必背句型: A:In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方,检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 B:But I think most are appointed. 但我觉得大部分是任命的。 I want to eat apple rather tha

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He loved his country and had unbounded faith in the American people. 克雷热爱他的国家并且始终不渝地忠于美国人民。 The legislatures of Kentucky and other states nominated him for the presidency. 肯塔基州和其他几个州的立

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情景对话: A: How does Santa Claus work in America? 美国的圣诞老人是怎么回事呀? B: Basically, parents lie to their kids about Santa being real. It's a way to make sure they behave. 基本上家长骗他们的孩子说圣诞老人是

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And I come here as a daughter, raised on the South Side of Chicago by a father who was a blue-collar city worker and a mother who stayed at home with my brother and me. My mother's love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my

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As--As you might imagine, for--for Barack, running for President is nothing compared to that first game of basketball with my brother Craig. 你们可以想象,同和我大哥克雷格的第一次篮球比赛相比,巴拉克竞选美国总统(对

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The young people across America serving our communities, teaching children, cleaning up neighborhoods, caring for the least among us, each and every day. 他们是遍布美国的年轻人,他们服务于我们的社区,教育我们的孩子,疏通

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No one now living in the United States can remember when the contest began between the Democratic and the Republican parties. It has been going on for more than a century, making it one of the oldest political rivalries in the world. The American pol

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Rebuilding, Corruption Top Issues in Iraqs Election Iraqi citizens will vote for members of their national parliament on May 12. It is the first such election since the government declared victory over the Islamic State group. Iraqi forces drove out

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Weekly Address: President Obama Calls on Congress to Enact Reforms to Stop a Potential Corporate Takeover of Our Elections 奥巴马每周电视讲话:奥巴马总统号召国会通过改革法案终止潜在公司团体操纵我们的选举【注1】

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Voting began in Iraq several hours ago and Iraqis in many parts of the country are braving insurgent violence to vote in their first multi-party elections in 50 years. Thousands are heading to the polls, expressing hope that elections will bring free

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More U.S. troops are on their way to Iraq ahead of elections set for the end of January. The additional forces are intended to bolster security at a time when the country's insurgency is threatening to prevent voting in areas of the country dominated

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Secretary of State Colin Powell and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan held talks Thursday centering on U.N. support for next month's Iraqi elections. Mr. Powell, in what was probably his last meeting with Mr. Annan before leaving office next month, s

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The National Party held their annual conference this weekend in Wellington. This was an important conference because it was their last one before the elections in November. The National Party had not said very much about their policies before this we

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今天学的词组是lame duck。 Lame duck不就是瘸的鸭子吗? 不对, lame duck这说法往往是指一个由于不会再继续担任这职务而无法起作用的总统或官员。报导说:Elections may leave Bush an early lame duck. 意

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Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto, niece of assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, says last month's elections in Pakistan were not a victory for democracy, but rather a continuation of dynastic politics. 被暗杀的前巴基斯坦总理贝

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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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Even after days of intense international pressure, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and his political rival, opposition leader Raila Odinga, have yet to engage in dialogue to resolve a post-election dispute that has ignited ethnic tensions and is threate

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Voters in Pakistan are set to go to the polls Monday in elections for the lower house of parliament and the four provincial assemblies. The elections and their aftermath hold potential dangers for a nation that has been through a series of crises rec

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he has not ruled out negotiations with the opposition MDC but elections must go ahead on Friday to meet a legal obligation. Meanwhile, reports are coming in from several parts of Zimbabwe that violence is conti

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We did get something as a gift after the election.September 23rd, 1952 Future president Richard Nixon uses what's then a new medium, television, to make his case.

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