The rights--and wrongs--of bearing arms. In todays article Ill tackle the question: Who can own a gun? Who Can Own a Gun? First, lets look at the constitutional status of gun laws. The Second Amendment to the Constituti

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The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution says: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. What these words mean, exactly, is disputed in the U

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Iraqi Refugees Building New Lives in America 伊拉克难民选择在美国开始新生活 These women are Iraqi refugees who resettled in the United States. They are safe from the violence of Iraq. But the war is not over for them. Many struggle wit

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AS IT IS 2016-04-06 Heavy Shooting in Brazzaville, Congo 刚果布拉柴维尔发生严重枪击事件 People opposed to the government exchanged gunfire with police in the Republic of Congo capital of Brazzaville Monday. 周一在刚果共和国的首

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AS IT IS 2014-11-26 Central African Republic Losing the Next Generation 中非共和国跨倒的一代人 The Central African Republic has been unsettled since 2013. First, the Seleka rebel group ousted the government. The Seleka fighters were mostly

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2.概念一致(语言内容上一致) (1)有些集合名词如crowd, family, team, orchestra(管弦乐队), group, government, committee, class, school, union, firm, staff, public等,它们作主语时,谓语动词的数要根据语言内

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Chapter 22 - Pierre meets old acquaintances Staggering amid the crush, Pierre looked about him. Count Peter Kirilovich! How did you get here? said a voice. Pierre looked round. Boris Drubetskoy, brushing his knees with his hand (he had probably soile

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Why do you want to be a lobby boy? Who wouldn't at the Grand Budapest, sir? And so my life began. Junior lobby boy in training under the strict commander Monsieur Gustave H.. Many of the Hotel's most valued and distinguished guests came for him. I lo

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Nathan Hale 内森黑尔 Nathan Hale was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Widely considered America's first spy, he volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission, but was captured by the British. He is bes

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that every woman is in search of her own Mr Darcy, but one author claims to have unearthed the original man who inspired Jane Austen's romantic hero. 这是一个举世公认的真理:每个女人都在寻找属

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Syrias armed forces say they have driven Isis militants out of Palmyra, recapturing the city of Roman ruins as part of a regional push that is putting pressure on the jihadis across Syria and Iraq. 叙利亚武装部队表示,他们已把伊拉克和

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今天我们要学的词是hand over。 Hand over, 是移交,交出的意思。He handed over his responsibility as the company CEO last year, 他去年辞去了公司首席执行官的职务。 巴基斯坦总统穆沙拉夫星期三正式辞去军队

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Beginners. We are continuing with our study of countries of the world with Afghanistan. As you know, it is in the news all the time, and has been for quite a few years. Let's try to understand why, and to learn a little more about the country. Afghan

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KYIV As Ukraine expands its military offensive in the east, Kyiv residents worry about the growing conflict and wonder if the planned May 25th national election can proceed under these conditions. Maidan Independence Square was the center of the prot

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