This 'Swan Song' Is My 'Last Hurrah' Now, the Special English program Words and Their Stories. The white swan, with its long, graceful neck, is among the most beautiful of birds. The swan is mostly silent through its life. It floats quietly on the wa

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复习部分 ivory tower 象牙塔 就是生活在脱离现实生活中的小天地。 Judas kiss 犹大之吻 说的就是背叛的行为,或者是 kiss of death come on to somebody to 与 for 的差别 Part One 你听不懂的 manna from heaven 天助,意外收获 Patricia won a 1000 dollar from the

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A: You voted, right? B: You know I did. A: Who did you vote for? B: I voted for Obama, of course! A: Can you believe that he actually won? B: I knew he would win. A: I didnt think he would. B: He was the top candidate. A: I figured people wouldnt vot

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A: Did you vote yesterday? B: I sure did! A: What candidate did you vote for? B: I voted for Obama. A: Im shocked he actually won. B: I knew he would win. A: Howd you know? B: He was the best candidate this year. A: What about him being black? B: I g

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美国会参议院选情激烈 Next month, Americans will elect a president and a new Congress. The political make-up of Congress will help determine whether the next president can enact his agenda in the next four years. 下个月,美国人将选举

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BBC News with Eileen McCue. Dutch political leaders are about to take part in a final televised debate ahead of Wednesdays general election. The two front runners in opinion polls are the center-right party of current Prime Minister Mark Rutte and th

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US Lawmakers Begin Hearing on New Supreme Court Candidate United States lawmakers began a hearing today on a new candidate for the Supreme Court. President Donald Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy, who retired earlier thi

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大连国际步行节:健康漫步好心情 步行精神万代传 A study shows that walking is a great way to improve your level of activity and your health. With green trees all around, a blue sky

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Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of The Silence of the Lambs, has died in New York at the age of 73. 曾经凭借电影《沉默的羔羊》获得奥斯卡最佳导演奖的乔纳森戴米于近日在纽约去世,终年73岁。 Born in 19

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今天还是要继续讲新闻界常用来为2000年大选的报导增添色彩的两个习惯用语,而且这两个习惯用语包含一个共同的词:tough。 Tough这个词的意思是困难的、艰难的。 我们要学的第一个习惯用语

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Don't change horses in the middle of the stream to jump on the bandwagon 美国的民意测验显示,布什总统落后于民主党候选人克林顿。这使人想起在十九世纪美国内战期间

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Words and Their Stories: Hold Your Horses! 词汇典故:和horse相关的英语表达 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Today, we tell about horse expressions. In th

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AS IT IS 2016-04-21 UN Seeks New Secretary-General 联合国选举新一任秘书长 The Secretary-General of the U.N. has always been chosen in private meetings. But for the first time in its 70-year history, part of the selection process is taking

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AS IT IS 2016-02-14 US Candidates Talk about Faith, Religion 美国候选人讨论宗教信仰 Candidates for president are talking a lot about their religious beliefs. Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, recently asked New Hampshire supporters to

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A: Are you going to vote this Tuesday? B: Yes, I am, and I am so excited. A: Have you figured out who youre going to vote for? B: I love my candidate. A: Why is that? B: My candidate is probably the most intelligent. A: Is that right? B: I also agree

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美国中期选举两党发起最后冲刺 Across the United States, candidates are making final pleas for votes ahead of midterm elections Tuesday. At stake: which party will control each house of the U.S. Congress for President Barack Obamas final

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The Southern leaders knew all these things. 南方人知道这些事, But they made up their minds that now the time had come to secede from the Union and to establish a Southern Confederacy. 但他们坚信已经到了脱离联邦建立南方同盟的

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今天我们要学的词是commanding。 Commanding, 做为形容词,有占据主导地位的意思。 Our team holds a commanding edge in the shooting percentage, 我们队在投球命中率上占优势。在美国加州州长竞选中, Democrat

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今天的两个习惯用语都来自华盛顿的一份报纸上的同一篇文章,谈论的是2000年夏天民主党以及共和党各自召开的全国代表大会。这种大会的目的是为同年十一月份的大选确定本党总统侯选人的

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Voters will go the polls Tuesday in the northeastern U.S. state of New Hampshire for America's first presidential primary. Public opinion polls show the races for the Democratic and Republican nominations are extraordinarily close, following more tha

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