2011年ESL之日常生活 22 Voting in an Election

22 Voting in an Election GLOSSARY polling place a building (often a school or library) where people can mark apiece of paper or touch a computer screen to vote in elections * To vote, well need to go the polling place, which is at the public library

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听遍美国之空难性新闻[6]:A Ship Sunk Near the Southern Coast of Turkey Turkey: A ship carrying people suspected(1) of trying to enter Europe illegally(2) has sunk near the southern coast(3) of Turkey. Six people are dead, and at least 45 people are m

简单慢速英语阅读：A New Voter

Oscar had just moved to New York City. He registered to vote. A week later, he received his voter card. Now he was a registered voter. He read the voter notice from the Board of Elections. It said to call VOTE-NYC if he had a question. He had a quest

Take Away English-Viking Ship Discovered 刚被发现的海盗船

The Viking longship might have looked like this. A 1,000-year-old Viking longship is thought to have been discovered under a pub car park on Merseyside. The vessel is believed to lie beneath 2 metres to 3 metres of clay by the Railway Inn in Meols,

Lesson 160 - SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT / ROCK THE BOAT

To shape up or ship out To rock the boat 今天我们要给大家介绍两个和船有关的习惯用语。船在英文里就是: Ship. 船员或者和水上生活有关的人创造了一套他们自己

VOA常速英语2007-US Navy Hospital Ship Treats 98,000 on Latin Ame

By Al Pessin Aboard USNS Comfort 11 October 2007 One of the U.S. Navy's two huge hospital ships, USNS Comfort , has just finished a four-month mission to 12 Latin American countries, during which it provided free health care to 98,000 people. VOA's A

VOA标准英语2009-Iranians Vote Absentee in London

They might be thousands of kilometers from home, but Iranians living in the United Kingdom are still taking part in their country's presidential election. A queue of people wait to vote outside the Iranian Consulate in London as protesters wave bann

英语情景对话：Absentee Ballot(3)

A: Do you plan on voting this Tuesday? B: Yes. What about you? A: I already voted. B: What do you mean you already voted? A: I had to mail in an absentee ballot. B: Whyd you have to do that? A: Im not going to be able to vote this Tuesday. B: Why is

英语情景对话：Absentee Ballot(2)

A: Will you be voting? B: Yes. Will you? A: I already have. B: How did you do that? A: I mailed in an absentee ballot. B: Why is that? A: I cant vote on Tuesday. B: Whats the reason for that? A: I have to go to work. B: You can just go to work after

英语情景对话：Absentee Ballot(1)

A: Are you going to vote on Tuesday? B: Of course. How about you? A: Ive already voted. B: Hows that? A: I sent in an absentee ballot. B: Why? A: I wont be able to vote on Tuesday. B: Why not? A: I have to work. B: Why dont you go to work late? A: I

英语博客：ESL Podcast 733 – Voting in an Election

Khaled: Are you going to the polling place or are you voting by absentee ballot again? Bernice: I always vote with an absentee ballot so I can vote in the comfort of my own home and in my own time. In fact, Ive already mailed in my ballot. Khaled: Go

Lesson 154 - RUN A TIGHT SHIP / SIT TIGHT

To run a tight ship To sit tight 今天我们要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语里一个关键的字就是: Tight. Tight 就是「紧」的意思。这个字有的时候具有好的含义,但也有

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By Eve Troeh Los Angeles 22 February 2008 Barack Obama garnered his 11th consecutive primary win this week, when Democrats Abroad announced from Geneva, Switzerland, that the Illinois senator had won the party's Global Primary. Obama got about 65 per

英文乡村歌曲：Emmy The Great - Absentee

Wandered by for everyone Old pair of shoes the last place they were left Out by the door where they always were kept Brown laces We stand in line to hear the news We've not been together since Christmas last year Room full of children all sad in the

每日一词【1029】jump ship：跳槽

今天我们要学的词是jump ship。 To jump ship, 意思是跳槽。 LeBron James decision to jump ship was not unexpected, 勒布朗.詹姆斯决定跳槽并不意外。 John didn't like his new boss and jumped ship the first chance he got, 约翰

学个词Learn a Word 第1029期 jump ship

今天我们要学的词是jump ship。 To jump ship, 意思是跳槽。 LeBron James decision to jump ship was not unexpected, 勒布朗.詹姆斯决定跳槽并不意外。 John didn't like his new boss and jumped ship the first chance he got, 约翰

VOA标准英语10月-Rival Somali Clans Holding Ukrainian Ship

Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian ship carrying military hardware are denying reports that a disagreement among the gunmen about what to do with the ship has led to a fatal shootout. But as VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from our East Africa

Italy Says US, British Forces Freed Italian Ship

Italy says U.S. and British forces have freed an Italian vessel that was hijacked off Somalia on Monday. The MV Montecristo had been seized 1,000 kilometers off Somalia's eastern coast, carrying 23 crew members from Italy, Ukraine and India. The Ital

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Election Fraud Probe Centers On N.C.'s 9th District, A Cynical Cloud Settles In

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We travel next to the center of an alleged case of election fraud. It is Bladen County, N.C., part of North Carolina's 9th Congressional District. It's rural, about 150 miles east of Charlotte. It is home to a facility that is pa

你知道为什么友谊的小船说翻就翻？因为是翻的ship啊

最近，友谊的小船说翻就翻火的不要不要的。不过你们想过么：为什么友谊的小船说翻就翻？网友神回复：因为friendship 又称作：翻的ship。。。 在这里，小编要为Friendship来平反。实际上，此