From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Stinging losses in the US market today triggered by fears over multiple concerns around the globe. For onea combination of disappointing data over the pace of economic growth in the US. AnotherGreece's

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

Wall Street's confronted with a crisis of confidence, keeping stocks way down. We last saw the Dow losing more than 260 points at 9,869, NASDAQ down nearly 4% at 2,135. Few factor is playing into this. Details are now from NPR's Yuki Noguchi. The Eur

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The Supreme Court itself has already endorsed limits after 24 weeks, the point at which a fetus is considered to be viable outside the womb, putting it squarely alongside public opinion. 最高法院本身已赞同怀孕24周后禁止堕胎,因为此

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人文艺系列

Thank you! God bless you! God bless you and god bless America. With an easy victory for reelection to the senate behind her, Hillary Clinton is now actively drumming up support for a presidential bid.

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2006年

1. The nomination of Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court clears a Senate Committee by a vote of 13:6, with only one Republican supporting her. Now, the full Senate is expected to vote on her nomination before Congress begins its summer recess. 2. Actre

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Mitt Romney makes it official. Today, He declared his candidacy for the 2012 Republican nomination for president. NPR's national political correspondent Don Gonyea has more. Romney traveled to a farm in

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

2016美国总统选举的初选正在如火如荼的进行中,各种政治术语也在媒体上泛滥成灾。如果你关注美国大选,就会发现下面这12个用语在各种报道中出现的频率很高,赶快学起来吧~~~~ 1. flip flo

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

Its become conventional wisdom thatCannesmeans zilch when it comes to Oscar. But is it true? 戛纳得奖,就无缘奥斯卡,这已成一种不言自明的常识。但真的是这样吗? Look back at the past 10 years, and youll see that the Ca

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Politics has quite literally gone to the dogs in one Minnesota village, where a seven-year-old pup has been named mayor. 在美国民尼苏达州的一个小村庄里,狗狗也开始涉足政坛了。一只7岁的小狗被任命为了村子的村长。

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Caucus goers met at sites around the state to show support for their candidate and be counted in the first contest of the 2016 Presidential nominating cycle. This year the Iowa caucuses drew many first-time caucus-goers. John Clark is one of them. He

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Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has been nominated for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in a move that could make him the first Chinese player to receive the honor. 原休斯顿火箭队中锋姚明正式获得了奈史密斯篮球

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们要学的词是contender。 Contender, 是竞争者的意思。 A strong contender, 是强有力的竞争者。He is a gold medal contender in the Olympics, 他是一个很有可能在奥运会上夺取金牌的选手。 再过一个月,美

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The nomination ballots for 84th Annual Academy Awards were mailed Tuesday to the 5,783 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the academy announced. The voters have until Jan. 13 to

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CAPITOL HILL The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Barack Obamas pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, after a bruising nomination battle that saw widespread Republican opposition to the former Republican senator by a vote of 58 to 41. Hagel wil

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

MORMONS are outing themselves. In 2010 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints launched a multi-million-dollar campaign to counter misconceptions about the religion, and last October it was vastly expanded. Billboards have now gone up in a do

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

1. flip flopper 改变立场的人,政策骑墙派 flip-flop是平底人字拖,但flip flopper这个词却与拖鞋没有任何关系,而是指骑墙派,反复无常者,改变立场的人。在表示翻转、突然转变意义时,flip-flo

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LOS ANGELES, May 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. actor Jeff Conaway, best known for his roles in the 1970s hit television series Taxi and blockbuster film Grease, died on Friday morning at age 60, local celebrity websites reported. The former child star, who beg

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In remarks in Washington on Tuesday, President Barack Obama denounced a $3.5-trillion Republican budget plan, saying it would harm middle class Americans and set back the nation's economic recovery. Mr. Obama's speech sharpened his message to voters

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There is great anger, Donald Trump said early in his campaign for the Republican nomination. 存在极大的愤怒唐纳德.特朗普(Donald Trump)在竞选共和党总统候选人提名初期曾说过。 Believe me, there is great anger. 相信我,存

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's pick for U.S. attorney general Loretta Lynch on Thursday passed a procedural vote in the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and was allowed to advance in the Senate for a full-floor confirm

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