AP 2010-12-28

1. The Senate votes to close out debate on a new arms control treaty with Russia, setting the stage for ratification. President Barack Obama considers the treaty his top foreign policy priority. 2. New census figures have Texas gaining four seats in

VOA慢速英语2017--New Government Data Show Greater Ethnic, Racial Difference in US

All races and ethnic groups in the U.S. increased in number last year. However, Asian and Hispanic populations continued to be the fastest-growing, according to the Census Bureaus yearly population count. The agency recently released the new informat

VOA慢速英语--New Government Data Show Greater Ethnic, Racial Difference in US

All races and ethnic groups in the U.S. increased in number last year. However, Asian and Hispanic populations continued to be the fastest-growing, according to the Census Bureaus yearly population count. The agency recently released the new informat

英语入门对话：44 Count and Non-count Nouns

Non-count Nouns I'd like to buy some ____________. How much do you need? Let's see. Five ____s* should be enough. All right. Five____s of ________. Anything else? No, that will be all for today. *Use measure words with non-count nouns. For example: T

SSS 2010-01-21

At one time or another, youve probably said, Its a small world. Well, it used to be much, much smaller. Because according to scientists from the University of Utah, about a million years ago our ancestors numbered fewer than 20,000. The estimate appe

New Government Data Show Greater Ethnic, Racial Difference in US

All races and ethnic groups in the U.S. increased in number last year. However, Asian and Hispanic populations continued to be the fastest-growing, according to the Census Bureaus yearly population count. The agency recently released the new informat

VOA常速英语2008年-Liberia Tries to Count Citizens

By Nico Colombant Dakar 21 March 2008 For the first time since 1984, Liberian census takers are visiting dwellings throughout the country to count the inhabitants. Overall estimates of the post-conflict population range widely from two to four milli

VOA标准英语2010-Latino Leaders, Census Officials Work to

Hispanics are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States. In the last official U.S. census 10 years ago, Hispanics, or Latinos, made up more than 12 percent of the population. Their numbers are expected to be much higher when the governmen

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 26 March 2008 Liberia's much-heralded and awaited census is plodding ahead amid problems with workers who want more money and Liberians who are not staying home to be counted. VOA's Nico Colombant has more from our regional bu

VOA标准英语2010年-308,529,148....Give or Take a Few

Very shortly, the decennial - meaning every-10th-year - census of the nation's population, which is mandated by the U.S. Constitution, will get underway. And there's a lot more to it than just trying to count the number of Americans. The population k

VOA标准英语2010年-Muslim-Americans Urged to Participate

Privacy, concerns over PATRIOT Act worry some in first population count since 9/11 Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington DC 19 March 2010 Muslims attend a panel discussion to learn more about the 2010 Census. Muslim-American leaders are urging the communit

美国国家公共电台 NPR 2020 Census To Count Deployed Troops At Home Bases, Prisoners At Facilities

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Census Bureau has announced the way that it will count active-duty military and prisoners for the 2020 census. Those policies could add to the official population and thus the power in Congress of areas that host military bas

美国国家公共电台 NPR Citizenship Question Controversy Complicating Census 2020 Work, Bureau Director Says

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The head of the U.S. Census Bureau is preparing to face a major challenge. His agency is required by law to count every person living in the U.S. in 2020. But the bureau is running into many hurdles, including a legal fight over a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Census Bureau Stops Plans For 2020 Census Advisory Committee

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: NPR has learned about a change in how the Trump administration is preparing for the upcoming 2020 census. Unlike for the national head counts in 2000 and 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau has decided not to create a committee of advis

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How The 2020 Census Citizenship Question Ended Up In Court RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A trial begins today that may determine whether a controversial new question will stay on the 2020 census. The question is as follows. Quote, is this person a citizen of

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今天我们要学的词是census。 Census, 是人口普查的意思。The U.S. Census Bureau kicked off its 2010 population count in a remote Alaskan village on Monday, 美国人口普查局星期一在阿拉斯加一个偏远的小村庄正式开始

学个词Learn a Word 第906期 Census

今天我们要学的词是census。 Census, 是人口普查的意思。The U.S. Census Bureau kicked off its 2010 population count in a remote Alaskan village on Monday, 美国人口普查局星期一在阿拉斯加一个偏远的小村庄正式开始

US Census

An old man was sitting on his porch （门廊）, when a young man walked up with a pad and pencil in his hand. What are you selling young man, the oldman asked. I'm not selling anything, the young man said. I'm the Census Taker(户口调查人员）

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Census Bureau Needs To Hire Half A Million Workers For The 2020 Count

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The partial government shutdown is over, so hundreds of thousands of federal workers are heading back to work today. But all throughout the shutdown, one government agency was actually in the midst of a massive recruiting effort.

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Official statistics 官方统计 Con census 反对人口普查 Britain's decennial population count has been saved. Now make it work better 英国十年一度的人口普查被保留，如今需改良运作状态 WHEN the first results of the 2011 ce