190. The First Ten Amendments. 190.前十条例正案 These defects seemed to be so grave that patriots like Patrick Henry, R.H. Lee, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock could not bring themselves to vote for its adoption. 这些缺陷看起来非常严重

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萨拉路易丝希思佩林(SarahHeathPalin,1964年2月11日-),美国记者、政治人物,美国共和党籍,生于爱达荷州桑德波因特,曾任阿拉斯加州州长(2006年至2009年)。佩林是阿拉斯加州历史上最年轻的州长

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约翰昆西亚当斯(John Quincy Adams,1767年7月11日-1848年2月23日)是美国第六任总统(1825年-1829年)。他是第二任总统约翰亚当斯及第一夫人爱比盖尔亚当斯的长子。在詹姆斯门罗时期担任美国

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格罗弗克利夫兰(Stephen Grover Cleveland,1837年-1908年),美国政治家,第22和24任美国总统,是唯一分开任两届的总统,也是内战后第一个当选总统的民主党人。在他任期内,自由女神像在纽约市竖

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拉瑟福德伯查德海斯(RutherfordBirchardHayes,1822年10月4日1893年1月17日)是美国第 19任总统,生于俄亥俄州。南北战争时期,因军功屡次晋升,直至志愿军少将。战后开始政治生涯。两度当选国会

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今天要学的一个词是 orchestrate。 Orchestrate来自orchestra,指管弦乐队。可是别想听音乐,报导说的是伊拉克前统治者萨达姆。文章说:... prosecutors accused him of orchestrating the ...campaign against the Kur

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We've got to make it easier to vote, not harder, and modernize it for the way we live now. 我们要让投票更容易,而不是更难,我们应顺应现在的生活方式,使投票方式现代化。 This is America. We want to make it easier f

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IN THE NEWS - Conservatives, Liberals Criticize Bush's Choice for Court By Nancy Steinbach and Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, October 08, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special Engl

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Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar became a major partys candidate for the states 5th District in the United States Congress. Omar won the Democratic Partys primary election for the area on Tuesday. She is seeking to become the first refugee f

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Cold shoulder Hot air 今天我们要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语是以两个对立的字组成的,第一个是冷,也就是英文里的cold,第二个是热,也就是英文里的 hot。让我们

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1. President Obama named appeals court judge Merrick Garland as his nominee for the supreme court to replace the late justice Antonin Scalia. Garland is the chief judge for the U.S court of appeal in Washington. 2. Republicans, however, remain firm i

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AS IT IS 2016-07-23 Trump Vows to End Growing Violence If Elected 特朗普誓言当选后,要结束日益严峻的暴力问题 Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president Thursday and vowed to end growing violence in America if ele

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今天我们要学的词是reception。 Reception, 有宴会,招待会的意思。 The couple celebrated their 50th anniversary with a dinner reception, 这对夫妇开晚宴,庆祝自己金婚五十周年。 President Obama will hold a White Hou

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今天我们要学的词是straightforward。 Straightforward, 简单明了,直截了当。 Experts say that diagnosing back problems is not always straightforward, 专家们说,背部毛病的诊断绝没有那么简单。 Why can't you just giv

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Eleanor Roosevelt Was the Most Influential Wife of Any American President By Shelley Gollust Broadcast: Sunday, June 26, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm

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We must declare war on unconstitutional change of government on African soil. - African Union Chairman Bingu wa Mutharika. The newly-elected African Union Chairman, Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has pledged to make political stability a prior

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After only two days of voting, Roman Catholic cardinals elected Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. He has chosen the name Francis and is the first pope from Latin America in the Catholic Church'

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今天我们要学的词是U-turn。 U-turn, 是180度转弯,掉头的意思,经常用来指彻底转变。 He made a U-turn on his campaign promise of lowering taxes after being elected, 他当选后,彻底改变了减税的竞选誓言。 He

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Now we turn to the second part of our series exploring Hillary Clinton's life tonight, the eight years she spent in the White House. Her tenure as first lady can be categorized as atypical, and even controversial at times. She logged m

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I have some political stuff for you in todays podcast. In Britain, we have a Parliament. Parliament makes new laws and oversees the government of the country. There are two chambers, or Houses of Parliament the House of Commons and the House of Lords

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