United States Congress Explained In the United States, voters choose members of Congress every two years. But what is Congress? 美国的选民每两年选一次国会议员。然而国会是什么呢? Imagine that the U.S. government is a chair wi

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(482) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

Women Help Lead Democrats to US House Majority More than 100 women were elected to United States legislative office in mid-term elections Tuesday. A record number will serve in the new Congress. 在周二的美国中期选举中,有100多位女性入

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美国国会回应边界危机的最后机会 This week is Congress last chance to respond to a surge of undocumented children arriving at Americas southern border before U.S. lawmakers leave town for a five-week recess. At issue is how much money to

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It was a close victory for President Obama, but a victory nonetheless. 这对奥巴马总统来说可算是一个险胜,但毕竟还是胜利了。 We pushed back on the undue influences of special interests, he said. We didn't give in to mistrust

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214. Jay's Treaty, 1794. 214.杰伊的协定(1794年) Ever since 1783 there had been trouble with the British. 自从1783年以来,美国与英国之间一直麻烦不断, They had not surrendered the posts on the Great Lakes, as the treaty

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US House Speaker Announces His Retirement Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, says he will not seek another term in Congress. 美国众议院议长保罗瑞安(Paul Ryan)表示,他在国会将不会寻求连任。

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美国众议院议长表示2014年很难通过移民立法 WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday cast uncertainties over the chances of immigration legislation moving forward in 2014, saying that President Barack

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主餐一道:泛听练习 以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握

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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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US Census Decides How Many Lawmakers to Send to Congress The United States Congress is supposed to represent the U.S. population. Yet the number of people who live in the country keeps changing. 美国国会应该代表着美国的人口。然而,居

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All set. 都搞定了 Is this your first remote? Yeah, it's my first time. 第一次远程采访吗,是的 ,第一次 Right into the camera, don't shift in your seat, 看着镜头,坐在椅子上别动 and there's no reason to speak above a con

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Pete Stauber, Republican, professional hockey player, police commander, dad of four, he flipped his Minnesota district from Democrat to Republican. 皮特是共和党人、职业曲棍球员、警察指挥官,他也是4个孩子的父亲。他之前是

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The House of Representatives approved legislation on Thursday by a vote of 328 to 93 that would heavily tax employee bonuses handed out by companies receiving government bailout funds. 美国国会众议院星期四投票,以328票赞成,93票反对

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今天我们要学的词是 backlog。Backlog名词,意思是存货、积压 。A representative of the Puerto Rican Governor said, part of the reason for the supply distribution backlog is that only 20% of truck drivers have reported back to work

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Good morning. 大家早上好。 Earlier this week, the Republican House of Representatives chose to shut down a government they don't like over a health care law they don't like. 本周早些时候,众议院共和党人以对医保法不满为由让

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This is AP News Minute. The House of Representatives passed a plan to reopen the government. The measure does not fund President Trump's border wall. It's not expected to pass the Senate. At least 7 people are dead after a fiery crash on an Interstat

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