Economics Report - US Congressional Committee Fails to Identify Budget Cuts This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. An American congressional committee reported failure earlier this week. The committee failed in its effort to cut the federa

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

The grassroots cause known as the Tea Party movement has brought its demands for lower taxes and smaller government to Washington. The Tea Party rally in Washington was the final stop on a nearly three-week national tour. After stops in 48 cities in

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2010年4月

今天我们要学的词组是turn the corner。 Turn the corner是出现好转,渡过难关的意思。伊拉克的局势让美国总统布什在国内备受压力。媒体报道说, Congressional leaders give President Bush a matter of months t

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This is AP News Minute. North and South Korea's leaders have announced they'll have a new summit in September. North Korea's Kim Jong-un and South Korea's Moon Jae-in plan to meet in the North's capital Pyongyang. The white nationalists who rallied i

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(155) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2018(八)月

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SARAH LONG: And Im Sarah Long with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about a woman who worked to make a difference in peoples lives, Barbara Jordan. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: Barbara Jordan was a lawyer,

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年VOA慢速英语(五)月

By Jim Malone Washington 23 July 2007 The ongoing U.S. domestic debate over the war in Iraq is already largely being driven by the politics of the 2008 presidential and congressional elections. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washi

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President-elect Barack Obama made two more appointments to his economic team Tuesday and said budget reform was a major priority for his incoming administration. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington. President-elect Barack

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The violent and unstable situation in Somalia was the subject of a U.S. congressional hearing on Thursday. Testimony by officials from Somalia, the United Nations and the African Union, and experts came as the Obama administration confirmed it has d

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(六月)

The grassroots cause known as the Tea Party movement has brought its demands for lower taxes and smaller government to Washington. The Tea Party rally in Washington was the final stop on a nearly three-week national tour. After stops in 48 cities in

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President Barack Obama greets Rep. Bill Delahunt, D-Mass., as he exits Air Force One at the Cape Cod Coast Guard Station in Buzzards Bay, Mass., on his way to Martha's Vineyard, 19 Aug 2010 President Barack Obama is spending an increasing amount of t

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(八)月

The meeting came as the House, where Democrats hold a strong majority, formally adjourned so lawmakers can return to their districts to campaign during the few weeks before the elections. Adjournment of the House, and Senate, left unfinished one of P

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By Caty Weaver IN THE NEWS -June 15, 2002: Bush Proposes New Security Department This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program IN THE NEWS. President Bush has proposed creating a new federa

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U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time to overhaul the rules governing the nation's financial sector. The Obama administration says that while it wants tighter regulations, it has no plans to nationalize banks. 美国总统奥巴马指出,现在

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A massive underground Congressional Visitor's Center designed to accommodate millions of people visiting the U.S. Capitol each year has opened to the public. VOA's Dan Robinson reports the project, which was planned for two decades and took eight ye

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Washington 10 October 2007 The House of Representatives foreign affairs committee has approved a non-binding resolution calling the massacre of Armenians nearly a century ago a genocide. The vote was 27 to 21. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA常速英语(十月)

By Jim Malone Washington 16 November 2006 The 2006 U.S. congressional elections are now history, but there is already plenty of activity in both parties looking ahead to the 2008 presidential campaign. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has an ea

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 10 October 2007 Two U.S. congressional panels have approved legislation that would restrict the government's power to eavesdrop on foreign terrorism suspects. President Bush expressed his opposition to the measure, saying

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Expert, Congressional Aides: Immigration Reform Unlikely This Year 专家分析移民改革在今年内不太可能通过 CAPITOL HILL President Barack Obama and Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives are pushing for the Republican majo

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Obama Faces Risks in Requesting Syria Strikes 奥巴马在对叙利亚动武上面临风险 WHITE HOUSE Many experts agree that President Barack Obamas request for congressional approval for U.S. military action in Syria is a calculated gamble. The r

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