The first woman who publicly accused the nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court of a sexual attack spoke at a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Brett Kavanaugh, the nominee, has strongly denied the charges. Christine Blasey Ford said t

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(九)月

US Holds Elections on November 6 On Tuesday, November 6, Americans will choose hundreds of federal lawmakers and state officials. The election is called the midterm because it comes in the middle of the presidents four-year term. But even though the

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Russia's initial euphoria when Trump took office is fading after Flynn's resignation and Trump's call for Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine. Russia considered Flynn key to promoting improved relations with the United States. 特朗普的上任给俄罗

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US Lawmakers Seek to Permit Religious Head Coverings in Congress For almost 200 years, the House of Representatives part of the United States Congress has barred lawmakers from wearing hats. But this year, voters in Minnesota elected Ilhan Omar to re

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US Lawmakers Begin Hearing on New Supreme Court Candidate United States lawmakers began a hearing today on a new candidate for the Supreme Court. President Donald Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy, who retired earlier thi

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Broadcast: Jan 30 2003 President Bush's proposal to Congress to devote $15 billion to the fight against AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean has been welcomed by lawmakers on Capitol Hill. But some are as

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Greece's debt crisis has shaken investors in the United States and worldwide. They worry that it could spread far beyond Greece. On Thursday, a day after huge protests in Athens, the Greek parliament

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AS IT IS 2016-03-12 Obama Invites Lawmakers On Cuba Trip 奥巴马邀请两党议员同访古巴 Democratic and Republican lawmakers will join President Barack Obama on his trip to Cuba later in March. Obama invited members of both the Republican Par

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At Least 12 Dead in Attack on French Newspaper 法国报社遭袭击,至少12人死亡 Now, the news, from VOA Learning English. At least 12 people were killed in an attack on the Paris offices of a French newspaper Wednesday. Witnesses say at least

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Andres Idarraga is a Yale University law student, a rights activist and a convicted felon. He recently testified before Congressional subcommittee on changing current voting restrictions for former felons. In the United States, most people convicted

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USCongressGetsConflictingAdviceonEconomy,Debt For U.S. lawmakers, no issue is more pressing or contentious than how to revive an ailing American economy while confronting a $14.7 trillion national debt. Complicating this monumental task is a sharp di

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Former Drug CEO Martin Shkreli Angers Lawmakers 前美国制药企业高管激怒国会议员 A former U.S. pharmaceutical business executive has angered lawmakers by refusing to explain why he raised the price of a life-saving pill by 5,000 percent.

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Many state legislatures around this country have a serious human resources problem. Salaries for being a state legislator are relatively low. And as Johnny Kauffman of member station WABE reports, not everybody can afford to do t

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Jasper Tsang, Chairman of The Legislative Council in Hong Kong, says tightened security arrangements for the complex are in place to prevent clashes. The latest risk assessment by the Police indicates that there is a likelihood of the Legislative Cou

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Reviewing and discussing amendments to the Chinese Constitution have been a major task for national legislators and political advisors gathered in Beijing for their annual sessions. The draft revisions have won support from Chinese leaders, lawmakers

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Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionThe Chinese government demands Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe correct his mistakes following the Yaukuni visit and work for peace of the Asia-Pacific. Hundreds of

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President Barack Obama waves as he walks away from the podium during his visit to Oasis Mechanical Contractors, in Lanham, Md., 05 Feb 2010, after meeting with small business leaders President Barack Obama says Friday's mixed news on U.S. unemploymen

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for more to be done to eliminate poverty, particularly in areas which is home to the country's ethnic minorities. The comments have been made while Xi Jinping was sitting down with lawmakers from Guangxi at the

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今天我们要学的词是 split. Split is spelled s-p-l-i-t, split. Split 做为形容词,有劈开的,裂开的意思。比如,Lawmakers are split along party lines on the proposal. 对于这项提案,立法人员的态度按党派分成两个

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今天我们要学的词是skeptical。 Skeptical, 是怀疑的意思。虽然现在股市时有回升, Experts say investors should remain skeptical of temporary rallies, 但是专家建议投资者对市场的暂时回升持谨慎态度。白宫和

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