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That's not the greatest country in the world ,Professor. That's my answer. Fine. Sharon, the NEA is a loser. Yeah, it accounts for a penny out of our paycheck, but he gets to hit you with it any time he wants. That doesn't cost money, it costs votes. That costs airtime and column inches. You know why people don't like liberals? Because they lose. If liberals are so fuckin'smart, how come they lose so goddamn always? And with a straight face you're gonna tell students that America is so star-spangled awesome that we're the only ones in the world who have freedom？
Canada has freedom. Japan has freedom. The U.K., France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, Belgium has freedom! 207 sovereign states in the world, like 180 of them have freedom.
And, yeah, you, sorority girl. Just in case you accidentally wander into a voting booth one day, there are some things you should know, and one of them is there is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world.
We're 7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy,178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income, number four in labor force, and number four in exports. We lead the world in only three categories: Number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending where we spend more than the next 26 countries combined, 25 of whom are allies.
Now, none of this is the fault of a 20-year-old college student, but you nonetheless are without a doubt a member of the worst period generation period ever period. So when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world. I don't know what the fuck you're talking about. Yosemite?
We sure used to be. We stood up for what was right. We fought for moral reasons. We passed laws, struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty, not poor people .We sacrificed. We cared about our neighbors. We put our money where our mouths were and we never beat our chest. We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and we cultivated the world's greatest artists and the world's greatest economy. We reached for the stars, acted like men. We aspired to intelligence. We didn't be little it. That didn't make us feel inferior. We didn't identify ourselves by who we voted for in the last election and we didn't... we didn't scare so easy. We were able to be all these things and do all these things. Because we were informed. By great men, men who
were revered. The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one. America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.
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CNN news 2011-02-28 Let's go "Cross Country," see what's happening in Orange County, California. Search is on for this bumbling robber who police say spent 6 minutes searching for his gun before he held up a convenience store. Surveillance cameras caught him digging through his backpack. Police say the robber had apparently forgotten where he put his gun. But eventually, he found it in his pocket, then he demanded the money. All right, Hampton, Connecticut, where age is just a number for this 103-year-old polka-dancing nun. Sister Cecilia Adorni teaches her fancy polka steps to elderly residents at an adult daycare center. On Tuesday, she spent her 103rd birthday doing what she does best. That's right, the polka. So, what's her secret to longevity? It's simple. Joy. And finally, in Big Lake, Minnesota, a man's home is his ice castle. For the 4th straight year, Roger Hanson has built a massive ice structure in his backyard, 64 feet high, 85 feet wide, it's twice as big as his own house. Hanson says his only concern, now, is that it's starting to melt. And extradition order for WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange and money problems for his whistle-blowing Web site. That tops on our "Morning Passport".CNN's Zain Verjee is all over it for us from London. Zain, what do you know? Hey，there Kyra, Julian Assange is going to be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault. Now he has said that he is going to appeal that ruling and if it fails, though, he is going to have only about ten days before he is sent off to Sweden.One thing that I just want to focus on a little bit here Kyra is that WikiLeaks is having a major cash problem. They are putting out t- shirts and mugs and even dinner with Julian Assange to try and raise some money because he's got legal fees of something around $200,000 and things like PayPal and Visa and MasterCard are refusing to even process any of his payments.So he's in a major jam financially. We'll see what happens with the appeal. I want to focus a little bit more on the royals, Kyra. I know you always love a good Will and Kate story. And let me show you some pictures that have just come out.They are actually in Wales, and they poured some champagne over a life boat, and named it the "Hereford Endeavour". This is actually a little bit bigger than some of the life boats and dinghies that you'd have in the U.S. But the royal couple-to-be, out there, and so many people were very excited. You know, we've also had a heavy news cycle with a lot serious news, Kyra. So I got this story for you. Monkeys in hot tubs in Nagano, Japan. We just need to chill out a little bit and look at these monkeys, ok. Reynolds,Reynolds likes it, too. He's getting excited over here, nothing like monkeys chilling out in a hot tub. Yes, you know, you and I don't get to do that, but in Nagano, Japan there they are soaking it up.
