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More than 80 presidents of American colleges and universities at White House yesterday, the reason president Obama wants more low income students to go to college, and he's looking for these college leaders' help.
White House says for some of family earn the lowest incomes 9% of students get bachelor degrees by age 25, for families earn the highest incomes, it's 54%.
The president says low income students get less help preparing for tests, and figure out how and where to apply for college, US government believe the best way for Americans to maximize their earning potential is to get their college degree, that may not be true across the board though. According to US bureau and labor2 statistics3, purchasing agent people who buy machinery4 for businesses can earn around 60,000 dollars a year without a college degree, computer network specialist who need a associate degree, but not necessary a bachelor can also earn around 60 grand, on the job training in some higher learning factory both the examples.
5 years ago this week, a passenger jet took off from New York city head for North Carolina, it had 155 people on board, three minutes after take off, it hit a flock5 of geese cause a loss of engine power, it landed on the Hudson river, it get to stop, and the plane stayed afloat on the icy water long enough for everyone on board to get off safely.Is there any wonder why this called miracle on the Hudson.
A US air west plane you see is right there, it's in the Hudson river,it's an air bus A320.
5 years ago this afternoon, 155 people faced a sudden unexpected challenge, all the sudden the captain team came off and said *, that's * going down, but landing in the Hudson only solved the first and biggest problem, we have to find a way to get the 155 out of Hudson river to safety, on the day when temperature was 21 degrees, the water was 38, the first New York * we know watching the surveillance taps arrive alongside6, less than 4 minutes after we stopped in Hudson, by the time I left there, crafted after evacuation was complete,as the last person off the aircraft, the aircraft surrounded by rescue vessels7, and the rescue of every on board was under away, we have much to be thankful, much was saved that day.
My daughter's name is Kelly Elisabeth, she's in bed right now, and when I get home,I'll take my nose put back her ear, give the best kiss from daddy because I'm alive.
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1 awesome | |
adj.令人惊叹的,难得吓人的,很好的 | |
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n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦 | |
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n.统计,统计数字,统计学 | |
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n.(总称)机械,机器;机构 | |
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n.羊群,一群,大量;vi.群集,聚集,成群 | |
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adv.在旁边;prep.和...在一起,在...旁边 | |
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n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人 | |
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