NPR 2009-10-31

One day after a rosy outlook sent stocks up more than 2%, Wall Street took it all back in lump sum today. Worries over a weak report on consumer spending last month as well as an end-of-month selling bout caused investors to pull back. Britt Beemer

NPR 2009-10-27

The makers of the vaccine for swine flu are being taken to task for giving an overly rosy assessment of their ability to produce enough vaccine for everyone who wants it. Making the rounds of the network morning news programs, Health and Human Servi

NPR 2009-10-28

President Obama visited a massive solar power facility in Florida today to announce a multibillion dollar push for upgrades to the nation's electric grid. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. With acres of solar cells stretching out behind him, Mr. Obama sa

万花筒 2008-10-09&10-10 教你训练你的狗狗

If you find it impossible to get your dog to do this, (Sit, sit) it might be time to take a good look at the way you are interacting with your pet. You could be committing some very common dog-training mistakes. First the best kind of training for yo

NPR 2009-10-23

President Obama is praising a new Treasury Department plan to rein in executive compensation by 50%. The seven largest companies had received billions in taxpayer bailouts. Speaking at the White House, the president said that many Americans were not

2010年ESL之就医和人际交往 13 Having an Overbearing Father

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Very important news here are affecting millions of American's new indications this morning.That home values,a key factor in an economic recovery, are finally on the rise. But who's benefiting the most? ABC's Rob Nelson looking at trends.Good morning

CNN 2009-10-10

Good morning,I am Catherine Callaway at the CNN Center in Atlanta,with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEW. President Obama has won the Noble Peace Prize.Thestunning announcement made earlier this morning.The NominatingCommittee said that Mr.

NPR 2009-10-16

The House of Representatives has approved a bill to allow foreign terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay to be sent to the U.S. for trial. The measure passed 224 to 193, only one Republican voted for it. Opponents said transferring suspects to the ma

NPR 2009-10-15

Better-than-expected earnings reports from a couple of key sector companies help to send the most closely-watched stock market index above 10, 000 for the first time in more than a year. The upbeat assessment's pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Avera

NPR 2009-10-14

President Obama's effort to restructure the nation's health care system got a major boost today. The Senate Finance Committee voted to send its overhaul measure to the full Senate. One Republican, Maines Olympia Snowe, was among 14 committee members

NPR 2009-10-12

The top UN official in Afghanistan Kai Eide is acknowledging that there was, what he called, widespread fraud in the country's recent presidential election. But Eide would not be more specific about how much fraud occurred. Any specific figure at th

NPR 2009-10-10

President Obama says he's humbled at being selected the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize. He said he doesn't believe he deserves the award, but will accept it as a call to action for all nations. The Nobel Committee cited Mr. Obama for what i

NPR 2009-10-09

The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a revised version of the USA Patriot Act. Three provisions will sunset at the end of the year if the law is not renewed. NPRs Ari Shapiro reports. The committee voted eleven to eight in favor of the revision

NPR 2009-10-05

Insurgents in Afghanistan killed eight American soldiers and two Afghan police officers in a brazen daylight attack in the eastern part of that country this weekend. But President Obama's National Security Advisor, retired General James Jones is dis

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-10)

1.A senior administration official says President Barack Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan with the president willing to send only the number of troops needed to keep al-Qaida at bay. The president's final decision

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Church clashes kill 23 in Cairo At least 23 people have been killed and scores injured in the worst violence since Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February. Clashes broke out after a protest in Cairo against an attack on a church

ESL Podcast 611 – Having an Overbearing Father

Dad: Where are you going? Eva: Out. Dad: Out where? Eva: Dad, Im nearly a grown woman. You dont need be so overbearing . You give me the third degree every time I leave the house. Dad: As long as you live under my roof , youll live by my rules. Now,

chaperon: 女伴

chaperon: 女伴 如果读过小仲马的《茶花女》，不知你是否记得Marguerite（玛格丽特）的女伴Prudence（普律当丝），chaperon（女伴）一词曾在英文版的《茶花女》里频繁出现。 chaperon最初来源于古法

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