VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - US Voters Look to Women

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, twelve American states voted for candidates for elections in November. Tuesday was the busiest day of the primary season -- and women were the big winners. In California, the Republicans nominate

VOA常速英语2008年-Collector Says Memorabilia Helps Americans Reme

By Siri Nyrop Washington 25 March 2008 Technology has changed the way presidential candidates campaign for the White House. But their goal is the same as it has been since America's first presidential election: attracting voters to choose one particu

VOA标准英语2008年-Voters in Nevada Take Part in Presidential Cauc

By Mike O'Sullivan Las Vegas 19 January 2008 Voters in the Western state of Nevada are taking part in party caucuses Saturday to help choose the nominees for U.S. president. Mike O'Sullivan has a preview from Las Vegas on the first-in-the-West presid

VOA标准英语2012--New Hampshire Prepares for Presidential Primary

New Hampshire Prepares for Presidential Primary In less than a week, voters in the northeastern state of New Hampshire will cast ballots in the first U.S. presidential primary, following last Tuesday's Iowa caucuses. People going to the polls in New

VOA标准英语2012--Romney Attempts Campaign Reset

Romney Attempts Campaign Reset Mitt Romney was in damage control mode as he tried to appeal to Hispanic voters on the Spanish language network Univision. So my campaign is about the 100 percent in America, and I am concerned about them. Im concerned

VOA标准英语2012--Several US States to Let Voters Decide Same-Sex Marriage

Several US States to Let Voters Decide Same-Sex Marriage DeRionne Pollard and Robyn Jones are raising their six-year-old son Myles like other families in a loving home environment. They have been a couple for 23 years and wed in California three year

VOA标准英语2012--Egyptian Villagers Debate Candidates' Economic Plans

Egyptian Villagers Debate Candidates' Economic Plans Life in rural Egypt under the previous government was hard. Poverty was endemic - a third of Egyptians live on less than $2 a day. Prospects for change were almost nil. So the promise of new leader

VOA标准英语2012--Two Parties Have Dominated US Politics for 150 Years

Two Parties Have Dominated US Politics for 150 Years The Democratic and Republican parties are the dominant political forces in the U.S. Between them, they have controlled the White House and Congress for one-and-a-half centuries. Both parties trace

VOA标准英语2009年-Turkish Voters Head to Polls, Sunday

Turkish voters go to the polls in nationwide local elections on Sunday, March 29. The predominantly Kurdish Southeast, and in-particular Diyarbakir, the largest city in the region, is seen as a key for the ruling Islamic- rooted AK party. In the las

VOA标准英语2012--French Voters Concerned About Economy Ahead of Election

French Voters Concerned About Economy Ahead of Election At the northern Paris branch of Secours Populaire, people are loading up on basics that will get them through the week. The French charity offers food, clothing and emergency shelter to the need

VOA标准英语2012--Candidates Spending Millions on Undecided Ohio Voters

Candidates Spending Millions on Undecided Ohio Voters Halloween decorations in Ohio share the yard with political signs. Ohio is called the batteground of all battleground states and it could decide the election. The midwestern state is a cross-secti

VOA标准英语2011--Iowa Voters Focus on Economy

Iowa Voters Focus on Economy 爱荷华州选民集中关心经济问题 As Republican presidential hopefuls campaign in the Midwesteern state of Iowa are encountering voters increasingly concerned about the state of the economy. The recent debate abo

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghanistan Tries to Assure Voters About A

Afghanistan's government is trying to assure voters that adequate security is in place for Thursday's national election. The Taliban vow to disrupt the process by attacking polling stations and retaliating against those who dare to vote. In Kabul, t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Labor Movement Faces Challenges Amid Growing Public Support For Unions

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Unions in this country face big challenges. There's a tougher environment for organizing and a White House that has been anything but labor-friendly so far. That's despite promises to bring back manufacturing jobs. NPR's Don Gonyea

美国国家公共电台 NPR How's The New President Doing? Voters In One Trump County Talk

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We're going to listen now to what some voters think of President Trump's dramatic first two weeks in office. And Steve - lucky guy - you got to go to my home state of Pennsylvania. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Yeah, that's true. That's tr

美国国家公共电台 NPR Faith Groups Get Out The Vote For The Midterm Elections

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Now, President Trump has prayed with evangelicals at the White House. He's nominated judges to federal courts that his evangelical supporters like, and he has pleased them with his decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. N

NPR边听边练83:艾伦将军将被提名出任北约长官

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3026 amendment

今天我们要学的词是amendment. Amendment 修正案。The National Rifle Association (NRA) is suing the state of Florida for enacting gun control legislation, arguing that it violates the Second Amendment of the Constitution. 美国全国步枪协

2007年VOA标准英语-Voters Disappointed in Sierra Leone Candidates'

By Kari Barber Freetown 06 September 2007 The two candidates vying for the presidency in Sierra Leone's runoff on Saturday did not take part in a joint peace march as they said they would. The march, ordered by President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, was suppo

学个词Learn a Word 第584期 Like clockwork

今天我们要学的词是like clockwork。 Like clockwork, 象钟表一样准确，有规律。 For the last ten years, I always call my parents on Saturday night, like clockwork, 过去十年来，我每星期六晚上都给父母打电话，非常有