今天我们要学的词是torture。 Torture, 是折磨的意思。对敌方战斗人员使用折磨的手段,前一段时间在美国引起了极大的争议。美国总统布什上星期五发布了一道行政命令,禁止对敌方战斗人员使...
Tests aren't just a way for teachers to torture their students, according to a new study that finds the brain encodes better mental hints during test-taking than during studying alone。 Although many people view tests as a way to mark and grade stud...
CHAPTER NINE - THE DARK MARK Don't tell your mother you've been gambling, Mr. Weasley implored Fred and George as they all made their way slowly down the purple-carpeted stairs. Don't worry, Dad, said Fred gleefully, we've got big plans for this mone...
The independent U.N. expert on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, says torture is practiced frequently in many countries, and that prison conditions are often so poor they can be considered cruel and inhuman treatment. From Uni...
A key former defense official has testified under subpoena about the Bush administration's authorization of harsh interrogation techniques. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, Douglas Feith denied he favored harsh interrogation of prisoner...
By Scott Stearns White House 05 October 2007 President Bush is defending his administration against reports that it authorized harsher techniques to interrogate suspected terrorists than it has previously acknowledged. VOA White House correspondent S...
By Scott Stearns White House 04 October 2007 The Bush administration is defending itself against reports that it authorized harsher techniques to interrogate suspected terrorists than it has previously acknowledged. VOA White House Correspondent Scot...
By Kari Barber Dakar 15 December 2006 In Liberia, many are welcoming the recent U.S. indictment of Charles Taylor Jr., son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, on counts of torture. This is the first time the U.S. government has used its ant...