Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. James Monroe In the spring of eighteen twenty, President James Monroe was coming to the end of his first four years as president. He wanted to be elected again. But he faced

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President Fillmore Signs Compromise of 1850 美国总统菲尔莫尔签署1850年妥协案 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning American English. Im Steve Ember. In 1

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Kansas-Nebraska Act Raises Slavery Issue Once Again 堪萨斯-内布拉斯加法案再次提出了奴隶制问题 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning American Englis

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They are in the botanical garden, near the Cathedral of All Saints. She sees one tear and leans forward and licks it, taking it into her mouth.( As she has taken the blood from his hand when he cut himself cooking for her. Blood. Tear.) He feels

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However, my parents, both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing personal quirk that would never pay a mortgage, or secure a pension. 然而, 我

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He sent ships and soldiers to Charleston and ordered the collector of that port to collect the duties. 杰克森派军舰和士兵到达查理斯顿并命令海关的收税员收税, He then asked Congress to give him greater power. 随后他要求国

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Antonio Guterres became the ninth United Nations Secretary-General on Sunday. The term of former U.N. leader Ban Ki-Moon ended at midnight, December 31. 周日,安东尼奥古特雷斯(Antonio Guterres)成为第九任联合国秘书长。联合国

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ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In eighteen fifty, the United States Congress debated a proposal for an important compromise. The compromise dealt mostly with the national dispute over slavery. T

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Analysts Say Partisan Bickering Could Be Good for US Compromise is what most Americans expect their elected officials to do. Compromise is not a nasty word. It is how we get things done, one person who stopped to answer VOA's questions said. I would

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The International Crisis Group warns Ivory Coast's long-delayed presidential poll could lead to violent chaos if more is not done to ensure the security of the electoral process and resolve issues of nationality and voter eligibility. In a report rel

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his new government is ready to make a historic compromise by meeting with Palestinians for peace talks. Netanyahu says he hopes to renew peace talks, after little progress has been made during his past f

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A: May I smoke? 我可以抽烟吗? B: It's forbidden in this section. 这里禁止吸烟。 A: Do you have any seat preferences? 您喜欢坐什么样的位置? B: Could you please put me in the non-smoking section? 你能不能请把我留在非吸

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 05 September 2006 George W. Bush President Bush is defending his handling of the war on terror as the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States rapidly approaches. Mr. Bush says th

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375. The Crittenden Compromise Plan. 375.科里滕登折中计划 Many men hoped that even now secession might be stopped by some compromise. 许多人希望到了这个地步还可以通过妥协来阻止退出联邦的行为。 President Buchanan

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US Defends Withdrawal from Racism Conference Scott Stearns White House 4 Sep 2001 The Bush Ministration said that it withdrew from U.N. anti-racism conference in South Africa because the meeting ' s p

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Idiom: Rule of thumb ( common sense ) Hit the book: Center around Novelty Appeal Compromise Prioritize Domino effect Nudge Self-perpetuating Price-sensitive The chances of Taco Bell committing to use only cage-free eggs seemed particularly unlikely g

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