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生词： drag queen：A male transvestite; also, a female impersonator

莫斯科惊现英国间谍石头

Grainy images' secretly taped by Russian agents, the subject, a British diplomat -- part of an alleged spy ring in the Russian capital. The country's Federal Security Service, the old KGB has named fo

VOA常速英语2007-British Police Use Extra Eye to Fight Crime

By Catherine Drew Northamptonshire, Britain 04 October 2007 Police in Britain have added a new high tech aid to their crime fighting tools. It is a miniature digital camera designed to be worn on a police officer's head. The Robocam, as it is known,

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-08

1. The investigation into the case of a missing University of Virginia student has turned up a lead in a 2009 disappearance and death of another young woman. State police say the arrest of 32-year-old Jesse Mathew Jr. provided a forensic link for inv

2007年VOA标准英语-British Leader Rejects Call For Iraq Withdrawal

By Tom Rivers London 28 August 2007 Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown is seen after a meeting of the government's top emergency committee Cobra, 29 Jun 2007 Prime Minister Gordon Brown has ruled out a timetable for the withdrawal of British troop

VOA标准英语2010年-Global Rally for Peace in Sudan Kicks

Humanitarian groups and wold renowned musicians are calling on the British government and world leaders to prevent Sudan from slipping back into what has been Africa's longest running civil war. Natasha Saini | London 09 January 2010 Protesters calli

VOA标准英语2012--Spying on New York Muslims Yields No Leads

Spying on New York Muslims Yields No Leads Surveillance of the Muslim community by the NYPDs secret Demographics Unit for at least the past six years has not yielded a single lead or launched any terror investigation. That statement, part of a decade

British Vision Issue 68, 21岁才能喝酒？

...city of London. There is public support for a Chief Constable's call to raise the legal age for drinking alcohol from 18 to 21, but continued opposition to forcing up the price by raising tax levels. Those are the main findings of a poll conducte

VOA常速英语2007年-British Police Crack Down on Human Trafficking

By Mandy Clark London 13 November 2007 Britain is cracking down on human trafficking. In their latest drive to stop the crime, police say they are targeting gang leaders and their trade routes. Authorities say Britain is a main destination in the int

2007年VOA标准英语-British Court Finds 4 Muslim Extremists Guilty

By Sonja Pace London 09 July 2007 A British court has handed guilty verdicts for four men in plotting to bomb London's transport system in July 2005. Jury deliberations continue for two others implicated in the plot. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from Lon

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-16

1. President Barack Obama was hunkered down in Williamsburg, Virginia as he prepared for his upcoming debate with Mitt Romney. The Republican candidate is also preparing for the face-off. They did spend some time on the stop in Ohio. 2. Pakistani off

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-13

The authority of Southern Mexico have found the wreck of a small plane believed in carrying Mexico singing star Jenny Roberra, and there was no survivals. The Australian radio host behind the host phone call to the British hospital while the pregnant

VOA标准英语2010年-US Labor and Civil Rights Organization

Angry demonstrations over Arizona's new immigration law have been sweeping across the United States A coalition of U.S. Civil Rights and Labor organizations say they intent to boycott major events in the Southwestern state of Arizona. This developmen

美国国家公共电台 NPR Justice Department To Review All Civil Rights Agreements On Police Conduct

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Attorney General Jeff Sessions is calling for a big change at the Justice Department. He wants federal authorities to approach local police in a different way. Rather than investigate cases of local wrongdoing, Sessions wants to

British PM Seeks Gang Violence Solutions in US

Britain's prime minister says he will look to the United States for solutions to gang violence, following almost a week of riots that erupted in London and other cities across Britain. David Cameron said Thursday he would seek advice from U.S. cities

美语听力 English Cafe 123

Topics: Charles Schultz and Peanuts, how to become a police officer, you and I versus you and me, yippikaiye, to call dibs Words: comic strip to syndicate high school yearbook withdrawn at its peak barber hairdresser inferiority complex criminal just

Blackberry Helps UK Police Track Flash Mobs

A media watchdog says who want to identify rioters in London and other cities through their smartphones. Reporters Without Borders said Blackberry has already provided Scotland Yard with information about a number of Blackberry users. British rioters

National campaign to send street children home

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- China has launched a one-year inter-agency national campaign aiming to return most street children home, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) said Monday. The MCA will lead the campaign, which is joined by the ministries o

经济学人270:技术与公民自由 Technology and civil liberties

Technology and civil liberties 技术与公民自由 Dont shoot 不要拍摄！ Police may not like being filmed, but they had better get used to it 警察可能不喜欢被人拍摄，不过他们最好习惯之 WHAT is the most striking image to em

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3226 erode

今天我们要学的词是 erode. erode 的意思是侵蚀、腐蚀。China, Canada and the EU all back the Paris accord which the U.S. decided to withdraw from, but they also face local pressures that can erode their ambitions. 中国、加拿大和欧