The British pound's value reached its highest point against the US dollar in 26 years. On Tuesday, the pound was worth two United States dollars for the first time since 1992, and the dollar later slipped to its lowest point against the pound since

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409. The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. 409.《解放奴隶宣言》(1863年) On September 23, 1862, Lincoln issued a proclamation stating that on the first day of the new year he would declare free all slaves in any portion of the United Sta

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169. A Time of Distress. 169.萧条时期 It is not right to speak too harshly of the refusal of the state governments to give Congress the money it asked for, as the people of the states were in great distress and had no money to give. 苛刻地批评

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171. Tender Laws. 171.清偿法 The people then clamored for tender laws. 随后,人民吵嚷着要成立清偿法, These were laws which would make it lawful for them to tender, or offer, paper money in exchange for flour or other things. 这些

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174. Claims to Western Lands. 174.西部土地的主权 The Confederation seemed to be falling to pieces. 联邦似乎要四分五裂, That it did not actually fall to pieces was largely due to the fact that all the states were interested in the

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222. War with France, 1797~98. 222.与法国的战争(1797~1798年) The organization of a provisional army was now at once begun. 美国立刻着手组成一支临时部队, Washington accepted the chief command on condition that Hamilton sho

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225. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, 1798~99. 225.弗吉尼亚州和肯塔基州的决议(1798~1799年) In the exciting years before the Revolutionary War the colonial legislatures had passed many resolutions condemning the acts of the Briti

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希拉里黛安罗德姆克林顿(Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton,1947年10月26日-),美国律师、民主党籍政治家,第67任国务卿,纽约州前联邦参议员,美国第42届、43届总统比尔克林顿的妻子。 2000年,希拉

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Philippine Police Retake Prison, At Least 21 Detainees Killed A day-long prison stand-off in the Philippines between Muslim militant detainees and the police ended in bloodshed Tuesday morning, despit

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Police and Children Connect at Summer Camp 警察与孩子们在夏令营交流 For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 Recent killings by police officers have raised tensions in some A

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巴蒂摩尔抗议警察暴力 BALTIMORE Hundreds of protesters gathered Thursday in downtown Baltimore, inthe eastern U.S. state of Maryland, to again demand changes to the justice systemfollowing the death of a 25-year-old man taken into police cus

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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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Chapter 36 Secession,1860-1861 第36章 南部各州脱离联邦(1860~1861年) 369. The Republican Nomination, 1860. 369.共和党的提名(1860年) Four names were especially mentioned in connection with the Republican nomination for Presi

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Chapter 37 The rising of the peoples,1861 第37章 民众的反映(1861年) 380. Lincoln's Inauguration. 380.林肯宣誓就职 On March 4, 1861, President Lincoln made his first inaugural address. 1861年3月4日,林肯总统发表首次就职

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今天我们要学的词是 overheat. Overheat 动词,过热。New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley is worried new tax cuts could risk overheating the U.S. economy in the next few years. 纽约联储行长杜德利担心,新的减税政

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Do you remember the story of the Bat Kid? A San Francisco boy fighting cancer got his wish to save the day as Batman. A similar scene has played out in China. In the city of Xinyu in East China's Jiangxi Province, a nine-year-old named Zou Junyi got

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今天我们要学的词是 workplace. Workplace 名词,工作场所,单位。NBC fired its star morning anchor, Matt Lauer, over allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace. NBC早间节目明星主持人马特劳尔因为被控在工作场所

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The wave of reactions to the Confederate Flag today reached into state capitols across the south. The governors of Virginia and North Carolina both called for taking the flag off special-order license plates. U.S. Senate Majority Leade

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必背句型: A:What's wrong with the police? 警察怎么了? B:The police were accused of tampering with the evidence. 警察被指控篡改证词。 The doctor was accused of killing patient. 医生被指控杀了病人。 They was accused of st

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今天我们要学的词是 finalize. To finalize 是最终敲定的意思。The European Union's attempt to finalize a massive free trade deal with Canada has hit another roadblock. 欧盟设法最终敲定与加拿大的综合性自由贸易协定,

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