经济学人音频版 Unit14:United States-Presidential debates

经济学人音频版 Unit14:United States-Presidential debates

法律英语：100 Death Penalty

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

IN THE NEWS - Death of Brain-Damaged Florida Woman Fuels Deb

IN THE NEWS - Death of Brain-Damaged Florida Woman Fuels Debate About End-of-Life Issues By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, April 02, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.

VOA常速英语2008年-Rising Country Star Jason Michael Carroll's Deb

By Mary Morningstar Washington 04 February 2008 At the start of 2007, many critics predicted Jason Michael Carroll could become the next big thing in Country music. As VOA's Mary Morningstar reports, the 28-year-old father of four is proving them rig

CNN 2011-11-14

Are you going to hear from Mr BS today's better instate coverage ,we salute everyone who's served in the US arm forces and everyone currently serving his watching hour show,this is CNN student news. Up eve,at Penn State University,it's part of all th

CNN 2011-11-13

The words of legendary football coach Jeo Pertenal,This is a tragedy,one of the great sorrows in my life ,I wish I had done more Pertenal anouced to be retiring at the end of the season.No charge has been filed against the Penn state coach.But a form

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Jury Decision Renews Deb

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Wednesday, a jury in federal court in New York City announced its decision in the case of Ahmed Ghailani. The Tanzanian was the first terrorism suspect held at Guantanamo ever to face trial in a civilian

2007年VOA标准英语-Congress Continues Iraq Debate, Reacts to Inter

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 12 July 2007 Congress is continuing debate on the war in Iraq, as lawmakers react to the Bush administration's interim report on political, military and economic benchmarks the United States has set for the Iraqi governme

VOA标准英语2011--Britons 'E-Petition' for Death Penalty R

Britons 'E-Petition' for Death Penalty Return Hundreds of Britons have petitioned their government to reintroduce the death penalty in a new government Internet scheme that was launched Thursday. E-petitions that get enough signatures may be debated

VOA标准英语2009年-Italy Consumed by Lottery Fever

Lottery fever is gripping Italy, as millions of people dream their ticket will be the winner of Europe's record-breaking jackpot. Italy's SuperEnalotto top prize has climbed to $194-million and Italians and foreigners alike are making sure they have

美国国家公共电台 NPR Juno Spacecraft Reveals Spectacular Cyclones At Jupiter's Poles

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There are cyclones at the poles of Jupiter. That's one of the surprises that NASA is reporting today. The space agency's Juno probe has been orbiting the gas giant since last summer. It's completed six revolutions of the planet so

VOA双语新闻 Americans' Support for Death Penalty

Convicted killer Kenneth Boyd has become the 1,000 person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. 自从1976年美国恢复死刑后，已经执行了第一千宗死刑。 Boyd, 57, received a lethal inject

VOA常速英语2008年-Teenager Sean Kingston Debuts With Number One H

By Larry London Washington, D.C. 18 February 2008 Seventeen-year-old, Jamaican-bred Sean Kingston has taken the music world by storm. His first single Beautiful Girls topped both urban and pop charts. VOA's Larry London caught up with Sean when his t

【英语时差8,16】为什么无法阻止朋友做出糟糕的决定

Studies have shown that unsound thinking can sort of pass from one person to the next. Say I bought a house with the intent of fixing it up and then selling it. Its one of those deals where you keep sinking money into it, doing repair after repair, r

VOA常速英语2008年-Kenyan Parliament Debates Power-Sharing Deal

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 11 March 2008 Kenya's parliament has reconvened, with lawmakers planning to discuss a power-sharing accord between the country's two main parties. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, a statement Monday by a government offici

VOA常速英语2008年-US Lawmakers Continue Debate Over 'Waterboardin

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 February 2008 Lawmakers pressed the U.S. attorney general on Thursday for more specifics about the legal justifications used by the Bush administration in authorizing the past use of the extreme interrogation technique

每日一词【1052】Penalty：处罚、惩罚

今天我们要学的词是penalty。 Penalty, 是处罚、惩罚的意思。本届PGA高尔夫球球赛最令人难忘的是， American player Dustin Johnson was knocked out of contention because of a two-shot penalty for grounding his golf club in

货币英语 12 Avoid Early Withdrawal Penalties

By Laura Adams In this episode Ill discuss a legal way to make early withdrawals from your retirement account without having to pay an early withdrawal penalty. Can You Avoid Early Withdrawal Penalties on Retirement Accounts? When it comes to saving

学个词Learn a Word 第1052期 Penalty

今天我们要学的词是penalty。 Penalty, 是处罚、惩罚的意思。本届PGA高尔夫球球赛最令人难忘的是， American player Dustin Johnson was knocked out of contention because of a two-shot penalty for grounding his golf club in

网络时代消费新趋势 体验更奢侈

Until recently, I thought Snapchat was an app used primarily by tweens and teenagers to send each other silly pictures. No longer. This week, I interviewed Frederic Cumenal, chief executive of Tiffany amp; Co, at a Financial Times luxury summit in Sa