注释: Defense Secretary 国防部长 sovereignty [5sCvrinti] n. 主权 Iraqi [i5rB:ki] adj. 伊拉克的 casualty [5kAVjuElti] n. 伤亡 thug [WQ^] n. 暴徒 assassin [E5sAsin] n. 暗杀者,刺客

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(上)--各类新闻

1. President Barack Obama says he is committed to requiring the wealthy to pay more in taxes. He is expected to talk about the lame-duck congressional session during a White House news conference on Wednesday. 2. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Cli

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The man at the controls of a commuter train that detrailed in New York has admitted to nodding off just before the accident. A rail union official says the engineer experienced a type of highway hypnosis as the train approached the curve at nearly 3

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Congress holds the first public hearing on Tuesday about the Obama administration's plans to invtervene in Syria. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel are set to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Former

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Rescue crews are trying to find survivors from a cruise ship that capsized on Chinas Yangtze River. 458 people were on board, most of them elderly. French police cleared out migrant camps in Paris on Tuesday morning. Migrants are mostly from East Afr

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Israel also alarmed by Iran's recent test firing of its longest-range missile, previous threats by Iran's president Robert Berger | Jerusalem 28 December 2009 Photo: AP ISNA photo claims to show launch of Sejil 2 missile, 16 Dec 2009 Israel's Defense

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A: You're here today to argue your ticket? B: I am. A: Plead your case. B: The police officer that pulled me over said I was speeding. A: Were you speeding when you got pulled over? B: I was not speeding. A: How fast were you going? B: In a 40 mph zo

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Because I Love You,这首歌是英国老牌歌手Shakin Stevens最广为人知的一首作品。其诚恳动情的演绎打动了无数乐迷的心。 If I got down on my knees and I pleaded with you如果我跪下,如果我恳求 If I crossed a mi

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You're Isabella Swan, aren't you? 你是伊莎贝拉史温,对吧? It was like the first day of school all over again. 就好像是到学校的第一天又历史重演了一样。 Bella, I sighed. 贝拉。我叹息道。 I'm Jacob Black. He held

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South Korean officials say North Korea's recent rocket launch shows Pyongyang is capable of firing a rocket that would reach the west coast of the United States. A South Korean defense ministry official speaking on the condition of anonymity says the

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun says Japan will expand its air defense identification zone and deploy fighters near the border of the zone. Earlier we spoke to our correspondent Terrence Terashima in Tokyo. He told us the ADIZ covers all its islan

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 CCTV9英语新闻2013年11月

Don: Oh, Yael, I just read the most beautiful poem. No wonder our ancestors developed writing--they probably wanted to treasure poetry for posterity. Yael: Actually Don, writing was developed to keep track of more mundane things, like money. For exam

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今天我们要学的词组是budge。Budge的意思是移动。比如, They pushed and pushed but the rock would not budge, 他们推了又推,石头纹丝不动。Budge也有改变看法或立场的意思。比如,他一旦拒绝了,就不会

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Would Oppenheimer have lost his scholarship at Reed? 那么,如果把兰根换成奥本海默,奥本海默是否也可能失去里德学院的奖学金? Would he had been unable to convince his professors to move his classes to the afternoon? 他

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South Korea announced an extension of its air defense identification zone on Sunday. The zone encompasses submerged rocks within the overlapping exclusive economic zones of China and South Korea. China responded on Monday saying it was willing to mai

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Since its establishment 65 years ago, the Chinese Navy has been speeding up its process of modernization, both in terms of the quality of its equipment and the skills of its personnel. Liaoning, the nations first and only aircraft carrier, has been i

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Chinas air force says it will conduct regular air patrols covering its newly established East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone. Combat aircraft will carry out the patrols to strengthen monitoring of the zone, according to an air defense spok

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 CCTV9英语新闻2013年11月

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes visit to the Yasukuni shrine has drawn much criticism from South Korea. Seoul has gone so far as to call off a series of defense meetings and military exchanges with Japan scheduled for early next year. Deputy defe

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RIO DE JANEIRO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United could make a move for Brazilian teenager defender Antonio Carlos this summer. Carlos impressed Old Trafford scouts in January while captaining Brazil's under-20 team at the South American champion

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

1.North Korea has completed preparation for a missile test that could come any day according to a South Korean Defense Ministry official. 2.A 20-year-old man is charged with aggravated assault after allegedly going on a stabbing rampage at a Texas co

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2013(四月)