Asia 亚洲 Sorcery in Papua New Guinea: When the hurlyburly's done 巴布亚新几内亚的巫术:当喧嚣归于沉寂 The gruesome consequences of accusations of witches craft. 被指控女巫后的恐怖命运。 It Began, as it usually does, w

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

Current, Former Students Sue Dartmouth College Over Sex Abuse Accusations Seven women took legal action Thursday against Dartmouth College in the American state of New Hampshire. The women say three science professors at the school sexually attacked,

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

Australian authorities are coordinating the rescue of up to 40 people off the Cocos Islands after their boat sank. A merchant ship has launched life rafts for the suspected asylum seekers after the Australian Maritime Safety Authority received a dist

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Good morning. Australia is coming to terms with losing the Ashes in the deciding test at the Oval this morning. England regained the urn after Australia was bowled out for 348 late on the fourth day. The visitors lost by 197 runs. Australian captain

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1. Hurricane Dolly has left behind muddy waters and downed power lines. But residents in south Texas are thankful the storm did not pack more of a wallop. Early damage estimates put losses at 750 million dollars. 2. Barack Obama draws more than 200,

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This is AP news minute. 1. Bill Cosby has been ordered to stand trail in the lone criminal case lodged amid dozens accusations at the sexually assault women. Trial date has not been set but the 71-year old actor could face a 10-year sentence if convi

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AS IT IS 2015-12-31 Bill Cosby Charged With Sexual Assault 比尔考斯比被控性侵犯 Prosecutors in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania have brought criminal charges against celebrity Bill Cosby. Cosby, an American comedian, is charged with sexually

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必背句型: A:He had to resort to threats of court action to get repayment. 他不得不用诉讼相威胁以求获得偿还。 B:Did he get repayment at last? 最终他获得偿还了吗? He had to rely on threats of court action to get repaymen

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BBC news with Jonarthon Izard. President Obama has ordered US intelligence agencies to probe all cyber attacks and alleged foreign intervention in the 2016 presidential election. He wants reports ready before he leaves office next month. A homeland s

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The sixth ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum has concluded in Beijing with the announcement of a 10-year development plan. This follows Chinese president Xi Jinping's speech to the forum where he called for a stronger r

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今天我们要学的词是shrug off。 To shrug off, 意思是对某件事情满不在乎。 The stock indexes rose significantly as investors shrugged off last week's disappointing economic growth data, 投资者打消了上星期令人失望的经济

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

This is AP news minute. 1. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday. The meeting comes amid sharp accusations surrounding the chemical weapons attack in Syria last week. 2. Fans of a Germ

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Technology giant Apple has been defending itself against accusations that it's been avoiding tax. The US Senate report found the company has avoided paying tens of billions of dollars in tax by spreading its accounts over a complex network of subsidi

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BBC news with Marion Marshall. Syrian activists say at least 15 people have been killed in an aerial bombardment of a rebel-held district of Aleppo. The British based Syrian observatory for human rights said government aircraft dropped two barrel bom

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November 27th, 1978, in San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist, are shot to death at City Hall. Former City Supervisor Dan White who pulled the trigger goes on trial for murder, but hes convicted of

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November 27th, 1978, in San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist, are shot to death at City Hall. Former City Supervisor Dan White who pulled the trigger goes on trial for murder, but hes convicted of

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主餐一道:泛听练习 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

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The Swedish general election has left the two main political blocs almost tied with the anti-immigration party making gains on its previous results. With nearly all ballots counted, the governing center-left coalition is marginally ahead of its centr

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今天我们要学的词组是approval rating。Approval rating,意思是满意度、认可率 。A new poll has found, only 36% of Americans approve of President Trump's performance in the Oval Office, which gives Trump the lowest approval rating

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Syrian activists say their anti-government protests will continue, dismissing a renewed pledge by President Bashar al-Assad to set up a national dialogue. Just minutes after the speech, fresh demonstrations were reported in several cities. A spokesma

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