US Candidates Make Final Pitches Ahead of Midterm Elections 美国国会中期选举 两党作最后努力 WASHINGTON Across the United States, candidates are making final pleas for votes ahead of midterm elections Tuesday. At stake: which party will

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(十一月)

Mr Parsons:Well Rebecca, is there anything else you need to know for now? Rebecca:I dont think so, Mr. Parsons. I think you have covered all the main points for me. Mr Parsons:Okay well listen, here is my business card with my mobile number. If any o

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AS IT IS 2016-05-05 Trump Is 'Presumptive' Republican Nominee as Cruz Exits 克鲁兹退出 川普正式成为共和党推定候选人 Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee following the suspension of Ted Cruzs campaig

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US Candidates Tap into Fears to Mobilize Voters 美国中期选举:两党候选人互打恐惧因素牌 CAPITOL HILL Recent opinion surveys reflect an undercurrent of unease among American voters ahead of the November 4 congressional, state and local

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Thailand is set to have its first female prime minister in Yingluck Shinawatra, younger sister of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Her victory as leader of the opposition Pheu Thai party has raised hopes that women can play a larger r

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Both major U.S. presidential candidates are sounding a rare note of agreement as they urge Congress to act quickly on a plan to rescue the weakened U.S. financial sector. 美国民主、共和两党总统候选人少有地发出共同声音,敦促国

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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain has chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate, describing her as a tough political fighter. Governor Palin, who is a relative political unknown, and only t

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With four days left in the U.S. presidential campaign, Republican John McCain is mounting a furious last minute bid to overtake Democrat Barack Obama in the polls. The final days of the 2008 race for president. 美国总统竞选还有四天时间,共

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The major U.S. presidential candidates are making last-minute appeals in hotly contested states in advance of Tuesday's election. Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are focusing on a handful of states that could determine the winner. 美国

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Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are seeking crucial votes in Indiana and North Carolina, where primary elections will be held Tuesday. Meanwhile, Democrats in the in the small Pacific island territory of Guam made

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New trouble for Anthony Weiner, refusing to quit his campaign for mayor of New York despite of new and embarrassing outburst from his team. And today a new move from his wife, a close aide to Hillary Clinton. ABC抯 senior National Correspondent Jim

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今天我们要学的词是commanding。 Commanding, 做为形容词,有占据主导地位的意思。 Our team holds a commanding edge in the shooting percentage, 我们队在投球命中率上占优势。在美国加州州长竞选中, Democrat

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Former US Presidential Candidate Supports Limited Strike in Syria 前美国总统候选人支持叙利亚有节制的罢工 As the U.S. Congress and the American public debate what ought to be done with Syria, President Obama said a red line has been

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今天我们要学的词是 dead heat. Dead heat 意思是旗鼓相当,不相上下。The Connecticut Senate race remains a dead heat. 竞选康涅狄克州参议员的候选人旗鼓相当,难分上下。With less than a month left before the U.

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今天我们要学的词是clean slate。 Clean, 干净的,slate有记录、记载的意思,a clean slate, 就是摆脱过去,一切从头开始。 The company sold its most profitable product line to pay off the debt so it could start with a c

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今天我们要学的词是in sync。 In sync, 意思是同步的,协调的。 The figure skating pair were totally in sync, 这对花样滑冰双人组合的动作完全同步。 I voted for the candidate whose values were in sync with my own, 我投

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Though the election took place on November 7th, 2000, a recount in Florida held up the results until more than a month later. It's been one week since the 2018 U.S. midterm elections were held but the results of some races are still unknown and the s

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Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden are set to face off in a much-anticipated vice presidential debate Thursday night in St. Louis, Missouri. Voters are likely to be especially focused on Alaska Governor Palin, a newcomer to the national st

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Now that the U.S. political conventions are over, the candidates for President and Vice President have begun the final two months of intense campaigning. 美国两个主要政党的全国代表大会都已经结束,两对总统和副总统候选人开

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Following Democrat Barack Obama's victory in last week's presidential election, Republicans have begun a period of self-reflection about what went wrong and how to improve their prospects in the future. Any discussion of the party's future has to inc

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