Women in Catholic Church Call for Change Some Catholic women are calling to remove the barriers that prevent them from reaching the highest positions in their churchs leadership. They say women should be able to vote in major policy meetings. They wa

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十)月

The campaign against ISIS has dramatically accelerated over the past six months. Since 2014, when ISIS was at the height of its power, the group has lost about 78 percent of the territory it used to hold in Iraq, and about 58 percent of the territory

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Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt recently severed relations with Qatar over allegations of tolerating or supporting extremist groups, including al-Qaida's Syria branch. 近日,沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋、巴林、埃及与卡

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在这个扣人心弦的演讲中,杰森.麦丘呼吁我们以新的方式去回击恐怖主义,去削弱其可信度,而这正是那些新加入者投身其中的原因。他和我们分享了一些真实的故事,讲述他和其他一些活跃

发表于:2018-12-09 / 阅读(151) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:和平使者

This is AP News Minute. 这里是美联社一分钟新闻。 The mayor of Houston is telling residents whose homes are still flooded in the western part of the city to evacuate. Sylvester Turner says reservoir releases will keep water flowing into th

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世界无烟日世界卫生组织呼吁禁止烟草广告 May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. The message from the World Health Organization to governments around the globe is to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. That's to try and preve

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In 2014, Emma Watson was appointed as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassadorand helped launch the UN Women campaign HeForShe, which calls for men to advocate gender equality 2014年,艾玛被任命为联合国妇女署亲善大使,帮助发起活动他为了

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(TAIPEI, CNA)Statistics show that most sex crimes are committed by people the victim knows. (中央社台北电)统计数据显示,大部分性犯罪的施暴者都是受害者认识的人。 Over half the victims are between the ages of 12 and

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First, we're proposing refunds for anyone whose bag is delayed because you shouldn't have to pay extra for a service you don't even receive. 首先,我们正提议为任何行李延迟的人退款--因为你不必为了你甚至没有得到的服务而

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Hi everybody. 大家好。 I'm talking with you today from Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, where I just held a town hall and heard from everyday Americans about what we can do, together, to make their lives a little better. 今天我在印第

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Hi, everybody. Five years ago, after the worst financial crisis in decades, we passed historic Wall Street reform to end the era of bailouts and too big to fail. 大家好!五年前,在经历几十年来最为严重的金融危机之后,我们破

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Hi, everybody. 大家好! Over the past 52 months, our businesses have created nearly 10 million new jobs. 过去的52个月里,我们的企业一共创造了1000万个就业岗位。 The unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest point since 200

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Hi,everybody.My top priority as President is to grow the economy and help more hardworking Americans get ahead.And after the worst economic crisis in our lifetimes,our businesses have now created 12.6 million new jobs over the past 63 months. 大家好

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Hi, everybody.This Monday, I'm heading to Alaska for a three-day tour of the state. 大家好!下周一,我将前往阿拉斯加州进行为期三天的访问。 I've been looking forward to this for a long time.Not only because Alaska is one of

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Hi,everybody.This week,after five years of effort with eleven other nations,we reached agreement on a new trade deal that promotes American values and protects American workers. 大家好!本周,经过与其他11个国家五年的艰苦努力,我

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Hi,everybody.Thirty years ago,there were 500,000 people behind bars in America.Today,there are 2.2 million.The United States is home to 5 percent of the world's population,but 25 percent of the world's prisoners.Every year,we spend $80 billion to kee

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WeeklyAddress: It's Time to Fill the Vacancy on the Supreme Court 奥巴马每周电视演讲:是填补最高法院空缺的时候了 Hi, folks. Joe Biden here and I'm sitting with Tim Lewis, a retired federal judge who was nominated to the bench b

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Hi, everybody. 大家好。 In recent weeks, you might have noticed something. 最近几周,你们可能注意到了一些事情, Or maybe even heard the sound of it if you live close enough. 或者如果你住在附近,也应该有所耳闻。

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Facing Divided Congress, Trump Calls for Unity Facing a divided Congress for the first time in his presidency, U.S. President Donald Trump called for the nation to govern not as two parties but as one nation. The call for unity came as the president

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模仿文本: First then, the UN's Humanitarian Chief, Valerie Amos, has strongly urged the Security Council to pass a resolution calling for more humanitarian access in Syria. Nearly 1,400 people have so far been evacuated from the old city of Hom

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