A Four Corners investigation has revealed that two people smugglers are being considered for resettlement in Australia. The program secretly filmed the men discussing their people smuggling operations. Both men claim to have refugee status from the U

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年

Despite long delays caused by new automated voting machines, millions of Filipinos have headed to the polls to choose a new president. 成百上千万选民从一大早就前往投票站参加投票。由于新的自动投票机出现故障,他们不

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2010年5月

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

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 NPR边听边练

We heard the sad news that Parekura Horomia died at his home in Tolaga Bay, this afternoon. He was 62. He had problems with his weight and tried for many years to improve his health but recently he had not been very well. He had been a Labour Party M

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The Flatulence Taxby John O'Neill A flatulence tax on cattle and sheep, Another rip-off to make us all weep. Preserving the ozone at any expense, It's all propaganda that doesn't make sense. Abandon the flock and abolish the herd, When it comes to su

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IN THE NEWS - President Obama Wins Second Term 时事新闻 - 奥巴马赢得连任 From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语时事新闻报道。 This week, Americans chose Barack Obama for

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

President Bush and Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry used their political parties' weekly radio addresses to campaign for an election that is just 10 days away. 美国总统布什和民主党总统候选人克里参议员利用各自政党的每

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Thousands of firefighters have spent the night battling bushfires right across the state. Hundreds of homes are feared lost as around 100 fires continue burning 36 of those remain out of control. Now emergency warnings are in place for a large fire b

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年

It is not just the American Presidential elections in early November. Four days after the Americans have chosen their new President, we will vote but we cannot choose our leader. We can only vote for one person in our local area, our electorate, and

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Illinois Senator Barack Obama and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee have won the Iowa caucuses held in that Midwestern state on Thursday. Obama, who won the most votes in the Democratic Party caucuses, is the first person of African descent to h

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年1月

Listen to Nov 13th 2010 to hear about Pansy Wong resigning as Cabinet Minister. Pansy Wong has resigned from Parliament. She will not return in the new year. She has been an MP since 1996 when she became the first Asian MP in New Zealand. At that tim

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

今天我们要学的词是fraud。 Fraud, 是指欺骗行动。美国大选来临前, voter fraud, 选票造假的问题倍受关注。美国少数族裔和低收入社区的组织团体ACORN正在接受有关选民登记造假的调查。 ACORN i

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Britain Votes to Leave EU, Cameron to Resign 英国脱欧公投成功 卡梅伦辞职 Britains decision to leave the European Union prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to resign and markets to fall around the world. 英国宣布脱离欧盟促使卡梅

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(七)月

Senator Barack Obama added another victory to his campaign for the Democratic nomination Tuesday, winning the southern state of Mississippi's primary. The 33 delegates at stake will be divided with opponent Senator Hillary Clinton because Democrats d

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For the next six weeks, the Democratic presidential race between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will focus on the state of Pennsylvania. The northeastern state holds its presidential primary on April 22. 民主党总统参选人联邦参议员

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Europeans voted in the last day of European Union parliamentary elections Sunday, with conservative and far-right parties expected to score over the left. Conservatives are expected to control the largest number of seats after election that saw a rec

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Republican candidate John McCain is hoping to reverse the dynamics of the race for the White House in his final presidential debate with Democratic candidate Barack Obama. Trailing in national polls and in key states, McCain will have another chance

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The focus of the U.S. presidential race turned to America's large and growing Hispanic population Tuesday, with both major party candidates addressing a national gathering of Hispanic leaders. 美国大选竞选活动的重点星期二转向美国不断

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年7月

今天我们要学的词是 trade-off. Trade-off 两个单词中间用横杠相连,做名词,有交换,折衷的意思。最新调查发现,人们对数据媒体保护个人隐私的能力越来越不信任,然而,They seem to accept the

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

As expected, David Shearer of the Labour Party, won the Mt Albert by-election yesterday. He received 63% of the vote. This was 12,615 votes. Melissa Lee of the National Party received only 3,426, the Green Party candidate received 2,418 while the ACT

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