美语听力 English Café 492

Topics: Movies-Twelve Angry Men; Washington National Cathedral; cool versus awesome; closure and mental loafer; no biggie Words: jury trial evidence defendant prosecution to deliberate preexisting prejudice subjective cathedral service sermon cool aw

CNN 2010-02-10

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? It's a debate that raged among parents and one that's divided the autism community. Now one journal that put out a paper showing an autism vaccine link is retracting it. CNN's senior medical correspondent Elizabeth C

Long Standing Zimbabwe Private School Faces Closure

By Tendai Maphosa One of Zimbabwe's oldest private schools could be the first casualty of a standoff over fees between private schools and the Education Ministry. The board of Eaglesvale Junior and Hi

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AS IT IS 2015-01-08 In Boston Marathon Bombing Trial, a Search for Justice and Closure A court in Boston, Massachusetts is making final preparations for the trial of suspected bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. He is accused of terrorism and other crimes in c

2007年VOA标准英语-US Lawmakers Debate Closure of Guantanamo Facil

By Dan Robinson Washington 29 March 2007 A detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba being escorted by two U.S. soldiers Arguments for and against the closure of the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba used for the interrogation and detention of suspected t

【跟着美剧练发音】摩登家庭6

文本： Mitchell:Well,Mom,instead of dredging up the whole incident,maybe we should just try and repress it,like a-like a normal family. Dede:I cant.I need closure.Im about to embark on a new journey.I met a man. Mitchell:Really? Dede:His name is C

Orbit tower unveiled in London's Olympic park

LONDON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- A controversial steel tower was unveiled in the Olympic park of London on Friday, about two and a half months before opening of the Games, which was hoped to become of a new icon of the city and bring more visitors. The tow

NASA Messenger Probe Set for Historic Orbit Around Mercury

The U.S. space agency NASAs Messenger probe（正直的，廉洁的 ） is scheduled to reach Mercury later this week, and become the first spacecraft to orbit the planet closest to the sun. During Messengers year-long orbital mission, scientists exp

MESSENGER Spacecraft Will Be First to Orbit Planet Mercury

The U.S. space probe MESSENGER is poised to enter orbit around Mercury（水银） early Friday, Universal time, capping a nearly seven-year journey to the solar systems innermost planet. Scientists with the U.S. space agency, NASA, hope the orbiting

Iran, Pakistan border reopened after 6 months' closure

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Wednesday reopened its border with Pakistan, which was closed after two suicide attacks in an Iranian border city, blamed on Pakistan-based anti-Iran group, officials said. Iran closed the border with Pakistan a

NASA's twin probes reach lunar orbit

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Twin U.S. spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core put themselves into the lunar orbit on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the country's space agency said. The second Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory, o

Federer pulls out of Shanghai Masters to rest

SHANGHAI, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer has pulled out of next month's Shanghai Masters to rest, event organizers confirmed on Saturday. The 30-year-old Swiss star wrote in a letter to the organizing committee in Shanghai that he needs necessary

法国关闭驻也门使馆

PARIS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- France will close its embassy in Yemen on Sunday and Monday over security concerns, media reports quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying on Saturday. It came after Britain and Germany took the same decision. The Unite

Conmebol orders partial stadium closure after crush

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- South American football's governing body Conmebol has ordered Brazilian club Gremio to temporarily close a section of its stadium following last month's crush that left five people in hospital. Conmebol officials a

英文摇滚歌曲：Gwyllion - Closure

Long ago I attended in a dream Left behind In my misery, groaned with pain Crazed inside Anxious and furious derailed Lost in motion No-one was left to blame And it, it hurt inside People tried to warn me of the past the track would hunt me down so f

学个词 12:pump

今天要学的一个词是：pump。pump，Pump一般是指泵，或抽水机。可是今天讲的pump是指汽车加油站的泵。英国石油公司宣布停止在阿拉斯加的石油开采，《洛杉矶时报》的标题说：Oilfield Closure t

英文摇滚歌曲：Boyce Avenue - Scars

Whoah Oh oh Eh eye Yeah yeah ehhyeaah Jade is not alone But all he can feel is lonely His bedroom doesn't feel like home, Yeah (yeah, yeah) The sound posts through the walls The hate from a man who only Knows to love by casting stones, yeah (yeah, ye

Hamas urges Egypt to open Rafah crossing

GAZA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Gaza Strip ruler Hamas government on Sunday urged the Egyptian authorities to open the Rafah crossing point, which has been closed for two weeks amid Egypt's popular protests（抗议）. Palestinians in Gaza were harmed

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鼻音[ʒ] 发音要领: [ʒ]是浊辅音、齿龈硬腭摩擦音一一舌位：舌端接近上齿龈后部与硬腭前部；唇形:双唇突出；声带:振动。 技巧提示： 发[ʒ]音时，舌端与齿龈和硬腭之间的距离不能太大，否