France Uses Fines to Fight Sexual Harassment The government of France announced new measures against sexual wrongdoing Wednesday, including fines for sexual harassment. It also extended the time limit for rape accusations. President Emmanuel Macron h

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(三)月

美国要求结束军内性侵呼声高涨 A recent Pentagon report says the number of sexual assaults among people in the military continues to grow. The estimated number of incidents, ranging from groping to rape, increased by 37 percent last year.

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美英加紧遏制战时性暴力 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his British counterpart, William Hague, are adding their weight to the international effort to stop sexual violence in armed conflicts. Rape has been used worldwide as a tool to

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I'm Anderson Cooper. Welcome to the podcast. Diane Foley, mother of murdered ISIS' captive Jim Foley on what she hopes her son's legacy will be and her belief that the White House let her son down. Let's get started. When journalist Jim Foley was kid

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Robin Basselin. Voice 2 And Im Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 It is December 22nd, 2012.

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The mother of a young rape victim in central China's Hunan Province has filed a petition over her detainment in a labor camp. The mother - surname Tang - was sent to a labor camp in August after campaigning for harsher punishments for those found gui

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(COLOMBO, Reuters) Four Sri Lankan men were arrested after trying to rape two women. (路透社科伦坡电)四名斯里兰卡之狼在试图强暴两位妇女之后遭到逮捕。 The men had dragged the two women into some trees by the road. 这四

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听说美国人都有枪,这是真的吗? constitution n. 宪法 Harlem 和 The Bronx 均为纽约贫民区 inner cities 城中城 rural area 乡村 out numbered 比数量多 America is a country that allows people to own a gun, Is that true? 在美

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By Raymond Thibodeaux American film actress Mia Farrow is touring war-ravaged areas of Sudan's Darfur region this week, hoping to draw more international focus to the plight of the nearly two million

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Haiti's government and aid groups are struggling to respond to the housing needs of tens of thousands of people affected by last week's earthquake. Some people are trying to leave the damaged city behind. Buses stream out of the Haitian capital, pack

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1. The lawyer for one of the Duke Lacrosse players accused of rape says these pictures prove his client is innocent. Reade Seligmann's lawyer says the photos from an ATM surveillance show his client w

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After years of denial, sprinter Marion Jones has pleaded guilty to using steroids. Jones could face prison time. Her admission could cost her the five medals she won at the Sydney Olympics. Three Duke lacrosse players falsely accused of rape are suin

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1.Amid a growing E. coli scare, Topps Meat Company is expanding its recall of frozen hamburger pattie s. Company announced 22 million pounds of ground beef products are being recalled. Three people have been infected with the bacteria and other possi

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AS IT IS - International Women's Day Welcome to AS IT IS! your daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today, we continue our observance of International Womens Day with a look at one of the most important issues facing women wo

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AS IT IS 2014-08-25 Scientists Developing Blood Test for PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is caused by a frightening event, either witnessed or experienced. Signs of the disorder may include depression, bad dreams and severe nervousness. T

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AS IT IS 2014-07-18 Syrian Widows Face Harder Time as Refugees 叙利亚难民寡妇的艰难处境 From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. A United Nations study says women are now heading more than 145,000 refugee families from the conflict in

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Obama Appeals to UN in Effort Against IS Militants 奥巴马要求联合国竭力打击伊斯兰国武装分子 President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on the world to join him in an effort to degrade and ultimately destroy Islamic State militants

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M23 Rebels Urged to Protect Civilians Humanitarian agencies in the eastern DRC are scrambling to locate displaced civilians and provide assistance following the M23 rebel groups takeover of Goma. For years, the town has been the center of aid operati

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Calls Grow For An End to Sexual Assaults in US Military More women are on active military duty than ever before. And as their numbers grow, so do the reports of sexual assaults. Calls to do something about it are growing. So not only is it a crime, n

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Norway Educates Migrants on Treatment of Women 挪威教育移民如何对待女性 A Norwegian educational program for migrants and refugees that focuses on the treatment of women is attracting attention in the wake of mass New Year Eve assaults on

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