今天我们要学的词是longshot。 Longshot, 是指冷门的、获胜机会不大的。美国MSNBC有线电视台本周举办了民主党参选人的辩论会。Dennis Kucinich, widely considered a longshot candidate, was excluded from the debate

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Twists and Turns Aplenty in US Presidential Race 美国总统竞选状况复杂曲折分享到: Even as Americans pause for this weeks Memorial Day holiday, much attention is focused on the presidential contest, where almost-daily twists and turns ar

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The tone of the rhetoric in the U.S. presidential campaign is sharpening with less than a week to go until Election Day. Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are focused on the economy and each other in the final days of the campaign. 离美

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Democratic presidential rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are making a final push for support in Ohio and Texas in advance of crucial primaries on 4 March. The two Democrats took part in a contentious debate Tuesday, 26 February, that most expe

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Brexit Resounds in US Presidential Contest 英国脱欧影响美国总统竞选走向 WASHINGTON Britains decision to leave the European Union is resounding in Americas presidential race. Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump sees Bri

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政治漫画在激烈角逐的美国总统竞选中蓬勃发展 Political cartoons have been around for hundreds of years.A cartoonist for the multimedia news organization Politico, Matt Wuerker said they can be very effective. 政治漫画已经存在

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Presidential Election Campaigning Underway in Iowa 总统选举竞选活动在爱荷华举行 CEDAR FALLS, IOWA Although the November 2016 presidential election is over a year and half away, campaigning to choose party nominees is already underway in

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The battle for control of the U.S. Congress has entered its final week and both major political parties are engaged in a furious last-minute push for votes. 11月2号是美国中期选举投票日,为争夺国会控制权的角力进入冲刺时刻,

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ew poll results indicate that U.S. voters are concerned with the financial crisis and it is having an impact on the presidential election campaign between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. 新的民调显示,美国选民关注金融危

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美国总统每四年得改选一次。在总统大选年里同时也重选联邦和各州政府的官员,所以举国上下的政坛热闹非凡,从而也产生了不少习惯用语。我们从今天开始要专门介绍用在竞选运动中的习

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Germanys Merkel Bids for 3rd Term as Tough EU Decisions Loom 德国的默克尔竞选第三任期 LONDON Germany will hold parliamentary elections Sunday, with current Chancellor Angela Merkels party riding high in the polls. Optimism over the econom

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今天我们继续讲在竞选活动中时常会听到的习惯用语。人人知道竞选总统需要大笔资金;你得雇佣大批竞选工作人员,要租用飞机以供你和手下人员前往各地开展竞选,还必需在广播和电视上

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今天还是要继续讲两个在2000年大选期间新闻界时常常用来报道竞选运动的习惯用语。这些习惯用语以它们特有的幽默和风趣在某种程度上润滑了政界严肃甚至是严酷的权利斗争。 我们今天要学

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今天我们要学的词是spoiler。 Spoiler, 是指拆台的人。美国消费者权益倡导者拉尔夫.纳德再次宣布竞选总统。Nader has been called an election spoiler, 纳德一直被称为竞选的搅局者。 不过,在接受媒体采

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Both major U.S. presidential candidates and their running mates reacted Monday to the financial turmoil on Wall Street in the wake of the bankruptcy announcement from the investment bank Lehman Brothers. Barack Obama and John McCain have both promise

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The U.S. presidential election is more than four months away. But the contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain is already shaping up as a clear choice between change and experience. 离开美国总统大选还有四个多月。但

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The U.S. presidential campaign is about to intensify in a major way. Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain are expected to announce their vice presidential running mates soon, in advance of the national party nominating conventions, wh

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama introduced Senator Joe Biden as his running mate Saturday. They spoke at a rally in Springfield, Illinois, two days before the Democratic National Convention. 美国民主党总统候选人奥巴马在星期

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Senator Joe Biden of Delaware, newly announced running mate of Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama, is a respected foreign policy expert. Senator Biden, who himself had waged an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic Party's nomination for pr

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Britain How to win elections 英国 获选方法 Baracking the voters 奥巴马式拉票 British parties want to emulate the American master 英国政党希望效仿美国总统 At ten oclock, recalls a Labour Party staffer, the sweep began. From nei

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