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EDUCATION REPORT - Higher Education in America: College Entrance ExamsBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, November 02, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. American colleges and

麦当劳新举措：早餐全天候

Hello, welcome to McDonald's, may I help you? Hi, could I get an Egg McMuffin, please? An Egg McMuffin? Yes, please. We don't sell those right now. Has this ever happened to you? Desperate for a McDon

英语情景对话：Lunch(1)

A: What's for lunch? B: I don't know. What do you want to eat? A: I was thinking of pizza. B: That's what I ate yesterday. A: Well, what do you want to eat? B: I wouldn't mind a burger. A: I ate a burger just the other day. B: We're going to have to

【食物】午餐-Lunch

A: What's for lunch? B: I don't know. What do you want to eat? A: I was thinking of pizza. B: That's what I ate yesterday. A: What do you want to eat? B: I wouldn't mind a burger. A: I ate a burger just the other day. B: We're going to have to compro

北师大版高中英语模块4--Unit 11 The Media Lesson 4-2

[00:00.85]B More than 30 astronomers [00:03.88]on a sightseeing trip [00:04.97]to the museum of science had an amazing escape, [00:07.92]after their trolleybus crashed [00:09.48]into a greengrocer's truck on Park Avenue. [00:12.71]The accident, which

看看英国人学学怎么说“白色谎言”

Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year. 研究发现，每个英国人平均每天要说谎四次，或者每年约说谎1500次。 A spokesman for OnePoll, which carried out the research o

China backs cooperation between Iran, IAEA: FM spokesman

BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday that China supports cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). China always sees dialogue and cooperation as the only correct

Invisible island

Alice: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English: well be talking about a story in the news and learning some vocabulary along the way. Im Alice and joining me today is Neil. Welcome, Neil. Neil: Hi there Alice. Alice: Now, Neil

2006年VOA标准英语-White House Spokesman Resigns

By Scott Stearns White House 19 April 2006 Scott McClellan (file photo) White House Spokesman Scott McClellan is stepping down as President Bush continues to shake up his staff at a time of record-low

西门子将在全球裁员1.5万人

西门子将在全球裁员1.5万人 MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The German engineering giant Siemens plans to cut 15,000 jobs, including 5,000 in Germany, by autumn 2014, a spokesman said here on Sunday. Cutting 15,000 jobs is part of a 6-

分类词汇：新闻发言人

新闻发言人 news spokesman; press secretary 白宫新闻秘书 White House Press Secretary 新闻发言人制度 press spokesperson system; news spokesman system 新闻发布会/记者招待会 press conference; news briefing 新闻办公室 info

美国一男子在白宫外谎报有炸弹遭逮捕

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. man has been arrested after making a bomb threat outside the White House, the police said Wednesday. Washington D.C. police spokesman Araz Alali identified the man as 44-year-old Krzysztof Wasik of Hazle Townsh

Son of Gaddafi killed in NATO strike: spokesman

TRIPOLI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, youngest son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in NATO's strike against Gaddafi's house, said a spokesman of the Libyan government. The NATO attack against Gaddafi's house resulted in the

China's rare earth policy justified: spokesman

BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- China's restrictions on rare earth exports are justified and are in line with World Trade Organization rules, Shen Danyang, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said Thursday. The policy aims to protect resources and

Russia sends military satellite into space

MOSCOW, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Russia successfully launched a Cosmos class military satellite on Monday, said spokesman of the Russian Space Forces Alexei Zolotukhin. A Soyuz-U carrier rocket carrying the military satellite blasted off from the Plesetsk

奥巴马讨与英国首相论叙利亚

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss the conflict in Syria, trade, counterterrorism and the upcoming G8 summit with British Prime Minister David Cameron when they meet next Monday at the White House, the presidential

埃及警方否认使用致命武器

埃及警方否认使用致命武器 CAIRO - Egyptian police spokesman said Saturday that the police forces only used tear gas in the clashes erupted on Friday. Hany Abdel Latif, the spokesman, denied in a televised statement that police officers fir

China open to Africa cooperation with U.S

BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday said it held an open attitude towards discussion with the United States on cooperation with Africa. China and the United States are important cooperative partners, and have their respective characteristics

Death toll rises to 5 in construction platform collapse

NANJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Three more workers died in hospital, bringing the death toll to five in platform collapse at a construction site in east China's Jiangsu Province. By 11 p.m., four others injured were still receiving treatment, and among

Many die in Afghan tanker blasts

At least 90 people have been killed after a Nato air strike blew up two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan, officials say. Nato confirmed(确认) to the BBC that an air strike happened in Kunduz province on the main road to B