今天我们要学的词是pep talk。 Pep talk, 意思是给别人打气的动员讲话。A half-time pep talk from the coach helped the team turn the tide and win the game, 中场休息时教练的动员讲话让球队反败为胜,赢了比赛。

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Nearly 200 entertainers and influential executives from the music industry signed a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to take action on gun control legislation in the wake of two Orlando shooting tragedies. 奥兰多接连发生两起枪杀悲剧,音

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Chancellor Angela Merkels attempt to choose a new German president by consensus has run into trouble after her Social Democrat coalition partners proposed foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier for the job. 总理安格拉.默克尔(Angela Merkel)试

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Hillary Clinton told donors in a conference call last Saturday that FBI Director James Comey delivered a double whammy to her candidacy in the final days of the campaign by taking another look at emails related to Clinton's private server before abru

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Romney Seeks to Build on Debate Performance WASHINGTON Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is looking to build political momentum after his strong debate performance Wednesday against the man he would like to replace in November, President

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1. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says global financial markets remain severely strained. He's calling for quick action to implement the government's 700-billion-dollar rescue program. And he says the administration is moving fast to begin the lar

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JUDY WOODRUFF: As the fight over Neil Gorsuch continued to play out in the U.S. Senate today, I sat down with Democrat Patty Murray, the four-term senator from Washington State, who is one of the majority of Democrats opposed to Gorsuch taking that v

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President Obama has led the United States in a moment's silence to honour the victims of Saturday's shooting in Arizona. A single bell tolled for the six people who were killed and for the Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was critical

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For another view on the soggy ground in Texas, I spoke a short time ago to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat. She has represented downtown Houston for more than two decades. The congresswoman has not been able to access her own home due to

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The U.S. Senate took a hard look at airport safety today and two new accounts questioning the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Administration. MAN: This Senate hearing will come to order. JUDY WOODRUFF: The Senate hearing c

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If you weep at the thought of a White House without Barack Obama, take comfort in Netflix's new original biopic about the future POTUS as a 20-year-old college student. 如果你因为贝拉克奥巴马将要离开白宫而伤心流泪的话,那就到

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Less than five months before Election Day, experts say weakness in the U.S. economy appears to be driving a close presidential race this year. Republicans have a new sense of momentum for their expected presidential nominee, former Massachusetts gove

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WHITE HOUSE The drama over the U.S. governments so-called fiscal cliff enters its final day before the deadline on Monday, with no agreement between Democrats and Republicans. Americans will face tax increases and deep government cuts on Tuesday if n

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WASHINGTON Referendums went forward Sunday in eastern Ukraine in two regions seeking possible independence from Kyiv, despite widespread statements condemning the votes as illegal and illegitimate. The controversial votes were held as Ukraine prepare

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U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers reached a last-minute budget agreement late Friday, averting a potential government shutdown. Less than two hours before the deadline, Democrats and Republicans(共和党) agreed, in principle,

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Obama, Romney Campaign in Pivotal Ohio WHITE HOUSE Both U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are campaigning in Ohio, a state that analysts agree is crucial in this years campaign. New public opinion polls show the president

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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in Monday as California's 39th governor, taking over from Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger who left the office with a huge deficit(赤字) for the golden state. The year ahead will de

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New Mexicos governor 新墨西哥州州长 How to grab them 怎样赢得人心 Susana Martinez shows how Republicans might one day woo Latinos 苏珊娜?马丁内斯的作为表明,也许有一天共和党会迎合拉美裔人 The Republicans new w

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New homes 新家 Building blocks 添砖加瓦 The government makes a lame attempt to boost house-building 政府促进房地产建设的步伐跌跌撞撞 AS GEORGE OSBORNE prepared to deliver his autumn statement, on December 2nd, Danny Alexander, h

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And now we get a Democratic perspective. We're joined on the telephone by Congressman Eric Swalwell of California. He serves on the House Intelligence Committee. Congressman Swalwell, your reaction to the news that President Trump has fired the direc

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