发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(167) / 评论(0) 分类 大学六级对话理解

明星与大选 Since the 1920s, Hollywood stars have played a significant role in supporting and promoting U.S. political candidates. This election season, a huge number of celebrities have given their name, their talents and, sometimes, their money

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年11月

And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You're goi

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 名人励志英语演讲

Cambodian-Americans Compete in Local Elections This November, Lowell, Massachusetts will hold city council elections. Lowell is home to the second-largest Cambodian population in the United States. Four Cambodian-Americans are competing for positions

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十)月

BBC News. President Trump has said the United Nations Security Council must be prepared to impose tough sanctions on North Korea in response to its missile and nuclear programmes. He said that North Korea was a real threat to the world and a problem

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

核心句型: Ijust want them to give you a fair shake. 我只希望他们能一视同仁。 give somebody a f air shake 直译过来就是给某人一个公平的摇晃,这个短语的真正意思是:对一视同仁。因此当美国人说:I j

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 轻松日记商务职场篇

Candidate Likely to Become First Muslim Female in US Congress Rashida Tlaib is one step closer to becoming the first Muslim female member of the United States Congress. With almost all ballots counted, Tlaib led all candidates for the Democratic Part

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月

今年4月23日,法国人民就要投票选出新一任的总统了。可是,大家发现,今年的几位候选人都不怎么行。弗朗索瓦?菲永(Francois Fillon)因陷入家人吃空饷的丑闻,民调持续走低;极右翼候选人马

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Part One 你听不懂的 set ones cap at 女子追求,挑逗 Melody set her cap at Tony and tried to attract his attention, but Tony just took no notice of her. Throw down the gauntlet 挑战 That candidate threw down the gauntlet to his opponent for the budget

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 新东方在线时时学英语

1. The Mississippi River is set to crest early next week in and around St. Louis. It has already broken through a number of levees across Missouri. There are fears that more rain in the coming days could make matters worse. 2. Barack Obama and Hillar

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年6月

AS IT IS 2015-08-18 A Candidate's Voice May Affect How We Vote 候选人发言可能会影响我们如何投票 Experience and money for campaigning increase a politician's chances of winning an election. But so may the sound of a candidates voice. N

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(八)月

AS IT IS 2015-09-10 US Candidates Debate Iran Nuclear Deal 美国总统候选人辩论伊朗核协议 United States presidential candidates Wednesday spoke publicly about a proposed nuclear agreement with Iran. The agreement, or deal, would limit Ira

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(九)月

AS IT IS 2016-05-17 How America Elects Its President 美国总统是如何选举出来的? A new report shows Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton running a close race in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. 一个新的报告显示唐纳德特朗普和希拉里

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(五)月

AS IT IS 2016-03-24 US Presidential Candidates React to Brussels Attacks 美国总统候选人发表对布鲁塞尔恐袭的看法 Muslim-Americans and rights groups denounced U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruzs call for increased surveillance of M

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(三)月

The Republican nomination 共和党党内提名 It's showtime 表演正当时 The Republicans are, at last, seriously getting on with choosing a candidate to take on Barack Obama next year 共和党终于认真物色候选人参加明年大选,与奥

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

Two: gather your information. 第二:搜集信息。 There's lots of it out there, so having a clear idea of your question will help you determine what's relevant. 信息无所不在,所以明晰问题可以帮你决定哪些信息是有用的。

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

今天我们要学的词是speculation。 Speculation是猜测、推测的意思。纽约市长布隆伯格宣布退出共和党,The move has fueled speculation that he may run as an independent candidate for the U.S. presidency in 2008, 意思说这

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

今天我们再给大家介绍两个以sit这个字为主的习惯用语。大家都知道,sit就是坐。虽然我们要讲的两个习惯用语都以sit这个字为主,但是它们坐的地方却很不同。 现在我们先来讲第一个习惯用

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

上一次我们讲了几个在选举中时常会用到的习惯用语。最后说到的一个是full steam ahead。人们说大选年两大政党的全国代表大会举行后,竞选运动就move full steam ahead。 意思是全党上下都鼓足士气

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Business 商业报道 Religious investigation services 宗教审查服务 The Lord's outsourced work 上帝的外包工作 The Vatican introduces price controls on the saint-verifying business 罗马教廷在圣徒核查领域引入价格控制机制

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列