Powell Expresses Confidence in Saudi Ability

David Gollust Secretary of State Colin Powell says Tuesday he has no reason to doubt the ability of the Saudi government to maintain stability and continue oil exports, despite the weekend terrorist a

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President Bush Holds Last Cabinet Meeting(2009-1-13)

THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank an extraordinary group of American citizens who have served our country as members of my Cabinet. Everybody around this table here could have taken the easy road and stayed home and worried about their own comforts, bu

VOA标准英语2009年-Gates Says NATO Positive on Call for More Help

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he got a good response from NATO allies Thursday when he asked them to do more to help provide security for the elections in Afghanistan in August, and for longer term projects training the country's security

VOA标准英语2009年-Russia Notes Positive Tone From Obama

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the Kremlin has noted a positive tone in the first statements made by the Obama administration on Russian and international relations. And President Dmitri Medvedev has indicated Russian willingness to coo

鹅妈妈童谣 31 Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat

PUSSY-CAT AND QUEEN Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, Where have you been? Ive been to London To look at the Queen. Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, What did you there? I frightened a little mouse Under the chair.

2006年VOA标准英语-19 Members of Somalia's Cabinet Resign

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 27 July 2006 Nineteen Cabinet ministers in Somalia's fragile secular interim government in Baidoa resigned Thursday, possibly in an attempt to facilitate a power-sharing deal with rival Islamists. Meanwhile, the Islamists str

voa标准英语2008-New Cabinet Ministers Take Oath in Nigeria

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has reconstituted his Cabinet, almost two months after sacking half the panel in a drawn-out re-organization. Cabinet appointments part of efforts to rejuvenate administration, says Pres. Umaru Yar'Adua (file photo)

音乐咖啡厅:Where The Wild Roses Grow 野玫瑰长在何方

Nick Cave素有音乐界颓废诗人之称，还有黑暗王子 哥特之王，痛苦批发商也是他的代名词， 在他的音乐里处处散发着一种无以名状的另界魔性和孤傲的诗人情怀。 They call me The Wild Rose-By Nick Cave (他们叫我野玫瑰) But my name was Elisa Day (但我的名字是Elisa D

美国乡村音乐:向着玫瑰奔跑Run For The Roses

歌手：Dan Fogelberg 中文翻译：Oliver Born in the valley And raised in the trees Of Western Kentucky On wobbly knees With mama beside you To help you along You'll soon be a growing up strong. 山谷中出生 林野间成长 肯塔基之西 你微颤着站起 有妈妈在身旁

英文原版对话1000个:718 Sushi Ways and Wasabi

Adrienne: So how do you eat the sushi? What's the best way to eat it? Hiroshi: I usually use chopsticks but some people, they definitely prefer just using hands. Adrienne: You can eat with your hands at the restaurant? Hiroshi: The restaurant if it's

新西兰英语 77 John Key’s New Cabinet

John Key announced five new Cabinet Ministers yesterday from the minor parties. Today, he announced another 23 from the National Party. This makes 28 Ministers. Bill English will be Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister of Infrastru

新西兰英语 78 Shadow Cabinet

Now that the National government has chosen the Cabinet ministers, Phil Goff, Leader of the Opposition, has chosen his Shadow Cabinet. These are the people who shadow or mark the government Cabinet ministers. For each department, there is a minister

365个英语简短小故事-204. Driver Loses Mabel

A fifteen-year-old boy was injured in a car accident when the minivan he was traveling in was hit by a pickup truck at an intersection. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital. The paramedics said that it appeared that the boy had nothing more serious

Dead Cat

Jim let his dog out to relieve himself late one night. He watched some TV, and then remembered to let the dog back in. When he opened the door, he was shocked at what he saw! In his dog's mouth was his neighbor's cat, dead! Bad dog! BAD DOG! said the

The Cook and the Cat

A certain cook，rather more educated than his fellows，went from his kitchen one day to a neighbouring tavernhe was of a serious turn of mind，and on that day he celebrated the anniversary of a friend's death－leaving a cat at home，to guard his

Dick and His Cat

Dick and His Cat I Once there was a boy called Dick. He was very poor: his father and mother were dead and he had no friends to help him. One day he heard some men speaking: one man said, I shall go to London, for London is a very big city, and its s

The Old Cat

An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth an

The Cat and the Bell thecatandthebell

There were many mice in a house. The man of the house got a cat. The cat killed many of the mice. Then the oldest mouse said, All mice must come to my hole tonight, and we will think what we can do about this cat.' All the mice came. Many mice spoke,

VOA双语新闻 --- Kenyan Leaders Discuss Forming New Cabine

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has discussed the formation of the country's abinet with Raila Odinga, the opposition leader expected to take up the post of prime minister in a coalition government, but the two have not reached agreement. Meanwhile, civ