NPR 2008-09-29

President Bush is praising the bipartisan financial rescue plan worked out in negotiations with the administration. He said he knows the vote on the measure will be difficult for lawmakers, but he's confident it will be approved. House Speaker Nancy

英语情景对话：Disappointed at the Result(3)

A: Have you heard who got elected? B: No, who won? A: Our new President is John McCain. B: What? You cant be serious! A: I was just as shocked when I found out. B: Why would anyone vote for McCain? A: The people have spoken. B: Thats horrible. A: If

VOA慢速英语 2008 0426

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Hillary Clinton is still behind Barack Obama in the delegate count after the Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday. But her ten-point victory kept her supporters' hopes alive in the race for the Democratic presid

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-31

1. The presidential candidates are making their last pitches to voters by mainly attacking their opponent. John McCain is trying to tie Barack Obama to oil companies while Obama spend part of the day saying McCain will keep economy in a ditch. 2. Th

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-26

1. It looks like there is an agreement in principle among lawmakers on a 700-billion-dollar bailout of the financial industry. The plan would have to pass both houses of Congress, then be signed by the president. 2. The first presidential debate pla

NPR 2008-09-06

GOP presidential nominee John McCain visited a small town outside Milwaukee today and promised to take his White House campaign to small towns throughout America. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. John McCain's first campaign stop after the GOP conventio

NPR 2008-11-01

With the presidential campaign now coming down to a matter of days, the candidates are getting in some last-minute stumping. Republican John McCain has been barnstorming the state of Ohio. At appearance in Columbus, he was joined by California Gover

NPR 2008-10-12

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is briefing representatives of the so called G-20 including the world's richest nations and the largest developing nations on the steps being taken by the US and other countries to restore confidence in the global fi

英语俚语：long shot和shoo in

今天还是要讲在总统大选年里你常常会听到的两个习惯用语，而且这两个习惯用语都和侯选人的当选机会和希望有关。 第一个习惯用语是从射击或者赛马这两种体育运动中借用来的。它是: l

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-21

1. For the first time, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says he supports the idea of a second stimulus package. The White House says President Bush is open to the idea of direct payments to Americans. Bernanke told Congress that the economy is likely to st

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-03

1. It's down to the wire for the race for president. John McCain is in battleground state Pennsylvania today where he told supporters he can feel momentum on his side. Polls show McCain behind in the state that has 21 electoral votes. 2. Democrat Ba

VOA慢速英语 2008 0112

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The American presidential campaign took a surprising turn this week. Hillary Clinton Senator Hillary Clinton won the Democratic vote in the first primary state, New Hampshire, on Tuesday. That was after sh

CNN 2008-03-22

Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta. I'm Naamua Delaney. Thanks for checking in with us. Here's a look at what's happening Now In The News. Senator Barack Obama is getting an endorsement from one of his former rivals. New Mexico Governor Bil

CNN 2008-10-05

Hello everyone, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Just days now to the next presidential debate and the candidates are both stumping and prepping ahead of Tuesday night. Bara

CNN 2008-10-17

This is your NOW IN THE NEWS update; I'm Reggie Aqui, from the CNN center in Atlanta. Worldwide recession fears sent many world stock markets going down today. The Dow opened down sharply before recovering some of its losses. Tokyo's Nikkei downed m

PBS高端访谈:麦凯恩讲述美国战争中英雄的个人事迹

GWEN IFILL: Now one of the nation's most famous veterans takes a look at American heroes from each of the nation's conflicts, most largely unknown, in a new book, Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War. The authors are Sen. John Mc

CNN 2008-02-01

Hey there! I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The gloves came off last night in the Republican presidential debate in California. Mitt Romney accused Senator John McCain of misrepresenting

每日一词【575】bombshell：炸弹

今天我们要学的词是bombshell。 Bombshell, 炸弹，指出人意料的消息。 The news came as a bombshell, 这个消息简直出人意料。 In a bombshell announcement, the movie star revealed that he is gay, 这个电影明星出人意料地

CNN 2008-11-03

I am Asieh Namdar at the CNN. com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Two days to victory, those are words from Senator John McCain on this Sunday. The Republican candidate is touting his ticket with VP pick Gove

每日一词【548】ground zero：核弹的爆炸地点

今天我们要学的词是ground zero。 Ground zero, 原来是指核弹的爆炸地点，七年前九一一恐怖袭击事件发生后，现在说起Ground Zero, 一般都是指纽约世贸大楼的遗址。 U.S. Presidential candidates Obama and M