不择手段背单词(636):avulse

avulse, vt （由于意外事故或通过外科手术）把（身体的一部分）撕脱；抽出 【反】link（vt 连结）；suture（vt 缝合）

Maduro registers as Venezuelan presidential candidate

CARACAS, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's Acting President Nicolas Maduro on Monday formally registered with the National Electoral Council (CNE) as the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)'s candidate for the upcoming presidential elect

2006年VOA标准英语-Madagascar Holds Largely Peaceful Presidential

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 03 December 2006 Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana casts his ballot in Antananarivo, 3 Dec 2006 In Madagascar Sunday, voters were choosing a president in what observers say was a mostly peaceful process. Many analysts

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice: US Seeks Peaceful Change in Cuba

By Michael Bowman Washington 06 August 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States is ready to assist Cuba in a transition to democracy, but is not attempting to foment unrest on the island while President Fidel Castro is ill. --

VOA标准英语2013--Horse Meat Scandal Spreads Across Europe

Horse Meat Scandal Spreads Across Europe The scandal started in Ireland and the United Kingdom in January, but has since spread all around the EU. DNA checks on beef have found that some products, including hamburgers, contained as much as 30 percent

Euro 2012: Scandal might help Italy again

MADRID, June 3 (Xinhua) -- With days away from the Euro 2012 opener, a police raid on Italy's pre-tournament training camp cast shadow on the team's fate. Well-known defender Domenico Criscito was handed a search warrant as part of an investigation i

Euro 2012 ticket design unveiled in Ukraine

KIEV, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Ticket for the Euro 2012 Soccer Championship was officially presented on Monday by UEFA Events executive Martin Kallen in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Representatives of UEFA and Ukraine's tournament executing committee atte

Bierborse（啤酒节）

The Bierborse is an open-air event devoted to the art of brewing throughout the world. It is composed of two thirds beer-serving businesses and one third accompanying snack specialities. The range is supplemented by participants offering products typ

研究:男女同工同酬还要等57年

Working women who thought they might live to see Britain's pay gap finally shorten will have to hold out for another 57 years, according to a research published on August 19. Forty years after the Equal Pay Act was passed, the study showed that the g

Eurozone Braces for Greek Election

PARIS - Eurozone countries will be anxiously watching the outcome of second-round of legislative elections Sunday in Greece, which may determine the country's future role in the eurozone. Greek voters will be choosing between parties that call for tw

IMF: Eurozone Crisis at 'Critical Stage'

The International Monetary Fund says the eurozone's debt crisis has reached a critical stage, and that European leaders need to move quickly toward greater financial unity. The IMF's executive board said Wednesday that the 17-nation currency union ne

Europe to cooperate with China for financial stability

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said Wednesday that the European side will consult and cooperate with China in a concrete way to ensure the financial stability of the eurozone. Together with European Commissi

Eurozone ministers agree to bail out Spain

BRUSSELS, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Eurozone finance ministers agreed to bail out Spain by giving a first payment of 30 billion euros (37 billion U.S. dollars) to its reeling banks by the end of July, Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker said here early

Europe Continues to Suffer Severe Winter Weather

severe winter weather continues to dominate in many European countries with air and road travel disrupted and gas supples running low. The hardest hit country is Ukraine, where temperatures as low as minus 32 degrees Celsius have left at least 122 pe

Europe Evaluates Sanctions on Iran

The European Union has responded with a shrug to Iran's threat to cut off oil exports to some EU members several months before an EU embargo on Iranian oil takes effect. At the same time, Iran has floated an offer to resume talks on its nuclear progr

VOA常速英语2007-South African Rugby Springboks Return to Rapturo

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 23 October 2007 South Africa's rugby world-champion, the Springboks, have returned home to a rapturous welcome following their victory over England at the Rugby World Cup in France. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from J

学个词Learn a Word 第1554-per-se

今天我们要学的词是 per se. Per se是自身，本身的意思。Google claims that Google+ is not a social media per se. 谷歌声称，Google+ 并非完全意义上的社交媒体。Web bloggers are not journalists per se. 网络博主们并非

Neymar foresees hard fouls in Europe

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Giving hints about his future career, 20-year-old Santos striker Neymar described a future scenario in one of the prestigious soccer leagues in Europe. The player foresees a career littered by hard fouls in Europe

Europe Keeps Interest Rate Steady

The European Central Bank is keeping its key interest rate unchanged, even as its leader says there is increased downside risk for economic growth in the euro currency bloc. The bank kept its key lending rate at a record low 1 percent Wednesday, desp

Europe Central Bank Lowers Rates

The European Central Bank lowered its benchmark interest rate Thursday to a record 1.0 percent. The move by the bank to help stimulate Europe's economy came as France and Germany urged other European leaders to adopt their eurozone crisis plan at a k