A: Where are you going? B: I have to go to work. A: Going to work where? B: Im working at the polling place. A: I didnt know you were working there this year. B: I work at the polling place every year. A: How did you get that job? B: I signed up for

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-选举

AS IT IS 2015-08-18 A Candidate's Voice May Affect How We Vote 候选人发言可能会影响我们如何投票 Experience and money for campaigning increase a politician's chances of winning an election. But so may the sound of a candidates voice. N

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AS IT IS 2015-12-20 UN Security Council Votes to Restrict IS Funding 联合国安理会投票批准限制ISIS资金来源 The United Nations Security Council approved measures Thursday to restrict how the Islamic State militant group raises money. Th

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Fierce Campaigning Ahead of New York Presidential Primary 纽约总统初选前的激烈竞选 The next U.S. presidential primary contest is more than a week away, but there is no lull in campaigning as front-runners in both parties look to boost the

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(135) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(四月)

A: Are you planning on voting? B: Yes. Are you? A: I will be voting tomorrow. B: Whats your polling place? A: My polling place is at the park up the street. B: Oh, yeah? A: Yeah, where is yours? B: I dont know. A: How is it you dont know? B: The loca

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-选举

A: Are you going to vote? B: I am. Are you? A: Yes, and for the first time. B: Is that right? A: I dont know how to vote. B: Voting isnt difficult. A: Im not sure what laws are being voted on. B: They tell you everything on the ballot. A: They do? B:

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A: Are you voting tomorrow? B: Of course. What about you? A: You know that I am. B: Where is your polling place? A: Its at the park up the street. B: Oh, is that right? A: Wheres your polling place? B: I have no idea. A: How come you dont know where

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-选举

A: Are you going to vote tomorrow? B: I sure am. How about you? A: I am. B: Do you know where your polling place is? A: My polling place is up the street at the park. B: Oh, really? A: Wheres yours at? B: Im not sure. A: You should know that already.

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-选举

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House of Representatives will vote on an amendment of the Defense Authorization Act to restrict surveillance of the American public, a House committee announced Tuesday. The House Rules Committee on Tuesday posted

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

There are a million pictures that I could click through here, 我有上百万张照片可以展示, and had to choose carefully -- this is one of my favorites -- of students learning, 可我得小心的选择--好,这是我最喜欢的一张--学生

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

今天要学的一个词组是cast ballots. Cast, c a s t . ballots, b a l l o t s . cast ballots,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. 他们以为选民肯定会按

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Today is International Womens Day. In many countries it is a holiday but not in New Zealand. In fact, New Zealand women often choose to celebrate September 19th instead. That was the day in 1893 when women were given the right to vote for Members of

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A Maori, Gerrard Otimi, has been arrested by the police for selling false visas to Pacific Island people. He offered to adopt them into his hapu, or tribe. They paid him $500 for this and he put a stamp in their passport which he said gave them a vis

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Britain is to have its second female Prime Minister after Conservative party members were given the choice between Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom. 现在英国保守党成员需要在特雷莎?梅和安德烈娅?利德索姆二人之间进行选择,这

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

A beauty pageant contestant who labelled herself 'terribly ugly' has been disqualified after being voted through to the final because organisers thought she had tampered with the vote. 俄罗斯一项选美比赛的一名自认为长得很丑的参赛者

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

on the fence maverick 各种语言都有一套特殊的政治词汇,美国英语也不例外。美国国会议员在通过各项法案时经常要投票表示自己的立场。但是,有些议员在

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

通过层层选拔,11强表演秀震撼开唱。他们将要挑战以Party song为主题的欢乐主打歌,7000万全美观众的投票结果将决定本场选手的未来命运。究竟谁能毫无保留的呈现音乐实力呢?精彩尽在本期

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 美国偶像 第十四季

《美国偶像》11强晋级赛继续上演,接下来的六位选手的表演能否带来派对气氛嗨翻全场呢?哪位选手的投票垫底?他的演唱又能否打动评委获得他们手上的拯救票呢?精彩内容,敬请收看!

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(186) / 评论(0) 分类 美国偶像 第十四季

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a plan to allow local residents to vote in November on whether the nation's capital should try to become the country's 51st state. 美国首都华盛顿哥伦比亚特区市长穆丽尔鲍泽星期五宣布一

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 02 November 2009 President Armando Guebuza casts his ballot for presidential, parliamentary, provincial assembly elections in Maputo, 28 Oct 2009 Provisional results from last week's elections in Mozambique show President

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