Saudi King Abdullah says women in his country will be allowed to vote for the first time ever in municipal elections scheduled four years from now. But NPRs Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson reports the kings pledge falls short for some. Many Saudi women and th

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台9月

During the Gulf War, American pilots flew the latest fighter model the F15C. One hundred and twenty were sent abroad. They fought alongside 82 royal Saudi Air force F15Ds, essentially the same plane as the C. Saudi F15s shot down two Iraq Mirage F1s

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2007年

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah speaks at the opening of the Arab summit in Riyadh Arab leaders met this week in Riyadh. The Arab League Summit in the Saudi capital ended with calls for Israel to accept an Ar

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(三)月

Yemens Ex-President Saleh Killed Houthi rebels in Yemen say former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed. The death was announced Monday by a Houthi-run television station. An official with Yemens internationally recognized government confirme

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

Saudi Crown Prince Detains Opponents, Expands Power The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is expanding his power over the Middle East country with a reported anti-corruption campaign. 沙特王储正在通过反腐运动扩大他在这个中东国家的权力

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

272 阿拉法特要求阿拉伯国家召集紧急首脑会议 Arafat Urges Arab Leaders To Convene Emergency Summit Greg Lamotte Cairo 31 Jul 2001 16:26 UTC As the Israeli-Palestinian violence continu

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2001-国际风云(3)

Today US Congress today is considering taking action on president Obama's Job Bill which scheduled to come up for a procedure vote which is kind of like test vote last night. But here is the thing about it. No one expects it to pass. Everyone in Amer

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2011年(十)月

By Jim Bertel Muslim militants in Saudi Arabia stormed the heavily fortified U.S. consulate in Jeddah Monday, prompting a gun battle that left twelve dead, including three gunmen. The U.S. consulate s

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--新闻盘点

AS IT IS 2015-06-02 Rising Number of Executions in Saudi Arabia 越来越多的人在沙特阿拉伯被处决 Human rights groups are reporting an increase in the number of executions in Saudi Arabia. Saudi executions are usually beheadings, where th

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(六)月

AS IT IS 2015-04-17 War in Yemen: The Players and the Goals 也门战争的交战双方与目标 Have you been following what is happening in Yemen? Are you wondering exacting who is fighting who and for what? Some Yemenis living overseas say they ar

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(四)月

AS IT IS 2016-06-17 UAE: War in Yemen 'Practically' Over 阿联酋:也门战争几近结束 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says its troops are ending their involvement in the war in Yemen. The UAE is a major ally of Saudi Arabia and part of the Saudi

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(六)月

AS IT IS 2016-04-21 Obama Meets with Saudi King Amid Disputes 正值争端时期 奥巴马会见沙特国王 President Barack Obama sat down Wednesday with King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. The meeting comes at a time of difficult relations betw

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(四)月

Peruvian Pervez Musharraf(Pakistan president) Peshawar*(Pakistani city) Philippine Philip Ruddock, Immigration Minister Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician Portugal Portugese Prague Presovo valley, 塞尔维亚

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

The new monarch of Saudi Arabia has handed out billions of pounds to the country's citizens to celebrate his coronation. 日前,沙特阿拉伯的新国王为庆祝登基,向沙特民众发放了上百亿英镑的红包。 King Salman bin Abdulaz

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

I was asked last year to give a speech 去年我曾被邀请在 at the Oslo Freedom Forum. 奥斯陆自由论坛上做演讲 I was surrounded by this love 我觉得我周围 and the support of people around me, 都是来自人们的爱与支持 and t

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

模仿句子:The oil-rich giant Saudi Arabia has for decades been one of the world's great lender nations. A wash with cash as it seemingly pumps up as much crude as the global market desires. 翻译:数十年来,石油大国沙特阿拉伯都是

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 英音模仿秀

President Trump is spending tonight in Israel, after a day of talking up peace prospects in the region. It's all part of his first overseas trip since taking office. We begin our coverage with a report from John Yang. Amid the pomp of President Trump

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

Two bus drivers in Auckland did not let two women from Saudi Arabia get on their bus. This happened on two separate occasions. Both women were wearing a burqa full length body covering, head covering and face veil. Both bus drivers said they were ner

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

For more than 35 years, the so-called Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC, has united the nations of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman, the goal, to put the wealthy, predominantly-Sunni nations of the Persian Gulf

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

本期内容: Signaling at least a rhetorical rapport, Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to cooperate to stabilize global oil markets. However, the worlds largest crude-oil producers failed to promise any production cuts. Khalid al-Falih, the Saudi en

发表于:2019-03-02 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读