United Nations officials are calling on Algeria to stop the collective expulsions of thousands of migrants. The migrants are mainly from sub-Saharan Africa. The U.N. Human Rights office condemned the expulsion activity as a violation of international

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(30) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(五)月

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Yvonne: I'm Yvonne Archer, this is 6 Minute English and Rob has joined me for today's programme. Hello, Rob! Rob: Hello, Yvonne, good to be here! Yvonne: So, with the royal wedding of Prince William and Cath

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 六分钟英语

Iraqi Refugees Building New Lives in America 伊拉克难民选择在美国开始新生活 These women are Iraqi refugees who resettled in the United States. They are safe from the violence of Iraq. But the war is not over for them. Many struggle wit

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In 1996,56 volunteers took part in a study to test a new pain killer called Trivaricaine. 1996年,56个志愿者参加了一项研究,测试一种名叫Trivaricaine的止痛药。 On each subject, one index finger was covered in the new painkille

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Trask: Mr. Simms, you are a cover-up artist and you are a liar. 西门斯先生,你是一个狡猾的包庇者,是一个说谎者。 Frank: But not a snitch! 却不是告密者。 Trask: Excuse me? 请原谅,再说一遍。 Frank: No, I don't t

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Scent of a Woman(S = Lt. Colonel Frank Slade; T = Mr Trask, the headmaster of Baird School)S: This is such a crock of shit. T: Please watch your language, Mr. Slade, you are in the Baird school, not a barracks. Mr. Simms, I will give you one final op

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No. But belief doesn't rest on proof of existence, Mary. It rests on faith, and faith is the touchstone of the Church. Without faith, there is nothing. A very No. But belief doesn't rest on proof of existence, Mary. It rests on faith, and faith is th

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Outside it was not yet dawn, or the lightening before it. Darkness lay soft, thick and very hot over Drogheda. The revels were becoming extremely noisy; if the homestead had possessed next-door neighbors the police would have been called long since.

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Buying a designer handbag is a huge investment, and no-one wants to splash the cash only to find its actually a fake. But as the market for luxury carryalls has grown - so has the market for knock-offs. 购买奢侈品牌包包可谓是下血本的买卖

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Action English 39 Movie Dictionary Sound stage 摄影棚 Set 布景 American Slang That's using the old noodle. Noodle=brain 脑子,头脑 Use the noodle=use your smarts 动动脑子 例句 Use your noodle to figure out the math problem. 动动脑子把这道数学题做出

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Detainees held at Scotland's sole immigration removal centre (IRC) were asked for their wifes national insurance number as well as bra size amid suspicions of sham marriages, according to evidence heard by an independent review commissioned by the UK

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今天我们要学的词是sham。Sham, 是虚假骗局的意思。在今年的缅甸大选中,昂山素季当选进入缅甸议会。国际观察员在缅甸监督选举状况,因为 Two years ago, Burma staged a general election that was widely

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It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be a kinder world: with out demands, without abrasions, without disappointments. People would have time for reflection. Such work as they did would not be for themselves but

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经典英文阅读Scent of a Woman闻香识女人 (S = Lt. Colonel Frank Slade; T = Mr Trask, the headmaster of Baird School) S: This is such a crock of shit. T: Please watch your language, Mr. Slade, you are in the Baird school, not a barracks. Mr.

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Overseas students 留学生 How to ruin a global brand 一个世界级品牌没落之路 Foreign students are going off English universities 留学生正在逐渐远离英国高校 BRITAIN'S private schools are one of its most successful exports. The

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原文:For the second group they used dummy drug。 原译:他们对第二组用了假药。 辨析:假药是会害死人的,奸商才会卖假药.。这个假字的英文是fake。凡是用以欺骗人的假货都是fake(d) products/goods,假

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Ambition 抱负 It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be a kinder world: with out demands, without abrasions, without disappointments. People would have time for reflection. Such work as they did would not be for

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It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be a kinder world: with out demands, without abrasions, without disappointments. People would have time for reflection. Such work as they did would not be for themselves but

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今天我们要学的词是sham。Sham形容词,意思是虚假的、冒充的。Venezuela's president has declared a sweeping victory in a vote that much of the world and many of his own citizens have called a sham election. 委内瑞拉总统声称

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Shammi Kapoor 山米卡帕尔 Shamsher Raj Kapoor, Bollywood superstar, died on August 14th, aged 79 山米什尔罗杰卡帕尔,宝莱坞巨星,于8月14日逝世,享年79岁 THE stately descent of an eyelid; the five-minute burning glance; te

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