Whitney Houston was sick so she had to postpone her Paris concert last night. Well we found somebody who could kind of fill in for Whitney if need be, Lin Yuqun. He is a contestant on the Taiwanese version of American Idol, has a better voice than Wh

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录2010

美国财政悬崖最后期限将至 It has been nearly a month since House Speaker John Boehner announced his departure. 国会众议院议长贝纳近一个月前就宣布辞去议长的职务。 No successor has been identified, much less chosen.

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(一月)

This week, I laid out my plan for our fiscal future. Its a balanced plan that reduces spending and brings down the deficit, putting America back on track toward paying down our debt. We know why this challenge is so critical. If we dont act, a rising

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On Tuesday night, President Obama spoke to the American people about Syria. He aimed to give a moral argument for why the U.S. military should get involved, and explained why he thinks whats happening in Syria could potentially affect the United Stat

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1.Jury selection starts today in Boston in the trial of reputed mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger. He is accused of a long list of crimes including participating in 19 killings while he was an FBI informant. 2.Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius had a pre-tr

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2013(六月)

Austerity is on everyone's mind as European governments -- one after another -- introduce spending cuts to get deficits under control and shore up the beleaguered Euro. Most experts agree belt-tightening is needed, but it's not always popular and com

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Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo (L) and Burkina Faso's president Blaise Compaore meet at the airport in Abidjan on 22 Feb, 2010 after Campaore arrived to act as a mediator in Ivory Coast's political crisis The U.N. Special Representative for Ivory C

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Somalia Government Postpones Elections to 2012 With its mandate set to expire in less than four months, the Somali government has decided to postpone national elections until 2012. On August 20, the original mandate bestowed to Somalia's transitional

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Nigerian President Backs Election Chief Despite Poll Delay Nigeria's president is supporting the embattled electoral commission chief whose decision to postpone the country's elections has sparked a flurry of criticism. Nigerian President Goodluck Jo

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The United States is warning Honduras that there will be a cascade of negative consequences for the Central American state if the coup that ousted elected President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday is not reversed. The Obama administration is backing mediati

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US Analysts Dismiss Reports of Palestinian PM Resignation Longstanding differences between the Palestinian president and his prime minister came to a head after Fayyad accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Nabil Quassis last month and Presiden

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Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote. 沉沦抑或求生,活着抑或死亡,幸免抑或毁灭?我完全支持这一投票表决。 It is true, indeed, that, in the beginning, we aimed not at in

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 美国语文第五册

Topics: Ask an American: Being a single woman in the US, obviously vs. apparently, sorrow, to delay vs. to postpone vs. to defer Words full gradual to be partnered with to decorate to be willing and able to entirely satisfactory equality mutual commo

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The silence was further disturbed only by the pounding of my heart. 这时的沉寂只有被我的心脏的跳动打断了。 Suddenly I felt a mild jolt. I realized the Nautilus had come to rest on the ocean floor. My alarm increased. 忽然,我感到

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By Edward Yeranian Beirut 23 November 2007 Lebanese leaders and members of parliament have agreed to postpone Friday's scheduled session of parliament for a fifth time, leaving the country, at midnight, without a president. Edward Yeranian reports fo

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十一月)

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 18 October 2007 The House of Representatives has failed to override President Bush's veto of legislation approved by Congress that would have expanded a government-subsidized children's health insurance program. VOA's Dan

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Atsushi: I dont mind telling you that Im really nervous about meeting your parents. Scarlet: You look like youre going to face the firing squad. Its not going to be that bad. Atsushi: I wish I could believe that. Im going to try to make a good first

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 02 January 2008 Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has asked Britain help to investigate the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. In a televised speech to the nation Wednesday night, the president also said

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(一月)

You really should finish compiling that boring spreadsheet, but you just can't bring yourself to do it. Maybe it can wait a little longer? Or it might just disappear if you ignore it long enough? You know the feeling. According to Professor Piers Ste

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Hey, I was thinking. For our first dance at the wedding, what if we learn the final number from Dirty Dancing? 我在想,要不婚礼开场时,咱们跳辣身舞中的最后一舞吧?(87年经典电影) You're kidding. No, come on. How cool w

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