单词:thurian
单词:thurian 相关文章
THIS IS AMERICA - Rahm Emanuel Gets Ready for New Job as Mayor of Chicago BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week on our program we look at the interesting politi
Meeting 见面 Mame Thurber, the mother of humorist James Thurber, was a renowned practical joker. In her 60s, she went to visit a friend she had not seen for 30 years. The plan was for Mrs. Thurber to wear a red rose so that the friend could identif
注释: commission [kE5miFEn] n. 委员会 session [5seFEn] n. 会议 sitting [5sitiN] adj. 在任期中的 investigatory [In5vestI^eItErI] adj. 研究的,好研究的 Congress [5kCN^res] n.(美国
Author James Thurber depended on words for entertainment. 作家詹姆士.瑟伯用词来消遣。 He told me once about a trick he played on a nurse during one of his hospital stays. He asked her what a seven-letter word had three Us in it. She thou
A court in the Ivory Coast has sentenced two men to prison terms for dumping toxic waste that killed 17 people two years ago in Abidjan. But activists are criticizing the case because the trading company that transported the waste was not prosecuted
AS IT IS 2015-03-24 Landmark to Close as Camp David Hosts Afghan Meeting 戴维营举办的阿富汗会议或达里程碑协议 Since the 1950s, American presidents have been going to Camp David in the mountains of Maryland, just outside Washington,
A group of Darfurian refugees who recently fled the war in Sudan have gathered across the border in the northern Central African Republic. But rather than living in a displacement camp as is usually the case for refugees, they live on their own, in
Ukraine and Russia are expressing concern about their image as reliable gas suppliers amid growing gas shortages in Europe, for which Moscow and Kyiv are blaming each other. European officials warn of a crisis across region as a dispute between Russ
Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro (R) and President Laurent Gbagbo (L), 15 September 2009 (file photo) Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro is expected to announce a new government this week, and Ivorian opposition leaders continue to call for t
By Edward Yeranian Cairo 28 October 2009 Iranian technicians work at a facility near Isfahan, south of Tehran, that produces uranium fuel for a heavy-water nuclear reactor (File) Iran's official Arabic-language al Alam TV is reporting Iran's parliam
'Atlas Obscura' Tour Of Manhattan Finds Hidden Wonders In A Well-Trodden Place play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0007:34repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or upd
LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Friends and neighbors, a new movie is making its way to your town from The Rock - Dwayne Johnson, former pro wrestler, current action movie superstar. It's called Skyscraper. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, SKYSCRAPER) DWAYNE JOHNSON: (As
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 06 June 2006 Days before their football team's first-ever game in the World Cup, many Ivorian fans are still waiting for visas to support their side in Germany. -------------
By Nico Colombant Dakar 28 November 2007 Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has embarked on a planned multi-city three-day trip to the rebel-held north in Ivory Coast, following an agreement with rebel leader turned Prime Minister Guillaume Soro to hol
TUNIS, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Tunisian interim(临时的) government, born on Monday, is expected to convene its first meeting Thursday, amid protests against the make-up of the national unity cabinet, state TV reported Wednesday. The meeting, t
By Paula Wolfson Bucharest 02 April 2008 NATO leaders have devised a plan to bolster alliance forces in parts of Afghanistan where the threat of combat is high. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports it was one of the first signs of consensus to emerge from the
By Phillip Wellman Dakar 19 September 2007 United Nations peacekeepers and French rapid reaction forces are gradually pulling back from front lines of the Ivory Coast conflict, giving more of a role to Ivorian forces, five years after the conflict be
By Nico Colombant Dakar 12 June 2007 Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore traveled to Yamoussoukro, the capital of Ivory Coast, Tuesday to assess a March peace deal he brokered with northern rebels, opposition leaders and President Laurent Gbagbo.
The UN Children's Fund warns thousands of Ivorian refugees(难民,逃难者), who have fled to Liberia, are threatened by disease outbreaks. UNICEF says cramped living conditions are increasing health and protection risks for children and women.
By Anne Look Dakar 13 October 2009 Former Ivorian prime minister Alassane Dramane Ouattara declared his candidacy for the country's long-delayed presidential elections, now scheduled for November. Former Ivorian prime minister Alassane Ouattara (fil