1. Last minute, health insurance shoppers have been given a one-day grace period in case of technical problems. Federal officials say the deadline to sign up under the new healthcare law has been extended through Tuesday. 2. Two members of the Russia

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2013(十二月)

I just cant believe it, Ray told Aunt Jane and the Aldens on opening night. They were gathered in Ferns dressing room during intermission. Tickets have been selling like hotcakes! Isnt it wonderful? said Fern, who was sitting at her dressing table. T

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 112 The Ghost in the First Row

The following day, Grandfather drove the family station wagon up a long, winding gravel driveway. Ahead, the Aldens could see a very large brick house with white shutters. A maid met them at the door. She led them to a comfortable living room with a

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 40 The Canoe Trip Mystery

Getting this child down is the biggest concern. The story which elevated its cast members into the limelight. This setting is really mouldering along. Aready it dropped. A two-part saga which has slowly deflated or unraveled for the Heene family. The

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2009年

Big stars like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie of course always have the camera lens on them wherever they are. But is it too much? Kareen Wynter joins us alive from Hollywood with the details now. On the stars and the paparazzi, there seems a, kind of

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录2008

VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking Task 1: Banning Cigarette Ads Nancy: Hey, Robert, what do you think about cigarette ads? Robert: Theyre disgusting. Many countries have banned tobacco ads completely. Nancy: I heard in the States advertises are n

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 新视野大学英语:视听说教程 2

By Melinda Smith Washington 24 April 2007 One of the largest groups of milk producers in the United States has set an August first deadline for its members to stop treating their cows with a growth hormone, or pay more to get their milk to market. Th

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(142) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(四月)

1.Colorado officials want to talk to an associate of Richard Heene, the balloon dad accused of plotting last week's alleged hoax with his wife. Heene's former associate claimed he discussed a similar publicity stun months ago with a man who was tryi

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(144) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2009年(十)月

Men in Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott, say they are finding it harder to find a wife or stay married if they do. Mauritanian men say their lives and those of women around them are on a difficult straddle between traditional rules and more modern p

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(487) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(六月)

Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up iPhone 4 as he talks about the Apple iPhone 4 at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Friday, July 16, 2010. Apple chief executive Steve Jobs addressed problems with the company's new iPhone 4 in an emergency news co

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President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, hidden, and daughter Sasha, walk over to greet people at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida upon their arrival, 14 Aug 2010 President Obama and his family are vacationing on the Gulf coas

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(八)月

There has been mixed reaction to Israel's announcement of a partial freeze on settlement expansion. Jewish settlers and their allies say it is a catastrophe, while Palestinians describe it as a publicity stunt. Housing units are seen in an outpost n

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(八月)

Young Entrepreneurs Search for Stars in Ghana Kobby Koomson co-founded Moonlight Caf to reach out to young underground artists and discover new talent in music, poetry and the spoken word. Koomson and his partner, Sydney Sam, believe that creativity

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(三月)

Topic1 Useless Official Property Declaration SystemA year ago, Nansha District of Guangzhou started a property publicity pilot as a measure to deter and clean corruption. Recently Professor Lin Zhe of Party School of the Central Committee of CPC crit

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

If he kept his son in the village, he would have buried him, so says Madonna, defending her decision to adopt a baby from Malawi. The pop star ended her silence today with the soft sofa option, an interview on the Oprah Winfrey show. Speaking in a li

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英伦广角

今天我们要学的词是gimmick。 Gimmick 是诡计、花招的意思。A political gimmick, 就是政治花招。A publicity gimmick, 就是公关的伎俩。They give away free gifts as a marketing gimmick, 他们免费赠送礼物,作为一种

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

A U.S plane, front, and a Russian plane, rear, believed to be carrying agents swapped between the two countries are parked on the tarmac at Vienna's Schwechat airport, 09 Jul 2010 Russia and the United States have conducted a spy exchange at an airpo

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(七)月

They have just become the most popular people in Hungary not to mention Britain. 他们刚刚成为匈牙利最受欢迎的人更不用说在英国了。 But Britains Got Talent winners Attraction revealed that they had been shunned by their home cou

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 名人演讲视频

Topic 1: First house-for-pension pilot program to be introducedChina will pilot a much-debated house-for-pension eldercare program in four cities next month as the country seeks an alternative to cope with rising pressures from an aging population. S

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

Topic1 Chinese Ghost CitiesAn institution called标准排名or Standard Ranking has released a report, showing that 50 Chinese cities out of 657 might have become ghost cities. And the top ten are: Erenhot, Qinzhou, Lasha, Jiayuguan, Jingangshan, Wei

发表于:2019-02-22 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议