In the U.S. Capitol on Friday, House Speaker Paul Ryan said, quote, We are going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future. A Republican plan to repeal and replace the law didnt look like it was going to get enough votes in the House to

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年3月

今天我们要学的词是longshot。 Longshot, 是指冷门的、获胜机会不大的。美国MSNBC有线电视台本周举办了民主党参选人的辩论会。Dennis Kucinich, widely considered a longshot candidate, was excluded from the debate

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

President Trump is on the campaign trail in West Virginia, whipping up support for his embattled Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Im not running, but Im really running, and thats why Im all over the place fighting for great candidates. You see

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(十月)

Congressional leaders have had mixed reactions to President Barack Obama's first State of the Union speech. A number of Democratic lawmakers said the president's speech was hopeful and upbeat, while some Republicans accused the president of looking b

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2010年1月

President Barack Obama is promoting recent government action to spur job creation, while Republicans maintain focus on trying to discredit last year's health care reform law. 奥巴马总统正在推动政府最近增加就业机会的行动,而共和

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So if you get sick, that sticks you with a lousy choice. 所以,如果你病了,这让你被迫进行艰难的选择。 Do you go to work and get everyone else sick, too? 你是去工作或者让每一个其他的人也生病? Or do you take care of

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President Barack Obama has urged Republicans in the House of Representatives to work with him on major national priorities, saying cooperation is essential to the country's economic recovery. President's spoke to Republicans at their issues conferenc

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2010年2月

今天我们要学的词是double standard。Double standard, 双重标准。美国国会众议院议长佩洛西指责共和党人在医疗保健改革的辩论中使用双重标准, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of having a double

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

美国有两个主要的政党,共和党和民主党。一般来说,共和党代表保守派,而民主党代表自由派。自由派和保守派在英文里就是:liberals和conservatives. Lib

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要学的词是hammer。Hammer, 作为名词是榔头,作为动词则是猛击,击败的意思。美国四月的就业报告显示,就业情势有所恶化。 Seizing on April's slower job growth, Republicans hammered President Obam

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Recent public opinion surveys suggest that Democrats might be narrowing the gap with Republicans in the battle for control of Congress in the November 2 midterm elections. The latest poll from The Washington Post and ABC News shows Republicans leadin

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2010年10月

Split Grows Within US Republican Party 美国共和党内部分裂加剧 WASHINGTON Public opinion polls show that Republicans have been damaged in the aftermath of the partial shutdown of the U.S. government. Conservative Tea Party supporters in Con

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(十月)

Polls: Republicans Blamed for Government Shutdown 民调认为政府关门归咎于共和党 WASHINGTON Public opinion polls suggest that congressional Republicans will get most of the political blame in the wake of the partial shutdown of the U.S. g

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Tea Party Drives Republican Hardline on Government Funding 茶党等保守势力施压共和党致政府关门 A one-page letter - signed by almost one-fifth of the legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives - was a factor leading to a politica

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Former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee quit the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination Tuesday after a series of disappointing finishes in the early nominating contests. Thompson's withdrawal comes as the remaining Republican cont

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年1月

今天我们要学的词是season opener。 Season opener, 是赛季开始的第一场比赛。Major League Baseball staged its season opener in Japan, 美国职业棒球大联盟将赛季的首场比赛安排在日本进行。 由于会跟麦凯恩在

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

The focus of the U.S. presidential race shifts to the mid-Atlantic region of the country Tuesday, with nominating primaries in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. 美国两党总统侯选人提名竞争的焦点,星期二转移到美国大西洋海

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President Obama's latest remarks on Iran, in which he said the U.S. and the world are appalled and outraged by the Iranian government's crackdown on dissent, have met with praise but also some continuing criticism from members of Congress. The situat

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U.S. President Barack Obama is taking on Republican critics of his economic plan. After vowing to ease the partisan rhetoric in Washington, the president is turning up the heat. 美国总统奥巴马星期二就他的经济计划跟国会参众两院的

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2009年3月

今天我们要学的词是 supremacist. Supremacist 至上主义者。一名白人男子在美国南卡罗来纳州黑人教堂打死九人后,White supremacists quickly distanced themselves from the suspect. 白人至上主义者迅速跟枪击案嫌

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