We're starting in the U.S. state of California. Officials there don't know yet what started a new surge of wildfires. But they're spreading extremely fast and one of them, in Ventura County, northwest of Los Angeles, is almost three times larger than

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年12月

美国司法部长确认之争加剧 A frustrated President Obama chastised the Senate Friday. 周五倍感沮丧的奥巴马总统严厉谴责了国会。 Enough. Enough. Call Loretta Lynch for a vote.Get her confirmed. Put her in place. Let her do

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Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should: 1) describe the drawing briefly, 2) explain its intended meaning, and then3) give your point of view. You should write on ANSWER SHEE Write an essay of 160-200

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Getting started this Monday, it's considered one of the most dangerous drugs in the world. It factors in heavily to the heroin epidemic we've reported on in the U.S. But it's also blamed for deaths in Europe, Africa, and Australia. Fentanyl is a manm

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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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今天我们要学的词是 fraught. Fraught的意思是充满紧张、压力,The United States recently flew bombers over the South China Sea again, the move is likely to intensify the already fraught tension between Beijing and Washington. 美军轰

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The first solar panels have been installed on top of the Papal Audience Hall at Vatican City. Each heavy panel holds photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into electricity. With this plant, if its working in about two weeks, we avoid 200 tons of

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Sex Attacks in Germany Stir Tensions Over Immigration 德国大规模性侵事件加剧移民争议 LONDON Police in Germany are investigating what they describe as a series of mass sexual assaults that allegedly took place on New Years Eve in Cologn

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科隆袭击案加剧欧洲移民危机 Europe's immigration crisis has taken a new turn after reports that New Year's attacks on women in Cologne and other cities were organized by immigrant groups. Swedish authorities now have to answer allegations

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乌克兰危机加剧奥巴马外交政策争议 Events in Ukraine have reignited debate in Washington about President Barack Obamas foreign policy and whether his administration suffers from a fundamental na?vet about the goals and motives of Americ

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This is Scientific American 60-second science. Im ... Graber. This will just take a minute. The drought is big news in California, but California is not alone. Climate change will exacerbate water issues. So what should we do to save water? Turns out

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The first solar panels have been installed on top of the Papal Audience Hall at Vatican City. Each heavy panel holds photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into electricity. With this plant, if its working in about two weeks, we avoid 200 tons of c

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A heavy sandstorm blanketed Baghdad on Thursday, causing havoc for residents of the Iraqi capital with flights delayed and dozens of residents with respiratory problems taken to hospitals. Many people on the streets of Baghdad wore scarves or masks o

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今天我们要学的词是advocate。 Advocate, 作为名词,是拥护者、倡导者的意思。An advocate of freedom of speech, 是言论自由的捍卫者;an advocate of human rights, 是人权倡导者。 最近,美国玩具商美泰公司第

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Split Grows Within US Republican Party 美国共和党内部分裂加剧 WASHINGTON Public opinion polls show that Republicans have been damaged in the aftermath of the partial shutdown of the U.S. government. Conservative Tea Party supporters in Con

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音乐咖啡厅:英国独立女声电摇La Roux新单Quicksand I'm the obsessor Holding your hand It seems you have forgotten About your man Alone in the darkness My bed's a different land Your touch intensifies And I'm in the quicksand I'm in the qu

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By CCTV reporter Ying Yiyuan With three patients, including one in Hangzhou and two in Hongkong testing positive for the H7N9 virus last week, concerns have increased that the strain of the deadly bird flu could further spread in winter. A 30 year ol

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for intensified rescue efforts, saying life is the most important thing. The President also stressed efforts to relocate people, and handle relief work. Xi urged local departments to monitor seismic activity an

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Full coverage: 6.5-Magnitude Quake Hits Southwest China's Yunnan Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for intensified rescue efforts, saying life is the most important thing. The President also stressed efforts to relocate people, and handle relie

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今天我们要学的词组是ratchet up。Ratchet up,意思是激化、加剧 。North Korea's foreign minister ratcheted up tensions, saying his country had the right to shoot down U.S. planes even outside North Korean airspace. 朝鲜外交部长加

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