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F:Hello, it’s Monday , March 25th. Welcome to today’s Morning News. I’m Fay. S:I’m Sky.Today’s topic is earth hour. F:Earth Hour is a worldwide event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and held towards the end of March annually, encouraging households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change. S: Based on an idea successfully executed in Thailand in 2005, it was pioneered by WWF Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald in 2007, and achieved worldwide participation in 2008. F: Earth Hour 2013 held on March 23, 2013 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. during participants' local time. Hundreds of millions of people turned off their lights for one hour, on the same night, all across the world in a huge, symbolic show of support. S:.Australia's biggest city, Sydney, has switched off its lights for an hour as the Earth Day climate change protest gets under way across the globe. F:This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking part for the first time.The Kremlin due to switch off its lights at 16:30 GMT along with 90 other landmark buildings in Moscow.One person wrote on Twitter: "Sydney Harbour bridge is in darkness for Earth Hour. You can even see the stars!" S:Many cities and provinces across Vietnam, including capital Hanoi, central Da Nang and southern Ho Chi Minh City, joined in the world's Earth Hour 2013 by turning off unnecessary electrical devices for one hour.A campaign for the Earth Hour 2013 had been launched across Vietnam with the slogan, "You and I Together We Act" F:The United Nations participated in Earth Hour on Saturday by turning off the lights at its offices around the world for one hour.This is the fourth year that the United Nations joins hundreds of millions of people around the world in switching off the lights.
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英语新闻特点与教学策略探索()
英语新闻特点与教学策略探索 英语新闻特点与教学策略探索 摘要：随着国际化进程不断深入推进，英语作为世界上使用最为广泛的语言，在经济社会发展中有十分重要的作用。英语课程面临的难度和挑战逐渐增大，为了提高英语教学水平，必须要加强对英语教学素材的拓展和应用。关键词英语新闻教学策略 英语新闻就是一种常见的教材，可以丰富学生的阅读量， 提高其知识理解能力和阅读能力。本文分析英语新闻的特点，探讨英语新闻在英语教学中的应用策略，以提高英语 教学质量。随着英语课程受到的重视程度不断提高，英语 教学理念和教学模式也不断创新，传统的填鸭式教学模式 已经不再适用于当前的教学要求，高校英语教学必须要结 合素质教育理念，改变传统的以知识传授为主的教学方法 和体制。英语新闻是一种十分重要的教学素材，尽管当前 英语教学过程中对英语新闻的利用程度不高，但是目前已 经有越来越多的教师意识到英语新闻对英语教学发展的重 要意义，意识到英语新闻对于锻炼学生的阅读理解能力具 有很大帮助。 一、英语新闻的特点分析
1.语言现代性 英语新闻的本质是“新闻”，是传统的媒体内容。新闻有几种常见的表现形式，比如广播、电视、报刊等。在英语新闻中，信息量较大，一般会以一种浅显易懂的语言方式将新闻的内容呈现给读者，读者在阅读的时候可以对文章的重点、中心思想进行深入分析，这有助于分析新闻的整体内容。另外，在英语新闻中呈现出比较明显的线性思维，因为英语新闻的语言、结构、文化思维明显，而且一篇新闻中的词汇量很多，尤其是一些比较简单的词汇，贴近人们的生活，有利于加深学生对英语学习的兴趣。在英语教学过程中，这种生活性的资源的应用，将帮助学生获取更多的英语知识。 2.英语新闻具有新闻的一般特征 英语新闻的本质是新闻，因此，它具备了一般新闻的基本特征：第一，准确性。在新闻报道中，内容必须要准确、正确，不能给读者提供虚假的消息，以免对人们造成误导。尤其是新闻标题，是一则新闻的整体概述，新闻的标题内容要表达准确，尽量不要出现模棱两可的问题，产生舆论误导。第二，简洁性。无论是英语新闻还是中文新闻，其标题以及内容都不能太长，太过冗长的新闻有可能
英语新闻特点与教学策略探索
英语新闻特点与教学策略探索 摘要：随着国际化进程不断深入推进，英语作为世界上使用最为广泛的语言，在经济社会发展中有十分重要的作用。英语课程面临的难度和挑战逐渐增大，为了提高英语教学水平，必须要加强对英语教学素材的拓展和应用。 关键词英语新闻教学策略 英语新闻就是一种常见的教材，可以丰富学生的阅读量，提高其知识理解能力和阅读能力。本文分析英语新闻的特点，探讨英语新闻在英语教学中的应用策略，以提高英语教学质量。随着英语课程受到的重视程度不断提高，英语教学理念和教学模式也不断创新，传统的填鸭式教学模式已经不再适用于当前的教学要求，高校英语教学必须要结合素质教育理念，改变传统的以知识传授为主的教学方法和体制。英语新闻是一种十分重要的教学素材，尽管当前英语教学过程中对英语新闻的利用程度不高，但是目前已经有越来越多的教师意识到英语新闻对英语教学发展的重要意义，意识到英语新闻对于锻炼学生的阅读理解能力具有很大帮助。 一、英语新闻的特点分析 1.语言现代性
