Although presidential elections occur every 4 years, many people feel that they do not have a true understanding of how presidential campaigns operate. The winner in the November general election is almost certain to be either the Republican or the D

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 双语有声阅读

US House Speaker Announces His Retirement Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, says he will not seek another term in Congress. 美国众议院议长保罗瑞安(Paul Ryan)表示,他在国会将不会寻求连任。

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(四)月

Cold shoulder Hot air 今天我们要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语是以两个对立的字组成的,第一个是冷,也就是英文里的cold,第二个是热,也就是英文里的 hot。让我们

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Economics Report - Obama Enters 2012 Race on Good Jobs News This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Most of the news in Washington this week was about the budget talks to prevent a shutdown o

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Guide to the US Presidential Campaign, Part One 美国总统竞选指南Ⅰ Every four years Americans go to the polls in November to pick a president. Americans will elect the next president in November of 2016. Although the election is still more t

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总统选举竞选活动在爱荷华举行 Though Cedar Falls,Iowa has a population just over 40,000, right now it is the epicenter of the race for the White House. 尽管爱荷华州锡达福尔斯市人口刚刚超过4万人,但是它成为白宫角逐

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blame game negative campaigning 美国选民每四年不仅要选举一位总统,而且还要选举四百三十五名国会议员、至少三十三名参议员以及在州一级和基层的许多官员

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Today we do not seek to impose our vision on others, but we are convinced that certain rights are universalnot American rights or European rights or rights for developed nations, but the birthrights of people everywhere, now enshrined in the United N

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美剧神剧纸牌屋第三季不久前刚推出。今天我们带来观影指南,帮你读懂美国政党、竞选等政治生态。 纸牌屋第三季观影指南 本节课的重点词汇: Spoiler (alert): 剧透 House of Cards: 纸牌屋 Release

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Throughout American history though, they have lost that bet and I believe they will this time as well. 可是纵观美国历史他们一再下错赌注我相信这一次也不例外 But ultimately Class of 2012, that will depend on you Don't wait for

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今天我们要学的词是longshot。 Longshot, 是指冷门的、获胜机会不大的。美国MSNBC有线电视台本周举办了民主党参选人的辩论会。Dennis Kucinich, widely considered a longshot candidate, was excluded from the debate

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GWEN IFILL: Early voting has already begun in key states that could determine the balance of the Senate and the direction the nation may be heading in the final two years of the Obama presidency. One of those states is North Carolina, where a Democra

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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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Take my word for it (相信我的话,准没错的) 学美语最怕的是单词,而单词中最值得害怕的应属单音节的动词了,因为这种字通常都不只具备一种意思,时常

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Boris Johnson's allies warned there is a 'deep pit in Hell' waiting for Michael Gove tonight after the Justice Secretary stabbed his fellow Brexit champion in the back saying he was not up to being Prime Minister. 英国司法部长迈克尔?戈夫背后

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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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上一次我们讲了几个在选举中时常会用到的习惯用语。最后说到的一个是full steam ahead。人们说大选年两大政党的全国代表大会举行后,竞选运动就move full steam ahead。 意思是全党上下都鼓足士气

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1. Polices say they found the body of a woman recently convicted of running a DC prostitution ring .Deborah Jeane Palfrey was found hanging in a shed near her mothers Florida home this morning. The 52-year-old left a suicide note, but details arent b

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Critical states along the Eastern Seaboard are echoing with campaign appeals tonight. The candidates, and top supporters, have been out in force today, as the days before the election dwindle to a final few. Lisa Desjardins begins o

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Two news reports out today are raising questions about Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation. The New York Times reported a company now known as Uranium One sought approval to sell control of the company to Russia's atomic energy

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