United States Congress Explained In the United States, voters choose members of Congress every two years. But what is Congress? 美国的选民每两年选一次国会议员。然而国会是什么呢? Imagine that the U.S. government is a chair wi

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THE PRESIDENT:Mr. Speaker, Mr. President Pro Tempore, members of Congress, [00:-0.50]所有的国会民众: [00:-1.00]and fellow Americans: [00:-1.50]和美国同胞: [00:-2.00]In the normal course of events, Presidents come to this chamber to re

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美国经济面临又一财政悬崖 The U.S. may have avoided the fiscal cliff, but analysts say the last minute Congressional agreement at the start of the year to raise taxes on wealthy Americans and avoid massive spending cuts was only a temporar

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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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Wk 10 (10 March 1876) Bell Invents The TelephoneThis Week in HistoryAlexander Graham Bell claims to have invented the telephone, but did he? In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first call on an electromagnetic telephone he had built, and went on

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Friendship Day takes place on the first Sunday of August every year. It is one day of the year we can say thank you to our friends. The tradition began in the USA in 1935 and has slowly spread around the world. The U.S. Congress declared Friendship D

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今天我们要学的词组是front man。 Front的意思是前面, 前头, man是人, 男人。 Front man指乐队的主唱歌手。比如John Lennon和Paul McCartney就是披头四乐队The Beatles的front man -- 主唱歌手。 Front man有时

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今天学的词组是upbeat。Upbeat指的是音乐上的弱拍, 也有快乐、乐观的意思。 比如,美国11月7号举行国会中期选举,许多共和党人担心他们会失去在国会的多数席位,可是布什总统和他的高级助

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Blood,Sweat and Tears-热血,汗水和眼泪 First Speech as Prime Minister May 13, 1940 to House of Commons On May 10, 1940, Winston Churchill became Prime Minister. When he met his Cabinet on May 13 he told them that I have nothing to offer but b

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AS IT IS 2014-07-16 Congress to Focus on US Border Crisis 国会将关注美国边境危机 Congress soon may vote on whether to approve funds requested by President Barack Obama to deal with a rise in immigrants from Central America. President Obama

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AS IT IS 2015-07-14 US Senate Leader: Iran Nuclear Deal 'Hard Sell' in Congress 美国参议院领袖:伊朗核协议难过国会这关 The United States has been one of six world powers taking part in the Iranian nuclear talks in Vienna. A top U.S.

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Congress Debates US Export-Import Bank 国会讨论美国进出口银行 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. 这里是美国之音经济报道。 A policy dispute is taking shape in Washington over a government agency that helps

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美国国会是否将破坏伊朗核协议? A growing number of U.S. lawmakers of both political parties say Congress should have an up-or-down vote if a final accord is reached on Irans nuclear program. Even as the Obama administration braces for

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He was a famous cartoonist. He drew political cartoons. His cartoons made fun of presidents. His cartoons made fun of vice presidents. His cartoons made fun of Congress. Politicians hated him. Ordinary people loved him. His name was Paul. He put 400

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227 美国国会对导弹防御体系提出质疑 Senate Democrats Skeptical of Missile Defense Jim Malone Washington 24 Jul 2001 20:45 UTC\ The debate over President Bush's proposed missile defense s

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155 美国国会讨论改革竞选捐款提议 US Congress Debates Campaign Finance Reform Jim Malone Washington 12 Jul 2001 02:15 UTC Supporters of changing the way U.S. political campaigns are finan

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今天我们要学的词是breeze。 Breeze, 做为名词,指轻而易举的事情。 Beating the unknown team wasn't a breeze as we thought it would be, 打赢这支名不见经传的队伍远没有我们原本想象的那么简单。 The new webs

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sleaze gridlock 在竞选过程中,候选人进行互相攻击似乎是常事,只是在手法上有所不同而已。今天我们先要给大家介绍一个和候选人互相攻击有关的常用词

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模仿句子:Protestors storm Iraq's Parliament, demanding an end to corruption. The Kenyan president has set fire to more than 100 tonnes of ivory to signal his determination to stop illegal poaching. 翻译:示威者闯入伊拉克议会,要求

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迷你对话 A: Baby, what about having some beef for dinner? A: 宝贝儿,晚上吃牛肉怎么样? B: Oh, no. Mom, I am on a diet. I have to keep an ear to the ground. B: 啊,不要啊。我正在减肥。我是时刻提醒自己啊。 第一、

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