The United States is in the midst of its most severe drug epidemic since the 1980s. Indeed, although the flow of illicit narcotics across the U.S. border with Mexico threatens people in both countries, in the United States, heroin use has reached the

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(265) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(7月)

Bigwig and Top Banana Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Some expressions describe people who are important -- or who at least think they are. One such expression is bigwig. In the 17th century, important men in Europe bega

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今天学的词组是drawdown。 Drawdown指水库等由于抽水而降低水位。 Drawdown也有减少的意思。比如美国人在是否减少驻伊拉克军队的问题上意见分歧, The nation is divided on the drawdown of troops. 以前国务卿

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Words and Their Stories: Bigwig 词汇典故:一些形容重要人物的短语 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Some expressions describe people who are important,

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XIAMEN, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Lai Changxing, the kingpin of a notorious smuggling ring, was sentenced to life imprisonment Friday for smuggling and bribery, the Intermediate People's Court of Xiamen said.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- With the world watching the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Preliminary Draw in the city of Rio de Janeiro, protestors took to the streets on Saturday. A variety of causes took people to the Gloria Marina, the location

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