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Our coverage starts in the South American country of Venezuela. It's economy is crumbling and thousands of people there are flooding out into neighboring nations like Brazil and Columbia, who are trying to figure out what to do about the refugees. Ve

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3156 lodestar

今天我们要学的词是 lodestar. Lodestar is spelled l-o-d-e-s-t-a-r, lodestar. Lodestar是指指引航线的星斗，特别是北极星，引申下来也指帮助指明方向的领路人。这个词现在很少用，但在纽约时报最近一篇

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今天我们要学的词是 alma mater。Alma mater is spelled as a-l-m-a, and mater, m-a-t-e-r. Alma mater 就是母校的意思。John McCain will be buried Sunday at his college alma mater, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. , the U.S.

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Obama became a master of compartmentalizing his time and focus over the course of his presidency. 在总统任职期间,奥巴马成为了一位合理划分个人时间与精力的大师. Based on the photos of Obama kiteboarding off the coast of bil

VOA双语新闻 2008年2月：US Presidential Race

The candidates for the Republican and Democratic U.S. presidential nominations are campaigning hard in advance of Tuesday's crucial round of contests in 22 states. That California, New York and Illinois are among the states where voters will go to th

VOA双语新闻 2008年2月：共和党总统候选人争做里

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney accused rival John McCain of dirty tricks during a lively debate Wednesday evening. The Republican candidates squared off at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, each invoking

VOA双语新闻：美共和党大会周二恢复正常议程

Republican officials say their party's national convention is back on track with a full schedule Tuesday, after Monday's planned activities were curtailed due to Hurricane Gustav and fears of its impact on the US Gulf Coast. 美国共和党官员说，

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Barack Obama and the Republicans 奥巴马与共和党 A beatable president 能被击败的总统 But only if a Republican candidate starts laying out a sensible plan for the American economy 条件是共和党候选人开始为美国经济开出良方

学个词Learn a Word 第493期 Flip-flop

今天我们要学的词是flip-flop。 Flip-flop, 有观点、态度突然转变的意思。民主、共和两党总统候选人奥巴马和麦凯恩最近在主要议题上，都发生了态度上的急转弯。 The two sides are trying to stick th

学个词Learn a Word 第518期 Tightrope

今天我们要学的词是tightrope。 Tightrope, 是指杂技表演时用的钢丝，引伸为困难的处境。美国总统布什的民众支持率很低，这种情况给共和党总统候选人麦凯恩带来了困扰。 Senator John McCain is w

VOA双语新闻2008年：Fred Thompson Quits US Presidential

Former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee quit the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination Tuesday after a series of disappointing finishes in the early nominating contests. Thompson's withdrawal comes as the remaining Republican cont

学个词Learn a Word 第429期 Season opener

今天我们要学的词是season opener。 Season opener, 是赛季开始的第一场比赛。Major League Baseball staged its season opener in Japan, 美国职业棒球大联盟将赛季的首场比赛安排在日本进行。 由于会跟麦凯恩在

VOA双语新闻 - 美大选一争高下 摇摆州举足轻重

In the final days of the U.S. presidential election campaign, candidates Barack Obama and John McCain will focus on a relatively small handful of states that will provide the margin of victory on Election Day, November 4. 在美国总统竞选的最后

VOA双语新闻 - 佩林拜登辩论伊战伊朗和经济问题

Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden debated foreign policy and the economy Thursday night in the only vice presidential debate of the campaign. Alaskan Governor Palin, a newcomer to the national stage, stood her ground during her exchanges

VOA双语新闻：美国各地悼念追思九一一遇难者

Across the United States, Americans marked the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with solemn memorial services and heartfelt tributes. 在美国纽约、华盛顿和全国各地，人们在2001年9月11日恐怖袭击七周

VOA双语新闻：美两党总统候选人就金融动荡交锋

Both major U.S. presidential candidates and their running mates reacted Monday to the financial turmoil on Wall Street in the wake of the bankruptcy announcement from the investment bank Lehman Brothers. Barack Obama and John McCain have both promise

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From the haircut to the hand gestures and even the ears, this President Obama lookalike has definitely got his act down to a tee. 从发型到手势，甚至是耳朵，长相酷似美国总统奥巴马的他所有动作都（模仿的）惟妙惟肖。

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After a tour of the old city of Havana, a ceremonial wreath-laying and warm handshakes, Barack Obamas historic visit to Cuba quickly shifted to the issue that has divided the two countries for most of the last six decades a sharp disagreement over po

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Barack Obama shows absolutely no mercy to his enemies when it comes to war - as long as they are flies. 奥巴马在战争中对于他的敌人绝不显露仁慈只要他们是苍蝇。 This photograph shows the President using a magazine to swat a p

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U.S. President Barack Obama will press world leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Russia for backing of a possible U.S. strike on Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to add Syria to the agenda shortly after summit participants arr