Aides to President Donald Trump say he will not stop James Comey from speaking to members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. Comey is the former head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Committee members want to question

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(193) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(六)月

The government will bring back a lower starting wage for young people between the ages of 16 and 19. For the first 6 months of a new job, they will be paid $10.80 an hour. This is 80% of the adult minimum wage which is $13.50. In 2008, the Labour gov

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Opposition parties in South Africa have gone to the courts to contest the dismissal of corruption charges against the head of the ruling party, Jacob Zuma. The development comes amid rising controversy over the dismissal which Zuma says proves his i

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(26) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(四月)

BUENOS AIRES, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Diego Maradona said Wednesday he would like to continue to coach Dubai's Al Wasl team, despite the club's Tuesday announcement on his dismissal, according to local media sources. Maradona, expected to meet with the c

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Chelsea have sacked manager Jose Mourinho after suffering their ninth defeat of the season, according to widespread reports. 据多家媒体报道,由于遭遇了本赛季的第9场失利,切尔西已经决定解雇主教练何塞穆里尼奥。

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今天我们要学的词是dismissal。Dismissal, 解雇。不久前雅虎公司的首席执行官,女强人卡罗尔.巴茨被解雇。 Yahoo's stock jumped more than 5% after Carol Bartz's dismissal, 雅虎公司首席执行官卡罗尔.巴茨被

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