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VOA美语咖啡屋 Lesson 74:Sandy, Women Running for Office Y: 各位听众好,欢迎到美语咖啡屋。我是杨晨。 J: Hello I'm Jody and welcome to American Cafe. Hey Yang Chen, you seem pretty deep in thought today. Y: 我这几天一直琢
Donny在北京学汉语,他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词,就会来请教他。今天是杨琳要问的:拍马屁。 DN: 杨琳, what are you reading? YL: 我在看一本畅销小说,讲的是白领们在公司
Noam Chomsky is an American author, lecturer, linguist, philosopher, and political commentator. He is a top professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His ideas completely changed teachers understanding of how we lea
Cristina Kirchner (born February 19, 1953) is an Argentine lawyer and the current President of Argentina. She is the wife of former President Nestor Kirchner. Before she became president, she was a Senator for Buenos Aires and First Lady during her h
Sarah Palin (born 1964) is the first woman to be selected by Americas Republican Party as vice-presidential nominee. She is also governor of Alaska. Although she was little-known by most Americans, those in her party have taken her to their hearts. H
Mahmoud Abbas was elected as President of the Palestinian National Authority in 2005. He is a leading politician in the Fatah movement. He was also the first Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority. Abbas has spent much of his career negotiating
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
Immigration Remains Hot Topic in US Politics In the 2012 presidential elections in the United States, Hispanics could play a larger role than ever in determining who will occupy the White House. They are the fastest growing voting group in the nation
Dee Dee Myers was the first woman - and one of the youngest - White House press secretaries. Now, more than a decade after her service in the Clinton Administration, Myers is focused on empowering women in the U.S. and worldwide. White House yearsNev
Political Cartoons Thrive in Heated US Presidential Campaign 政治漫画演绎激烈的美国总统竞选 Political cartoons have been around for hundreds of years. Matt Wuerker, a cartoonist for the multimedia news organization Politico, said they
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We go next to California's Central Valley. It's an agricultural region, the source of half the fruit, nuts and vegetables eaten in America, and also home to Congressman Devin Nunes. But ag policy is not what drives his national p
Welcome to the podcast, President Obama politics, the big problem on the border, let's get started.Tonight in Austin Texas, after an airport meeting that almost did not happen because of politics, the President met with Texas Governor Rick Perry. He
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is leading the delegation, marking his 6th annual investment mission to China since taking office in 2011. Speaking in Beijing, Snyder says he timed the trip right after the recent US presidential election to show his st
Superheroes Sound Off on US Government Shutdown 超级英雄对政府关门的看法 LOS ANGELES What will happen to the United States if the government shutdown continues and the debt ceiling is reached? VOA heads to Hollywood to see what superheroe
今天我们要学的词是across the aisle。 Across the aisle, 是美国政治里一个非常有用的词,指对立党派。 President-elect Obama promised to reach across the aisle to foster a 'new politics' in his campaign, 美国当选总统奥巴
Todd: So, Ruth, you're from Ireland. Ruth: Yes, that's right. Todd: And could you talk a little bit about the government in Ireland, like do you have a president or a prime minister? Ruth: In fact, we have both. We have a president, Mary McAleese, an
Kevin Rudd will be sworn in as prime minister today. He's promising a new approach to make Labor competitive at the federal election. His return to the top job followed another day of drama in Canberra. In the end, his victory over Julia Gillard was
By Gary Thomas Washington 05 October 2007 Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, signed an order dropping corruption charges against former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Friday, paving the way for her to return home from self-imposed exile.
At the end of 1947, Jane Wyman told her husband that she wanted a divorce. For a long time, they had been too busy to spend much time together. Still, Ronald Reagan was taken by surprise. He took his daughter Maureen for a ride in the car and tried t
Todd: OK, now Steve, the Canadian political system and the American political system are quite different. Could you explain to me how the Canadian political system works? Steve: Sure. Basically in Canada there are 10 provences and three territories.