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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奥巴马周一公布联邦预算提案 On Monday, President Obama unveils his blueprint for future U.S. government spending, a proposed $4 trillion federal budget for 2016. The weighty document constitutes an opening bid in a lengthy debate about Am

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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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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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224. Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798. 224.《客籍法案》和《惩治煽动叛乱法案》(1798年) The Federalists, even if they had been united, would probably have been defeated in the election of 1800. 即使所有联邦党人团结起来也

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223. Treaty with France, 1800. 223.与法国人签订条约(1800年) This vigor convinced the French that they had been hasty in their treatment of the Americans. 这种气势让法国人相信他们对待美国人的态度过于草率, They

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At first people paid little attention to them. 开始时人们不太关注这些传言, But when President Polk said that gold had been found, people began to think that it must be true. 但当珀尔卡总统说找到黄金时,人们开始相信果

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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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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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But the Confederates fired on her, and she steamed away without landing the soldiers or the supplies. 但是,南方联盟的人向汽艇开枪,汽艇没有卸下士兵和给养就离开了。 Lincoln waited a month, hoping that the secessionists

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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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President Obama says that last night's tragedy in Colorado reminds us of all the ways that we are united as one American family, and commits the Federal government to doing whatever is necessary to bring whoever is responsible to justice and ensure t

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今天我们要学的词是bear the brunt of。 Bear the brunt of, 是首当其冲,受到影响最大的意思。 The area that bore the brunt of the storm got the lion's share of the federal relief funds, 风暴受灾最严重的地区得到了联邦

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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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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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