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1 As the US Secretary of State Colin Powell prepares to arrive in Israel, the country’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has rejected pressure from Washington to end the military offensive in the West Ba

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One of the major foreign policy challenges facing the Obama administration will be how to revive the Middle East peace process. Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera spoke with three former senior U.S. government officials about the situation in the M

英语儿歌274首 第152期:Old Gray Mare

歌词如下： Oh,the old gray mare, She ain't what she used to be, Ain't what she used to be, Ain't what she used to be, The old gray mare, She ain't what she used to be, Many long years ago. Many long years ago. Many long years ago. The old gray m

英语听书《白鲸记》第10期

CHAPTER 3.The Spouter Inn. Entering that gable ended Spouter Inn,you found yourself in a wide,low, straggling entry with old fashioned wainscots,reminding one of the bulwarks of some condemned old craft. On one side hung a very large oilpainting so t

Leader of Belarus Seeks to Prolong Rule

By Bill Gasperini The authoritarian leader of the former Soviet republic of Belarus is seeking to extend his rule in a controversial referendum that would amend the country's constitution, and allow h

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday called on African countries to do more to pressure Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to share power with the political opposition. Rice said that if Mr. Mugabe succeeds in retaining total contro

voa标准英语2008-Analysts Say Middle East Top Priority for Obama

One of the major foreign policy challenges facing the Obama administration will be how to revive the Middle East peace process. Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera spoke with three former senior U.S. government officials about the situation in the

VOA标准英语2009年-EU Fails To End Gas Crisis Between Ukraine and

The European Uninion efforts to resolve a bitter gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine foundered on Thursday when Russia reportedly refused to agree to a EU proposal to send independent monitors to check Russia's gas flow through Ukraine. Moscow's

VOA标准英语2011--Syrian Opposition Groups Demand Presiden

Syrian Opposition Groups Demand President Step Down Syrian opposition groups ended a two-day meeting in Turkey on Thursday with the demand that President Bashar al-Assad step down. Opposition activists are also calling for protests nationwide Friday,

外贸口语一点通第178期:广告营销之媒体组合

The right media mix 媒体组合 A:We've done some tactical planning already. Our main goal is to establish brand awareness among our target audience. We think we've come up with a good plan. 我们已经完成一些战略计划，我们的主要目标

经济学人:阿根廷的工资谈判

Wage negotiations in Argentina 阿根廷的工资谈判 Class war 一场关于开学的战争 Teachers'unions go out on strike 教师公会举行罢工 IT CAN'T be that every annual salary negotiation makes it a strain just to begin the school year,

英语听力：切格瓦拉的故事 -5

They anticipate a 5-day journey. Che writes a letter to his mother, informing her of his actions. Hilda is to mail it if he should die in battle. In essence, saying his last goodbyes to Hilda and his young daughter that if he survived he would see th

美国语文第四册 第177期:袭击纳梅亨(3)

In vain Martin stormed and cursed, in vain with his own hand he struck more than one of his soldiers dead. 尽管马丁暴跳如雷，大声咒骂，还亲手杀死了几个随从， He was swept along with the panic-stricken band, and when, shouting

PBS高端访谈:暗杀,使得中东和平的梦想彻底破灭

GWEN IFILL: Now: the elusive goal of peace in the Middle East. Two decades ago, there was a moment of hope. But, as chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports, the assassination that shattered that momentum still resonates today. MAR

经济学人342:纽特·金里奇的竞选——败局已定

WHEN Newt Gingrichs presidential campaign foundered last summer, leading to the mass resignation of his staff and reports that his campaign debt exceeded $1m, the problem was not that he seemed to prefer luxury cruises through Greece and Turkey with

乔布斯传 第270期:锡铁小兵(5)

Pixar couldn't compete with Adobe, which was making software that was less sophisticated but far less complicated and expensive. 皮克斯无法与Adobe公司竞争，后者做的软件并不像Showplace那样高级，但更简单，也更便宜。 E