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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After months of speculation, the race to become the next UN Secretary-General has reached the point at which support for the official contenders is being tested where it really counts. 在经历了数月的猜测之后,联合国(UN)秘书长的竞选

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WASHINGTON, July 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Monday stressed the importance of completing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. The two leaders discussed the TPP and bilateral ties

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Interestingly, 37 per cent of people living in the south of the UK voted for Charles Darwins seminal scientific tome, but 41 per cent of northerners opted for the Bible. 有趣的是,在英国南部有37%的人投票给了达尔文的具有开创性的

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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The citizens of Pyeongchang beamed with joy on early Thursday as their city was chosen to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at last after two failed attempts. A large crowd had gathered from early afterno

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From the Revolution to the Civil Rights Era, the United States had a vibrant, robustly participatory and raucous culture of voting. 从美国革命到人权时代,美国选举曾经充满生机,参与者信念坚定,草根文化喧嚣一时。

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The Louisiana governors race 路易斯安那州州长竞选 Bobby laps the field 鲍比一举夺魁 Hints of a grander future in a comfortable victory 获胜轻而易举,美好未来初露端倪 THREE days before Louisianans headed to the polls on

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Recognising Palestine 认可巴勒斯坦 A state of things to come 大波纷争来袭 Britain votes to recognise a Palestinian state 英国投票承认巴勒斯坦国 What would Arthur Balfour say? 阿瑟贝尔福将会说什么? IN HIS declaration

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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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