今天我们要学的词是squabble。 Squabble, 是争吵的意思。美国民主党总统参选人希拉里.克林顿参议员和巴拉克.奥巴马参议员在星期一晚上的辩论中就彼此的人品争吵不休, Senator Hilary Clinton and Se

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U.S. President Barack Obama is renewing his call for Congress to approve tax reform legislation known as the Buffett Rule. It is named after one of the world's richest men, investor Warren Buffett, who says it is not fair that he pays a lower tax tha

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Narendra Modis sweeping victory in the May 2014 Indian general election prompted jubilation among his Hindu supporters in Varanasi, the northern city on the Ganges he had chosen as his parliamentary seat. 纳伦德拉?莫迪(Narendra Modi)在2014年5月

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed the 2011 defense authorization(授权) bill into law, but promised to repeal provisions that would restrict(限制,约束) transfer of military detainees from the Gua

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WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama on Monday called on Congress to approve a one year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for people making less than $250,000 per year, a proposal that has been rejected by congressional Republicans and likely Republican P

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Many ZANU-PF delegates say they want to decide who will succeed President Robert Mugabe, who will be 86 in February. President Robert Mugabe received fewer votes in the presidential election last year than MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Peta Thornycro

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1. Rick Santorum continues to reap the benefits of his three victories yesterday. He says since then he's collected a quarter million dollars in donations as he tries to win the GOP presidential nomination. 2. A Missouri teenager has been sentenced t

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Feeling sleepy at work just a few days after the weeklong Spring Festival holiday? If yes, take consolation in knowing that you are not the only one that feels this way. 为期一周的春节假期之后的那几天,上班时会感到困倦?如果是

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Nigeria's main unions have called for nationwide strikes and demonstrations beginning next Monday, unless the government restores a popular consumer fuel subsidy. The Nigeria Labor Congress and Trade Union Congress made the announcement Wednesday aft

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Living in DC During the Government Shutdown No city experiences a government shutdown like Washington, DC. In addition to the economic effect, a suspension of government operations affects Washington on a cultural and recreational level. It influence

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GWEN IFILL: Prime Minister Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought today to ease strains over his plans to speak to Congress tomorrow. But he also said he has a moral obligation to criticize a potential nuclear deal with Iran. He spoke to AI

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BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Police in Beijing municipality have performed an emergency response drill in their preparations for the country's annual legislative and political advisory sessions, a police officer said Friday. The drill was organized t

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MADRID, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid midfielder Kaka insisted on Tuesday that he has not intention of leaving the club after just two seasons in the Santiago Bernabeu. The Brazilian arrived two summers ago in a deal worth around 100 million dollars

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President Barack Obama has begun trying to build public support for his plan to ease unemployment and boost the U.S. economy. The president started the campaign Friday in nearby Richmond, Virginia. Hours after laying out his $447 billion jobs plan to

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Police in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region say 181 terror groups were dismantled since a sweeping campaign was launched a year ago. According to police, 96 percent were thwarted at the planning stage, and 112 suspects turned themsel

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The interim speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress Waldir Maranhao says he has reversed a decision to annul the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. The move came after Senate President Renan Calheiros on Monday dismissed Maranhao'

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U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Congress to extend a law set to expire in July that would prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling. Obama said in his weekly Internet and radio address Saturday, In America, higher education cannot b

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经典译文 With the New Year just around the corner, President Obama said there will be difficult debates and tough fights ahead but that hes hopeful the American people will come together to grow the economy and strengthen the middle class. 2012年

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The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday on a Republican plan to trim government spending and raise the federal borrowing limit. The vote comes days before a deadline to avert a possible default on U.S. debt obligations that Pre

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Sonia Gandhi was born in 1946 to Italian parents in a small village in northern Italy. She was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended a Catholic school. Her life changed in 1964 when she went to study English in England. It was there that she met an

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