US Holds Elections on November 6 On Tuesday, November 6, Americans will choose hundreds of federal lawmakers and state officials. The election is called the midterm because it comes in the middle of the presidents four-year term. But even though the

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Zimbabwe has a new president. Emmerson Mnangagwa was officially sworn in on August 27 following a ruling by the Constitutional Court declaring Mr. Mnangagwa the winner of the July 30 presidential election. The court dismissed a legal challenge brough

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Study: Brazilians Support Snap Presidential Election 研究发现巴西人支持提前大选 A public opinion study shows six out of 10 Brazilians say a snap election could settle the countrys political crisis. The study showed 62 percent of Brazilia

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British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will stay in office although her party lost its parliamentary majority in elections. The voting was held Thursday. 英国首相特蕾莎梅(Theresa May)表示,尽管她所在的党派在选举中失去了

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Women Playing a Major Role in Afghan Elections as Candidates and Voters 妇女在阿富汗大选中起到举足轻重的作用 Rahima Jami is a high school principal from Herat province, running for p

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Controversial Political Deal Sets Congo Poll for April 2018 据政治协议,刚果(金)大选延期至2018年4月 KINSHASA, DRC The political parties taking part in the national dialogue in the Democratic Republic of Congo have adopted an agreement w

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今天还是要继续讲两个在大选期间新闻界常用来报道竞选运动的习惯用语。在美国人的言谈和写作中不时会出现一些带有美洲土著民族印第安人风味的词句。当年来自欧洲的拓荒者踏上这片新

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今天我们来学几个在总统大选中常会用上的词汇和习惯用语。在大选举行前,几乎隔一天就会公布一次民意调查结果,衡量那些希望得到共和党或民主党总统侯选人提名的人在选民中支持率的

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The allegations emerging around Jimmy Savile are absolutely horrifying. My thoughts are with those affected and their families who have suffered for silence for decades. I believe that it is absolutely right that the BBC asked for the police to first

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今天还是要继续讲在2000年的大选后的争持中,新闻界常用的两个习惯用语。当2000年的大选尘埃落定乔治W.布什赢得最终胜利之后,副总统戈尔虽然败阵,却落落大方地在白宫边上的副总统办公

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LIMA, July 22 (Xinhua) -- President Ollanta Humala will soon name replacements for two ministers who resigned on Monday, a high-ranking government official said. Juan Jimenez, president of the Council of Ministers, said that Foreign Trade Minister Jo

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With all but half a percent of the ballots counted from Sunday's presidential election in Russia, Kremlin candidate Dmitri Medvedev has garnered more than all of his opponents, combined. Now, Medvedev is indicating how he will share power with outgoi

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Lesson 190 I quit. 1.I quit.我辞职了。 2.She quit.他辞职了。 3.I'll quit.我将会辞职。 4.I'll quit next week.我将在下星期辞职。 5.I've quit my job.我已经辞职了。

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The anti-austerity Syriza party is on course to win a decisive victory in Greece's national elections. The most recent exit poll projected Syriza to get between 36 percent and 38 per cent of the vote. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who heads the con

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模仿文本: But first to Australia where confirmation has now come of what the opinion polls have been telling us for some time. After six years of Labor leadership marked by relatively calm economic times, but fractious political infighting, the

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埃及临时内阁辞职 CAIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian interim government presided by Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi tendered resignation after a short cabinet meeting on Monday, state-run Nile TV reported. Today, the cabinet made a decisi

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今天我们要讲两个由paper发展而来的习惯用语。大家知paper是纸。Paper也可以作动词。例如在下面的习惯用语里:paper over。 Paper作动词的时候解释用纸复盖,所以paper over就是用纸遮掩什么了。

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今天我们要学的词是camp。 Camp, 有阵营的意思。 Opposition camp, 反对派阵营。 Political camp, 政治派系的阵营。美国的政治版图不断发生变化。 Many Americans do not fit well within either the conservative or the

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本期内容: Opinion polls suggested that Hillary Clinton won Americas presidential debate on Sundaythe ugliest ever. The Republican nominee, who did better than expected, said Mrs Clinton had hate in her heart; she repeatedly questioned his tempe

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本期内容: Hillary Clintons doctor said the Democratic presidential nominee was healthy and fit to serve, and that the 68-year-old was recovering from the bout of non-contagious bacterial pneumonia which sparked alarm at the weekend. Donald Trum

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