简单慢速英语阅读：Where Did Daddy Go?

He was in Miami. He was an oil executive. He was at a bar with some friends. It was about 1 a.m. He walked out of the bar. He didn't say good night to his friends. He didn't say anything to anyone. He just walked out of the bar. The videotape from a

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-18

A reminder of our top stories on ABC news breakfast now. And protests agaisnt that anti-Islamic video are spreading across the Muslim world. In Jakarta, riot police used tear gas on protesters who threw rocks at the US embassy. In Afghanistan, meanwh

AP 2010-10-29

1. A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake off western Indonesia has triggered a tsunami, killing at least 23 people. More than 160 remain missing. The head of the Health Ministry crisis center says a ten-foot-high wave washed away hundreds of homes in t

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-4-28

This is AP news minute. 1. President Barack Obama arrived in Hannover, Germany for talks with German chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday. The two held a bilateral meeting where the leaders discussed efforts to encounter the Islamic State and improve c

CNN 2009-06-28

We wanna get those new developments this morning in the death of pop super star Michael Jackson. Here is what we know. A Los Angeles coroner says Jackson's remains were removed from the coroner's office early this morning, eastern time and taken to

CNN 2009-08-26

Good morning Im Melissa Long here at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Its a Tuesday, August 25th, and here is a look at some of the stories that happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The LA county coroner has now ruled Michael Jacksons death a homicide. Thats accord

新西兰英语 394 Pike River Coal Mine Inquest

An inquest is a court which tries to find out the cause of death after an accident or violent death. A coroner is the judge in this court. Yesterday, the chief coroner held an inquest in Greymouth to find out the cause of death in the Pike River Mine

新西兰英语 697 CTV Coroner’s Inquest

For the last two weeks, the coroner has been listening to evidence about trying to rescue people from the CTV building after the earthquake. The CTV building collapsed during the February 2011 earthquake and caught on fire. More than a hundred people

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-14

1. SWAT teams and police dogs are searching Dawson College in Montreal Canada after they say a gunman opened fire on a cafeteria. An unknown number of people have been shot including a shooter who sho

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-15

1. President Bush is standing up for his Pentagon chief and defending his record. President says Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has his full support and deepest appreciation. The statement comes af

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-05-22

1. The suspect in this morning's shooting rampage in Baton Rouge Louisiana is now behind bars. Police say 25-year-old Anthony Bell shot and killed four people at a church, then abducted and killed his

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-06-21

1. South Carolina Coroner's Office says a combination of smoke inhalation and burns killed the nine firefighters inside a burning furniture store in Charleston. They died after the roof collapsed on top of them. Investigators say arson is not suspec

AP 2010-02-14

1. Very hazardous and nearly impossible. That is how forecasters and government officials near Washington D.C. are describing what trouble will be like tonight. The mid-Atlantic is bracing for a storm that could dump up to two feet of snow in certain

美国国家公共电台 NPR In California, Critics Say Sheriff-Coroner Gig Is A Conflict Of Interest

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A scandal in California's Central Valley could change how officials investigate sudden, suspicious or violent deaths. In 49 out of 58 counties, that job falls to a coroner who is also an elected sheriff. Critics say that's an inh

VOA常速英语2007-Macabre Gifts in Coroner's Shop Finance Educatio

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 22 October 2007 The Los Angeles Coroner's office has the serious task of investigating sudden, violent or unusual deaths in Los Angeles County. But, the office also runs a gift shop with some macabre gifts, as VOA's Mik

每日一词【1190】indicator：指示，信号

今天我们要学的词是indicator。 Indicator, 指示，信号。20国集团财长在巴黎开会并达成协议。 The agreement lays out a list of indicators that can be used to monitor the progress made by member countries in reducing imbalanc

新西兰英语 594 Fishing Inquest

This week a coroners court is trying to find out why a fishing boat sank and six fishermen drowned in August 2010. The ship, the Oyang 70, sank in New Zealand waters. It was a Korean ship, chartered by a New Zealand fishing company. Most of the crew

British Vision Issue 75, 戴安娜之死

(Thanks) very much. The long awaited inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al-Fayed has begun at the high court in London. The jury will determine how the couple died more than 10 years ago in a car crash in Paris. Two separate

VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week - World Bank Data

Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. The World Bank lends money to promote development, and to help achieve its goals it collects a lot of data. For years, the World Bank has been on

新西兰英语 436 Inquest into deaths from earthquake

Yesterday the coroner held an inquest so that he could write death certificates for nine people who died during the earthquake on February 22nd. These nine have not been identified because their bodies were too badly burnt or damaged. All of them wer