数学英语 27 What is the Mode?

by Jason Marshall In recent articles, weve talked about two methods of calculating average values, the mean and the median, and weve talked about some everyday uses for them such as how to use median averaging to get better photos. But thats not all

voa标准英语2008年-US Wants North Korean Verification Commitments

The United States said Friday it expects North Korea, during an international meeting in Beijing next month, to commit, in writing, to allow inspectors to take samples from its nuclear sites. North Korea contends it hasn't agreed to sampling as part

【趣谈英语】飞行模式省电-Airplane Mode Saves Your Battery

Pre-Listening Vocabulary switch: move to a different position Wi-Fi: a wireless network that provides Internet connection Bluetooth: a trademarked name for a short-range wireless connection for computerized devices GPS: global positioning system, a s

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-17

1. A battle for energy in the pursuit of the White House. In Iowa, President Obama blasts Mitt Romney for opposing tax supports for wind power. In Ohio, Romney came out in support of coal as a home-grown energy source. 2. An attorney for the family o

VOA标准英语2008年-US Sends Top Envoy to North Korea to Try to Sav

The United States is sending a senior diplomat to Pyongyang this week to try to salvage the troubled six-party accord, under which North Korea is to scrap its nuclear program. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department that Assistant Secr

voa标准英语2008-Six Parties Seek to Verify North Korea's Nuclear

Six countries meeting in Beijing are trying to work out how to best verify North Korea's account of its nuclear program. The six parties are set to continue this week with meetings in Beijing. Envoys from Russia, US, North Korea, Japan, China and So

voa标准英语2008-US Cites Difficulties at Korea Nuclear Talks

The State Department said a critical round of talks in Beijing on ending North Korea's nuclear program is not trending in the right direction. U.S. officials said Pyongyang risks losing promised benefits if talks on verifying its nuclear activities

voa标准英语2008-US Says North Korea Deal Can't Advance Without V

The State Department says the deal under which North Korea is to end its nuclear program in return for aid and diplomatic benefits cannot go any farther without an agreement to verify disarmament steps. Four days of talks in Beijing on a verificatio

voa标准英语2008-US Expects "Difficult" Beijing Talks on North Ko

The U.S. State Department said it expects a meeting in Beijing next week on ending North Korea's nuclear program to be difficult, but that no consideration is being given to scrapping the six-party talks. The senior U.S. delegate to the talks Friday

VOA双语新闻：希尔：朝鲜半岛无核化核实最关键

The leading U.S. diplomat conducting talks with North Korea and its neighbors on the nation's nuclear program says verification will be the most important aspect of the effort to remove nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula. Assistant Secretary o

英闻天下——393 Banks Carry Out Nationwide ID Verification

Bankcard owners in China should take precautions now. If your bank account was opened any time before June 30th, 2007, you will have to go through an identity verification process when doing business at banks, as all the financial institutions are fo

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Remains Hopeful on Nepal Peace Deal Despite

By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 16 July 2007 Nepalese Maoist rebels train at a camp in Makwanpur, south of Kathmandu (File) Nepal's former Maoist rebels are refusing to allow United Nations officials to continue verifications called for in the agreement t

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Conference Aims to Reduce Threat of Biologic

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 August 2007 Experts attending an international conference are calling for quick action to reduce the threat posed by biological weapons. Participants attending the week-long meeting at the United Nations in Geneva say the so

VOA标准英语10月-US Envoy Hopes 'Conversation' in N. Korea Will Sa

Washington's main envoy in talks aimed at getting rid of North Korea's nuclear weapons is in South Korea. He plans to visit Pyongyang to discuss the North's recent steps toward resuming activity at its main nuclear facility. Meanwhile, Japan has ren

2007年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Maoists Postpone UN Troop Verification

By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 14 June 2007 Nepal's former rebel Maoist party has asked the United Nations to postpone the verification of the number of their fighters, after two party leaders were killed in the country's south. The United Nations was sc

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Begins Checking Age of Maoist Fighters in Ea

By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 19 June 2007 Commencement of the second phase of registration of Maoist army personnel in Ilam, 19 June 2007 The United Nations has begun checking the age and date of recruitment of Maoist fighters in a camp in eastern Nepa

美国俚语:飞行模式 airplane mode

如果你要暂时逃离这个世界，与世隔绝，暂时不想和熟人接触，你可能会不接电话，不带手机，不上社交网站。通常是因为和恋人分手或者是工作不顺。 今天要介绍的俚语是airplane mode，用来形

VOA标准英语10月-US Envoy Arrives in North Korea, Hoping to Break

Washington's main envoy on the North Korean nuclear issue is in Pyongyang, aiming to convince leaders there not to reverse promises they made last year. As VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin reports, if the talks fail, the stage could be set for the

VOA双语新闻 - 美国预计北韩无核化会谈将很艰难

The U.S. State Department said it expects a meeting in Beijing next week on ending North Korea's nuclear program to be difficult, but that no consideration is being given to scrapping the six-party talks. The senior U.S. delegate to the talks Friday

VOA标准英语2008年-US Says North Korea Remains on Terrorism List

The United States said Monday it is not removing North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism until Pyongyang produces an acceptable plan to verify its nuclear program. Monday was the earliest date that North Korea could have been droppe