Betsy DeVos, Donald Trumps controversial pick to be US education secretary, was confirmed in the job yesterday only after vice-president Mike Pence stepped in to cast an unprecedented tiebreaking vote in the Senate. 唐纳德?特朗普(Donald Trump)提

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science.I'm Karren Hopkin.This'll just take a minute. Location, location, location. We all know it's true of real estate. But it may also apply to the ballot box. Because a team of American researchers has foun

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Explanation: Sometimes the United States makes special coins (or pieces of money made out of metal) that honor (or give special recognition or importance to) people in American history. Our one-dollar coin has a picture of Susan B. Anthony on it. Sus

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New Words stocking n. (常用复数)长(筒)袜 ankle n. 踝,踝关节 ▲comic a. 喜剧的,滑稽的 n. 1.连环漫画(册) 2.喜剧演员 ◆tramp n. 流浪者,乞丐 v. 踏着沉重的步子行进,长途跋涉 rag n. 1.破旧的

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On election day, where do you vote? If its in a church, you might be inclined to vote more conservatively than if you cast your ballot at a school or government building. Thats according to reserch published in the international journal for the psych

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1. Much of Greensburg, Kansas has been leveled by a tornado. Officials say 95% of the homes and businesses there were destroyed including most of the downtown. They say it will take them days to pick through the debris. 2. Search planes are flying o

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A: Are you planning on voting? B: Yes. What about you? A: Yes, but this will be my first time voting. B: Really? A: Yes, and I have no idea how to do it. B: Voting is simple. A: I dont know any of the laws theyre trying to pass. B: Thats okay. They d

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai (卡尔扎伊) says he believes in the integrity of last month's election process despite allegations of vote-rigging. He said he had been surprised and rather shocked by EU observers who recently said that about a quarter

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I am Asieh Namdar at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. A huge clean-up is under way right now in downtown Atlanta. A storm and a tornado ripped through the heart of the city last night. No word on any deat

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Britain Scotland's independence referendum 英国 苏格兰独立公投 Och aye the No 还是投反对票吧 Scotland ponders whether independence and separation are the same thing 苏格兰思考独立和分离是不是一回事 Should Scotland be a

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CANBERRA, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Kevin Rudd has been sworn in as prime minister of Australia on Thursday following his victory in a ruling Labor party caucus ballot the evening before. Governor-General Quentin Bryce, acting on the advice from the solici

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The whole world is reeling after a milestone referendum in Britain to leave the European unx. And although leaders of the campaign to exit Europe are crowing over their victory it seems many Britons may not even know what they had actually voted for.

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塞尔维亚总理呼吁科索沃塞族投票 BELGRADE, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic on Saturday calld on Kosovo Serbs to vote in the upcoming local elections in order to better protect Serbs' interests, local media reported

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Residents in the the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk are preparing to hold referendums on whether to declare sovereignty and break away from Kiev. The referendums are scheduled to be held on Sunday. Over 1,500 polling stations have been set up across

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For Many Young Indonesians, Not Voting Looks Appealing Indonesia is preparing for presidential elections. The voting will take place in two months. Younger Indonesians are showing signs of dissatisfaction with the countrys political establishment. Ma

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Zimbabwe has held its first general election after the resignation of its former leader Robert Mugabe. CRI's Gao Junya has details from Zimbabwe. Long queues have been forming at many of the 10-thousand polling stations across Zimbabwe. The country's

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今天要学的词组是cast ballot。Cast ballot就是投票。美国是多种族的国家,有的政客以为 voters can be counted on to cast ballots along racial lines -- 他们以为选民们肯定会按照种族的界限来投票。结果呢?

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America's mid-term elections 美国中期选举 The silent centre 沉寂的中间地带 If moderates don't vote next week, extremists will thrive 如果中立人士于下周不进行选举,极端主义者将会茁壮发展 ALL political campaigns i

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Race in America 美国种族问题 The fury of Ferguson 弗格森市的暴怒 Race is America's deepest problem, but multiple small changes can mitigate it 种族问题是美国最根深蒂固的问题,但各种细微的改变可以使之缓解。

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baby-sit v. 看管(婴孩) backward adj. 退步的;相反的 baggage n. 行李 bait n. 引诱物;饵 balance n./v. 平衡 bald adj. 秃头的,光秃的 balk v. 妨碍 ballot n. 选票 balmy a

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