美国处于高度戒备状态

美国处于高度戒备状态 US on High Alert Kyle King Washington 11 Sep 2001 16:31 UTC Reeling from a series of terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, U.S. authorities have gone on a 1)coas

美国五角大楼仍正常工作

美国五角大楼仍正常工作 Pentagon Continues to Function Alex Belida The Pentagon 12 Sep 2001 14:56 UTC The deadly terrorist attack on the Pentagon has left the famous building badly damaged.

有声读物《孙子兵法》第27期:第五章 兵势(2)

兵势篇 NO.2： 凡战者，以正合，以奇胜。 故善出奇者，无穷如天地，不竭如江海。 终而复始，日月是也。死而更生，四时是也。 声不过五，五声之变，不可胜听也； 色不过五，五色之变，不

80天攻克雅思核心词汇-56

acerbic刻薄 acrid呛人的 affront侮辱 betray背叛 conscience良心 despise蔑视 disdain不屑 descent高雅 exaggerate夸张 insult侮辱 irony讽刺 ludicrous荒谬 mature成 mock嘲笑 provoke挑拨 passive消极分子 perverse反常 persecu

【有声英语文学名著】CHAPTER THREE(7)

I just dont worry about the dole and housing benefit and the future of the Labour Party and where Im going to be in twenty years time and how Mr Mandela is adjusting to freedom. So time for another breather before the next paragraph because Ive barel

英语诗歌:Churning Day

Seamus Heaney A thick crust, coarse-grained as limestone rough-cast, hardened gradually on top of the four crocks that stood, large pottery bombs, in the small pantry. After the hot brewery of gland, cud and udder, cool porous earthenware fermented

美洲—美洲峰会在一片抗议声中开幕

Summit of the Americas Opens amid Protests 美洲峰会在一片抗议声中开幕 The 34-nation Summit of the Americas began Friday in Mar del Plata, Argentina, as demonstrators filled the streets of

VOA常速英语2018--加州森林大火依然尚未扑灭

Its been two weeks since a forest fire started in Mendocino County, while the cause and origin of the fire are still under investigations. Officials say it is now that largest wildfire in the states history. A few lucky residents have been allowed to

United Nations Approves U.S. Resolution on Iraq

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: October 18, 2003 This is Steve Ember with In the News, from VOA Special English. The United Nations Security Council this week approved an American resolution on Iraq. All f

马虎词汇教程 list1-3

acquaintance n. 熟人，熟悉，认识，了解， acquiesce v. 默许，勉强同意 acquire v. 获得 acquisitive adj. 贪得无厌的；可获利的 acquit v. 宣告无罪 acrid adj. 辛辣的 ac

每日一词【366】resolution：决心，决定

今天我们要学的词是resolution。 Resolution, 是决心，决定的意思。新年新气象，Have you come up with your New Year's resolution yet? 你有什么在新的一年里决心要做的事情吗？About half of Americans make New Year'

VOA标准英语2010年-Cold Front Hits Russia After Two-Month

Andrei Savelyev, 46, stands at the site of his house that was burnt down during the forest fires, 17 Aug 2010, in the village of Yuzhny, in the Nizhny Novgorod region, some 300 kilometers (187.5 miles) east of Moscow The heat wave that gripped Moscow

卖房英语对话-Fixing Up the Exterior(2)

A: What can I do to fix up the exterior of my home? B: I would say the number one thing that you can do is paint your home, but your home has been painted recently and looks great! A: What can I do about the landscaping? B: Your lawn looks a little d

卖房英语对话-Fixing Up the Exterior(1)

A: Can you help me figure out some inexpensive ways to fix up the exterior of my home? B: Like the interior, the number one thing you can do is to repaint the outside of your home if it needs it. A: What do you think of the landscaping? B: Your lawn

VOA双语新闻：俄罗斯火灾烟雾肆虐 民众逃离首都

Some 500 fires continue to blaze across Russia. The flames have created toxic fumes in the capital of Moscow. Several embassies, including those belonging to the United States and Canada, have evacuated all non-emergency personnel due to the many hea

中英双语新闻——Newbies take top honors

The 62nd prime-time Emmy Awards (the top awards for television production in the US) last Sunday night proved to be full of surprises. 上周日晚，第62届黄金时段艾美奖（美国电视剧最高奖项）颁奖典礼全程可谓惊喜连连。

英语听力：探索发现 科学新发现：我们的大气层-6

In contrast, Jupiter and Saturn are all atmosphere. Unlike Earth, Jupiter doesnt really have a solid surface that you could stand on and then have your head up in the atmosphere looking at the clouds. Its just a giant, giant gas ball. Only one other

VOA标准英语2008年-Hezbollah to End Armed Presence in Beirut

By Ed Yeranian Beirut 10 May 2008 Hezbollah said it would withdraw all its fighters from the streets of Lebanon's capital, after Lebanon's army command said it would retain the pro-Hezbollah security chief at Beirut Airport, whose dismissal sparked t

中国承认低估燃煤消耗量 减排行动新挑战

BEIJING China, the worlds leading emitter of greenhouse gases from coal, is burning far more annually than previously thought, according to new government data. The finding could vastly complicate the already difficult efforts to limit global warming

PBS高端访谈:伦敦公寓大火已造成严重伤亡

And now to the day's other major story. It is in London, where a fast-moving fire engulfed a high-rise apartment building. It killed at least 12 people and injured scores. We have a report from Dan Rivers of Independent Television News, and with a wa