AS IT IS 2016-01-30 Asian-Americans Active in US Politics 亚裔美国人活跃于美国政界 A growing number of Asian Americans are becoming active in politics, according to demographic researchers. 人口统计研究者称越来越多的亚裔美国

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(二)月

模仿文本:In the case of Italy, the entire cabinet consists of financial specialists. The non-elected prime minister's head governments of national unity which pursue policies for which nobody in the electorate voted. Indeed, they are not expect

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(35) / 评论(0) 分类 英音模仿秀

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?

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

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(72) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈娱乐系列

Iran Votes for New President 伊朗总统大选 The polls opened at 9:00 in the morning, what is usually a day of rest and prayer in Islamic Iran. Some 47 million people aged 15 and up are eligible to

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2005(下)--国政军事聚焦

To keep an ear to the ground Up to one's ears 大约一百五十年前,美国一些开荒的人逐步地到西部的荒野去开拓。这些拓荒者从当地印第安人那里学到了一个诀窍,

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Many voters are disappointed with Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's job six years into his tenure and believe things will get worse, the latest Field Poll showed Sunday. The survey found 59 percent of those surveyed believe the state will

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

AS IT IS 2016-09-06 Trump Making Immigration His Top Issue 移民政策成特朗普竞选首要议题 Donald Trump is making Americas immigration policy the top issue of his presidential campaign. 唐纳德特朗普(Donald Trump)将美国的移民政

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(九)月

总统选举竞选活动在爱荷华举行 Though Cedar Falls,Iowa has a population just over 40,000, right now it is the epicenter of the race for the White House. 尽管爱荷华州锡达福尔斯市人口刚刚超过4万人,但是它成为白宫角逐

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(十一月)

blame game negative campaigning 美国选民每四年不仅要选举一位总统,而且还要选举四百三十五名国会议员、至少三十三名参议员以及在州一级和基层的许多官员

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

[00:00]J:That's Governor Pappy O'Daniel. [00:02]Wish you appreciate it if you ate his farina and voted him a second term. [00:06]Ain't you gonna press the flesh, Pappy? [00:07]Pl:You don't tell me how to court the electorate. [00:10]We're mass co

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 英美人天天都在说的4000句:跟着影视学最真实的口语

And so bring your values and experiences and insights into politics. Dare to help make, not just a difference in politics, but create a different politics. Some have called you the generation of choice. You've been raised with multiple choice tests,

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(34) / 评论(0) 分类 名校励志英语演讲

February 17th 1992 - In Milwaukee, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer receives a series of life sentences for his grizzly string of murders. Dahmer had admitted to killing 17 young men and boys, some of whom he mutilated and cannibalized. Just a few years

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 历史上的今天-2011年

JUDY WOODRUFF: And to the analysis of Shields and Brooks. That is syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. Welcome, gentlemen, together again. So we -- we start with a pretty tough story, Mark, and that is what's h

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(263) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈商业系列

GWEN IFILL: Early voting has already begun in key states that could determine the balance of the Senate and the direction the nation may be heading in the final two years of the Obama presidency. One of those states is North Carolina, where a Democra

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

The classification of the constituents of a chaos, nothing less is here essayed. 这其中包括着各式各类的人,从有权有势的人到一般的小人物, Listen to what the best and latest authorities have laid down. 从捕鲸界的老手到

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 白鲸记

今天我们要学的词是show up。 To show up, 意思是到场。 The defendant failed to show up in court due to health reasons, 被告因健康原因没有出庭。 Thousands of people showed up at the two-day event, 这次为期两天的活动吸

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

1. Wall Street closes to modest losses as investors wait for a Senate vote on helping out the financial market. The Dow was down more than 200 points early but recovered to a loss of 19 points. 2. In Washington, high hopes that revised financial res

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(136) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十)月

Dont forget to vote next Saturday if you are eligible to vote. Did you receive your voting package last week? The envelope contains a list of all parties and candidates as well as your voting card which you take to the polling booth. Are the minor po

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The result of the by-election in Te Tai Tokerau electorate yesterday was a win for Hone Harawira. Kelvin Davis, Labour, was second with 867 fewer votes than Hone. The Maori Party candidate was third. Hone says this is a win for the new Mana Party but

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语