共和党庆祝税改方案通过 This is AP News Minute. Republicans are celebrating after their tax bill passed the Senate by a 51-48 vote. House votes again Wednesday. The GOP says the plan will help middle class families but democrats call it a g

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2017(十二)月

Exactly three weeks ago, we reported on a memo released by Republicans on the Intelligence Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. The memo was related to how in 2016, U.S. government investigators got court approval to spy on a former adviso

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年2月

Today is December 21st. It is the first official day of winter, but the weather was not looking at the calendar, the seasons first blizzard hit the Midwestern U.S. Early this week, it was headed and expected to move into New England today. Tens of th

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2012年(十二)月

Republican Nomination Still Undecided, Clinton Leads Democratic Camp 共和党提名仍然犹豫不决 克林顿领衔民主党阵营 The latest national poll shows Republican U.S. presidential contender Ben Carson ahead of billionaire Donald Trump,

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(十一月)

美国大选影响未来财税政策走向 Unless the U.S. Congress acts, most Americans will pay more taxes next year to a federal government forced to slash domestic and national defense spending. Such an outcome would significantly cut the deficit

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年8月

美国国会共和党人驳回移民改革法案 House Republicans are rejecting the push by President Barack Obama and the Senate to pass comprehensive immigration reform that would provide legal status and a path to citizenship for the estimated 11

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2013年7月

Take a look(Show photos over the years). Here we are in 2008. 请看(上台这些年来的照片)。这是我俩在2008年。 Here we are a few years later. 这是我俩几年之后。 And this one is from two weeks ago(Skelton photo from Canada

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 欧美名人演讲

So if you get sick, that sticks you with a lousy choice. 所以,如果你病了,这让你被迫进行艰难的选择。 Do you go to work and get everyone else sick, too? 你是去工作或者让每一个其他的人也生病? Or do you take care of

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 奥巴马每周电视讲话

I agree. We need more Republicans to act that way because this is more important than politics. 说得好。我们需要更多的共和党议员用这种思维行事,因为这比政治更重要。 It's about young mothers like Ashley. Today, her ne

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President Barack Obama has urged Republicans in the House of Representatives to work with him on major national priorities, saying cooperation is essential to the country's economic recovery. President's spoke to Republicans at their issues conferenc

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2010年2月

今天我们要学的词是double standard。Double standard, 双重标准。美国国会众议院议长佩洛西指责共和党人在医疗保健改革的辩论中使用双重标准, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of having a double

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是hammer。Hammer, 作为名词是榔头,作为动词则是猛击,击败的意思。美国四月的就业报告显示,就业情势有所恶化。 Seizing on April's slower job growth, Republicans hammered President Obam

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Reaction to President Bush's State of the Union address is predictably along partisan lines. Members of his Republican Party praised his leadership and the goals he proposed on domestic and foreign issues, while majority Democrats criticized him on t

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年1月

Health Care Battle Looms in United States 美国即将开始医改大战 U.S. lawmakers return to Washington next month and they face a deadline of October 1 on how to continue funding the federal government. A group of Republicans is threatening to

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(八月)

今天我们要学的词是robocall。 Robocall指的是由计算机系统自动拨号,播放事先录制的电话留言的宣传电话。Robocall是产品促销和政治竞选的常用手段。A GOP group launched its robocall campaign against Sen

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是drop out。 Drop out是退出的意思。美国威斯康辛州前州长汤普森在上星期六爱奥华州举行的共和党总统参选人假想选举中位居第六,汤普森因此宣布退出争取共和党总统候选人

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是fraud。 Fraud, 是指欺骗行动。美国大选来临前, voter fraud, 选票造假的问题倍受关注。美国少数族裔和低收入社区的组织团体ACORN正在接受有关选民登记造假的调查。 ACORN i

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

JUDY WOODRUFF: There's a split tonight between Donald Trump and his own Republican Party, at issue, serious allegations that the Russians were playing spy games during the presidential campaign. John Yang begins our coverage. JOHN YANG: Top congressi

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

今天我们要学的词是trick-or-treat。 Trick-or-treat, 是10月31号万圣节孩子们装扮成各式神仙鬼怪,挨家挨户索要糖果时说的一句话,意思是最好给糖,否则我们就要捣蛋。这些孩子就是trick-or-treat

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

BBC news with Nick Kelly. There have been heated exchanges during the latest televised debate between the main US Republican presidential hopefuls. It was dominated by attacks on the front runner Donald Trump by his two biggest rivals. Senator Ted Cr

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