美国政治的核心在腐败,这是由国会候选人依赖向微小比例的公民筹备竞选资金引起的。这是这次法律学者劳伦斯莱斯格猛烈抨击的核心内容。利用快速的视觉效果, 他展示了募资的过程是怎么

发表于:2018-12-09 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:世界权势大转移

今天要讲的三个习惯用语里都有一个关键词,那就是hard。Hard这个词也有许多解释。它经常被用作形容词,意思是某一样东西很硬或者是做某件事很困难,有的时候也可以指很激烈。我们今天要

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

我们大学同学正在准备聚会,往年都是在我家,但是今年我决定不主动提出在我家办了。说老实话,我是不想让大家觉得只要开派对,就一定要在我家。如果你也有类似困扰的话,今天我们要

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

ACT I I don't believe it! 我简直难以相信! What's wrong? 怎么了? Carter Boswell! Carter Boswell ! Who's Carter Boswell? 谁是Carter Boswell ? He's running for the school board. 他正在竞选

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 走遍美国 Family Album U.S.A

Topic1-Chinese court creates 'Divorce Exam' for couples Getting a divorce is never easy for anyone involved, but it is particularly difficult at the Yibin People's Court, in China's Sichuan Province, where one magistrate recently set a divorce exam t

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

模仿文本: The IMF's managing director has likewise always been a European. And even the more modern and supposedly democratic World Trade Organisation has - with just one exception - always been run by rich world candidates. Well, this year, th

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 英音模仿秀

I ran--I ran as a daughter who benefited from opportunities my mother never dreamed of. I ran as a mother who worries about my daughter's future and a mother who wants to leave all children brighter tomorrows. 作为一个女儿参加竞选,我得益

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 名人励志英语演讲

We'll have to work hard to get back to fiscal responsiblility and a strong middle class. But on the day we live in an America whose middle class in thriving and growing again, where all Americans, no matter where they live or where their ancestors ca

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 名人励志英语演讲

JEFFREY BROWN: And now part of our regular look at the campaign as it plays out in social media and on the Web. Margaret Warner has that. MARGARET WARNER: And we're joined again by Howard Kurtz from the website Daily Download. He's also Newsweek's Wa

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈娱乐系列

Although presidential elections occur every 4 years, many people feel that they do not have a true understanding of how presidential campaigns operate. The winner in the November general election is almost certain to be either the Republican or the D

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 双语有声阅读

US House Speaker Announces His Retirement Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, says he will not seek another term in Congress. 美国众议院议长保罗瑞安(Paul Ryan)表示,他在国会将不会寻求连任。

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(四)月

Cold shoulder Hot air 今天我们要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语是以两个对立的字组成的,第一个是冷,也就是英文里的cold,第二个是热,也就是英文里的 hot。让我们

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Our founders understood that America does not stand still we are dynamic, not static We look forward, not back. 我们的开国元勋认识到美国并非一成不变 我们充满活力不会停滞不前 我们向前看 不回头 And now that new doo

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 公众人物毕业演讲

今天还是要讲两个在总统大选年中新闻界常会用来报道选举情况的习惯用语,而且这两个习惯用语也来自美国的传统运动: 棒球。 大家都知道在棒球赛中击球员是用木制的球棒来击打投手投掷

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

I mean, it was really... 我是说,真是... it was fucked up. 糟糕透顶 The first night we spent together, 我们在一起的第一晚 he told me he was gonna hurt me and then discard me. 他说,他会伤害我,然后遗弃我 And when it e

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 纸牌屋第一季

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

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Boris Johnson's allies warned there is a 'deep pit in Hell' waiting for Michael Gove tonight after the Justice Secretary stabbed his fellow Brexit champion in the back saying he was not up to being Prime Minister. 英国司法部长迈克尔?戈夫背后

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

snowball snow job 如果天气很热的话,讲几个和冷的东西有关的俗语也许会让人感到舒服一些。好吧,下面我们就来讲由

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天还是要继续讲新闻界为了描述围绕2000年大选开展的政治斗争而用的两个习惯用语。今天要说的习惯用语出现在《纽约时报》同一篇评论文章的标题中,标题是这样说的: As Gore Rakes it in。

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Thai Princess Enters Race for Prime Minister The older sister of Thailands king says she will run for prime minister in elections to be held next month. 泰国国王的姐姐表示自己将竞选总统,而大选下个月就要举行了。 The move

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 2019年VOA慢速英语(二)月