NB: This is not a word for word transcript Yvonne: You're listening to 6 Minute English, I'm Yvonne Archer and Stephen has kindly joined me for today's programme. Hello Stephen! Stephen: Hi Yvonne! Yvonne: This year, there's a special British bank ho

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By Jim Malone Washington 09 May 2006 Two recent public opinion polls show President Bush's approval ratings in the low to mid-30s, and those low numbers are a major concern for Republicans hoping to h

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 17 February 2007 U.S. Senators opposed to sending thousands more American troops to Iraq narrowly failed Saturday to move a nonbinding resolution, expressing disapproval of President Bush's plan, to a formal debate and

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As a new 111th Congress convened in the U.S. Capitol,Tuesday, majority Democrat and minority Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives sounded notes of bipartisanship, pledging to work to repair the U.S. economy. Scene in US House of R

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WASHINGTONThe long battle for the Republican presidential nomination has now ended, settling on a new leader of the Republican Party: Donald Trump. Republicans nationwide reacted with a mix of disbelief, anger and grudging acceptance Wednesday, revea

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A group of House Republicans are trying to do something unusual. They want to force a vote on immigration legislation even over the objections of their own party leaders. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MARIO DIAZ-BALART: This

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Republicans in Congress are increasingly worried that President Trump seems set on waging a trade war with countries across the globe. The Trump administration has slapped tariffs on Chinese goods and on products from close allies

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Republicans Reject Kavanaugh Accuser's Request To Delay Hearing For FBI Investigation AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Come Monday, both Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and university professor Christine Blasey Ford may appear before the Senate Judiciary C

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今天我们要学的词组是on time。 On time是按时的意思。比如虽然天气恶劣,飞机还是按时抵达了, The plane arrived on time despite the bad weather. 美国人必须按时向政府报税,报税的最后期限通常是每年

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By Jim Malone Washington 04 October 2006 A budding scandal in the U.S. Congress and new questions about the war in Iraq have Republicans on the defensive less than five weeks before congressional elections in November. ----- Rep. Mark Foley speaks a

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 12 June 2007 President Bush Tuesday made a rare visit to Capitol Hill to press senators of his own Republican party to support legislation overhauling the nation's immigration system. Opposition Republicans, concerned abo

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Life After Jesse Helms David Swan When Americans go to the 1)polls late next year to elect a new Congress, a familiar and 2)controversial name will be off the 3)ballot . Republican Senator Jesse Helms

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 February 2007 watch video report by J. Fry U.S. Senate Republicans have used a procedural vote to block a bipartisan, nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq. It is a defeat fo

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By Jim Malone Washington 16 May 2006 Patrons at El Portal restaurant watch President Bush deliver his immigration speech Monday President Bush is focused on winning over members of his own Republican

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美国心理学会的一项研究发现,大选令一半以上的美国人感到有压力或非常有压力。有些精神健康治疗师反映,他们的病人中有四分之三提到自己有明显的与竞选相关的焦虑。来学最新的新词

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Lexington 莱克星顿 The Ben Carson mirage 海市蜃楼般的Ben Carson Why some Republicans think a charismatic brain surgeon can win the White House为什么一些共和党人认为才华横溢的脑科医生能入主白宫BETWEEN now and the pre

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WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled his 2014 budget Wednesday, aiming to rein in the deficit by raising taxes on the affluent and curbing government spending on programs including Social Security and Medicare. The bl

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The Wedding, March 18, 1991 婚礼,1991年3月18日 Powell's pregnancy did not completely settle the issue. 鲍威尔的怀孕并没有彻底解决这件事。 Jobs again began balking at the idea of marriage, 乔布斯又开始为结婚这个念头犹

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Congress and the president 国会与总统 Face-off 对峙 Anyone hoping for an outbreak of good government is likely to be disappointed 想要一个良好政府的人们恐要大失所望 SPEAKING at the White House after a stinging mid-term defeat,

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The new Congress 新国会 Construction above, obstruction below 上面施工,下面堵塞 The 114th Congress may be more productive than its predecessorjust 第114届国会或许比上一届更多产 VIEWED from a distance, the scaffolding on the

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