President Obama says hes ready to compromise with Republicans on preventing the country from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. But he showed little sign today that he would waver from his demand that the wealthiest Americans should pay more in t

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

AS IT IS 2016-04-30 Bison: America's New National Mammal? 美国最新国家级哺乳动物:美洲野牛 This is Whats Trending Today. 以下是今日新鲜事。 The bald eagle is the only national animal of the United States. 秃鹰是美国唯一的

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The debate among Americans about the state of the war in Iraq played out on this week's Sunday television interview programs. Democratic and Republican lawmakers and the head of the CIA offered their views on a radical Iraqi Shi'ite cleric's order fo

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Now, think how much progress we've already made. When we first started, people everywhere asked the same questions. Could a woman really serve as commander-in-clief? Well, I think we answered that one. 现在,想想我们已经取得了多大的进步

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今天我们要学的词是 outstanding. Outstanding 作为形容词,有尚存的,剩余的意思。The Mexican Economy Minister said talks with the U.S. to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement would cover all outstanding issues. 墨西哥

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American Senator to Resign After Accusations of Sexual Wrongdoing American Senator Al Franken of Minnesota said he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks. The Democrat announced his decision Thursday. Over several weeks, eight women have accus

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今天我们要学的词组是credibility。 Credibility指的是可靠,信用。政府不要失去民众的信任,The government should not lose its credibility with the people. 一些美国参议员因为司法部解除了八位检察官的职务

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我们今天要学的习惯用语有一个共同的词: hand。这个词大家都熟,解释手。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是: hand in glove。 Glove是手套。手套一般都制做得很合手,套在手上伏伏贴贴,手套和手紧

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It's pretty rare for the entire 100-member U.S. Senate is called to the White House for a security meeting. That's what's first today on CNN 10. 美国参议院100名议员全部被召集到白宫参加一次安全会议。这种情况是非常罕见的

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Ladies and gentlemen, the BeatlesFebruary 9th 1964 Beatlemania hits primetime in the United States. Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, Tomorrow I'll miss you,Remember I'll always be true The Fab 4 makes their first live appearance on American tv on T

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今天我们要学的词是upset。 Upset, 作为名词,有击败的意思,通常是指击败本来以为必胜无疑的一方。在新罕布什尔州的美国总统党内初选中,纽约州联邦参议员希拉里.克林顿出人意外地击败了

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今天我们要继续讲几个常用在美国人政治生活中的习惯用语。先要学的两个都跟惊险行动有关。第一个是:take the point。 Take the point也可以说成walk the point。 Point原意是尖端,take the point这个短

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要讲的习惯用语都有fish这个词。大家都知道fish是鱼,但是fish可以作动词。例如在下面这个习惯用语中: fish or cut bait。你也许猜得到: 动词fish意思是钓鱼。Bat是系在钓鱼线上的鱼饵。

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今天我们要讲常会用在总统大选的竞选活动中的几个习惯用语。在人们从事的各种各样的活动中,体育运动为我们日常使用的语言所提供的习惯说法可能最多。比方说,我们今天要学的几个习

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今天我们还是继续讲在大选年中时常用到的习惯用语。多数参选的侯选人在选战刚拉开序幕时常常会作承诺。例如,他们会信誓旦旦地保证绝不向竞争对手进行人身攻击,也决不信口诋毁对手

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Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain is visiting Iraq, as part of a trip to the Middle East and Europe that highlights his foreign policy and national security experience. In Washington, Democratic candidate Senator Hillary Clinton h

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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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US Senator McCain Mourns Vietnam War Buddy美国参议员麦凯恩为越战伙伴哀悼 58,000 Americans died in the Vietnam War. 58000名美国人死于越南战争。 Colonel George Bud Day won the Medal of Honor in 1976.On August 26, 1967, Day eje

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第一、迷你对话 A: How about the matter? 那件事情怎么样了? B: I heard it has been finally settled under the rose. 听说最后私下了结了。 A: Its the only way to preserve her reputation. 为了保全她的声誉只有这么做了。

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今天我们要学的词是feud。Feud名词,意思是不和、争执。 President Trump attacked two Republican lawmakers, Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Jeff Flake of Arizona in tweets, deepening his feud with members of his party. 川普

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