英语新闻的本质是“新闻”，是传统的媒体内容。新闻有几种常见的表现形式，比如广播、电视、报刊等。在英语新闻中，信息量较大，一般会以一种浅显易懂的语言方式将新闻的内容呈现给读者，读者在阅读的时候可以对文章的重点、中心思想进行深入分析，这有助于分析新闻的整体内容。另外，在英语新闻中呈现出比较明显的线性思维，因为英语新闻的语言、结构、文化思维明显，而且一篇新闻中的词汇量很多，尤其是一些比较简单的词汇，贴近人们的生活，有利于加深学生对英语学习的兴趣。在英语教学过程中，这种生活性的资源的应用，将帮助学生获取更多的英语知识。 2.英语新闻具有新闻的一般特征 英语新闻的本质是新闻，因此，它具备了一般新闻的基本特征：第一，准确性。在新闻报道中，内容必须要准确、正确，不能给读者提供虚假的消息，以免对人们造成误导。尤其是新闻标题，是一则新闻的整体概述，新闻的标题内容要表达准确，尽量不要出现模棱两可的问题，产生舆论误导。第二，简洁性。无论是英语新闻还是中文新闻，其标题以及内容都不能太长，太过冗长的新闻有可能会导致读者的厌恶，利用简短的文字对文章内容进行概括，往往可以取得更好的阅读效果。 3.英语新闻的语篇结构特征
新闻英语翻译
新闻英语翻译 Ⅴ.Translation of News Reportings Stylistic Features a)用词问题新闻报刊用词追求新奇（Novelty），因 而会使用各种用词手段。 例1.Following eyeball-to-eyeballconsultations with the butcher and the baker and the grocer,she hits a button to commandeer supplies for tonight’s dinner party.(Time) 在与屠户、面包师、食品商磋商达成高度一致 后，她拿下了今天晚宴的全部供应权。 2 2.When the Good Samaritanand I informed the woman that an ambulance was on its way,she perked up,saying that she did not want an ambulance but would like to go home.(New York Times) 当我和好心人告诉这位女士救护车就快来 了，她突然精神起来，说她不需要救护车， 只想回家。 3 3.As a result of his hawkishstance and the hardlineposition taken by a number of other officials,the dispute became enormously magnified.(Time Weekly) 他的立场强硬，其他的很多官员也寸步不 让，争端急剧扩大。
CNN新闻稿(学习英文必备)
92 arrested in northern Nigeria after recent religious violence By the CNN Wire Staff January 1, 2011 -- Updated 0730 GMT (1530 HKT) Jos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigerian authorities on Friday arrested 92 people allegedly affiliated with a militant Islamist group that the government says is responsible for a string of recent killings in the country's northeast. Police blame the group, Boko Haram, for attacks Wednesday that left three police officers and one civilian dead in Maiduguru and for Christmas Eve attacks on two Christian churches in the city that left five dead. Borno state Police Commissioner Mohammed Abubakar said those arrested were "members of a dangerous religious fundamentalist group... (that) is anti-government." Maiduguru is the capital of Nigeria's Borno state. According to IHS Jane's, a defense and security analysis company, Boko Haram is a Sunni militant group that emerged in 2003 and is fighting for the implementation of strict Islamic law in Nigeria. Nigeria has been rocked by recent religious violence, with the government blaming it most of the recent attacks on Islamist extremists. Christmas Eve attacks in the volatile city of Jos claimed at least 31 lives, but the Nigerian government has said it is unclear who is responsible. On Friday, there was a mass burial for 16 of the victims. "The perpetrators of this act are criminals under the guise of religion," said Benjamin Kwashi, the Anglican archbishop of Jos, at a memorial service. Three men were arrested with bombs in their possession in the vicinity of Jos on Christmas Day, authorities said The Jos region lies on a faith-based fault line between Muslim-dominated northern Nigeria and the mainly Christian south. At least four people were killed and another 13 wounded Friday in a bomb blast at an army barracks in Abuja, the deputy police commissioner said.