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

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美国经济面临又一财政悬崖 The U.S. may have avoided the fiscal cliff, but analysts say the last minute Congressional agreement at the start of the year to raise taxes on wealthy Americans and avoid massive spending cuts was only a temporar

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176. Passage of the Ordinance of 1787. 176.通过1787年《西北法令》 What should be done with the lands which in this way had come into the possession of the people of all the states? 怎样处理那些以这种方式已经为各个州的人民

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Friendship Day takes place on the first Sunday of August every year. It is one day of the year we can say thank you to our friends. The tradition began in the USA in 1935 and has slowly spread around the world. The U.S. Congress declared Friendship D

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今天我们要学的词组是front man。 Front的意思是前面, 前头, man是人, 男人。 Front man指乐队的主唱歌手。比如John Lennon和Paul McCartney就是披头四乐队The Beatles的front man -- 主唱歌手。 Front man有时

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今天学的词组是upbeat。Upbeat指的是音乐上的弱拍, 也有快乐、乐观的意思。 比如,美国11月7号举行国会中期选举,许多共和党人担心他们会失去在国会的多数席位,可是布什总统和他的高级助

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10.Franklin Delano Roosevelt Pearl Harbor SPeech Declaration of War 10.富兰克林德拉诺罗斯福要求国会对日本宣战演讲 To the Congress of the United States: 副总统先生、议长先生、各位参议员和众议员: Yesterday, De

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He was a famous cartoonist. He drew political cartoons. His cartoons made fun of presidents. His cartoons made fun of vice presidents. His cartoons made fun of Congress. Politicians hated him. Ordinary people loved him. His name was Paul. He put 400

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美国财政部长敦促国会批准IMF改革方案 WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Wednesday urged the U.S. congress to ratify the much- delayed quota and governance reform package agreed by the Internationa

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美国国会议员敦促扩大接受高等教育 LOS ANGELES, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The largest Asian American civil rights organization in the United States Tuesday urged the state legislature of California to expand access to higher education, espec

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Chief executive officers (CEOs) of 16 companies, including Boeing Co, Caterpillar Inc and General Electric Co, have urged the US Congress to pass a comprehensive tax code rewrite, including a controversial border tax. 近日,波音公司、卡特彼勒

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to stand on one's own two feet to throw oneself at someone's feet 在美国的成语和俗语中,有不少是围绕着

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今天我们要学的词是freshman。 Freshman, 新生。The freshman quarterback led the team to victory, 这个大学一年级的四分位带领球队赢得了比赛的胜利。He was voted the freshman player of the year, 他被评选为年度最佳

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今天我们要学的词组是reject。 Reject的意思是拒绝。比如拒绝某人的要求,75岁的天主教香港教区枢机主教陈日君说, 教皇拒绝了他的退休要求, Hong Kong's Cardinal Joseph Zen said the Pope had rejected

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Boris Johnson, one of the leading voices in the Brexit campaign and the man considered to be the favorite to replace outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron, delivered a bombshell Thursday when he announced he didn't want the job. 鲍里斯?约翰逊,英

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今天我们要学的词是lobby。 Lobby是游说的意思。美国有很多游说团体lobby group在国会活动。最近两年也爆发了一些涉及贿赂的游说丑闻lobby scandal. 为了增加国会的透明和廉洁度,美国国会众议院

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Nearly 200 entertainers and influential executives from the music industry signed a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to take action on gun control legislation in the wake of two Orlando shooting tragedies. 奥兰多接连发生两起枪杀悲剧,音

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今天我们要学的词是doable。 Doable, 可行的,可以做到的。 It's a difficult task, but absolutely doable, 这项工作很不好做,但是绝对可以做得到。 The management gave a green light to the proposal because they conside

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模仿文本: Congratulations, America. You'll no longer broke, just broken. That was a text of one Tweet this morning after US Republicans and Democrats approved an 11th hour deal to end the partial government shutdown and pull the world's biggest

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迷你对话 A: Baby, what about having some beef for dinner? A: 宝贝儿,晚上吃牛肉怎么样? B: Oh, no. Mom, I am on a diet. I have to keep an ear to the ground. B: 啊,不要啊。我正在减肥。我是时刻提醒自己啊。 第一、

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