AS IT IS 2014-11-06 Marijuana Becomes Legal in DC and Oregon Voters in Washington, D.C. and the northwestern state of Oregon have approved measures to make marijuana legal. The victories for lawful use of the drug were among separate initiatives on b

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Which of these politicians would you vote for?Theyre the same right?Not exactly, in an experiment Danish Researchers modified the real face to make it look more dominant or more feminine.Those subtle changes made a difference says Princeton Universit

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罗姆尼竞选因录像事件受损 In the U.S. presidential race, the latest polls show that President Barack Obama has pulled into a modest lead over his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Romney is trying to get his

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Getting Political Support Helen: Okay, your schedule today is very busy. First, youre meeting with a group of constituents concerned about the environment. Then, youre speaking to a group of factory workers. At noon, youll be having lunch with a grou

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Last week was the final session for Parliament before the elections on November 8th. During the session last week, MPs who were retiring gave their farewell speeches. One well-known National MP, Katherine Rich, decided to retire from Parliament as sh

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a straw in the wind to grasp at straws 今天这一课我们要再给大家介绍两个由straw,也就是

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This is AP News Minute. Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump unveiled the first major revamp of the nation's tax system in a generation. It's a sweeping 5-trillion plans that would deeply cut taxes for corporations, simplify the code

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Right now, joining me for our Friday politics talk are columnist E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. Hi, both of you. Good to see you. DAVID BROOKS, BYLINE: Hel

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茶党不让步 政府难开门 A one-page letter - signed by almost one-fifth of the legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives - was a factor leading to a political stalemate and the U.S. government shutdown. Congress and President Barack Oba

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The official results for the election were announced on Saturday. 270,000 special votes were counted and all other votes were re-counted. Special votes were votes by people who were not in their own electorate on Election Day. Some of these people we

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今天还是要讲在大选年里新闻界常会用来报导有关选举的情况的两个习惯用语。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是: pork barrel。 Pork是猪肉,而barrel是木头制成的圆桶pork barrel要是直译就是装猪肉的木

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When Helen Clark left Parliament, the Labour Party announced there would be a by-election in Mt Albert to find a replacement MP. Russell Norman, co-leader of the Green Party, and John Boscawen of the ACT Party both want to be the MP for Mt Albert. Th

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今天还是要继续讲在大选期间新闻界常用来报道竞选运动的两个习惯用语,而且今天要说的习惯用语包含一个共同的词:loop。 Loop通常有好几种不同的意思。其中之一是用绳子打成的环、圈。

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西方选举实用英语单词 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primary el

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今天我们要学的词是spotlight。 Spotlight, 是聚光灯的意思,引伸为注意的焦点。Seek the spotlight, 意思是喜欢出风头。Pop star Britney Spears repeatedly found herself in the unflattering glare of the spotlight in 2007, 歌

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With all but half a percent of the ballots counted from Sunday's presidential election in Russia, Kremlin candidate Dmitri Medvedev has garnered more than all of his opponents, combined. Now, Medvedev is indicating how he will share power with outgoi

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The Prime Minister, John Key, has chosen Hekia Parata to replace Pansy Wong. Ms Parata has also been given three Associate Minister positions: Associate Minister of ACC, Energy and Resources, and Community and Voluntary Sector. She has only been an M

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Is 'sorry' the hardest word? Not for the British Education Secretary Michael Gove, who has apologised recently to his former French teacher for misbehaving in class. It took him 30 years to express regret for, as he said, competing with his classmate

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Election officials are counting the votes in Pakistan after a key parliamentary election designed to restore democracy following eight years of military rule under President Pervez Musharraf. 为了使被穆沙拉夫总统领导的军人政府统治了

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今天我们继续学几个流行在美国政界的习惯用语。先讲的两个常被政坛人士用来攻击政敌。第一个是:blow smoke。 Blow smoke从字面解释就是喷吐烟雾。这个习惯用语来自军界。军队有时会放烟幕

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