Trump Names John Kelly as New White House Chief of Staff In a change of leadership in the White House, President Donald Trump says retired General John Kelly is his new chief of staff. 在白宫领导阶层的变更中,总统唐纳德特朗普称退休

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(七)月

This week could decide whether Republicans salvage one of President Donald Trumps major agenda items during his first year in office or head into a midterm election year with no landmark legislative accomplishments to tout. In coming days, Senate Rep

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(11月)

August has not been a good month for environmentalists. First the Trump administration proposed repeal of tougher vehicle fuel efficiency and emission standards, revoking the rights of states like California to set their own limits. 8月对于环保人

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(九月)

Tahrir Square Packed as Egyptians Mark Uprising For many, being on Tahrir Square once again has brought the memories of last year's revolution flooding back. Doctor and former protester Rabie el Khouly brought his wife and children. My family as a wh

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(一月)

1. President Barack Obama enters the final hours of the 2012 presidential campaign with an edge in the hunt for the 270 electoral votes needed. He also needs more ways to reach that magic number. 2. On this Sunday before election day, the President s

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(十一月)

President Barack Obama traveled across the country Thursday to promote the landmark health care reform plan he signed into law this week. His first stop was in Iowa City where he was met with support and opposition. In May 2007, then-presidential can

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(三月)

From NPR News in Washington,I am Jack Speer. House republicans say they will be working through the night to try to come to agreement with president Obama on a plan to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit.Word came after the GOP lea

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RAY SUAREZ, HOST: It's shaping up to be a very busy week in American politics, too. President Trump heads toward his 100th day in office as he and the Congress approach a deadline for keeping the government open Friday night. That could hinge on a sh

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

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

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

The 112th session of the U.S. Congress convenes Wednesday in Washington, D.C., with a new Republican majority in the House of Representatives and a strengthened Republican minority in the Senate. Many of the new Republican lawmakers are promising to

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2011年1月

In India, millions of trucks have gone off the roads to protest rising operating costs triggered by higher fuel prices and rising taxes. High oil prices are hurting India's economy. 数百万印度卡车驶离公路抗议由于高油价和增长的税收

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The repeal of the carbon tax is expected to have a positive impact on inflation. Official figures out today are predicted to show a sharp fall in the Consumer Price Index. Now world economists are predicting a slight rise in the September quarter. Th

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The navy is at the centre of new sex abuse claims. Defence has confirmed it is investigating claims of inappropriate behaviour on board HMAS Ballarat. The Ten Network has reported allegations that sailors on the ship have been sexually abused as part

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A Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, it was started by President Barack Obama in 2012. It allows young immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children to apply for a renewable two-year visa. That allows them to work legally in the

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年9月

JUDY WOODRUFF: This month, Oklahoma became the latest state to take a big step toward repealing the Common Core education standards. The Oklahoma State Senate passed a bill just last week to do so, this as more than a dozen other states are consideri

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈教育系列

As world leaders discussed the conflict in Afghanistan, demonstrators fought the police. The center of Strasbourg is a fortress, but it didn't stop property from being smashed and set alight. As you can see, several hundred protesters have gathered h

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: President Trump and congressional Republicans celebrated in the White House Rose Garden today after the House narrowly passed health care legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

Joko Widodo appears to be on track to becoming Indonesia's next president. Some sample counts by eight polling companies put Mr. Widodo 4% ahead of his rival, former general, Prabowa Subianto. But Mr. Subianto is refusing to concede, and the official

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年

The federal government is one step closer to getting rid of the carbon tax. The legislation to repeal the tax passed the Lower House last night. The government has agreed with demand by Clive Palmer to deal separately with the future of the clear ene

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Topics: Anti-miscegenation laws; Silicon Valley and the Research Triangle; freeway, highway, and expressway; to sport; dosey doe Words: miscegenation to frown upon interracial marriage slavery to abolish to repeal high-tech headquarters venture capit

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