史蒂芬品克通过图表展示从古至今暴力使用的频率的下降,并且声称尽管今天的世界看上去很不太平,伊拉克、达尔富尔等地区更是战乱不断,但实际上,现在人类正处于历史上最和平的时期

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今天学的词组是blunt。 Blunt的意思是不锋利,比如刀子很钝:The knife is blunt. Blunt也指人的言谈举止直截了当,不转弯抹角。美国伊拉克委员会正式向布什总统提交了有关伊拉克战争的分析报告

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今天学的词组是drawdown。 Drawdown指水库等由于抽水而降低水位。 Drawdown也有减少的意思。比如美国人在是否减少驻伊拉克军队的问题上意见分歧, The nation is divided on the drawdown of troops. 以前国务卿

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今天学的词组是cool. Cool的意思是很好,很棒。比如布什总统点亮了白宫前的国家圣诞树,在场的人称赞说:It's cool! 意思是真好看,真棒。 Cool也有不感兴趣、缺乏热情的意思。有报道说,布什

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今天学的词组是upbeat。Upbeat指的是音乐上的弱拍, 也有快乐、乐观的意思。 比如,美国11月7号举行国会中期选举,许多共和党人担心他们会失去在国会的多数席位,可是布什总统和他的高级助

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Tillerson in Iraq On his recent visit to Iraq, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson congratulated Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on his country's military victories over ISIS, including the liberation of Mosul last July, and the recent liberations of Haw

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(137) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(11月)

Iraqs parliamentary election is scheduled to officially start Wednesday. This will be the first of its kind since the withdrawal of US forces from the country. More than 20 million people nationwide are eligible to vote. The government has taken meas

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09 美国立法者向白宫施加压力要求延长对伊拉克利比亚的制裁 US Lawmakers Pressure White House to Maintain Iran-Libya Sanctions David Swan Capitol Hill 8 Jun 2001 06:51 UTC U.S. 1

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AS IT IS 2014-07-20 US: No Rush to Move in Iraq 美国称不急于在伊拉克展开行动 The United States Defense Department has confirmed that it has received reports from U.S. teams sent to Iraq to examine the military and security situation the

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AS IT IS 2014-07-13 Iraqi Unrest Threatens Turkish Economy 伊拉克动乱威胁土耳其经济 In Turkey, many people are concerned about the economic effects of unrest across the border in Iraq. The country is Turkeys second largest trading partner

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AS IT IS 2014-09-21 Iraqi Girls Escape Islamic State Militants 伊拉克女孩逃脱伊斯兰国家的激进分子 The United States and other nations have agreed to work together to oppose the Islamic State militant group. The group now controls par

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Obama, Iraqi Prime Minister Discuss Foreign Fighters, Aid 奥巴马与伊拉克总理讨论外国雇佣兵和援助 Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi met at the White House Tuesday for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama. It was his first visit

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AS IT IS 2016-08-01 Former Iraqi Kurd Fighter Turns to Wine Making 前伊拉克库尔德士兵成酿酒师 Nabaz carefully poured red wine into a glass, then another glass. He set the bottle down and looked at the small group of people he had never m

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AS IT IS 2016-03-23 US Sets Up First All-American Fire Base in Iraq 美国在伊拉克建立第一个全美火力基地 The U.S. military has built the first all-American fire base in Iraq. A fire base is an area in a war zone where artillery can be

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As predicted, violence ahead of Iraq's October 15 national referendum on the draft constitution is rising, with more than 110 people killed and as many wounded in car bombings since late Thursday. Wednesday's attack in Tal Afar, carried out by the fi

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Five years ago, on March 20, 2003, U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq to overthrow a dictatorship that President Bush accused of developing weapons of mass destruction. No WMD were ever found. In this first in a series of reports on the Iraq war, the fight

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The desire of the Kurds along Iraq's northern border to govern themselves is receiving more resistance from Iraq's central government. Iraqi army forces are demanding Kurdish troops withdraw from oil fields and military bases around Kirkuk, a city in

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欧盟谴责杀害伊拉克阿什拉夫营地居民 BRUSSELS, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The foreign policy chief of the European Union (EU) Catherine Ashton on Monday condemned in the strongest terms the killings took place at Iraq's Camp Ashraf with up to

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