Hurricane Gustav, which killed at least 22 people in Haiti, is now headed south of Cuba, but forecasters believe the storm will move north into the Gulf of Mexico by early next week and threaten a coastal area that stretches from Texas to the Florid...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Islamabad 01 January 2008 Pakistani officials say elections will be delayed until February because it is impossible to hold next week's parliamentary vote on time. Election Commission Secretary-General Kanwar Dilshad told rep...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 29 August 2007 Philippine security forces are on high alert for possible attacks by communist rebels after Dutch authorities arrested their exiled leader in the city of Utrecht. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from our Asia News Ce...
American Beauty《美国丽人》 ■ 公司裁员,员工被炒,在外企是常事。常事归常事,但情绪还是有的。经理把莱斯特叫进办公室,准备和他谈谈这一令人窘迫的问题。没想到他反告经理贪污,看来这厮是决意不想干了。破罐子破摔,说不准还能得到点好处。这一问一答玄得很,互...
NO.2 Working Girl《打工女郎》 ■苔丝前往新的工作岗位,向上司报到。这是她第一次见老板,一位精明的女人。非常职业的语言,威严含蓄的表达,恰当地提醒着两人彼此不同的身份。特别值得注意的是对话的开头部分,女老板一五一十的陈述要求,简洁清晰,不容抗拒。也许...
Jobs and Positions 工作 [工作是人一生中最重要的部分。办公室、公司、上级、同事都是你每日必须面对的。办公室的烦恼和快乐每个成年人都深有体会。这里选取了三段办公室的对话,有初次面试的局促,也有被老板炒鱿鱼的尴尬和愤怒,让我们一一体会。请读者悉心记熟对话...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 13 July 2006 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, sought to emphasize the positive when he offered an assessment of the situation in Iraq before a congressional committee Thursday. But he said sectarian violence re...
By Gary Thomas Washington 19 January 2006 US Vice President Dick Cheney shakes hands with Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharraf, left Pakistan's prime minister is in the United States and is schedule...