BRIAN: What are those? BILL: Those are campaign placards for John Black. BRIAN: Who is John Black? BILL: There's an election coming up soon. I'm voting for John Black for the U.S. Senate. I'm going to put the placards out in my yard. BRIAN: Oh, I se

发表于:2018-11-28 / 阅读(229) / 评论(0) 分类 美国文化口语

AS IT IS 2016-09-30 Candidate Gary Johnson's "Aleppo Moment" 候选人加里约翰逊的阿勒颇时刻 This is Whats Trending Today. Gary Johnson is the Libertarian Party candidate for president. His name will appear on ballots in every U.S. sta

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(九)月

选举 election 投票 cast a ballot 计票 count of votes 投票日 polling day 投票箱 ballot box 选举程序electoral procedures 选举大会 election meeting / electoral meeting 选举规则 election regulation 选民voter / elector 初选prim

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

A: Are you going to vote tomorrow? B: I sure am. How about you? A: I am. B: Do you know where your polling place is? A: My polling place is up the street at the park. B: Oh, really? A: Wheres yours at? B: Im not sure. A: You should know that already.

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-选举

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House of Representatives will vote on an amendment of the Defense Authorization Act to restrict surveillance of the American public, a House committee announced Tuesday. The House Rules Committee on Tuesday posted

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

There are a million pictures that I could click through here, 我有上百万张照片可以展示, and had to choose carefully -- this is one of my favorites -- of students learning, 可我得小心的选择--好,这是我最喜欢的一张--学生

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

今天要学的一个词组是cast ballots. Cast, c a s t . ballots, b a l l o t s . cast ballots,就是投票。 美国是多种族的国家,有的政客以为 Voters can be counted on to cast ballots along racial lines. 他们以为选民肯定会按

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Today is International Womens Day. In many countries it is a holiday but not in New Zealand. In fact, New Zealand women often choose to celebrate September 19th instead. That was the day in 1893 when women were given the right to vote for Members of

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A Maori, Gerrard Otimi, has been arrested by the police for selling false visas to Pacific Island people. He offered to adopt them into his hapu, or tribe. They paid him $500 for this and he put a stamp in their passport which he said gave them a vis

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Britain is to have its second female Prime Minister after Conservative party members were given the choice between Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom. 现在英国保守党成员需要在特雷莎?梅和安德烈娅?利德索姆二人之间进行选择,这

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

A beauty pageant contestant who labelled herself 'terribly ugly' has been disqualified after being voted through to the final because organisers thought she had tampered with the vote. 俄罗斯一项选美比赛的一名自认为长得很丑的参赛者

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

on the fence maverick 各种语言都有一套特殊的政治词汇,美国英语也不例外。美国国会议员在通过各项法案时经常要投票表示自己的立场。但是,有些议员在

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

通过层层选拔,11强表演秀震撼开唱。他们将要挑战以Party song为主题的欢乐主打歌,7000万全美观众的投票结果将决定本场选手的未来命运。究竟谁能毫无保留的呈现音乐实力呢?精彩尽在本期

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《美国偶像》11强晋级赛继续上演,接下来的六位选手的表演能否带来派对气氛嗨翻全场呢?哪位选手的投票垫底?他的演唱又能否打动评委获得他们手上的拯救票呢?精彩内容,敬请收看!

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Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a plan to allow local residents to vote in November on whether the nation's capital should try to become the country's 51st state. 美国首都华盛顿哥伦比亚特区市长穆丽尔鲍泽星期五宣布一

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 02 November 2009 President Armando Guebuza casts his ballot for presidential, parliamentary, provincial assembly elections in Maputo, 28 Oct 2009 Provisional results from last week's elections in Mozambique show President

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)

今天还是要继续讲在2000年的大选中新闻界常用的两个习惯用语。在十一月七号美国全国各地的投票结束后,副总统戈尔和得克萨斯州长布什令人意想不到地卷入了一场选后的大战。究竟是谁在

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

You might ask, well, here in America, who has time for this? 你也许会问,但这是美国,谁有时间折腾这些啊? And I would tell you that the average American watches five hours of television a day. 我要告诉你,美国人平均每天

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲国际问题篇

WASHINGTON Referendums went forward Sunday in eastern Ukraine in two regions seeking possible independence from Kyiv, despite widespread statements condemning the votes as illegal and illegitimate. The controversial votes were held as Ukraine prepare

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Britain 英国 NIMBYism and the election 邻避主义与选举 The anti-tarmac vote 柏油碎石路反对者投票 The Conservatives are getting squeezed over big building projects 保守党在大型建筑工程上束手无策 ON first glance, the co

发表于:2019-03-09 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列