Economics Report - Pakistani Voters are Concerned about Economy 经济报道 - 巴基斯坦选民关注经济 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Pakistan is preparing for national

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(四)月

Police in Colorado are waiting for the parents of Australian twins shot on a rifle range to arrive so they can identify them. One twin died, and the other is seriously injured, but police don't know which is which. Both were shot in the head at the s

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Technology Report - Nigeria Launches First African-Built Satellite 科技报道 - 尼日利亚发射首颗非洲自行研制卫星 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Nigeria has launche

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2011年1月8日,国会议员加贝吉福兹在她的故乡亚利桑那州图森市会见选民时,被击中头部。她的丈夫,宇航员马克凯利,立即飞到她的身旁陪伴。在这番与帕特米切尔的深情对话中,这对患难

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Here's the text of the e-mail the Obama team sent out to backers: Today, we are filing papers to launch our 2012 campaign. We're doing this now because the politics we believe in does not start with expensive TV ads or extravaganzas, but with you --

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美国大选:两党在最后阶段推动选民登记 The U.S. presidential election is approaching, and political parties and advocacy groups across the nation are making a final push to get people registered to vote and to the polls for the Novemb

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罗姆尼竞选因录像事件受损 In the U.S. presidential race, the latest polls show that President Barack Obama has pulled into a modest lead over his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Romney is trying to get his

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Getting Political Support Helen: Okay, your schedule today is very busy. First, youre meeting with a group of constituents concerned about the environment. Then, youre speaking to a group of factory workers. At noon, youll be having lunch with a grou

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Last week was the final session for Parliament before the elections on November 8th. During the session last week, MPs who were retiring gave their farewell speeches. One well-known National MP, Katherine Rich, decided to retire from Parliament as sh

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a straw in the wind to grasp at straws 今天这一课我们要再给大家介绍两个由straw,也就是

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This is AP News Minute. Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump unveiled the first major revamp of the nation's tax system in a generation. It's a sweeping 5-trillion plans that would deeply cut taxes for corporations, simplify the code

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茶党不让步 政府难开门 A one-page letter - signed by almost one-fifth of the legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives - was a factor leading to a political stalemate and the U.S. government shutdown. Congress and President Barack Oba

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The official results for the election were announced on Saturday. 270,000 special votes were counted and all other votes were re-counted. Special votes were votes by people who were not in their own electorate on Election Day. Some of these people we

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When Helen Clark left Parliament, the Labour Party announced there would be a by-election in Mt Albert to find a replacement MP. Russell Norman, co-leader of the Green Party, and John Boscawen of the ACT Party both want to be the MP for Mt Albert. Th

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西方选举实用英语单词 选举 election 投票 cast a ballot 计票 count of votes 投票日 polling day 投票箱 ballot box 选举程序electoral procedures 选举大会 election meeting / electoral meeting 选举规则 election regulation 选民voter / elector 初选primary el

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今天我们要学的词是spotlight。 Spotlight, 是聚光灯的意思,引伸为注意的焦点。Seek the spotlight, 意思是喜欢出风头。Pop star Britney Spears repeatedly found herself in the unflattering glare of the spotlight in 2007, 歌

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Republican presidential nominee John McCain has shaken up the race for the White House and pumped new excitement into his campaign by choosing Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate. 美国共和党总统候选人麦凯恩选择

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Recent public opinion polls in the U.S. presidential race give Democrat Barack Obama a lead over Republican John McCain. But the lead is less than expected given some Democratic advantages this election year. 最近有关美国总统竞选的民意调查

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巧妙拒绝别人 Establish boundaries and honor them for all to see 设定让所有人都知晓的界限,并坚决执行 Let your constituents know your priorities and limits. Don't continually break your own rules about when you are available or

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Hone Harawira will stay away from Parliament for the next two weeks and think about his future. The Maori Party met on Thursday and the leader, Whatarangi Winiata, suggested that Hone leave the Party. He should resign from Parliament or resign from t

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