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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assistant 助手 employee 雇员 hard-working 用功的,勤奋的 man 男人 office 办公室 office assistant 勤杂人员 sales reps 推销员 very busy 非常忙

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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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美国小企业对经济前景谨慎乐观 The U.S. Small Business Administration classifies a business with less than 500 employees as small. Right now, there are 23 million small businesses across the United States and together they account for 54

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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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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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今天要学的一个词组是:double standard。 Double standard是指双重标准。美国连锁商店沃尔马允许在中国的分店组织工会,却不允许在美国的商店组织工会。媒体报导的标题说:Critics claim double sta

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在生活中我们常会在等待盼望一些事情的结果。无论是一场精彩的足球赛,还是一次重要的考试,或者是正在谈判中的一笔大生意,你都会提心吊胆地等待它们的结果。我想这种悬念心理大家

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397. Forts Henry and Donelson, February, 1862. 397.亨利要塞与丹尼尔森要塞(1862年2月) In February, 1862, General Grant and Commodore Foote attacked two forts which the Confederates had built to keep the Federal gunboats from penetra

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Finally Virginia seceded, but the western Virginians, in their turn, seceded from Virginia and two years later were admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia. 最终弗吉尼亚人脱离了联邦,而西部的弗吉尼亚人紧接着脱离了

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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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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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中文文本: 每周电视讲话:奥巴马总统号召全美人民在阵亡将士纪念日向牺牲的英雄们致敬 华盛顿消息:在本周的电视讲话中,奥巴马总统号召全美人民与他一起追思和纪念那些为这个国家而

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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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我们学习过许多英语的习惯用法。有些听众可能发现,越是生活中经常发生的事情,表达或者反映这些事情的习惯用法就越多。失业在现代社会里可以说是司空见惯,所以英语里表达失业的用

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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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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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