name [(1) to appoint; (2) to nominate; (3) to give a name to; (4) a word by which a person, animal or thing is known or called] The Governor named him to be a justice on the state Supreme Court. (1) She said the President will name her to be an ambas

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语1500基础单词例句

We havent finished everything we set out to do in 2008, but you know that every single day that I set foot in that office, I am thinking about you. I am fighting for your families. And with your help, Ive been keeping the commitments that I made. The

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Candidates State Their Positions on Farm Policy By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Recently,

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By Stephanie Ho Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is criticizing President Bush for not moving faster on implementing security measures that were recently highlighted in a report by the so-

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--美国大选

今天我们要学的词是outsider。 Outsider, 是局外人的意思。 The Board selected an outsider to fill the position of CEO, 董事会挑选了一个局外人担任首席执行官的职务。这次美国总统大选,由于民众对布什政府

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 20 August 2007 Lee Myung-bak, waves his hand after he was elected presidential candidate in Seoul, 20 Aug 2007 South Korea's main conservative party has selected a former Seoul mayor as its candidate for president. Elections to re

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(139) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

By Jeffrey Young Washington, D.C. 12 November 2007 While political campaigns in the United States have used the Internet since the 1990s, the importance of the Internet has grown dramatically in the current campaign for the White House. In this segme

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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coming-out party。 Coming-out party, 是初次登场,崭露头角的意思。美国路易斯安那州州长金德尔是共和党一颗冉冉升起的政治新星,上星期代表共和党对美国总统奥巴马的国会演

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今天我们要学的词是get-go。 Get-go, 是开始的意思。From the get-go, 就是从一开始。The team controlled the game from the get-go, 这只球队从一开始就控制了比赛的局面。It was clear from the get-go that the candidat

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今天我们要学的词是speculation。 Speculation是猜测、推测的意思。纽约市长布隆伯格宣布退出共和党,The move has fueled speculation that he may run as an independent candidate for the U.S. presidency in 2008, 意思说这

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是play out。 To play out, 可以指事态的进一步发展。 Much of the scandal is yet to play out, 这场丑闻才刚刚开始,好戏还在后面呢。 I cannot wait to see how the plot will play out, 我急着想知道剧

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 16 November 2007 Democratic Party presidential candidates faced off in Las Vegas Thursday, as Senator Hillary Clinton accused her rivals of distorting her record. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the race

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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz now is testing the political waters for a possible independent bid for president. 前星巴克首席执行官霍尔德舒尔茨现正在试水政坛,看看能否以独立候选人的身份竞选美国总统。 We

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Steve Herman | New Delhi 08 February 2010 Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka addresses reporters in Colombo, 08 Feb 2010 The former Army commander who recently lost Sri Lanka's presidential election has b

发表于:2019-02-20 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(二月)

今天我们要学的词是 recount. Recount 作为名词,有重新计算的意思。Green Party candidate Jill Stein raised $4.8 million to push for an election recount in three key states won by Donald Trump. 绿党候选人斯坦恩集资480万美

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

本期内容: Opinion polls suggested that Hillary Clinton won Americas presidential debate on Sundaythe ugliest ever. The Republican nominee, who did better than expected, said Mrs Clinton had hate in her heart; she repeatedly questioned his tempe

发表于:2019-03-02 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读

Vienna has also outlined plans to erect a fence at a border crossing with Italy. With migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Africa to Italy in growing numbers, Austria has said Rome must stop them or it will have to introduce border controls at th

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今天我们要学的词是 patriotic. Patriotic 形容词,爱国的。Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted that patriotic hackers might have staged cyberattacks on their own against countries that had strained relations with Russia. 俄罗斯总

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今天我们要学的词是 runoff. Runoff 作为名词,有决选的意思。French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and nationalist candidate Marine Le Pen are heading into a runoff in two weeks. 法国中间派候选人马克龙和民族主义者

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