CARL AZUZ: A vote has been delayed on President Trump's Supreme Court nominee. The Senate Judiciary Committee was originally scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to recommend that Judge Bret Kavanaugh be confirmed to the High Court. It would then be

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年9月

First up, an addition to the U.S. Supreme Court. Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court, became a Supreme Court justice over the weekend after senators voted 50 to 48 to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee to the high court. The vote was mostl

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年10月

This is AP News Minute. Cabinet members and Vice President Mike Pence are among those who denied witting a New York Time's op-ed. The essay said White House officials are actively thwarting President Trump's most dangerous impulses. Supreme Court nom

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2018(九)月

IN THE NEWS - Same-Sex Marriage Faced a Serious Test this Week in the United States 新闻报道 - 美国最高法院本周审理同性婚姻相关案件 From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(四)月

The U.S. Supreme Court has had eight justices serving on it since Associate Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly last February. Four of these justices were appointed by Republican presidents. Four were appointed by Democratic presidents. So, on divis

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年2月

Our first topic this Thursday: for the time being, the U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to continue keeping certain immigrants and refugees from entering the U.S. What's known as the government's travel plan temporarily prevent

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年9月

CARL AZUZ: There are currently 8 sitting justices at the U.S. Supreme Court. One retired this summer and Senate hearings are entering their second day Wednesday for President Donald Trump's choice to fill the vacancy. The nominee is Brett Kavanaugh.

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年9月

今天我们要学的词是uphold. Uphold动词,有支持,赞成的意思。The Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Trump administration's travel restrictions on citizens from five mainly Muslim countries. 美国联邦最高法院支持川

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们学习的词是 corroborate. Corroborate 是证实、支持某一种说法、理论、结果。The FBI investigation did not find any evidence corroborating the allegations of sexual assault or misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh, now the

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

And passing a budget that will make sure all of America's priorities are funded without resorting to shutdown threats and last-minute gimmicks. 投票通过预算确保所有美国的优先事项投资到位无停摆威胁临近最后一刻的尴尬。

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 奥巴马每周电视讲话

休会过后参议员再度展开大法官任命之争 Congress was idle last week, but three senators flew to Washington to meet with President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee. 国会在上周处于休会期,但仍有3名参议员前往华盛顿

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(四)月

Alzheimer's Disease By Paul Sisco Washington 15 May 2008 The World Health Organization estimates about 18 million people around the globe suffer from Alzheimer's Disease, a degenerative disease in which brain cells whither away and die. Wednesday May

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(五月)

特朗普履行陪审员职责 It was like a rock star arrived. 就好像一位摇滚巨星驾临。 Hundreds of cameramen and reporters lined the path to the entrance of New York's Supreme Court. 数以百计的摄影师和记者守候在纽约最高法

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(十二月)

今天我们要学的词是purge。 Purge, 是清洗的意思。巴基斯坦最高法院做出了对穆沙拉夫总统当选连任有利的裁决,但是反对派认为裁决不公,因为President Musharraf purged the Supreme Court of hostile ju

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Israel evicted dozens of Palestinians from their homes in Jerusalem on Sunday. The move touches on one of the core issues of the Middle East conflict. 星期天,以色列把几十名巴勒斯坦人从他们在耶路撒冷的家中驱逐出去。这一

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2009年8月

今天我们要学的词是prior。 Prior, 有先前的意思。 He denied any prior knowledge of the plan, 他拒绝承认事先了解有关计划。美国总统奥巴马提名美国联邦总律师艾琳娜.卡根填补最高法院大法官的空缺。

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.------Victor Hugo 生活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。-----维克多雨果 图片1

发表于:2019-02-26 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 Daily English-2016.04