1. A key Democrat in Congress says President Bush has agreed to strong congressional oversight and mortgage aid as part of the 700-billion-dollar bailout plan. An administration official says there's an agreement to prevent foreclosures on mortgages

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(九)月

US Congress Urged to Reorganize Anti-Terrorist Oversight The United States has taken major steps to protect itself from terrorism in the three and one-half years since the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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FIFA腐败案与反海外贿赂法 The FIFA indictments of 2015 and the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee scandal of 1998 share an important characteristic: both were the targets of a corruption investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. 2015年的

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2015年7月

Media reports suggests that 3 to 5 state firms, as well as 2 central financial institutions, have been included in the first batch of a share-swap program, in the latest bid to reform the country's state-owned enterprises. A proportion of shares of t

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1.What on earth is the matter here? 到底发生了什么事? 还可说成: What happened here? What is wrong here? 应用解析: bring somebody back to earth 使某人从幻想中清醒过来;burn the earth 奔驰,全速前进;come back

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 情景会话口袋书人际篇

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,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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WASHINGTON, DC In this week's address, President Obama discussed the crippling economic crisis harming 3.5 million Americans in Puerto Rico. Today, the island is spending over a third of its tax revenue on debt payments and on July 1, Puerto Rico is

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Harvard College was founded in 1636 as a Puritan institution and a training ground for ministers. In the first 200 years, however, it gradually shook off the religious control and became a secular university. 1636年哈佛学院成立时,是个清教

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Donald Trump is blaming opposition lawmakers for fueling stories that he abused women before becoming president of the United States. On Monday, 56 members of the U.S. House of Representatives called on House leaders to investigate reports of sexual

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(342) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

Texting back in force with nearly 50 people a day isnt easy. I have to say I wasnt an addict. But if you wanna keep up with the crowd, this 12-year-old says texting and Facebook are a must. Gossip, thats pretty much the key thing to be not invisible.

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A Sudanese man holds three archive copies of 'Rai al-Shaab' newspaper which was confiscated, 16 May 2010. Amnesty International has urged Sudanese authorities to end their crackdown on freedom of expression, following the arrest of four employees of

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The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is looming over the seafood industry. Prices are going up and the crisis could lead to more imported seafood in the coming months. But some people are questioning the safety of imported seafood. Lasting impact Tom

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U.S. lawmakers are considering a variety of reforms governing the finance industry, following the Wall Street crisis of 2008. But it still may not be enough to end financial abuses. Philip Alexiou | Washington DC 24 March 2010 The trading floor at th

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(三月)

暂无音频 Remarks by the President on Procurement Room 350 Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building 10:20 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Even if these were the best of times, budget reform would be long overdue in Washington. And we have

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 美国总统每日发言

Hi, everybody. As Im sure youve noticed over the past few weeks, the price at your local pump has been going up and up. And because its an election year, so has the temperature of our political rhetoric. What matters most to me right now is the impac

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MARGARET WARNER: Chairman Rogers, thanks for joining us. REP. MIKE ROGERS, R-Mich.: Thanks for having me. MARGARET WARNER: As you know, the president is reviewing NSA surveillance policy. Whatever changes are going to happen are coming out later this

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WASHINGTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to finish implementing Wall Street reform by finally putting in place banking rules he signed into law two years ago, in order to protect U.S. consumers and help th

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

JUDY WOODRUFF: Two weeks and counting. With 14 days to go, the presidential battleground is narrowing, and one state is emerging as critical to the result. John Yang begins our coverage. JOHN YANG: Today, the race for the White House seemed like a co

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States Look to Increase Governance of Struggling Colleges For 185 years, Green Mountain College has been educating students in the small town of Poultney, Vermont. The college announced last month it is closing at the end of the current school year.

发表于:2019-03-09 / 阅读(212) / 评论(0) 分类 2019年VOA慢速英语(二)月

HARI SREENIVASAN: With 13 days to go, the presidential campaign ran the gamut today, from rallies to ribbon-cutting. John Yang begins our coverage. HILLARY CLINTON (D), Presidential Nominee: If people get out and vote, we will have a victory on Novem

发表于:2019-03-09 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列