Casting a vote for former state lawmaker and congressional candidate Rashida Tlaib wasnt about making history for Detroit voter David White It was about making a difference. Rashida represents everything that undermines those stereotypes. She doesnt

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(十一月)

This is AP News Minute. An explosion injured two men in Austin Sunday night. It follows several package explosions in the Texas capital. And police say someone touching or handling a tripwire may have set offthis latest blast. Russian President Vladm

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For a city built on beer, the signs surround us. Beverages flow freely for most any event. Ive been around and seen some things, and as far as the drunkest city goes, its still Milwaukee. No.1 thats where Milwaukee landed on the list of 40 drunkest c

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2011年

Katy Perry was crowned Woman of the Year at the Elle Style Awards on Tuesday night. 周二晚,凯蒂佩里被评为ELLE风尚大典年度女性。 图片1 The 29-year-old singer was presented with one of the main trophies of the night by The Voice

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This is AP News Minute. French voters elected centrist Emmanuel Macron as the country's youngest president ever Sunday, delivering a resounding victory to the pro-European former investment banker. His far-right opponent Marine Le Pen called Macron t

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伦敦布里德当选旧金山市长 This is AP News Minute. US Secretary of State Mike Pumpeo says North Korea will get no economic sanctions relief until it denuclearizes. China is Pumpeo's latest stop as he briefs leaders and diplomats on the Nort

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James Monroe Elected President in 1816 - The Making of a Nation No.40建国史话: 1886年詹姆斯门罗当选总统 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning English. Im

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The BRICS countries have confirmed plans for a new development bank and contingency reserve. The five members of the group -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- have laid out the designs at their two-day summit in Brazil. The New Develo

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Millions of Africans are exhausted after staying up all night watching expectantly to see whether a man of African descent will elected to the America's highest office. An all-night party of journalists and political enthusiasts in Addis Ababa where

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今天我们要学的词是grassroots。 Grassroots, 基层的。商人出身的赫尔曼.凯恩宣布参加2012年总统大选。 Herman Cain promised to appeal to grassroots voters, 凯恩保证要努力吸引基层选民。 与此同时,美国现任

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今天我们要学的词是 deal maker. Deal maker 意思是擅长促成交易的人。British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is a deal maker whose presidency could be good for Britain and Europe. 英国外相约翰

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美国总统每四年得改选一次。在总统大选年里同时也重选联邦和各州政府的官员,所以举国上下的政坛热闹非凡,从而也产生了不少习惯用语。我们从今天开始要专门介绍用在竞选运动中的习

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Mauritania's former military leader has won election as president. Opposition candidates are rejecting the results of a vote meant to return the country to constitutional rule. 毛里塔尼亚前军事领导人阿齐兹赢得总统选举。反对派候

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The widower of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has won elections to become the country's next president. Asif Ali Zardari won an estimated 482 of the 702 votes from lawmakers to become what some believe will be Pakistan's

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the election of Senator Barack Obama as U.S. president. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Ban said he is confident about future relations between the United Nations and the United States. 联合国秘书长潘基文

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has pledged, if elected, to focus on diplomatic engagement and mend ties frayed by the war in Iraq and other unpopular Bush administration policies. 美国民主党总统候选人巴拉克.奥巴马承诺说

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We did get something as a gift after the election.September 23rd, 1952 Future president Richard Nixon uses what's then a new medium, television, to make his case.

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今天我们要学的词是 fringe. Fringe有边缘的意思,可以指政治团体里的极端派。President-elect Donald Trump named Steven Bannon, who embraces fringe ideology, his senior counselor and chief strategist. 美国当选总统川普任

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There are only ten players in the history of the NBA to have back to back MVP awards NBA历史上只有10位球员连续两年得到MVP And most of them are either in the hall of fame or on the way to the hall of fame 他们中的大多数或者是名人

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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz now is testing the political waters for a possible independent bid for president. 前星巴克首席执行官霍尔德舒尔茨现正在试水政坛,看看能否以独立候选人的身份竞选美国总统。 We

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