Senator John McCain Decides to End Cancer Treatment American Senator John McCain has chosen to discontinue his medical treatment for brain cancer. The family of the Republican Party's 2008 presidential nominee and former prisoner of war announced the

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(154) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月

AP NEWS 2008-01-311. The Fed continues to drop interest rates, cutting short-term rates by a half point, moving to combat an economic slowdown and weakness in financial markets. This follows last week's dramatic rate drop. And more cuts may be comin

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(一)月

BBC news with Jerry Smit. The American film star Carrie Fisher who played princess Leia in the Star Wars film has died aged at 60 days after suffering a heart attack on a transatlantic flight. Fellow passengers on the plane from London to California

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

Wisconsins recall vote 威斯康星州的罢免 End of a fantasy 幻想的终结 A backlash against the states feisty conservatives fizzles out 对本州暴躁保守派的反抗终于失败 Aug 13th 2011 | FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN | from the print edit

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

Environmentalism under fire 环境保护遭遇攻击 Soaring emissions 不断增加的废气污染 The rhetoric about environmental controls killing jobs is getting louder and louder 声称环境保护会导致就业机会减少的言论愈演愈烈

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Jon Huntsman 洪博培 Picture perfect 完美无瑕的人 But can Utahs impressive ex-governor catch up with the front-runner for the Republican nomination, his fellow-Mormon Mitt Romney? 不过这位让人钦佩的犹他州前州长,能在共和党提

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今天我们要学的词是running mate。 Running mate, 是竞选伙伴的意思。 麦凯恩参议员已被认定是2008年共和党总统候选人。现在He has begun getting together a list of names to choose a running mate. 当然,总统候选人

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

今天我们要学的词是bull's eye。 Bull's eye, 是靶心的意思。美国军方上星期成功地用导弹击落了一颗失控的侦察卫星。It was a bull's eye hit, 导弹正中打击目标。讲述刺杀美国总统的好莱坞新片《刺

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美国是两党制国家,所以也有专为这两个政党服务的报刊。与英国稍有不同的是,美国的报纸有些是属于所谓中立派的,而且这些报纸通常都具有颇大的影响力。 先谈支持政府的报纸。美国的

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 英美文化

今天我们要学的词是serve。 Serve, 有服役的意思。11月11号是美国退伍军人节。 Six Major League Baseball players who postponed their dreams to serve in the WWII were honored, 六名美国职业棒球大联盟球员因为二战期

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WASHINGTON Several dozen lawmakers led by Representatives Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and John Lewis a longtime civil rights leader disrupted the US House Wednesday by staging a sit-in on the floor of the chamber to demand that the Republican le

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今天我们要学的词是ground zero。 Ground zero, 原来是指核弹的爆炸地点,七年前九一一恐怖袭击事件发生后,现在说起Ground Zero, 一般都是指纽约世贸大楼的遗址。 U.S. Presidential candidates Obama and M

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GWEN IFILL: So what better time for Politics Monday with Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report? Let's start by talking about Donald Trump and Ben Carson, who, it appears, are now about to go after each other because and let'

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The war in Iraq took center stage in the U.S. presidential election campaign Wednesday on the fifth anniversary of the start of the conflict. 星期三是伊拉克战争爆发五周年。在这一天,伊拉克战争成为美国总统竞选的中心议

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年3月

U.S. Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is touring Israel and meeting with Israeli leaders as part of his Mideast tour that has taken him to Iraq and Jordan. McCain, who will also visit France and Great Britain, say

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Some new public opinion polls suggest a close and volatile presidential race in the months ahead. 一些新的民意调查结果显示,今后几个月美国总统竞选的选情将非常接近和变化不定。 Some good news for Hillary Clinton in

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Barack Obama and Raul Castro have sparred over human rights and the US trade embargo at a tense press conference on the second day of the US president's visit to Cuba. Mr Obama said Cuba had to make progress on political reform and human rights. Pres

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Congress and the president 国会与总统 Face-off 对峙 Anyone hoping for an outbreak of good government is likely to be disappointed 想要一个良好政府的人们恐要大失所望 SPEAKING at the White House after a stinging mid-term defeat,

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今天我们要学的词是campaign。 Campaign, 有选战的意思。美国总统大选虽然已经结束,但是 The 2008 presidential campaigns will certainly be discussed for years to come, 2008年总统选举在今后很多年里依然会是人们

发表于:2019-02-26 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

The new Congress 新国会 Construction above, obstruction below 上面施工,下面堵塞 The 114th Congress may be more productive than its predecessorjust 第114届国会或许比上一届更多产 VIEWED from a distance, the scaffolding on the

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