AS IT IS 2014-11-06 Marijuana Becomes Legal in DC and Oregon Voters in Washington, D.C. and the northwestern state of Oregon have approved measures to make marijuana legal. The victories for lawful use of the drug were among separate initiatives on b

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威斯康星州工人阶级对特郎普感到愤怒Standing in line among thousands hoping to see Donald Trump at the Janesville Conference Center was a last-minute decision for accountant William Collett.和成千上万人一起排队等着唐纳德

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Which of these politicians would you vote for? Theyre the same, right? Not exactly. In an experiment, Danish Researchers modified the real face to make it look more dominant or more feminine. Those subtle changes made a difference, says Princeton Uni

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Labor is maintaining its lead in the polls as it prepares to launch its election campaign in Brisbane today. The latest Newspoll shows Labor with a narrow lead over the Coalition, 52 to 48 on a two-party-preferred basis. Julia Gillard is expected to

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BBC news. The eleven candidates standing for the French presidency are taking part in the final set-piece televised encounter of the campaign. They are sharing a stage but to be interviewed one by one as they seek to win over the electorate at the Su

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Lesson 49 Jack-of-all-trades, Master of None 万能博士门门皆通,样样稀松 Words: constituent n. 成分,要素 constitute vt. 建立(政府),组成,构成 constitution n. 组织,宪法 constrain n. 约束,限制 constrict vt. 约束;收缩;压紧;堵塞 construct vt. 建

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今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语都和我们身体里的血有关。

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我们在这次节目里要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语都是指真实,可靠。我们已经讲过两个具有同样含义的习惯用语,它们是: On the level and kosher. 我们先来给大

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AS IT IS 2014-10-25 US Supreme Court Allows Texas Voter ID Law 美国最高法院批准德州选民身份法 The United States Supreme Court says the southwestern state of Texas can keep in place a new voting law. The law says voters must show identi

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西方选举实用英语单词 选举 election 投票 cast a ballot 计票 count of votes 投票日 polling day 投票箱 ballot box 选举程序electoral procedures 选举大会 election meeting / electoral meeting 选举规则 election regulation 选民voter / elector 初选primary el

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Voters will go the polls Tuesday in the northeastern U.S. state of New Hampshire for America's first presidential primary. Public opinion polls show the races for the Democratic and Republican nominations are extraordinarily close, following more tha

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今天我们要学的词是hot button。 Hot button, 是热门、焦点。在美国加州进行的最新民意调查发现,支持同性婚姻的选民第一次占据了多数。 The results of the survey showed the highest level of support on the h

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今天我们要学的词是fired up。 Fired up, 意思是激动的,热情的。 The students are totally fired up about the upcoming math competition, 学生们兴奋地期待着即将举行的数学竞赛。 The candidate got the crowd fired up w

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今天我们要学的词是spotlight。 Spotlight, 是聚光灯的意思,引伸为注意的焦点。Seek the spotlight, 意思是喜欢出风头。Pop star Britney Spears repeatedly found herself in the unflattering glare of the spotlight in 2007, 歌

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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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The Prime Minister, John Key, has chosen Hekia Parata to replace Pansy Wong. Ms Parata has also been given three Associate Minister positions: Associate Minister of ACC, Energy and Resources, and Community and Voluntary Sector. She has only been an M

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Is 'sorry' the hardest word? Not for the British Education Secretary Michael Gove, who has apologised recently to his former French teacher for misbehaving in class. It took him 30 years to express regret for, as he said, competing with his classmate

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Voters in Pakistan will go to the polls Monday in one of the most crucial elections in the nation's history. Nearly 400,000 police and 80,000 troops are providing security. The vote is accompanied by rising violence and concerns by opposition parties

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Election officials are counting the votes in Pakistan after a key parliamentary election designed to restore democracy following eight years of military rule under President Pervez Musharraf. 为了使被穆沙拉夫总统领导的军人政府统治了

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今天我们继续学几个流行在美国政界的习惯用语。先讲的两个常被政坛人士用来攻击政敌。第一个是:blow smoke。 Blow smoke从字面解释就是喷吐烟雾。这个习惯用语来自军界。军队有时会放烟幕

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