AS IT IS 2014-05-23 US House Members Take Action to Limit Human Trafficking 美国众议院议员称需采取行动打击贩卖人口 Human trafficking exists in almost every area of the world. Children, young women, and even men can become trapped,

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US Lawmakers Seek to Permit Religious Head Coverings in Congress For almost 200 years, the House of Representatives part of the United States Congress has barred lawmakers from wearing hats. But this year, voters in Minnesota elected Ilhan Omar to re

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美国国会共和党人驳回移民改革法案 House Republicans are rejecting the push by President Barack Obama and the Senate to pass comprehensive immigration reform that would provide legal status and a path to citizenship for the estimated 11

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U.S. lawmakers are reacting to President Barack Obama's proposed budget for the 2010 fiscal year that begins in October. Democrats and Republicans commented on the $3.5 trillion budget that would raise the federal deficit to $1.75 trillion. 美国国会

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Here in London, several government MPs have strongly criticized the politician in charge of the House of Commons, the speaker John Bercow after he said President Trump shouldn't address parliament when he visits the UK. The position of speaker is sup

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Now, think how much progress we've already made. When we first started, people everywhere asked the same questions. Could a woman really serve as commander-in-clief? Well, I think we answered that one. 现在,想想我们已经取得了多大的进步

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Lesson 49 Jack-of-all-trades, Master of None 万能博士门门皆通,样样稀松 Words: constituent n. 成分,要素 constitute vt. 建立(政府),组成,构成 constitution n. 组织,宪法 constrain n. 约束,限制 constrict vt. 约束;收缩;压紧;堵塞 construct vt. 建

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Lesson 47 The Meeting 会议 Words: congregate v. 聚集 congress n. 国会,议会 congressional adj. 会议的,大会的;国会的 congressman n. 国会议员 conjectural adj. 推测的 conjure v. 变魔术,变戏法 connect v. 连接;联系;联合;沟通 connection n. 连接;(s

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I agree. We need more Republicans to act that way because this is more important than politics. 说得好。我们需要更多的共和党议员用这种思维行事,因为这比政治更重要。 It's about young mothers like Ashley. Today, her ne

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Social media stumbles in the 2016 presidential election. Russian bought political ads and fake accounts that spread misinformation are being routed out, said Facebook and Twitter executives who appeared before Congress. Weve removed 32 pages and acco

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Republicans and Democrats in Congress are reacting to President Barack Obama's speech, in which he warned Americans that the economy faces a dire day of reckoning, but one the country can recover from. 美国国会共和、民主两党议员对奥巴马

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President Barack Obama has urged Republicans in the House of Representatives to work with him on major national priorities, saying cooperation is essential to the country's economic recovery. President's spoke to Republicans at their issues conferenc

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今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语都和我们身体里的血有关。

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AS IT IS 2016-03-12 Obama Invites Lawmakers On Cuba Trip 奥巴马邀请两党议员同访古巴 Democratic and Republican lawmakers will join President Barack Obama on his trip to Cuba later in March. Obama invited members of both the Republican Par

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Britain Politicians' salaries 英国 议员们的薪酬 Bargain basement 地下廉价部 The 2009 MPs' expenses scandal cast a long shadow over British politics. It also led to the creation of an Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) t

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Defiant Senator Cruz Not Opposed to Second Shutdown 议员克鲁兹并不反对第二次停摆 WASHINGTON The political crisis that forced a partial shutdown of the U.S. government is over; government agencies are open for business again and, instead

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Influential Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy has proposed that an independent truth commission be established to investigate alleged abuses of power under the Bush administration. President Barack Obama has reacted cautiously to the suggestion, sayin

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Officials and lawmakers in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region must pledge with sincerity their loyalty to the Basic Law before they can assume office. 香港特别行政区的官员和议员在就职前必须真诚宣誓拥护基本法。 Th

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今天我们要学的词是, perk。 Perk, 是特权,好处的意思。Flying first class is just one of the perks enjoyed by many company CEOs, 坐飞机头等舱是很多公司总裁享受的特权之一。Having summer and winter breaks is a p

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Senior U.S. legislators of both political parties say critical questions remain unanswered concerning America's strategy in Iraq, despite days of testimony before Congress by the top U.S. military commander in Iraq as well as the U.S. ambassador to B

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