NPR 2012-05-24

In his first public testimony about the prostitution scandal that's engulfed his agency. The director of the Secret Service apologized for the misconduct. But as NPR Tamara Keith reports, he insists there isn't a permissive culture of the service. Th

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[00:04.22]This is DJ. DJ, this is Grant. 这是DJ DJ 这是Grant. [00:05.30]That's nice. But see, this section is for upperclassmen. 不错 但这一片儿是上层阶级的 [00:08.58]You know what we call freshmen? 你知道我们管新生叫什么?

AP 2012-05-27

1. Egyptian voters poured into polling stations to cast ballots in the country's first free presidential elections. With 13 candidates in the running, expectations are running high at the prospect of electing a new president. Arab Spring protests top

NPR 2012-05-03

The San Diego Chargers former linebacker Junior Seau has been found dead at his southern California home. Police are investigating the death as a possible suicide. Authorities say the 43-year-old was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Seau sp

NPR 2012-05-04

GOP Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota has endorsed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. NPR's Craig Windham reports Bachmann says her one-time rival for the GOP nomination promises a new vision of prosperity and liberty

NPR 2012-07-17

A fierce race for the White House is playing out on the campaign trail today for the 8th time this year. President Obama is in a battleground state of Ohio where he addressed supporters in Cincinnati a short time ago. The problem is we got a stalemat

NPR 2011-12-20

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is hoping that the change in North Koreas leadership will lead to improved US relations with the communist nation. She spoke to reporters after a meeting in Washington with Japans foreign minister. We reiterate our

CNN 2010-12-23

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CNN 2010-09-16

We can see this smog from the roof doubled hotel, we don't have a clear view on this mop and apparently the plane took off and crushed into high lofters, wires from a big company here. And the,the pilot managed to land the plane, but when people were

2012年ESL之日常生活 01 Enduring Hazing

Enduring Hazing Rafael: Go away and stop following us. Our club is for boys only. Hannah: But I want to join. Rafael: You do, huh? Did you know that to join our club, you have to go through an initiation? Hannah: Okay, Ill do that. What do I have to

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The mating ritual of each species on Earth has certain, well, peculiarities. As you might tell it from the name of the species itself, blue-footed boobies are no exception to this rule. Here in the Galapagos Islands, this pair of blue-footed boobies

PBS高端访谈:大学新生该如何抵制欺侮性仪式

JUDY WOODRUFF: Next, when rites of passage rituals cross the line into potentially dangerous hazing. Ray Suarez has the story. RAY SUAREZ: Students, faculty and trustees at Florida Aamp;M University, commonly known as FAMU, gathered yesterday for a t

Parents, Leaders Work to End 'Hazing' at US Colleges

Tim Piazza and Marquise Braham told their parents they just wanted to make some new friends by joining college social groups called fraternities. Neither of them got much of a chance. The two young men died after taking part in extreme rituals for ad

NPR 2012-01-16

Three Republican presidential hopefuls hit the national talk shows and the campaign trail today. NPR's Allison Keyes reports they are trying to catch the frontrunner Mitt Romney before Saturday's primary in South Carolina. The former Massachusetts go

AP 2012-05-06

1. It's a developing situation in China where a leading dissident now says he fears for his family's lives and wants to leave the country. Chen Guangcheng left the US embassy in Beijing Wednesday after the US said China promised to reunite him with h

VOA标准英语2012--Death of US College Band Member Spotlights Hazing

Death of US College Band Member Spotlights Hazing The Florida AM University marching band is among the best in the country. Its highly regarded reputation, however, is now badly tarnished amid allegations of a widespread hazing scandal. No one could

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-06-15

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Obama administration is preparing to arm Syrian rebels, but exactly how remains on certain. This comes a day after the US said it came to the decision after obtaining proof that the Syrian military

每日一词【427】hazing：捉弄新生或新成员

今天我们要学的词是hazing。 Hazing, 是捉弄新生或是新成员的意思。美国马里兰大学的一个兄弟会不久前被校方解散。The fraternity was reportedly involved in hazing, 据说这个兄弟会有捉弄新成员的传统。

学个词Learn a Word 第427期 Hazing

今天我们要学的词是hazing。 Hazing, 是捉弄新生或是新成员的意思。美国马里兰大学的一个兄弟会不久前被校方解散。The fraternity was reportedly involved in hazing, 据说这个兄弟会有捉弄新成员的传统。

【英语语言学习】约翰给毕业生的建议

Down through the ages, a traditional form has evolved for this type of speech, which is: Some old fart, his best years behind him, who, over the course of his life, has made a series of dreadful mistakes (that would be me), gives heartfelt advice to