Listen to August 19th 2010 to hear about more babies born in New Zealand. It is interesting that more women these days are deciding not to have children. The last census, in 2006, showed 13% of women aged between 45 and 49 were childless whereas in 1

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

1. President Barack Obama is trying to give some help for those with student loan debt. He says the executive actions will allow borrowers to get lower interest rate and will reduce their payments. 2. Hurricane Rina has weakened some as it nears Mexi

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1. It looks like there is an agreement in principle among lawmakers on a 700-billion-dollar bailout of the financial industry. The plan would have to pass both houses of Congress, then be signed by the president. 2. The first presidential debate pla

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Now the BBC News with Stewart Macintosh. The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Russia for talks as tensions grow between Moscow and Washington over Syria. He is the most senior US official to visit Moscow since President Trump took office. Ea

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Good morning, Im Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta. Its a Tuesday morning, July 28th. Here is a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Today President Obama's holding a town hall meeting with AARP members to answer quest

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1. A) Furnished apartments will cost more. B) The apartment can be furnished easily. C) The apartment is just what the man is looking for. D) She can provide the man with the apartment he needs. 2. A) Mr. Johnson's ideas are nonsense. B) He quite agr

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Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta, and here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Lawmakers say they're close to a deal on the 700-billion-dollar package to rescue the troubled financial system. A bipartisan group has b

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Transparency International: Corruption Still a Problem in Africa African nations appear at the bottom of Transparency Internationals latest Corruption Perceptions Index. Transparency gave the East African nation of Somalia its lowest rating on the li

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New tariff policy for cross-border e-commerce may see some new adjustments, which are scheduled to be unveiled in near term, the Shanghai Securities News reported on last Tuesday. 据《上海证券报》上周二报道,跨境电商税收新政或进

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted the official vote count, showing him with a landslide reelection win, was in his word free and healthy. But supporters of his main opponent Mir Hossein Mous

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The head of JP Morgan Chase is doing a lot of apologizing today, saying he and other bank executives have a lot of egg on our face. CEO Jimie Dimon is under scrutiny by federal regulators and customers after he announced that the bank which managed t

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1. For the first time on Wednesday, President Bush confirmed the existence of secret CIA prisons around the world. During a speech at the White House, the president announced the transfer of 14 key al

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1. Rain keeps pelt ing Central and North Texas where evacuations are underway and residents are bracing for more severe weather. The storms are blamed for at least 11 deaths in the past 11 days. 2. The Senate drove a stake through President Bush's pl

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1. While most of the nation has gone without much snow this season, Alaska is getting more than it can handle. At City of Valdez, they've seen more than 26 feet since November. 2. Democrats in Wisconsin are winding down their effort to gather enough

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句型写作练习 (一)并列句 1) It was a cold snowy day and he had no money left for food. 2) Hurry up or youll be late. 3) It rained heavily last night but I went to the show anyway. 4) I enjoy classical music, so does she. 5) He must be ill, f

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1、Showing interest/surpriseReally? Im surprised to hear that. Do you? /Did you? /Have you? 2 Asking follow-up questionsWhat did you think of? When are you going to? How do you feel about? 3 Using the speakers words in a follow-up questionSo t

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A royal wedding was held today in Tonga. The crown prince, Prince Tukuaho, is the oldest son of the king. He married his second cousin, Princess Sinaitakala, who is a teacher. Queen Salote was the great-grandmother of both the bride and groom. This w

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26 美国关于死刑的争议 DATE=5-12-01 TITLE=IN THE NEWS#480 - Death Penalty BYLINE=Paul Thompson (start at 1'05

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Fugitive gunman kills police officer in SW China Police in Chongqing are on the hunt for an armed robber accused of gunning down a police officer yesterday. The suspect is believed to be Zhou Kehua. He's the prime suspect in the murder of 9 different

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WILLIAM BRANGHAM, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: The most severe damage from Hurricane Matthew has occurred in the Caribbean, particularly on the island nation of Haiti, which is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Authorities there say they

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