CNN 2011-09-25

Hey, there, hope you had a great weekend, I'm C.A. This week in the United Nations, there is a big meeting scheduled to take place at the annual gathering of the UN general assembly. That's factoring into two of our top stories today. The first of th

Palestinians refuse Israel's objection of "State of Palestine"

RAMALLAH, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian leadership refused Monday Israel's objection of using the words State of Palestine instead of Palestinian National Authority (PNA) after its status upgrade in the United Nations. Israel should abide by the

Israel and Palestine Agree to Meet within Next 2 Weeks

US Secretary of State John Kerry says negotiators from Israel and Palestine have agreed to hold another meeting within the next two weeks to kick off new peace talks. The peace negotiations are aimed to achieve a final status agreement between the tw

美国学生世界地理教材 第163期:丰饶之国(3)

There is a town at the top of the Holy Land with a name like a boy'sDan. 圣地的顶端有一个小镇，镇的名字像一个男孩子的名字但； Down at the bottom of the Holy Land is another town called Beersheba; 圣地的底端还有一个城

英语名人堂：马哈茂德·阿巴斯

马哈茂德阿巴斯(Mahmoud Abbas) ，又名阿布马赞(Abu Mazen) ，巴勒斯坦阿拉伯人。1935年生于巴勒斯坦北部萨法德，曾获莫斯科大学历史学博士学位[1] 。1959年起协助阿拉法特筹建巴解主流派法塔赫

每日一词【142】one on one

今天我们要学的词组是one on one。 One on one的意思是一对一，个人之间直接的交流和竞争。比如， 有的学生喜欢老师单独辅导。 Some students prefer to be tutored one on one. 美国国务卿赖斯分别同以色列

万花筒 2011-09-26&09-28 巴勒斯坦申请入联 叫板美国

Mahmoud Abbas' entire life has led up to this moment. When he could stand before the United Nations and call for it to recognize Palestine as a state. --Sixty-three years of suffering of an ongoing tragedy, al-Nakba, enough, enough, enough! Earlier,

CNN 2010-10-16

In an unprecedented rescue effort, success, as the first of the 33 miners emerged from the earth after being trapped underground in Chile for a record 69 days. Family members and the Chilean president were waiting anxiously to greet them. The miners

Palestinian official expects vote on bid of UN recognition at year- end

Palestinian official expects vote on bid of UN recognition at year- end RAMALLAH, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- A senior Palestinian official expected on Friday that the vote in the UN on the Palestinian bid of recognizing the state of Palestine as a non-memb

名校励志英语演讲 126:珍惜现在 把握将来(2)

Now I know you Yale guys are smart. So what can I tell you that you don't already think you know? 我知道耶鲁学子充满了智慧，所以我能说的有哪些是你们认为自己不知道的呢？ I can tell you something of the world as I see

UN Palestine Meeting Convenes in Beijing

A UN conference in support of a two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict convened in Beijing on Tuesday. The meeting will review the current situation and revive international efforts to re-start stagnant peace talks between the two sid

Mixed Feelings before Palestine's UN Bid

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to head to the United Nations this coming Friday seeking statehood. CRI's Jerusalem correspondent Zhang Xiaoyu has been taking the temperature of the move in both Israel and the West Bank. With the Unit

Weal & Woe of Palestine's Bid for Statehood and UN Membership

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to submit the letter of application to the United Nations for Palestine's statehood and UN membership today. Abbas' decision to bid for Palestine's statehood has won a big support from more than 80 perc

美国学生世界地理教材 第168期:确切地点(4)

Ever since the temple was destroyed Jews have gone there to weep and to pray that their country, which the ancient Romans took from them, would be restored to them. It is called the Wailing Wall. 自从圣殿被摧毁之后，犹太人常来此哭泣并

CCTV9英语新闻：中国敦促在加沙立即停火

China has urged an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, calling for a truce deal that is acceptable for all parties. Wu Sike, Chinas special envoy to the Middle East also said China supports Palestinians uniting to solve the current issu

VOA标准英语2009-Indonesians Look Toward Obama Speech With Ho

President Barack Obama is preparing to give a speech in Cairo addressing the world's Muslims. Expectations for the speech are high in Indonesia, a predominately Muslim country where Barack Obama spent part of his childhood. President Barack Obama In

bbas calls for Italy's support for Palestine in peace process with Israel

ROME, July 17 (Xinhua) -- President of Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Mahmoud Abbas said here on Tuesday that Palestinians are ready to return to the negotiation table with Israel, and wished Italy takes action for the outcome of the peace proc

Al-Jazeera releases more "Palestine Papers"

DOHA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Qatar（卡塔尔）- based broadcaster Al- Jazeera launched Monday a second cache of documents quoting Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas as saying it would be illogical to ask Israel to absorb five

美国学生人类历史第33期:摩西(3)

And from that moment, Jehovah was recognised by all the Jews as the Highest Master of their Fate, the only True God, who had taught them how to live holy lives when he bade them to follow the wise lessons of his Ten Commandments. 从这时起，耶和华

纸牌屋第一季 第16期:迈克尔科恩的社论

The editorial on the Camp David Accords. 关于戴维营协议的社论 It is the opinion of this newspaper 本报认为 that President Carter demand Israel 卡特总统应要求以色列 withdraw all its citizens 撤出约旦河西岸 from the Gaza