Taliban insurgents (叛乱分子) are threatening to target Afghans who vote in the country's November 7 presidential runoff. Afghan election officials are working to improve security while minimizing fraud. The lead up to Afghanistan's second round of

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 英语讨论

四年一度的美国大选昨天刚刚敲定奥巴马连任,潘吉和Jenny就要和你聊聊这最新鲜的话题。那么到底美国的选举人制度是怎么样的呢?美国总统是怎么产生的呢?赶快听听今天的节目! 重点词

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Explanation: Voting is one of the important rights (or freedoms) that Americans have, but not everyone can vote. The Constitution, which is the most important legal document in the United States, has 27 amendments (or changes or additions to the Cons

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To the young people like-a 13-year-old Anne Riddell from Mayfield, Ohio, who had been saving for two years to go to Disney World and decided to use her savings instead to travel to Pennsylvania with her mom and volunteer there, as well. To the vetera

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一个历史性的节点变成一场历史性的闹剧,腐国脱欧公投这事儿真是闹个不停从全球瞩目的公投结果脱欧卡梅伦撩膀子不干了英国人民悔了苏格兰嚷嚷着要独立入欧欧盟决定或把英语剔除欧盟

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11. So short-sighted Zysman junior gets stuck in the back row,and is rarely asked the improving questions posed by those insensitive teachers. 【分析】简单句。主语是Zysman;and连接两个并列的谓语gets和is asked;posed by those in

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1. 动词的时态和语态 1.1 动词的时态和语态一览表 时态语态 一般现在时 一般过去时 一般将来时 主动被动 doare done didwere done will dowill be done 现在进行时 过去进行时 将来进行时 主动被动 are

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足球上有句话叫做:永远不要高估英格兰,也永远不要低估意大利,而从脱欧投票来说,人们高估了英国民众的智商。 例如:公投结束后的数小时,英国人民开始思考一个问题:什么是欧盟?

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Now score it Lionel Messi 5, Cristiano Ronaldo 3. 目前所获金球奖数:梅西五个,C罗三个。 Messi won the Ballon d'Or trophy in Zurich on Monday as the world's best player in 2015, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's two-year hold on soccer's to

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Claire作为候选人参加镇议员选举,却因掉了假牙而在电台出尽洋相。早年的女友是投票员,曾对她不告而别的Jay只好躲躲闪闪地去投票;Mitchell和Cameron为帮Claire造势开了辆宣传餐车在街上吆喝

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1. How does the election work? 大选是怎样运作的? Britain's parliament has 650 members. Any party that wins an outright majority of 326 or more seats can form a government. 英国议会有650名成员。任何党派只要获得不少于326个席

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今天我们要学的词是deadline。 Deadline, 是最后期限的意思。4月15号是美国人交纳所得税的最后期限。April 15th is the income tax filing deadline, 民主党总统提名的宾夕法尼亚州党内初选下星期二举行。

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bait n.饵, 诱惑物 vt.以饵引诱(动物), 把饵装上, 欺负,折磨 vi.中途休息 balcony n.阳台, 包厢, (戏院)楼厅 ballet n.芭蕾舞, 芭蕾舞剧, 芭蕾舞乐曲 ballot n.选举票,

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A fresh push for independence has emerged in Scotland after a majority of voters across the United Kingdom approved a British exit, or Brexit, from the European Union, while Scottish voters opposed the departure. 当英国多数投票人赞成英国脱

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. state of Maryland's legislature on Thursday approved same sex marriage and the state's Democratic governor is expected to sign it into law. The state Senate voted 25-22 to approve the law, less than a week after t

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Obama, Romney Confident on Election Day CHICAGO As Americans vote in the U.S. elections, Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney each are optimistic that he will be the next president of

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1. The Illinois Supreme Court will hear Rahm Emanuel's appeal of a decision throwing him off the ballot for Chicago mayor. Already, the High Court said printing of the ballots must continue with Emanuel's name. 2. Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not

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VOTERS in Texas have had three electoral excitements lately. The first was that in February, after a series of rejections, federal judges in San Antonio finally approved a new map for the states congressional districts, meaning that Texas could final

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What we need today is an electoral culture that is about being together together, in person, in loud and passionate ways, 我们今天需要的是一种选举文化,人与人之间面对面交流思想,喧闹而又激情四射, that instead of

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OAKSTERDAM university, a self-proclaimed cannabis college in Oakland, California, has been called everything from the Princeton of Pot to the Harvard of Hemp. Its founder, Richard Lee, has become the public face of the movement to legitimise marijuan

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