The Supreme CourtThe Highest Judicial Authority最高法院最高司法机关 The Supreme Court is comprised of nine justices who are appointed to the bench for life, or until voluntary retirement. They are appointed by the President and must be conf

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(162) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. General Motors has taken another step toward bankruptcy, Jerome Vaughn of member station WDET has more. The automaker's bondholders have rejected a plan to exchange 27 billion dollars of debt for GM stock

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

Republican senators again turned back a Democratic financial overhaul bill today. The legislation creates new regulations for Wall Street investment firms and for complex products called derivatives. GOP senators have successfully blocked debate on t

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台4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

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he fully supports President Obama's decision to appoint General David Petraeus to replace General Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in Afghanistan. And as NPR's Rachel Martin reports Gates says the strategy t

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Explanation: Back in 1787, more than 200 years ago, the United States of America didnt exist the way it does today. There were just 13 states, and after they gained independence from Great Britain, they had a very weak government. They struggled to s

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 美国精神

UNIT 7 TEXT Oliver Barrett IV, a Harvard student from a wealthy WASP family, fell in love with Jennifer, a Radcliff music major, daughter of a pastry chef of Italian descent. Jennifer returned his lov

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(157) / 评论(0) 分类 大学英语精读第五册

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(59) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人文艺系列

Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson became president of the United States in March of eighteen twenty-nine. Thousands of his supporters came to Washington to see him sworn-in. Many

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Those We Said Goodbye to in 2017 They made you cry and they made you laugh. Some united a country and others divided its people. 他们让你哭,让你笑。有些人让一个国家团结起来,有些则让这个国家的人民分裂。 Here is a

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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 Jack Speer. The health overhaul bill now being debated in the Senate will boost average premiums for people who buy their own coverage. Thats according to a new report but theyll get more for their money. NPR's Julie

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台12月

1.It is impossible to love and to be wise. -Francis Bacon 2.Love,and you shall be loved.All love is mathematically just,as much as the two sides of an algebraic equation. -Ralph Waldo Emerson 3.Where

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英文名句短语

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Inspector general of U.S. Defense Department has cleared U.S. commander in Afghanistan John Allen of misconduct following an investigation into whether he exchanged inappropriate e-mails with Tampa socialite Jill K

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Very smart and very skilled that building consensus. Two traits not listed on Kagan's resume, but they're sure won't hurt her chances of confirmation. CNN's Kate Bolduan has a closer look. Elena Kagan, here congratulating retiring Justice John Paul S

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2010年(五)月

1. President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown agree fighting terrorism is a top priority. The two leaders met at Camp David for the first time since Brown took office, replacing Bush's longtime ally Tony Blair. In addition to policy talks

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1. JetBlue Airlines has suspended pilot Clayton Osbon following a bizarre rant Tuesday on a Las Vegas-bound flight. Passengers wrestled Osbon to the ground as the co-pilot took over the flight and made an emergency landing in Texas. 2. A congressman

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(330) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(四月)

ECONOMICS REPORT - On the Job, at Minimum WageBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, January 13, 2006 I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Minimum wage is the lowest hourly pay

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Hold on to your lily white butts! 把你们的白屁股坐好了! In our fast-changing world, traditions like the White House Correspondents' dinner are important. 在这个瞬息万变的世界,白宫记者晚宴这种传统是很重要的。 I

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. An international summit on nuclear security gets underway in Seoul, South Korea this week, with both President Obama and South Korean President Lee warning North Korea against a planned missile launc

发表于:2019-03-15 / 阅读(364) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台3月